بَدَاappeared عَلَمٌa banner لِلحُبِّof love يَمَّمْتُI headed نَحْوَهُtoward it
بَدَا عَلَمٌ لِلحُبِّ يَمَّمْتُ نَحْوَهُ
فَلَمْand did not أَنْقَلِبْI return حَتَّىuntil احْتَسَبْتُI counted as lost بِهِfor its sake قَلْبِيmy heart
فَلَمْ أَنْقَلِبْ حَتَّى احْتَسَبْتُ بِهِ قَلْبِي
A banner of love appeared; I made my way toward it.
And I did not return until I had counted my heart lost for its sake.
بَلَوْتُI tested الهَوىَlove قَبْلَbefore الهَوىَlove فَوَجَدْتُهُand found it
بَلَوْتُ الهَوىَ قَبْلَ الهَوىَ فَوَجَدْتُهُ
إِسَاراًbondage بِلاَwithout فَكٍّrelease سُقَاماًsickness بِلاَwithout طِبِّa cure
إِسَاراً بِلاَ فَكٍّ سُقَاماً بِلاَ طِبِّ
I had tested love before this love, and found it
Bondage without release, sickness without a cure.
بِرُوحِيwith my soul as ransom حَبِيبٌa beloved لاَnot أُصَرِّحُI disclose بِاسْمِهِwith his name
بِرُوحِي حَبِيبٌ لاَ أُصَرِّحُ بِاسْمِهِ
وَكُلًّand every مُحِبٍّlover فَهْوَso he يُكْنِspeaks obliquely عَنِabout الحُبِّlove
وَكُلًّ مُحِبٍّ فَهْوَ يُكْنِ عَنِ الحُبِّ
My soul be ransom for a beloved whose name I do not reveal.
And every lover speaks of love in veiled terms.
بَرانِيwasted me هَوَاهُlove for him ظَاهِراًoutwardly بَعْدَafter بَاطِنٍinwardly
بَرانِي هَوَاهُ ظَاهِراً بَعْدَ بَاطِنٍ
فَجِسْمِيso my body بِلاَwithout رُوحٍa soul وَقَلْبِيand my heart بِلاَwithout لُبِّreason
فَجِسْمِي بِلاَ رُوحٍ وَقَلْبِي بِلاَ لُبِّ
Love for him wasted me outwardly, after wasting me within.
So my body is without a soul, and my heart without reason.
بِحُبِّكَby love of you هَلْis there لِيfor me فِيin لِقَائِكَmeeting you مَطْمَعٌa hope
بِحُبِّكَ هَلْ لِي فِي لِقَائِكَ مَطْمَعٌ
فَإِنِّيَfor I مِنْfrom كَرْبٍanguish عَلَيْكَover you إلىto كَرْبِanguish
فَإِنِّيَ مِنْ كَرْبٍ عَلَيْكَ إلى كَرْبِ
By love of you, have I any hope of meeting you?
For I pass from one anguish over you to another.
بِكُلِّon every طَرِيقٍpath ليfor me إِلَيْكِtoward you مَنِيَّةٌdeath
بِكُلِّ طَرِيقٍ لي إِلَيْكِ مَنِيَّةٌ
كَأَنِّيas though I مَعَwith الأَيّامِthe days بَعْدَكَin your absence فِيin حَرْبِwar
كَأَنِّي مَعَ الأَيّامِ بَعْدَكَ فِي حَرْبِ
On every path of mine toward you lies death.
As though, in your absence, I were at war with the days.
بَكَيْتُI wept فَقَالُواso they said أَنْتَyou بِالحُبِّof love بَائِحٌone who reveals
بَكَيْتُ فَقَالُوا أَنْتَ بِالحُبِّ بَائِحٌ
صَمَتُّI kept silent فَقَالُواso they said أَنْتَyou خُلْوٌdevoid مِنَof الحُبِّlove
صَمَتُّ فَقَالُوا أَنْتَ خُلْوٌ مِنَ الحُبِّ
I wept, and they said, 'You are revealing your love.'
I kept silent, and they said, 'You are devoid of love.'
بَوَارِقُflashes of lightning لاَحَتْgleamed لِلْوِصَالِfor union فَثَّمَّهَاunclear as written
بَوَارِقُ لاَحَتْ لِلْوِصَالِ فَثَّمَّهَا
فَيَاand oh بَعْدَafter بُعْدٍremoteness قَدْindeed دَنَاhas drawn near زَمَنُthe time of القُرْبِnearness
فَيَا بَعْدَ بُعْدٍ قَدْ دَنَا زَمَنُ القُرْبِ
Flashes of lightning gleamed, heralding union—[final word unclear as written].
And oh, after remoteness, the time of nearness has drawn near!
بَقِيتُI survived وَهَلْyet can يَبْقَىsurvive صَبٌa lovesick lover بهِwithin him لَوْعَةٌburning anguish
بَقِيتُ وَهَلْ يَبْقَى صَبٌ بهِ لَوْعَةٌ
تُقَلِّبُهُtoss him الأَشوَاقُyearnings جَنْباًside إِلىto جَنْبِside
تُقَلِّبُهُ الأَشوَاقُ جَنْباً إِلى جَنْبِ
I have survived—yet can a lovesick lover survive with burning anguish,
As yearnings toss him from side to side?
بَلَغْتُI attained المُنَىwishes مِمَّنْfrom the one whom أُحِبُّI love بِحُبِّهِthrough his love
بَلَغْتُ المُنَى مِمَّنْ أُحِبُّ بِحُبِّهِ
ولاَand no بُدْescape لِلمَرْبُوبِfor the one under lordship مِنْfrom رَحْمَةِthe mercy of الرَّبِّthe Lord
ولاَ بُدْ لِلمَرْبُوبِ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ الرَّبِّ
I attained my wishes from the one I love, through his love,
And the one in the Lord's care cannot do without the Lord's mercy.
Sol 6.1