قَلبa heart يَفرُطexceeds bounds الشَوقlonging مُنفَطِرbroken أَليمaching
قَلب يَفرُط الشَوق مُنفَطِر أَليم
يَهديoffers تَحيتهits greeting أَرقgentler منthan النَسيمthe breeze
يَهدي تَحيته أَرق من النَسيم
A heart whose longing knows no bounds, broken and aching,
A heart overflowing with yearning, painfully breaking
Offers its greeting, gentler than the breeze.
Sending its greeting gentler than a breeze
وَبشفand reveals عنabout وجدyearning كَماas يَرضىapproves الهَوىlove
وَبشف عن وجد كَما يَرضى الهَوى
وَيبينand makes clear عنabout حبlove وَعنand about وُدaffection سلمpeaceful
وَيبين عن حب وَعن وُد سلم
And reveals yearning as love would have it,
Revealing its passion as love desires
And speaks of love and of peaceful affection.
And its affection and friendship as peace
نَقضbroke الاِحِبَّةِthe beloved ones عَهدَهُمtheir pledge مَعdespite اِنَّهُthat it
نَقض الاِحِبَّةِ عَهدَهُم مَع اِنَّهُ
أَبداforever عَلىby عَهديmy pledge الهَوىlove العَذريchaste مُقيمabiding
أَبدا عَلى عَهدي الهَوى العَذري مُقيم
The beloved ones broke their pledge, though it
They broke their vow of love, though forever
Forever abides by my pledge of chaste love.
My love remains faithful, steadfastly keeping its promise
قَسماI swear بِتَعذيبِby the torment of الغَرامِpassion وَاِنَّهُand indeed it
قَسما بِتَعذيبِ الغَرامِ وَاِنَّهُ
قَسمan oath وَلَوeven if لَمdid not يَعلَمknow اللاحيthe reproacher عَظيمmighty
قَسم وَلَو لَم يَعلَم اللاحي عَظيم
I swear by passion's torment—and indeed it is
I swear by the torment of passion, though the critic knows not
A mighty oath, even if the reproacher does not know.
A great oath, even if the ignorant does not understand
ماnot ماتَdied عَنaway from عَهدِthe covenant المَحَبَّةِlove لَحظَةan instant
ما ماتَ عَن عَهدِ المَحَبَّةِ لَحظَة
لَستI am not اِمرأa person يَصغىlistens لِهمازto a slanderer نَميمa talebearer
لَست اِمرأ يَصغى لِهماز نَميم
Not for an instant has it died to love's covenant;
My love has not died for an instant
I am not someone who heeds a slandering talebearer.
I am no man who listens to gossip's venom
وَلِذاكَand for that reason وَجهتI directed العِتابreproach وَاِنَّماand it is only
وَلِذاكَ وَجهت العِتاب وَاِنَّما
شَأنthe way الحَميمthe close friend يَعتابُreproaches الخدنthe companion الحَميمintimate
شَأن الحَميم يَعتابُ الخدن الحَميم
And so I directed my reproach; it is simply
That's why I reproach, as it's the way of the intimate
A close friend's way to reproach a dear companion.
The close confidant reproaches the close confidant
ماnot كنتI was آملhoping فيin غَرامِكَyour love ماwhat أَرىI see
ما كنت آمل في غَرامِكَ ما أَرى
أَنَّthat الزَمانَtime بكلwith every صَديقfriend زَنيمignoble
أَنَّ الزَمانَ بكل صَديق زَنيم
I never expected, in your love, what I now see:
I did not hope for what I see in your love
That time deals basely with every friend.
That time betrays every friend
وَظننتand I thought صدقكyour truthfulness فيin دَعاويكَyour claims الَّتيthat
وَظننت صدقك في دَعاويكَ الَّتي
سَلَفتcame before وَبَعضand some الظنsupposition مُنحَرفmisguided أَثيمsinful
سَلَفت وَبَعض الظن مُنحَرف أَثيم
And I thought you truthful in the claims that
I thought you true in your claims already made
You made before; yet some supposition is misguided and sinful.
Some suspicion goes astray, wrongful and sinful
وَالمَرءُand a person يَقبحis shameful مِنهُon his part خَلفbreaking وَعودِهhis promises
وَالمَرءُ يَقبح مِنهُ خَلف وَعودِه
لاno سيمequal اِنif كانَhe is مِنof أَصلdescent كَريمnoble
لا سيم اِن كانَ مِن أَصل كَريم
And it is shameful for a person to break his promises,
A man looks ugly breaking his word
Especially if he is of noble descent.
Especially if he comes from noble origin
وَلَهُand his are المَفاخِرَthe honors اِنif سَرَتproceeded أَفعالَهhis deeds
وَلَهُ المَفاخِرَ اِن سَرَت أَفعالَه
فيalong نَهجِهاtheir course نَحوtoward الصِراطthe path المُستَقيمstraight
في نَهجِها نَحو الصِراط المُستَقيم
And honors are his if his deeds proceed
He has pride if his actions follow
Along their course toward the straight path.
The straight path in their course
Sol 6.1