ودَّعَbade farewell to الصَبرَpatience مُحِبٌّa lover وَدَّعَكbade you farewell
ودَّعَ الصَبرَ مُحِبٌّ وَدَّعَك
ذائِعٌrevealed مِنof سِرِّهِhis secret ماwhat اِستَودَعَكhe entrusted to you
ذائِعٌ مِن سِرِّهِ ما اِستَودَعَك
A lover who bade you farewell has bidden patience farewell.
What he entrusted to you of his secret is laid bare.
يَقرَعُhe gnashes السِنَّhis teeth عَلىover أَنthe fact that لَمnot يَكُنhe had
يَقرَعُ السِنَّ عَلى أَن لَم يَكُن
زادَadded فيto تِلكَthose الخُطاsteps إِذwhen شَيَّعَكhe saw you off
زادَ في تِلكَ الخُطا إِذ شَيَّعَك
He gnashes his teeth in regret that he had not
taken more steps when he saw you off.
ياO أَخاbrother of البَدرِthe full moon سَناءًglory وَسَناًand radiance
يا أَخا البَدرِ سَناءً وَسَناً
حَفِظَmay preserve اللَهُGod زَماناًan age أَطلَعَكmade you rise
حَفِظَ اللَهُ زَماناً أَطلَعَك
O brother of the full moon in glory and radiance,
may God preserve the age that made you rise!
إِنif يَطُلgrows long بَعدَكَafter your departure لَيليmy night فَلَكَمthen how often
إِن يَطُل بَعدَكَ لَيلي فَلَكَم
بِتُّI spent the night أَشكوI lament قِصَرَthe brevity of اللَيلِthe night مَعَكwith you
بِتُّ أَشكو قِصَرَ اللَيلِ مَعَك
If my night grows long in your absence, how often
have I spent the night with you, lamenting its brevity!
Sol 6.1