كيفhow ياO مَنْone who بهاthrough her قِوامُsustenance حياتيmy life
كيف يا مَنْ بها قِوامُ حياتي
كنتyou were بعديin my absence مُذْsince بنتِyou departed ياO مولاتيmy lady
كنت بعدي مُذْ بنتِ يا مولاتي
How, O you on whom my life depends,
How could you, O she who is the pillar of my life
have you fared in my absence since you left, my lady?
Be after me, O my mistress
أعلىupon ...? العهدِthe pledge أنتِyou أمor حُلْتِyou turned away عنهfrom it
أعلى العهدِ أنتِ أم حُلْتِ عنه
جعلmay He ordain اللّهُGod قبلbefore ذاكthat مماتيmy death
جعل اللّهُ قبل ذاك مماتي
Are you still true to the pledge, or have you turned from it?
Since you were a girl, O my Master
May God ordain my death before that.
Were you the most faithful to the covenant or did you break it
لستُI do not أنسىforget امتناعfailure صبركyour patience للتوْat farewell (first part)
لستُ أنسى امتناع صبرك للتوْ
ديعend of 'farewell' والبينُand parting مُؤذنٌheralding بشَتاتِseparation
ديع والبينُ مُؤذنٌ بشَتاتِ
I do not forget your patience failing at
May Allah make my death come before that
farewell, as parting heralded separation;
I do not forget your refusal to be patient recently
وانحدارَand the streaming down الدموعthe tears كاللؤلؤlike pearls الرطْـwet (first part)
وانحدارَ الدموع كاللؤلؤ الرطْـ
ـبِend of 'wet' هَوىfell منfrom مدامعٍtear ducts قَرِحاتِsore
ـبِ هَوى من مدامعٍ قَرِحاتِ
and the tears streaming down like wet pearls,
It was gentle and the separation foretells scattering
fallen from sore eyes,
The flowing of tears like scattered
فيin رياضٍgardens منof الشقائقanemones والنَّسْـand wild roses (first part)
في رياضٍ من الشقائق والنَّسْـ
ـرينend of 'wild roses' فوقabove المراشفِthe lips البارداتِcool
ـرين فوق المراشفِ البارداتِ
in gardens of anemones and wild
Pearls of passion from eyes that ache
roses above cool lips;
In gardens of anemones and narcissus above the cool mattresses
والتفاتاًand a turning back نحويtoward me وقدand already قبضَتنيhad seized me
والتفاتاً نحوي وقد قبضَتني
عنكaway from you أيديhands النَّوىseparation حِيالopposite الْتِفاتيmy turning back
عنك أيدي النَّوى حِيال الْتِفاتي
and your turning toward me, when I had been snatched
And your glance towards me when the hands of separation seized me
from you by the hands of separation, as I too turned back;
From you despite my turning towards you
ومقالاًand an utterance جرىflowed وللشوقand for longing فيin الأحـthe entrails (first part)
ومقالاً جرى وللشوق في الأحـ
ـشاءِend of 'entrails' نارٌa fire أليمةُpainful الحُرُقاتِburning pangs
ـشاءِ نارٌ أليمةُ الحُرُقاتِ
and words that flowed, while longing had within the
And words flowed and passion ignited
entrails a fire that burned painfully:
A painful, burning fire in the beloved ones
حاطكِmay He guard you اللهُGod بالكلاءةwith protection والصُّنـand favor (first part)
حاطكِ اللهُ بالكلاءة والصُّنـ
ـعِend of 'favor' وَوَقَّاكِand may He shield you أعينَeyes العائداتِthe visiting women
ـعِ وَوَقَّاكِ أعينَ العائداتِ
May God surround you with protection and
May Allah protect you with success and perfection
favor, and shield you from the eyes of visiting women.
And protect you from the eyes of those who return
Sol 6.1