حَبيبbeloved القلبthe heart تفديكransom you العيونthe eyes
حَبيب القلب تفديك العيون
ويحلوand becomes sweet فيكَin you ذلّيmy abasement والشجونand sorrows
ويحلو فيكَ ذلّي والشجون
Beloved of the heart, may the eyes ransom you.
The eyes ransom their beloved
And in you my abasement and sorrows grow sweet.
And longing and melancholy become sweet in you
فإنfor if هَبتblew هبوبa breeze منكfrom you نحويtoward me
فإن هَبت هبوب منك نحوي
عَلتrose فيin القلبthe heart دقاتbeats السكونstillness
عَلت في القلب دقات السكون
For if a breeze from you blows toward me,
If a breeze from you blows my way
The beats of stillness rise within the heart.
The beats of tranquility rise in my heart
ترفقbe gentle بيwith me وكُنand be ليfor me غيرnot ناسٍforgetful
ترفق بي وكُن لي غير ناسٍ
حبيباًa beloved يرتويdrinks his fill دمعtears العيونthe eyes
حبيباً يرتوي دمع العيون
Be gentle with me, and be for me, never forgetful,
Be gentle with me and don't forget me
A beloved who drinks his fill of the eyes' tears.
A beloved who quenches the tears of the eyes
فلولاfor without الحبlove ماnot فُطرتwas created سماءa sky
فلولا الحب ما فُطرت سماء
ولاnor طلعتsprang up علىupon أرضٍearth غصونbranches
ولا طلعت على أرضٍ غصون
For without love, no sky would have been created,
If not for love, the sky wouldn't have been created
Nor would branches have sprung up upon the earth.
Nor would branches have sprouted from the earth
فإنfor indeed الحبlove راحةcomfort كلevery قلبheart
فإن الحب راحة كل قلب
وراحةand the comfort منwhoever لقىencountered منهfrom it الجنونmadness
وراحة من لقى منه الجنون
For love is the comfort of every heart,
For love is the solace of every heart
And the comfort of whoever has known madness through it.
And the solace of one driven mad by it
ولاand do not تعجبbe surprised إذاif أظهرتَyou revealed حبيmy love
ولا تعجب إذا أظهرتَ حبي
فحبيfor my love فيin الحشىthe breast صارbecame أتونa furnace
فحبي في الحشى صار أتون
And do not be surprised if you reveal my love,
Don't be surprised if I show my love
For my love has become a furnace within my breast.
For my love in my chest has become inflamed
فلولاfor without النارfire ماnot صعدrose الدخانsmoke
فلولا النار ما صعد الدخان
ولولاand without الريحthe wind ماnot ماستswayed غصونbranches
ولولا الريح ما ماست غصون
For without fire, smoke would not rise,
If not for fire, smoke wouldn't have risen
And without the wind, branches would not sway.
If not for wind, branches wouldn't have swayed
فديتكmay I be your ransom لوif نظرتyou looked لِنارat the fire قلبيmy heart
فديتك لو نظرت لِنار قلبي
لماthen not ألهاكَdistracted you مالwealth أوor بنونsons
لما ألهاكَ مال أو بنون
May I be your ransom! If you looked at my heart's fire,
I'd ransom you, if you saw the fire in my heart
Then neither wealth nor sons would distract you,
You wouldn't let money or children distract you
ولاnor أنساكmade you forget منone who أمسىbecame صريعاًstricken
ولا أنساك من أمسى صريعاً
يُناجيcommunes with فيamong الورىhumankind ربthe Lord المنونdeath
يُناجي في الورى رب المنون
Nor would one who has fallen stricken make you forget,
And I won't forget you, though I become a martyr
Communing among humankind with the Lord of death.
Calling upon the Lord of death in the world
تأكدbe certain أننيthat I فيamid النازعاتthose who wrench out souls
تأكد أنني في النازعات
وإنand indeed القارعاتthe calamities بهاwithin them الشجونsorrows
وإن القارعات بها الشجون
Be certain that I am amid those who wrench out souls,
Know that I am among the fiercely blowing
And indeed, calamities hold sorrows within them.
And the fiercely blowing contains melancholy
وطعمكand your tasting للحياةof life بغيرwithout ودٍaffection
وطعمك للحياة بغير ودٍ
كطعمكlike your tasting للطعامof food بلاwithout بطونstomachs
كطعمك للطعام بلا بطون
And your tasting of life without affection
To live without your affection
Is like your tasting of food without stomachs.
Is like eating without appetite
Sol 6.1