بينَbetween أَجفانِthe eyelids of مُقلَتَيكَyour two eyes فُؤادٌa heart
بينَ أَجفانِ مُقلَتَيكَ فُؤادٌ
مُستَهامٌlove-stricken عرفتُهُI recognized it مَسروقاstolen
مُستَهامٌ عرفتُهُ مَسروقا
Between the eyelids of your two eyes lies a heart,
Love-stricken, which I recognized as stolen.
فتَعمَّدso deliberately seek بردِّby returning سرقَتكَwhat you stole الحقwhat is right (word continues)
فتَعمَّد بردِّ سرقَتكَ الحق
قَcompletion of 'what is right' وإنand even if لَمnot تَكُنyou are بِذاكَof that حَقيقاworthy
قَ وإن لَم تَكُن بِذاكَ حَقيقا
So seek what is right by returning what you stole,
Even if you are not worthy of that.
طالَlasted long عَتبيmy reproach ولَمand did not يُغَيِّرchange عَتبيmy reproach
طالَ عَتبي ولَم يُغَيِّر عَتبي
خُلُقاًa disposition منكَof yours لِلِّقاfor meeting مَخلُوقاcreated
خُلُقاً منكَ لِلِّقا مَخلُوقا
My reproach has lasted long, yet my reproach has not changed
A disposition of yours, fashioned for meeting.
جَعلmay make اللَّهُGod ليfor me طَريقاًa path إِلىto الصbeginning of 'patience'
جَعل اللَّهُ لي طَريقاً إِلى الص
صَبرِpatience (word completed here) وإِنand even if كنتyou were قَدalready قَطَعتyou cut off الطَّريقاthe path
صَبرِ وإِن كنت قَد قَطَعت الطَّريقا
May God make for me a path to
Patience, though you have cut off the path.
Sol 6.1