أَستَودِعُI entrust اللَهَGod مَنthe one whom أُصفيI offer sincerely الوِدادَaffection لَهُto him
أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ مَن أُصفي الوِدادَ لَهُ
مَحضاًpure وَلامَand reproached بِهِover him الواشيthe slanderer فَلَمyet did not أُطِعِI obey
مَحضاً وَلامَ بِهِ الواشي فَلَم أُطِعِ
I entrust to God the one to whom I give my love
Pure; the slanderer blamed me for loving him, yet I did not obey.
إِلفٌa beloved أَلَذُّI savor غَرورَthe deception of الوَعدِthe promise يَصفَحُpardons ليfor me
إِلفٌ أَلَذُّ غَرورَ الوَعدِ يَصفَحُ لي
عَنهُfor it وَيُقنِعُنيand satisfies me التَعليلُsoothing assurances بِالخُدَعِwith deceptions
عَنهُ وَيُقنِعُني التَعليلُ بِالخُدَعِ
A beloved whose false promises I savor; I am moved to pardon
Them, and beguiling assurances satisfy me.
تَجلوunveils المُنىlongings شَخصَهُhis form ليto me وَهوَwhile he مُحتَجِبٌis hidden
تَجلو المُنى شَخصَهُ لي وَهوَ مُحتَجِبٌ
عَنّيfrom me فَماso whatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof مَرأىًa sight وَمُستَمَعِand a sound
عَنّي فَما شِئتَ مِن مَرأىً وَمُستَمَعِ
Longings unveil his form to me, though he is hidden
From me—every sight and sound you could wish for.
ياO بَدرَfull moon تِمٍّfullness بَداappeared فيin أُفقِthe horizon of مَملَكَةٍa kingdom
يا بَدرَ تِمٍّ بَدا في أُفقِ مَملَكَةٍ
فَراقَand shone fair مُطَّلِعاًrising مِنfrom خَيرِthe finest مُطَّلَعِrising-place
فَراقَ مُطَّلِعاً مِن خَيرِ مُطَّلَعِ
O moon at the full, appearing on a kingdom's horizon,
And shining fair, rising from the finest place of rising.
أَفديI would ransom بَدائِعَthe marvels شَكلٍof form مِنكِof yours مُضمِرَةًconcealing
أَفدي بَدائِعَ شَكلٍ مِنكِ مُضمِرَةً
لِقَتلِto kill نَفسِيَmy soul عَمداًdeliberately أَشنَعَthe most dreadful البِدَعِinventions
لِقَتلِ نَفسِيَ عَمداً أَشنَعَ البِدَعِ
I would ransom the marvels of your form, which conceal
The most dreadful inventions for deliberately slaying my soul.
تَاللَهِby God أَكرَمُthe noblest ماthat which أَمضىconfirmed اليَمينُthe oath بِهِwith it
تَاللَهِ أَكرَمُ ما أَمضى اليَمينُ بِهِ
مَنone who دانَprofessed فيin حُبِّهِhis love بِالصِدقِwith sincerity وَالوَرَعِand piety
مَن دانَ في حُبِّهِ بِالصِدقِ وَالوَرَعِ
'By God'—the noblest words with which an oath is sealed
By one whose creed in love is sincerity and piety—
ماnot لَذَّwas pleasing ليto me قُربُthe closeness of أُنسٍcompanionship أَنتِyou نازِحَةٌfar away
ما لَذَّ لي قُربُ أُنسٍ أَنتِ نازِحَةٌ
عَنهُfrom it وَلاnor ساغَtasted sweet عَيشٌlife لَستِyou are not فيهِin it مَعيwith me
عَنهُ وَلا ساغَ عَيشٌ لَستِ فيهِ مَعي
No close companionship has pleased me while you are far
From it, nor has life tasted sweet when you are not with me.
Sol 6.1