ياO بويرقlittle flash of lightning الحمىthe sanctuary
يا بويرق الحمى
هاتbring اخبارnews منthose who بهwithin it
هات اخبار من به
O little lightning of the sanctuary,
Bring news of those within it.
واحكand tell للصبto the lovelorn شانthe state of منthose who
واحك للصب شان من
سكنواthey dwelt لبthe core of قلبهhis heart
سكنوا لب قلبه
And tell the lovelorn the state of those
Who have dwelt in the core of his heart.
فهوfor he صبlovesick متيمenslaved by love
فهو صب متيم
نالhe gained بعداdistance بقربهthrough his nearness
نال بعدا بقربه
For he is lovesick, enslaved by love;
He gained distance through his nearness.
ياalas لفانfor one wasting away مولهdistraught with love
يا لفان موله
هائمwandering القلبof heart صبهhis lovelorn one
هائم القلب صبه
Alas for one wasting away, distraught with love—
His lovelorn one, wandering at heart,
بينbetween سلمpeace منfrom الهوىlove
بين سلم من الهوى
وهوانand humiliation بحربهin its war
وهوان بحربه
Between peace from love
And humiliation in its war,
ذائبmelting فيin غلالتيthe two veils of
ذائب في غلالتي
مرthe bitterness of وجدyearning وعذبهand its sweetness
مر وجد وعذبه
Melting in the twin veils
Of yearning's bitterness and its sweetness.
قطعmay ... cut off اللهGod قاطعاwhoever severs
قطع الله قاطعا
بينbetween مضنىone wasted by love وحبهand his beloved
بين مضنى وحبه
May God cut off whoever parts
A love-worn soul from his beloved.
Sol 6.1