أياO ساكنيdwellers in قلبيmy heart علىdespite بعدthe distance of دارِهمtheir home
أيا ساكني قلبي على بعد دارِهم
لقدindeed عِيلَwas exhausted صبريmy patience مُذsince شطَّتgrew distant نواكمyour separation
لقد عِيلَ صبري مُذ شطَّت نواكم
O dwellers in my heart, though their home is far away,
O dweller of my heart though you are far away
my patience has indeed run out since you went so far away.
My patience has been worn down since you went away
سرىtraveled by night معكمwith you نوميmy sleep فأصبحتso I awoke بعدكمafter your departure
سرى معكم نومي فأصبحت بعدكم
ألومI blame السرىthe night journey منهon its part وأبكيand I weep for سراكمyour night journey
ألوم السرى منه وأبكي سراكم
My sleep traveled by night with you; after you left, I awoke,
My sleep went with you, so after you I stay awake
blaming its night journey and weeping for yours.
Blaming the sleep, weeping for you till break of day
رضيتمyou accepted بِعاديmy separation عنكمfrom you فرضيتُهso I accepted it
رضيتم بِعادي عنكم فرضيتُه
لأنيَّbecause I أهواكمI love you وأهوىand I love هواكمyour desire
لأنيَّ أهواكم وأهوى هواكم
You accepted my separation from you, so I accepted it,
You were content that I should be far from you
because I love you and love what you desire.
For I love you, and I love loving you
شجانيgrieved me غرامٌpassion لوif وَفيتمyou had repaid ببعضهِwith some of it
شجاني غرامٌ لو وَفيتم ببعضهِ
لقلبِto the heart of المعنَّىthe tormented one فيكمُbecause of you لشجاكمit would surely have grieved you
لقلبِ المعنَّى فيكمُ لشجاكم
Passion has grieved me; had you repaid even a little of it
Passion makes me ache, if you would just fulfill
to the heart of one tormented by you, it would have grieved you.
A little, it would sway the meaning in your heart
أعيدواrestore لناto us عيدَthe festival of الوصالreunion علىat اللوىal-Liwa
أعيدوا لنا عيدَ الوصال على اللوى
سقىmay water اللهGod أيامthe days of اللوىal-Liwa وسقاكمand may He water you
سقى الله أيام اللوى وسقاكم
Restore to us the festival of reunion at al-Liwa;
Give us back the feast of union in our agony
may God water the days of al-Liwa, and water you too.
May God water the days of agony and yours
ودادوواand heal بلقياكمthrough meeting you فؤاديmy heart منof الضَّناwasting sickness
ودادووا بلقياكم فؤادي من الضَّنا
فهيهاتfor it is beyond hope أنthat نلقيwe should find طبيباًa physician سواكمother than you
فهيهات أن نلقي طبيباً سواكم
And heal my heart of wasting sickness through reunion with you,
Greet my heart with seeing you, it's sick with longing
for we could never find a physician other than you.
Alas no doctor can we meet but only you
دهانيbefell me اشتياقlonging لمdid not تُصبكمstrike you سهامهُits arrows
دهاني اشتياق لم تُصبكم سهامهُ
فياليتهso, would that it لمَّاwhen دهانيbefell me دهاكمbefell you
فياليته لمَّا دهاني دهاكم
Longing struck me, but its arrows did not strike you;
Yearning wounds me and no arrows touch you
ah, would that it had struck you when it struck me!
Would that when it wounded me, it had struck you too
وإنيand indeed I لأخشىsurely fear أنthat أموتَI die بغصَّتيof my choking grief
وإني لأخشى أن أموتَ بغصَّتي
ولاand not أننيthat I أبقىremain alive إِلىuntil أنthat أراكمI see you
ولا أنني أبقى إِلى أن أراكم
And I truly fear that I shall die of my choking grief,
I fear to die choked by my sorrow
and not live on until I see you.
And not to live until I look upon you
ولوand if كانwere قلبيmy heart كالقلوبlike other hearts لغيركمfor someone other than you
ولو كان قلبي كالقلوب لغيركم
لهhis كانit would have been لمّاwhen أنthat سلوتُمyou forgot سلاكمit forgot you
له كان لمّا أن سلوتُم سلاكم
And if my heart, like other hearts, belonged to someone other than you,
If my heart was like all other hearts but yours
it would have been his; when you forgot, it would have forgotten you.
It would have been cured when you asked about its cure
Sol 6.1