أياO أهلpractitioners of فنthe art of الطبmedicine باللّهby God خبرواtell
أيا أهل فن الطب باللّه خبروا
أيوجدis there للصبّfor the lovesick one النحيلemaciated دواءa cure
أيوجد للصبّ النحيل دواء
O practitioners of medicine's art, by God, tell me:
O masters of the healing arts, by God, inform me:
Is there a cure for the emaciated, lovesick one?
Is there any remedy for a lovesick body wasting away?
نهكتI was worn down سقاماًby sickness لمdid not أجدI find ليَfor myself شافياًa healer
نهكت سقاماً لم أجد ليَ شافياً
وقلبيand my heart منfrom غيرother than الخليلthe beloved هواءa void
وقلبي من غير الخليل هواء
Worn down by sickness, I have found no healer for myself.
I am worn down by sickness, finding no healer to aid me,
And without the beloved, my heart is a void.
And my heart, without its beloved, is a desolate void.
كلفتI became enamored بهاof her وهيand she is الفريدةthe peerless one والتيand the one who
كلفت بها وهي الفريدة والتي
تجمعis gathered فيهاin her الحسنbeauty وهيand she is ضياءradiance
تجمع فيها الحسن وهي ضياء
I am enamored of her, the peerless one in whom
I am enamored with her, the peerless one, she in whom
Beauty is gathered, and she is radiance.
All beauty has converged, and she is radiant light.
ولاand no عيبflaw فيهاin her غيرexcept فرطexcess دلالهاher coyness
ولا عيب فيها غير فرط دلالها
وفيand in القلبthe heart منهاfrom her للتباعدbecause of separation داءa sickness
وفي القلب منها للتباعد داء
And she has no flaw except her excessive coyness.
She possesses no fault save the excess of her coquetry,
And separation from her is a sickness in my heart.
Yet in my heart, her estrangement breeds disease.
أريدI desire وصالاunion وهيwhile she تقصدseeks ضدّهits opposite
أريد وصالا وهي تقصد ضدّه
أيمكنis it possible للضدينfor the two opposites ثمّthere لقاءa meeting
أيمكن للضدين ثمّ لقاء
I desire union, while she seeks its opposite.
I seek union, while she intends the very opposite;
Can there be a meeting between two opposites?
Is it possible, then, for two contraries to ever meet?
وأسألand I ask منfrom ربيmy Lord اللقاءthe meeting فإنهfor He
وأسأل من ربي اللقاء فإنه
قديرٌall-powerful وليand I have فيin ذيthe Possessor of الجلالmajesty رجاءhope
قديرٌ ولي في ذي الجلال رجاء
And I ask my Lord that we may meet, for He
Yet I beseech my Lord for this meeting, for He is
Is all-powerful, and in the Lord of Majesty I have hope.
All-powerful, and in the Possessor of Majesty lies my hope.
Sol 6.1