خلفتyou left بالقلبin the heart بيتاًa house منكfrom you معموراinhabited
خلفت بالقلب بيتاً منك معمورا
لقدindeed هجرتyou deserted وقلبيand my heart ليسis not مهجوراdeserted
لقد هجرت وقلبي ليس مهجورا
You left in my heart a house inhabited by you.
You left behind in my heart an inhabited home
You have indeed deserted me, yet my heart is not deserted.
You abandoned me, yet my heart is not deserted
لاdo not تجعلنْyou make بيتَthe house of قلبthe heart of المستهامthe love-stricken one ولاnor
لا تجعلنْ بيتَ قلب المستهام ولا
بيتَthe verse of التغزُّلlove poetry باللمياءِabout the dark-lipped beauty مكسوراbroken
بيتَ التغزُّل باللمياءِ مكسورا
Do not let the house of the love-stricken heart, nor
Do not make the home of the passionate heart desolate
the verse of love for the dark-lipped beauty, be broken.
Nor the home of yearning with beauty demolished
ليجبرlet ... mend الحسنbeauty ليfor me قلباًa heart مضىhas passed عمرٌa lifetime
ليجبر الحسن لي قلباً مضى عمرٌ
لهfor it بحسنِwith the beauty of ابنIbn (son of) فضلِFadl (bounty) اللهAllah (God) معموراfilled
له بحسنِ ابن فضلِ الله معمورا
Let beauty mend for me a heart that has spent a lifetime
May beauty heal for me a heart whose lifetime has passed
filled with the beauty of Ibn Fadl Allah.
Inhabited with the beauty of the Son of Fadlullah
ياO سيدmaster of البلغاءthe eloquent ones الأقدمينthose of old بلاwithout
يا سيد البلغاء الأقدمين بلا
خُلفٍdispute وأبدعand most inventive تحبيراًin fine writing وتحريراand composition
خُلفٍ وأبدع تحبيراً وتحريرا
O master of the eloquent men of old, beyond
O master of the eloquent ancients without
dispute, and most inventive in fine writing and composition!
Any successor, most excellent in composition and prose
دستورthe exemplar of كتابthe scribes of مولاناour lord بمصرin Egypt طوىfolded away
دستور كتاب مولانا بمصر طوى
عنيfrom me وأعمدهُand I seek him بالشامِin Syria منشوراunfolded
عني وأعمدهُ بالشامِ منشورا
The exemplar of our lord's scribes in Egypt is folded away
The constitution of the book of our Master in Egypt folded
from me; I seek him in Syria, unfolded.
Its pillars proclaimed in Damascus
فإنso if رسمتyou mark out بمصرin Egypt أوor دمشقDamascus حمىa sanctuary
فإن رسمت بمصر أو دمشق حمى
فأعطِthen grant عبدَكَyour servant فيin الحالينthe two cases دستوراpermission
فأعطِ عبدَكَ في الحالين دستورا
So if you mark out a sanctuary in Egypt or Damascus,
So if you reside in Egypt or Damascus both
then grant your servant permission in either case.
Give your servant in either case a constitution
سترتyou concealed بالشامِin Syria تقصيرِيmy shortcoming وتسترهُand you conceal it
سترت بالشامِ تقصيرِي وتسترهُ
بمصرَin Egypt لاmay ... never زلتَyou cease توليyou bestow الجودbounty مستوراsheltered
بمصرَ لا زلتَ تولي الجود مستورا
You concealed my shortcomings in Syria, and will conceal them
You concealed my shortcoming in Damascus and concealed it
in Egypt; may you ever bestow bounty while sheltered.
In Egypt you continue to bestow generosity discreetly
Sol 6.1