ظبيٌa gazelle قبضseized بالهوىthrough love منيfrom me الحواسthe senses رهونas pledges
ظبيٌ قبض بالهوى مني الحواس رهون
كيفhow اصغىI incline السمعthe ear فيهِconcerning him لخلّةٍto friends ينهونthey forbid
كيف اصغى السمع فيهِ لخلّةٍ ينهون
Through love, a gazelle has taken my senses in pledge.
How can I lend an ear to friends who forbid me to love him?
عزيزhard to attain وصلٍunion تركنيhe left me فيin عذابtorment الهونhumiliation
عزيز وصلٍ تركني في عذاب الهون
كلall المصائبmisfortunes سوىexcept هجرهhis desertion عليَّfor me تهونare easy to bear
كل المصائب سوى هجره عليَّ تهون
He, whose union is hard to attain, has left me in the torment of humiliation.
Every misfortune but his desertion is easy for me to bear.
ليI have مهجةa heart لسواكfor anyone other than you منamong الورىhumankind لمhas not تحنyearned
لي مهجة لسواك من الورى لم تحن
وأضالعand ribs فوقover غيرanything other than مودتكlove for you لمhave not تحنbeen bent
وأضالع فوق غير مودتك لم تحن
I have a heart that has never yearned for anyone among humankind but you.
And ribs that have never arched over anything but love for you.
وانand though توالتhave followed one another عليناupon us منfrom نواكseparation from you المحنtrials
وان توالت علينا من نواك المحن
صبراًbe patient عسىperhaps عنin قريبa short while رويتكthe sight of you ينمحنthey will be erased
صبراً عسى عن قريب رويتك ينمحن
And though the trials of separation from you have fallen upon us one after another,
Patience—perhaps soon the sight of you will wipe them away.
Sol 6.1