ياO مظهرmanifestation الحسنbeauty الجليلmajestic
يا مظهر الحسن الجليل
والظرفand elegance واللطفand gentleness الجزيلabundant
والظرف واللطف الجزيل
O manifestation of majestic beauty,
O manifestation of sublime beauty
and of elegance and abundant gentleness,
And abundant grace and charm
ياO غصنbough بانbān tree يذهلbewilders الالباthe minds (word continues)
يا غصن بان يذهل الالبا
بcompletes 'minds' بالخصرwith the waist النحيلslender
ب بالخصر النحيل
O bān-tree bough, bewildering minds
O branch that leaves those enamored bewildered
with your slender waist,
With a slender waist and perfect form
اصلتyou unsheathed سيفاa sword باتراًsevering
اصلت سيفا باتراً
عضباkeen-edged منfrom الطرفthe gaze الكحيلkohl-darkened
عضبا من الطرف الكحيل
you unsheathed a severing sword,
You have arrived like a sharp and polished sword
keen-edged, from your kohl-darkened gaze.
With kohl-lined eyes that slay from every angle
وفتكتand you ravaged أيyes وهواكby love of you ياO
وفتكت أي وهواك يا
مولايmy master بالقلبat the heart العليلailing
مولاي بالقلب العليل
And you ravaged—yes, by my love for you, O
And your love has vanquished me, my master
my master—the ailing heart.
Leaving this ailing heart torn asunder
ارحمhave mercy on قصيرbrief رقادsleep ذاthis one الthe (prefix to next word)
ارحم قصير رقاد ذا ال
ولهانlovelorn فيin الليلthe night الطويلlong
ولهان في الليل الطويل
Have mercy on this one whose sleep is brief,
Have mercy on one whose brief rest is disturbed
lovelorn through the long night.
Throughout the long and sleepless nights
وارفقand be gentle بمنwith one who بهواكthrough love of you غاbecame absent (word continues)
وارفق بمن بهواك غا
بcompletes 'became absent' عنfrom المظاهرthe ally والخليلand the intimate friend
ب عن المظاهر والخليل
And be gentle with one who, through love of you, has withdrawn
And go gently with one made distraught by passion for you
from his ally and his intimate friend.
Beyond friends, lovers, and companions
وعنand away from الكثيرmuch لوىhe turned الفؤاthe heart (word continues)
وعن الكثير لوى الفؤا
دcompletes 'heart' لاجلfor the sake of عينكyour eye والقليلand little
د لاجل عينك والقليل
And he turned his heart away from much,
And beyond the many who boast and pretend
and from little, for the sake of your eye.
Just for your eyes, while I seek only the little I have
مضنىlove-worn يداكyour two hands وانand though بعدgrew distant (word continues)
مضنى يداك وان بعد
تyou (verb ending) بقلبهin his heart رحبspacious المقيلthe resting place
ت بقلبه رحب المقيل
A love-worn soul—your hands, though you are far,
You've burdened these hands, even if after
have a spacious resting place in his heart.
You've abandoned this heart, vast and welcoming
ماnever جئتهyou came to him بالجورwith cruelty الاexcept
ما جئته بالجور الا
جاءhe came بالصبرwith patience الجميلbeautiful
جاء بالصبر الجميل
You never came to him with cruelty
I've come to you with no injustice
but he answered with beautiful patience.
Except to be met with beautiful patience
Sol 6.1