أَيُّهاO التائِهُproud one مَهلاslow down
أَيُّها التائِهُ مَهلا
ساءَنيit grieved me أَنthat تِهتَyou grew proud جَهلاin ignorance
ساءَني أَن تِهتَ جَهلا
O proud one, slow down.
O wanderer, wait,
It grieved me that you grew proud in ignorance.
It saddens me that you wander in ignorance.
هَلdo تَرىyou see فيin ماتَرىwhat you see
هَل تَرى في ماتَرى
إِلّاanything but شَباباًyouth قَدalready تَوَلّىdeparted
إِلّا شَباباً قَد تَوَلّى
Do you see, in what you see,
Do you see in what you see
anything but youth that has departed,
Nothing but youth that has passed,
وَغَراماًand passion قَدalready تَسَرّىsubsided
وَغَراماً قَد تَسَرّى
وَفُؤاداًand a heart قَدalready تَسَلّىfound solace
وَفُؤاداً قَد تَسَلّى
and passion that has subsided,
And passion that has flown,
and a heart that has found solace?
And a heart that has consoled itself?
أَينَwhere دَمعٌtears فيكَfor you يَجريflow
أَينَ دَمعٌ فيكَ يَجري
أَينَwhere جَنبٌa side يَتَقَلّىburns
أَينَ جَنبٌ يَتَقَلّى
Where are tears that flow for you?
Where are the tears that flow in you?
Where is a side that burns?
Where is the moaning side?
أَينَwhere نَفسٌa soul فيكَfor your sake تُهدىis offered
أَينَ نَفسٌ فيكَ تُهدى
وَضُلوعٌand ribs فيكَfor your sake تُصلىare scorched
وَضُلوعٌ فيكَ تُصلى
Where is a soul offered up for you,
Where is the soul in you that is guided?
and ribs scorched for your sake?
And the ribs in you that pray?
أَيُّwhat مَلكٍdominion كانَthere was لَولاwere it not for
أَيُّ مَلكٍ كانَ لَولا
عارِضٌa cheek-beard وافىarrived فَوَلّىthen fled
عارِضٌ وافى فَوَلّى
What dominion there would have been, but for
What angel was there, if not for
a cheek-beard that arrived! Then that dominion fled
A visitor who came and went,
وَتَخَلّىand withdrew عَنكَfrom you إِلّاexcept for
وَتَخَلّى عَنكَ إِلّا
أَسَفاًsorrow لايَتَخَلّىdoes not depart
أَسَفاً لايَتَخَلّى
and deserted you, leaving only
And left you with nothing
a sorrow that never leaves.
But endless sorrow that does not leave,
وَاِنطَوىand folded itself away الحُسنُbeauty فَهَلّاthen if only
وَاِنطَوى الحُسنُ فَهَلّا
أَجمَلَhad shown kindness الحُسنُbeauty وَهَلّاand if only
أَجمَلَ الحُسنُ وَهَلّا
And beauty folded itself away—if only
And beauty has faded - if only
beauty had shown kindness—if only!
The most beautiful remained beautiful?
Sol 6.1