مُتَيَّمُenslaved by love القَلبِthe heart مُعَنّاهُtormented in it
مُتَيَّمُ القَلبِ مُعَنّاهُ
جادَتpoured forth بِماءِwith the water of الشَوقِlonging عَيناهُhis two eyes
جادَت بِماءِ الشَوقِ عَيناهُ
His heart is enslaved by love and tormented;
The longing heart has meaning
A heart enslaved by love, tormented by suffering,
his eyes poured forth the water of longing.
His eyes flowed with the water of passion
His eyes poured forth the water of longing,
يَقولُhe says وَالدَمعُwhile the tears عَلىupon خَدِّهِhis cheek
يَقولُ وَالدَمعُ عَلى خَدِّهِ
مِنfrom وَجدِهِhis yearning وَالحُزنُand sorrow أَبكاهُmade him weep
مِن وَجدِهِ وَالحُزنُ أَبكاهُ
He says, with tears upon his cheek,
He says, as tears flow down his cheek
He speaks while tears stream down his cheek,
from his yearning, sorrow having made him weep:
From his love and sadness makes him weep
From his passion, as sorrow makes him weep.
ماhow أَنفَعَbeneficial الهَجرَestrangement لِأَهلِfor the people of الهَوىlove
ما أَنفَعَ الهَجرَ لِأَهلِ الهَوى
أَجدىmore beneficial مِنَthan الهِجرانِestrangement مَعناهُits meaning
أَجدى مِنَ الهِجرانِ مَعناهُ
How beneficial estrangement is to those in love!
Of no benefit was estrangement to the lovers
How beneficial is separation for the people of love!
Its meaning is more beneficial than estrangement itself.
More meaningful than estrangement was its moral
Its meaning is of more worth than the parting itself.
فَإِنthen if شَكاhe complains يَوماًone day جَواًanguish باطِناًinward
فَإِن شَكا يَوماً جَواً باطِناً
قالَhe says لَهُto him صَبراًpatience وَعَزّاهُand consoles him
قالَ لَهُ صَبراً وَعَزّاهُ
Then, if one day he complains of inward anguish,
If one day he complained of inner pain
For if one day he complains of an inner burning,
he tells him, 'Patience,' and consoles him:
He was told patience and was consoled
He is told, "Patience," and is consoled:
إِنif كانَhas (past auxiliary) أَبكاكَmade you weep الهَوىlove مَرَّةًonce
إِن كانَ أَبكاكَ الهَوى مَرَّةً
فَطالَyet often ماemphatic particle أَضحَكَكَmade you laugh اللَهُGod
فَطالَ ما أَضحَكَكَ اللَهُ
If love has made you weep once,
If love made you cry once
"If passion has made you weep a single time,
still, God has so often made you laugh.
How long has God made you laugh
Then long indeed has God made you laugh."
لاno خَيرَgood فيin العاشِقِthe lover إِلّاexcept فَتىًa youth
لا خَيرَ في العاشِقِ إِلّا فَتىً
لاطَفَtreated gently مَولاهُhis master وَداراهُand humored him
لاطَفَ مَولاهُ وَداراهُ
There is no good in a lover except a youth
No good in a lover except a lad
There is no good in a lover unless he is a gallant youth
who treats his master gently and humors him,
Whose Master was kind and housed him
Who treats his beloved with gentleness and care,
وَدافَعَand warded off الهَجرَestrangement وَأَيّامَهُand its days
وَدافَعَ الهَجرَ وَأَيّامَهُ
فَالوَصلُfor union لاno شَكَّdoubt قُصاراهُhis ultimate aim
فَالوَصلُ لا شَكَّ قُصاراهُ
and wards off estrangement and its days;
And warded off estrangement and its days
And repels separation and its dreary days,
for union is, without doubt, his ultimate aim.
Reunion no doubt will shorten them
For union, without doubt, is his ultimate goal.
Sol 6.1