لَوif كنتyou were تنصفُyou act fairly فيin الهوىlove ماwhat is بينناbetween us
لَو كنت تنصفُ في الهوى ما بيننا
لمdid not تهوَlove جاريتيmy maidservant ولمand did not تتخيّرِchoose
لم تهوَ جاريتي ولم تتخيّرِ
If you were fair in the love between us,
You would not have loved my maidservant, nor chosen her.
وَتركتَand you forsook غصناًa branch مثمراًfruitful بجمالهin its beauty
وَتركتَ غصناً مثمراً بجماله
وجنحتَand you inclined للغصنِtoward the branch الذيthat لمdid not يثمرِbear fruit
وجنحتَ للغصنِ الذي لم يثمرِ
And you forsook a branch fruitful in its beauty,
And inclined toward the branch that bore no fruit.
ولقدand indeed علمتyou knew بأنّنيthat I am بدرthe full moon السماof the sky
ولقد علمت بأنّني بدر السما
لَكنbut دهيتyou were smitten لشقوتيto my misfortune بالمشتريwith Jupiter
لَكن دهيت لشقوتي بالمشتري
You knew full well that I am the full moon of the sky,
But, to my misfortune, you were smitten with Jupiter.