فُؤادٌa heart بِهِwithin it مِنfrom فَقدthe loss of أَحبابِهِits loved ones جَمرُembers
فُؤادٌ بِهِ مِن فَقد أَحبابِهِ جَمرُ
إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle خَبتdie down نيرانُهُits fires هاجَهاstirs them up الذكرremembrance
إِذا ما خَبت نيرانُهُ هاجَها الذكر
A heart holds embers from the loss of its loved ones;
Whenever its fires die down, remembrance stirs them up.
تَغيبُهُcarries it away الذِكرىremembrance وَتُحضِرُهُand brings it back المُنىwishes
تَغيبُهُ الذِكرى وَتُحضِرُهُ المُنى
فَصَحوٌso sobriety وَلاand no صَحوٌsobriety وَسكرand drunkenness وَلاand no سُكرdrunkenness
فَصَحوٌ وَلا صَحوٌ وَسكر وَلا سُكر
Memory carries it away, and wishes bring it back:
So sober, yet not sober; drunk, yet not drunk.
وَقَلبٌand a heart جَريحwounded حَشوهُits contents لاعجِthe searing pain of الأَسىgrief
وَقَلبٌ جَريح حَشوهُ لاعجِ الأَسى
وَجِفنٌand an eyelid قَريحٌsore بَعدafter غَزرa torrent لَهُit has غَزرa torrent
وَجِفنٌ قَريحٌ بَعد غَزر لَهُ غَزر
And a wounded heart, filled with burning grief,
And a sore eyelid, with torrent after torrent of tears.
وَغَيرand not بَديعstrange مِنهُfrom it أَنthat يُمطرit rains الدَماblood
وَغَير بَديع مِنهُ أَن يُمطر الدَما
إِذاwhen اِجتَمَعcome together الشَوقlonging المُبرّحagonizing وَالهَجرand estrangement
إِذا اِجتَمَع الشَوق المُبرّح وَالهَجر
Nor is it strange that it should rain blood,
When agonizing longing and estrangement meet.
فَكَيفَhow then وَقَدand already شَطَتwent far بِناwith us غُربةthe exile of النَوىseparation
فَكَيفَ وَقَد شَطَت بِنا غُربة النَوى
وَأَصبَحand became مِنon دونthis side of اللُقاreunion البَرland وَالبَحرand sea
وَأَصبَح مِن دون اللُقا البَر وَالبَحر
How much more, when the exile of separation has carried us far away,
And land and sea now stand in the way of reunion?
بِنَفسيَwith my soul as ransom سحارbewitching الجُفونeyelids إِذاwhen رَناhe gazes
بِنَفسيَ سحار الجُفون إِذا رَنا
تَبَدَّدscatters لُبُّthe mind of الصَبthe lovesick one وَاِنكَشَفand is revealed السرthe secret
تَبَدَّد لُبُّ الصَب وَاِنكَشَف السر
My soul be ransom for him with bewitching eyelids: when he gazes,
The lovesick one's wits scatter, and the secret lies bare.
تَكلمنيspeak to me بَينَamong الوشاةthe talebearers لِحاظُهُhis glances
تَكلمني بَينَ الوشاة لِحاظُهُ
فَأَقضيso I perish بِهاthrough them وَجداًfrom passion وَأَحياand I live وَلَمand did not يَدرواthey know
فَأَقضي بِها وَجداً وَأَحيا وَلَم يَدروا
His glances speak to me among the talebearers;
So through them I die of passion and live again, while they remain unaware.
وَتَشكوand complain of فُتورthe languor of الجفنthe eyelid خَوفfor fear of رَقيبهِhis watcher
وَتَشكو فُتور الجفن خَوف رَقيبهِ
فَيوحيso it whispers إِليَّto me اللَحظthe glance ماwhat نَفثbreathed forth السحرmagic
فَيوحي إِليَّ اللَحظ ما نَفث السحر
And his glances lament the eyelid's languor, fearing his watcher,
So his glance whispers to me what magic has breathed.
تَجافيتyou turned away ياO مَولايَmy lord عَنيfrom me فَخانَنيso it betrayed me
تَجافيت يا مَولايَ عَني فَخانَني
شَبابيmy youth وَجارَand oppressed السُقمillness وَاِنحَرَفَand turned hostile الدَهرfate
شَبابي وَجارَ السُقم وَاِنحَرَفَ الدَهر
You turned away from me, my lord, and I was betrayed
By my youth; illness oppressed me, and fate turned against me.
فَقلبso a heart وَلاand no جسمbody وَطَرفand an eye وَلاand no كَرىsleep
فَقلب وَلا جسم وَطَرف وَلا كَرى
وَشَوقand longing وَلاand no قَلبheart وَلَيلand night وَلاand no فَجرdawn
وَشَوق وَلا قَلب وَلَيل وَلا فَجر
So a heart, but no body; an eye, but no sleep;
And longing, but no heart; night, but no dawn.
أَكاتمI conceal from حُساديmy enviers وَعُذاليand my reproachers الأَسىgrief
أَكاتم حُسادي وَعُذالي الأَسى
وَلَوand if بُحتI spoke openly بِالشَكوىwith complaint لِلانwould surely soften ليَfor me الصَخرrock
وَلَو بُحت بِالشَكوى لِلان ليَ الصَخر
I hide my grief from my enviers and reproachers;
And were I to voice my complaint, rock would soften for me.
أَساءَتdid harm بِناto us الأَيّامthe days ظُلماًunjustly فَبرحتthen tormented
أَساءَت بِنا الأَيّام ظُلماً فَبرحت
وَماand never بَرحتceased مِنof طَبعِهاtheir nature الظُلمinjustice وَالغَدرand treachery
وَما بَرحت مِن طَبعِها الظُلم وَالغَدر
The days ill-treated us unjustly and tormented us;
And injustice and treachery have never ceased to be their nature.
أَبىrefused الدَهرfate إِلّاexcept أَنto يُكَدرcloud مَشرَبيmy drink
أَبى الدَهر إِلّا أَن يُكَدر مَشرَبي
وَهَلand has نالَobtained مِنsome of صَفوthe serenity of الزَمانtime فَتىa youth حُرnoble
وَهَل نالَ مِن صَفو الزَمان فَتى حُر
Fate insists on clouding my drink;
And has any noble youth ever enjoyed time's serenity?
سأَصرفI shall turn نَفسيmy soul الآنnow عَنaway from كُلevery مَطمَعobject of desire
سأَصرف نَفسي الآن عَن كُل مَطمَع
وَأَزجرهاand I shall restrain it مَهماwhatever يُؤديهاbrings it الزجرrestraint
وَأَزجرها مَهما يُؤديها الزجر
I shall now turn my soul away from every object of desire,
And restrain it, whatever restraint may bring upon it,
وَاِقطَعand spend أَياميmy days بِحُسنwith good تَوَكُلtrust
وَاِقطَع أَيامي بِحُسن تَوَكُل
وَصَبرand patience عَلىin the face of الأَيامthe days ماas long as أَمكَنis possible الصَبرpatience
وَصَبر عَلى الأَيام ما أَمكَن الصَبر
And spend my days with sincere trust,
And patience through the days, as long as patience is possible.
Sol 6.1