لأهلِfor the people of الهَوىlove فيin الدَّمعtears والسُّهدِand sleeplessness لَذَّةٌa pleasure
لأهلِ الهَوى في الدَّمع والسُّهدِ لَذَّةٌ
إذاwhen اختُبرَتit is experienced لمdid not تُبقِleave حِسّاًsensation ولاnor عَقلاreason
إذا اختُبرَت لم تُبقِ حِسّاً ولا عَقلا
For lovers, there is pleasure in tears and sleeplessness.
When tasted, it leaves neither sense nor reason intact.
لآثارِهِمfor their traces إيثارُpreference كُلِّevery متَيَّمٍlovesick person
لآثارِهِم إيثارُ كُلِّ متَيَّمٍ
يُنَافِسُcompetes فيfor المَحبُوبِthe beloved بِالثَّمَنِat the price الأغلَىthe highest
يُنَافِسُ في المَحبُوبِ بِالثَّمَنِ الأغلَى
Every lovesick soul prefers their traces,
competing for the beloved at the highest price.
لأسرارِfor the secrets of هَذاthis الحُبِّlove بالقَلبِin the heart لَوطَةٌan attachment
لأسرارِ هَذا الحُبِّ بالقَلبِ لَوطَةٌ
فيَفنىso it perishes ومَاbut not تفنىthey perish وَيَبلَىand it wears away ومَاbut not تَبلىthey wear away
فيَفنى ومَا تفنى وَيَبلَى ومَا تَبلى
The secrets of this love cling to the heart:
the heart perishes, but they do not; it wears away, but they do not.
لأَجلِكَfor your sake هذاthis القَلبُheart يهفُوyearns مَحَبَّةًwith love
لأَجلِكَ هذا القَلبُ يهفُو مَحَبَّةً
وإنalthough كَنتَyou were لَمnot تمطرهُshower it طَلاًّwith dew ولاnor وَبلاheavy rain
وإن كَنتَ لَم تمطرهُ طَلاًّ ولا وَبلا
For your sake, this heart yearns with love,
though you have showered it with neither dew nor rain.
لأنَّكَbecause you are ليto me سُؤلٌwhat I seek وأنَّكَand because you are ليto me مُنىًa hope
لأنَّكَ لي سُؤلٌ وأنَّكَ لي مُنىً
وأنَّكَand because you are ليto me حِبٌّa beloved وأنَّكَand because you are ليto me مَولىa lord
وأنَّكَ لي حِبٌّ وأنَّكَ لي مَولى
For you are what I seek, and you are my hope;
you are my beloved, and you are my lord.
لآلُىءpearls دَمعيof my tears فيكَfor you ينشرُهاscatters them الأسىgrief
لآلُىء دَمعي فيكَ ينشرُها الأسى
تَخافُthey fear النَّوىseparation طَوراًat times وتَرتِقَبُand they await الوَصلاreunion
تَخافُ النَّوى طَوراً وتَرتِقَبُ الوَصلا
Grief scatters the pearls of my tears for you;
at times they fear separation, and at times they await reunion.
لأنتَsurely you are الَّذيthe one who ماno لِلهوىfor love عَنهُaway from him مَذهبٌpath
لأنتَ الَّذي ما لِلهوى عَنهُ مَذهبٌ
فَمَقصَدُكَso your destination الأعلَىthe loftiest ومَورِدُكَand your watering place الأحلَىthe sweetest
فَمَقصَدُكَ الأعلَى ومَورِدُكَ الأحلَى
You are the one from whom love has no path away;
your destination is the loftiest, and your watering place the sweetest.
لأمرٍfor a reason رَجَوتُI hoped for الوَعدَthe promise مِنكَfrom you لأنَّنيbecause I
لأمرٍ رَجَوتُ الوَعدَ مِنكَ لأنَّني
إذاif نِلتُI gained منكَfrom you الوَعدَthe promise لمwould not أحذَرِfear المَطلاdelay
إذا نِلتُ منكَ الوَعدَ لم أحذَرِ المَطلا
For a reason, I hoped for a promise from you, because
if I gained your promise, I would not fear delay.
لإغبابِbecause of the long intervals between مَرآكَseeing you الفُؤادُthe heart مُدَلَّهٌis distraught
لإغبابِ مَرآكَ الفُؤادُ مُدَلَّهٌ
فآونَةًso at times يُضحيit passes the day وآونَةًand at times يُصلىit burns
فآونَةً يُضحي وآونَةً يُصلى
With sightings of you so far apart, the heart is distraught:
at times it passes the day, and at times it burns.
لَئنif indeed لمI do not أنَلgain منكfrom you المُنىwhat I wish فَلِعِلَّةٍthen for a reason
لَئن لم أنَل منك المُنى فَلِعِلَّةٍ
وإنand if نِلتُهاI gain it يَوماًone day فَلَستُthen I am not لهَاfor it أهلاworthy
وإن نِلتُها يَوماً فَلَستُ لهَا أهلا
If I do not gain what I wish from you, there is a reason;
and if I gain it one day, I am unworthy of it.
Sol 6