وَلَهُlonging المحبِّthe lover's إلىfor الحبيبِthe beloved
وَلَهُ المحبِّ إلى الحبيبِ
ولَهُlonging المريضِthe patient's إلىfor الطبيبِthe physician
ولَهُ المريضِ إلى الطبيبِ
The lover's longing for the beloved
The lover has the right to love his beloved,
is the patient's longing for the physician.
And the patient has the right to the physician.
بانdeparted الحبيبُthe beloved فبانand so departed عنـfrom
بان الحبيبُ فبان عنـ
ـكyou بلذَّتَيْwith the two delights of حُسنٍbeauty وطيبِand fragrance
ـك بلذَّتَيْ حُسنٍ وطيبِ
The beloved departed, carrying away from
My beloved appeared, so he disappeared from me,
you the two delights of beauty and fragrance.
With the pleasures of beauty and sweetness.
إنّيindeed I لَتُذْكِرنيsurely remind me الحبيـthe beloved (first part)
إنّي لَتُذْكِرني الحبيـ
ـبَcompletion of 'the beloved' سوالفُsides of the neck الرَّشأthe fawn الربيبِpampered
ـبَ سوالفُ الرَّشأ الربيبِ
Indeed, I am reminded of the beloved
Indeed, conversations of tender youth
by the sides of the pampered fawn's neck,
Will remind me of my beloved.
والبدرُand the full moon فوقabove الغصنِthe branch والـand the
والبدرُ فوق الغصنِ والـ
ـغصنُbranch الرطيبُtender علىupon الكثيبِthe sand dune
ـغصنُ الرطيبُ على الكثيبِ
and by the full moon above the branch, and the
The full moon over the branch, and the
tender branch upon the sand dune.
Moist branch upon the sand dune.
عرِّجْturn aside علىto ذكرِremembrance of الصديـthe friend (first part)
عرِّجْ على ذكرِ الصديـ
ـقِcompletion of 'the friend' وَعَدِّand turn away عنfrom ذكرِremembrance of الحبيبِthe beloved
ـقِ وَعَدِّ عن ذكرِ الحبيبِ
Turn to remembrance of the friend,
Talk of the faithful friend, and abstain
and turn away from remembrance of the beloved.
From talk of the beloved.
كمmany a مُكْثرٍwordy speaker ليto me مُخْبِثٍdispleasing
كم مُكْثرٍ لي مُخْبِثٍ
ومُقِلِّand one sparing of قولٍspeech ليto me مُطيبِdelighting
ومُقِلِّ قولٍ لي مُطيبِ
Many a wordy speaker displeases me,
How many deceitful ones multiply for me,
and many a speaker of few words delights me.
And how few good words come to me.
Sol 6.1