جَمَرَاتُembers of الْوَدَاعِfarewell وَاللهُand God حَسْبِيsufficient for me
جَمَرَاتُ الْوَدَاعِ وَاللهُ حَسْبِي
زَلَّعَتْsplit open كَبِدِيmy liver وَأَوْدَتْand did away بِلُبِّيwith my reason
زَلَّعَتْ كَبِدِي وَأَوْدَتْ بِلُبِّي
The embers of farewell—and God suffices me—
The embers of farewell, and God is all I need,
The embers of farewell—and Allah is sufficient for me—
have split my liver and destroyed my reason.
Have seared my liver and consumed my heart.
Have blistered my liver and destroyed my reason.
قُلْتُI said مُشْتَكِياًcomplaining إِلَهِيmy God وَرَبِّيand my Lord
قُلْتُ مُشْتَكِياً إِلَهِي وَرَبِّي
إِنَّindeed يَوْمَthe day of الْفِرَاقِparting أَحْرَقَburned قَلْبِيmy heart
إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفِرَاقِ أَحْرَقَ قَلْبِي
I said in complaint: O my God and my Lord,
I cried to my God and Lord complaining,
I spoke out in complaint: O my God and my Lord,
the day of parting has indeed burned my heart,
“The day we parted burned my heart away.”
Truly, the day of separation has burned my heart,
وَكَوَانِيand seared me الْفِرَاقُparting بِالنَّارِwith fire كَيَّاa searing
وَكَوَانِي الْفِرَاقُ بِالنَّارِ كَيَّا
أَهْلَO people of حُبِّيmy love لَمْnot تَزَلْcease فِيin ارْتِفَاعِrising
أَهْلَ حُبِّي لَمْ تَزَلْ فِي ارْتِفَاعِ
and parting has seared me utterly with fire.
And separation's fire has roasted me.
And parting has seared me with fire, a deep branding.
O those I love, still rising are
My loved ones, you remain exalted still
O my beloveds, they have never ceased to rise,
زَفَرَاتِيmy sighs مُذْsince غَدَاةِthe morning of الْوَدَاعِfarewell
زَفَرَاتِي مُذْ غَدَاةِ الْوَدَاعِ
فَوَحَقِّso, by the sanctity of الْوِصَالِreunion بَعْدَafter انْصِدَاعِseparation
فَوَحَقِّ الْوِصَالِ بَعْدَ انْصِدَاعِ
my sighs since the morning of farewell.
With every sigh since that sad dawn we parted.
My agonizing sighs, since the morning of farewell.
So, by the sanctity of reunion after separation,
How true is longing after closeness ends!
So by the sacred right of reunion after being torn apart,
إِنْif قَضَىdecrees اللهُGod بَيْنَنَاbetween us بِاجْتِمَاعِfor a reunion
إِنْ قَضَى اللهُ بَيْنَنَا بِاجْتِمَاعِ
لاَnot ذَكَرْتُI mention الْفِرَاقَparting مَاas long as دُمْتُI remain حَيَّاalive
لاَ ذَكَرْتُ الْفِرَاقَ مَا دُمْتُ حَيَّا
if God decrees a reunion between us,
If God should will we reunite someday,
If Allah should ever decree a gathering between us,
I shall never mention parting as long as I live.
I'll never speak of parting while I live.
I shall never mention separation for as long as I live.
Sol 6.1