قلبheart المحبthe lover علىover المحبوبthe beloved متعوبweary
قلب المحب على المحبوب متعوب
الحبlove يوسفYusuf والمولوهand the love-stricken one يعقوبYaqub
الحب يوسف والمولوه يعقوب
The lover's heart is weary over the beloved.
The lover's heart is troubled by the beloved
Love is Yusuf, and the love-stricken one is Yaqub.
Love is Joseph and the obsessed is Jacob
ضميرهhis inner self فيهwithin it جمرembers النارthe fire متقدblazing
ضميره فيه جمر النار متقد
وعقلهand his mind للهوىby passion والشوقand longing منهوبplundered
وعقله للهوى والشوق منهوب
Within his inner self, the fire's embers are ablaze.
His conscience is aflame with burning embers
And his mind is plundered by passion and longing.
And his reason is plundered by passion and yearning
وقائلand a speaker قالsaid ليto me ماwhat الحبlove قلتI said لهto him
وقائل قال لي ما الحب قلت له
والصبرand patience واalas لوعنيit tormented me للوجدby yearning مغلوبovercome
والصبر وا لوعني للوجد مغلوب
And someone said to me, "What is love?" I said to him:
And someone asked me, "What is love?" I said to him:
And patience—alas, I am tormented—is overcome by yearning.
"Patience and calmness in the face of ardor are overpowered"
ياO سائليyou who ask me عنabout معانيmeanings الحبlove كنbe حذاراwary
يا سائلي عن معاني الحب كن حذارا
الحبlove عذبsweet ولكنand yet فيهwithin it تعذيبtorment
الحب عذب ولكن فيه تعذيب
O you who ask me about the meanings of love, be wary.
O you who ask about the meanings of love, beware
Love is sweet, and yet within it lies torment.
For love is sweet but in it lies torment
Sol 6.1