هنيئاcongratulations لمجنونto Majnun وصاحبand the lover of عزّةʿAzza
هنيئا لمجنون وصاحب عزّة
علىon الوجدyearning واعتيادand growing accustomed to برحthe torment of المحبةlove
على الوجد واعتياد برح المحبة
Congratulations to Majnun and ʿAzza’s lover
Congratulations to Majnun and to the honorable friend
on their yearning and their growing accustomed to love’s torment.
For fervor and habit of wandering in love’s desert
وفيand in الحبlove فقتI surpassed الصاحبينthe two companions فيin الهوىpassion
وفي الحب فقت الصاحبين في الهوى
فياso, O لائميmy reproacher دعنيlet me ارددI repeat زفرتيmy sigh
فيا لائمي دعني اردد زفرتي
And in love I have surpassed both companions in passion.
And in love the two friends surpassed others in passion
So, you who blame me, let me repeat my sigh.
So O critic, let me repeat my sigh
فلوfor if ذقتyou tasted طعمthe flavor of الحبlove والوجدand yearning والهوىand passion
فلو ذقت طعم الحب والوجد والهوى
وذقتand you tasted بعيدon the feast day of الصبthe lovesick lover بعدseparation from الأحبةthe loved ones
وذقت بعيد الصب بعد الأحبة
For if you had tasted the flavor of love, yearning, and passion,
For if you tasted the flavor of love, fervor and passion
and tasted separation from loved ones on the lovesick lover’s feast day,
And tasted after enduring separation from the loved one
لماthen not لمتyou blamed فيfor التذكارremembrance مجنونMajnun عامرʿAmir
لما لمت في التذكار مجنون عامر
وماand not لمتyou blamed منamong قوميmy people كثيرKuthayyir عزّةʿAzza
وما لمت من قومي كثير عزّة
you would not have blamed Majnun of ʿAmir for remembering,
You would not blame Majnun when he remembers
nor would you have blamed Kuthayyir ʿAzza, one of my people.
Nor would you blame many honorable people of my tribe
Sol 6.1