مَنwho لِقَلبٍfor a heart مُتَيَّمٍenslaved by love مُشتاقِyearning
مَن لِقَلبٍ مُتَيَّمٍ مُشتاقِ
شَفَّهُhas worn it away شَوقُهُits longing وَطولُand the length of الفِراقِthe separation
شَفَّهُ شَوقُهُ وَطولُ الفِراقِ
Who will aid a lovesick, yearning heart,
Who is there for a yearning heart that longs
Worn away by its longing and the long separation?
Its longing inflames it, and prolonged separation pains it
طالَhas grown long شَوقيmy longing إِلىfor قَعيدَةِthe wife of بيتيmy home
طالَ شَوقي إِلى قَعيدَةِ بيتي
لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowing فَهَلthen is there لَناfor us مِنany تَلاقِreunion
لَيتَ شِعري فَهَل لَنا مِن تَلاقِ
Long have I yearned for the lady of my home.
My longing has lasted long for my homestead
Would that I knew: is there any reunion for us?
Would that I knew, will there ever be a reunion?
هِيَshe حَظّيmy lot قَدِindeed اِقتَصَرتُI have limited myself عَلَيهاto her
هِيَ حَظّي قَدِ اِقتَصَرتُ عَلَيها
مِنamong ذَواتِthe women with العُقودِthe necklaces وَالأَطواقِand the neck-rings
مِن ذَواتِ العُقودِ وَالأَطواقِ
She is my lot; I have contented myself with her alone,
Such is my fate, it has left me with her
Among the women wearing necklaces and neck-rings.
Of pearl necklaces and bracelets
جَمَعَmay gather اللَهُGod عاجِلاًswiftly بِكَwith you شَمليmy household
جَمَعَ اللَهُ عاجِلاً بِكَ شَملي
عَنafter قَريبِa short while وَفَكَّنيand free me مِنfrom وِثاقيmy bonds
عَن قَريبِ وَفَكَّني مِن وِثاقي
May God swiftly reunite me with you,
May God unite me with you soon
Before long, and free me from my bonds.
Before long, and free me of my shackles
Sol 6.1