ياO قَمراًmoon فيin الفُؤادِthe heart حَلاّsettled
يا قَمراً في الفُؤادِ حَلاّ
دَميmy blood حَرامٌinviolable فكيفَso how حَلاّbecame lawful
دَمي حَرامٌ فكيفَ حَلاّ
O moon that has settled in the heart,
O moon in my heart revealed
My blood is inviolable—how, then, has it become lawful?
My blood is forbidden so how was it revealed
ياO أحسنَfairest النّاسof people مِنهُfrom him دَلاّcoy grace
يا أحسنَ النّاس مِنهُ دَلاّ
علىto تَلافيremedying هواكَlove for you دُلاّguide
على تَلافي هواكَ دُلاّ
O fairest of people in his coy grace,
O the best of people for it was revealed
Show me how to remedy my love for you.
To avoid your love it was revealed
ماnot أنصفَdealt justly الحُبُّlove حينَwhen ولّىappointed
ما أنصفَ الحُبُّ حينَ ولّى
منَfrom الهوىpassion والِياًa governor ووَلّىand turned away
منَ الهوى والِياً ووَلّى
Love was unjust when it appointed
Love was not fair when it turned
A governor from passion, then turned away.
From passion a confidant and turned a rival
دقَّتْgrew subtle معَانيِهhis qualities حينَwhen جَلاّgrew exalted
دقَّتْ معَانيِه حينَ جَلاّ
مَنْhe who لوَif يشاُhe wishes الهُمومَsorrows جَلّىwould dispel
مَنْ لوَ يشاُ الهُمومَ جَلّى
His qualities grew subtle when he grew exalted—
Its meanings were apparent when revealed
He who, if he wished, could dispel sorrows.
Whoever wanted could unravel sorrows
علَّيagainst me سيفَthe sword الصُّدودِof rejection سَلاّunsheathed
علَّي سيفَ الصُّدودِ سَلاّ
والقَلبُand the heart مِنهُbecause of him للوَصلِfor union سَلاّceased longing
والقَلبُ مِنهُ للوَصلِ سَلاّ
Against me he drew the sword of rejection,
Upon me it drew the sword of rejection
And because of him, the heart ceased longing for union.
While my heart for union was open
Sol 6.1