سَيِّديmy lord رِفقاًbe gentle وإنand even though أصstart of ‘you have become’
سَيِّدي رِفقاً وإن أص
بَحتَend of ‘you have become’ لاnot تَعرفُyou know رِفقاgentleness
بَحتَ لا تَعرفُ رِفقا
My lord, be gentle, though you have come
to know no gentleness.
أَكَذاis it thus? طالَتhas lasted long بِكَin you الغَفstart of ‘the heedlessness’
أَكَذا طالَت بِكَ الغَف
لَةِend of ‘heedlessness’ عَماabout what بتُّI spent the night أَلقَىI endure
لَةِ عَما بتُّ أَلقَى
Have you remained heedless so long
of what I have been enduring by night?
هُوit حَتفُdeath النَّفسِthe soul لاno شكstart of ‘doubt’
هُو حَتفُ النَّفسِ لا شك
كَend of ‘doubt’ فلِمso why سمَّوهُthey called it عِشقاpassionate love
كَ فلِم سمَّوهُ عِشقا
It is the soul’s death, no doubt—
so why did they call it love?
حَلَّbefell بيupon me ماwhat كُنتُI used to مِنهfrom it
حَلَّ بي ما كُنتُ مِنه
أَتَوقَّاI guard myself ياO مُوقَّىprotected one
أَتَوقَّا يا مُوقَّى
What has befallen me is what I used to
guard against, O protected one!
Sol 6.1