ولولاand were it not for شهوتيmy desire for شفتىthe two lips of عليAli
ولولا شهوتي شفتى علي
رَبعتI would have gone easy علىon الصحابةthe companions والركابand the mounts
رَبعت على الصحابة والركاب
Were it not for my desire for Ali’s lips,
I would have gone easy on the companions and the mounts.
ولكنand yet الوسائلthe bonds of closeness منfrom علىٍAli
ولكن الوسائل من علىٍ
خلصنhave penetrated الىto الفؤادthe heart منthrough الحجابthe veil
خلصن الى الفؤاد من الحجاب
But the bonds that come from Ali
Have passed through the veil into my heart.
وليسand there is no كأمlike Umm حمادHammad خليلclose friend
وليس كأم حماد خليل
اذاwhen ماan emphatic particle لامرfor a matter جلّis too great عنfor الخطابspeech
اذا ما لامر جلّ عن الخطاب
And no close friend is like Umm Hammad,
When faced with a matter too great for words.
منعمةًliving in comfort ارىI see فتقرّand so is gladdened عينيmy eye
منعمةً ارى فتقرّ عيني
وتكفينيand spare me خلائقهاher ways عتابيmy reproach
وتكفيني خلائقها عتابي
I see her living in comfort, and my eye is gladdened;
And her ways spare me the need for reproach.
Sol 6.1