ذَكَرَhe remembered الحبيبَthe beloved فقامso he rose فرداalone
ذَكَرَ الحبيبَ فقام فردا
وجفاand he shunned الكرىsleep شَغَفاًout of passion ووجداand yearning
وجفا الكرى شَغَفاً ووجدا
He remembered the beloved and rose alone,
and shunned sleep in passion and yearning.
ذِكَراًrecollections تصيبyou find لِوَقْعِهِنـat their impact (continued)
ذِكَراً تصيب لِوَقْعِهِنـ
ـنَcompletes “their” علىupon غليلburning thirst القلبthe heart بَرْداcoolness
ـنَ على غليل القلب بَرْدا
Recollections—in their impact you find
coolness upon the heart’s burning thirst.
واستنهضَand he roused البدنَthe body الكليـthe weary (continued)
واستنهضَ البدنَ الكليـ
ـلcompletes “weary” فزادهso he increased its نَهَكاًexhaustion وكدّاand toil
ـل فزاده نَهَكاً وكدّا
And he roused his weary body,
and increased its exhaustion and toil.
لمnot يضْطَجِعْhe lay down إلاexcept لِيَعْـto rub in dust (continued)
لم يضْطَجِعْ إلا لِيَعْـ
ـفِرcompletes “rub in dust” فيin ترابthe dust of الأرضthe earth خدَّاa cheek
ـفِر في تراب الأرض خدَّا
He lay down only to
rub a cheek in the dust of the earth.
ياoh حسنهhis beauty يدعوhe calls to الحبيـthe beloved (continued)
يا حسنه يدعو الحبيـ
ـبَcompletes “beloved” إذاwhen رُواقthe canopy of الليلthe night مُدَّاwas spread
ـبَ إذا رُواق الليل مُدَّا
How lovely he is, calling to the beloved
when the canopy of night is spread:
ياO سيديmy master إنيindeed I رضيaccepted (continued)
يا سيدي إني رضي
ـتكI … you (verb ending) سيداًas master فَلْأُرْضَso let me be accepted عبداas a slave
ـتك سيداً فَلْأُرْضَ عبدا
“My master, I have indeed accepted
you as master; so let me be accepted as a slave.
ولقدand indeed أَحَبَّكhave loved you معشرa company
ولقد أَحَبَّك معشر
لِتثِيبهمso that you may reward them مُلْكاًdominion وخُلداand immortality
لِتثِيبهم مُلْكاً وخُلدا
And indeed, a company has loved you,
that you might reward them with dominion and immortality.”
Sol 6.1