أَخِلّايَmy dear friends بيin me شَجوٌsorrow وَلَيسَand there is no بِكُمin you شَجوُsorrow
أَخِلّايَ بي شَجوٌ وَلَيسَ بِكُم شَجوُ
وَكُلُّand every امرِئٍperson عَنfrom شَجوِsorrow صاحِبِهِhis companion خِلوfree
وَكُلُّ امرِئٍ عَن شَجوِ صاحِبِهِ خِلو
My dear friends, I have sorrow, but you have none.
And everyone is free of his companion’s sorrow.
وَماand not مِنany مُحِبٍّlover نالَgained مِمَّنfrom one whom يُحِبُّهُhe loves him
وَما مِن مُحِبٍّ نالَ مِمَّن يُحِبُّهُ
هَوىlove صادِقاًsincere إِلّاexcept سَيَدخُلُهُwill enter him زَهوُconceit
هَوى صادِقاً إِلّا سَيَدخُلُهُ زَهوُ
No lover gains from the one he loves
Sincere love without conceit then taking hold of him.
بُليتُI was afflicted وَكانَand was المَزحُjesting بَدءَthe beginning of بَلِيَّتيmy affliction
بُليتُ وَكانَ المَزحُ بَدءَ بَلِيَّتي
فَأَحبَبتُso I loved حَقّاًin earnest وَالبَلاءُand affliction لَهُit has بَدوُa beginning
فَأَحبَبتُ حَقّاً وَالبَلاءُ لَهُ بَدوُ
I was afflicted, and jesting was the start of my affliction.
So I loved in earnest, and affliction has a beginning.
وَعُلِّقتُand I became enamored مَنone who يَزحوacts haughtily عَلَيَّover me تَجَبُّراًimperiously
وَعُلِّقتُ مَن يَزحو عَلَيَّ تَجَبُّراً
وَإِنِّيَand indeed I فيin كُلِّevery الخِصالِquality لَهُto him كُفوُan equal
وَإِنِّيَ في كُلِّ الخِصالِ لَهُ كُفوُ
And I became enamored of one who haughtily lords it over me,
Yet I am his equal in every quality.
رَأَيتُI found الهَوىlove جَمرَembers الغَضاthe ghada tree غَيرَexcept أَنَّهُthat it
رَأَيتُ الهَوى جَمرَ الغَضا غَيرَ أَنَّهُ
عَلىin كُلِّevery حالٍcircumstance عِندَfor صاحِبِهِits bearer حُلوُsweet
عَلى كُلِّ حالٍ عِندَ صاحِبِهِ حُلوُ
I found love to be embers of ghada wood, except that it
Is sweet to its bearer in every circumstance.
أَذابَmelted away الهَوىlove جِسميmy body وَلَحميand my flesh وَقُوَّتيand my strength
أَذابَ الهَوى جِسمي وَلَحمي وَقُوَّتي
فَلَمso did not يَبقَremain إِلّاexcept الروحُthe soul وَالجَسَدُand the body النَضوُwasted
فَلَم يَبقَ إِلّا الروحُ وَالجَسَدُ النَضوُ
Love melted away my body, my flesh, and my strength,
So nothing remained but the soul and the wasted body.
Sol 6.1