رأىhe saw خطَّhandwriting منthe one whom يهوىhe loves فأرسلso he let flow دمعهُhis tears
رأى خطَّ من يهوى فأرسل دمعهُ
كماas خانbetrayed سلكٌa thread واثقاتِtrusting المراسلِthe necklaces
كما خان سلكٌ واثقاتِ المراسلِ
He saw the handwriting of the one he loves and let his tears flow,
As a thread betrays the necklaces that trust in it.
أعيرَّتموهُhave you reproached him? خفَّةlightness الدمعof tears عندماwhen
أعيرَّتموهُ خفَّة الدمع عندما
رماهُstruck him الهوىpassion باللأَّعجwith burning anguish المتثاقلweighing heavily
رماهُ الهوى باللأَّعج المتثاقل
Have you reproached him for tears so readily shed, when
Passion struck him with burning, burdensome anguish?
دعوهُleave him be فشرطُfor the requirement of الحبٍّlove حزنٌsorrow وعبرةٌand a tear
دعوهُ فشرطُ الحبٍّ حزنٌ وعبرةٌ
علىover أثرٍa trace جادتgave generously بهِwith it كفُّthe hand of راحلone who has left
على أثرٍ جادت بهِ كفُّ راحل
Leave him be, for love requires sorrow and tears
Over a trace freely bestowed by the hand of one who has left.
وإلاَّand if not فلمthen why سنَّestablished the custom of المحبُّونthe lovers قبلهُbefore him
وإلاَّ فلم سنَّ المحبُّون قبلهُ
بكاءweeping over المغانيthe dwellings أوor سؤالquestioning المنازلthe abodes
بكاء المغاني أو سؤال المنازل
And if not, why did lovers before him establish the custom
Of weeping over dwellings or questioning abodes?
Sol 6.1