قَدindeed خِفتُI have feared أَنthat لاnot أَراكُمI see you آخِرَto the end of الأَبَدِeternity
قَد خِفتُ أَن لا أَراكُم آخِرَ الأَبَدِ
وأَنand that أَموتَI die بِهذاof this الشَوقِlonging وَالكَمَدِand grief
وأَن أَموتَ بِهذا الشَوقِ وَالكَمَدِ
I have come to fear that I shall never see you again,
and that I shall die of this longing and grief.
المَوتُdeath ياO فَوزُFawz خَيرٌbetter ليfor me وَأَروَحُand more restful ليfor me
المَوتُ يا فَوزُ خَيرٌ لي وَأَروَحُ لي
مِنthan أَنto أَعيشَI live حَليفَa companion of الهَمِّsorrow وَالسَهَدِand sleeplessness
مِن أَن أَعيشَ حَليفَ الهَمِّ وَالسَهَدِ
Death, O Fawz, is better for me and more restful for me
than to live the companion of sorrow and sleeplessness.
لمّاwhen أَتانيcame to me كِتابٌa letter مِنكِfrom you ياO سَكَنيmy solace
لمّا أَتاني كِتابٌ مِنكِ يا سَكَني
جَعَلتُهI placed it شَبَهَlike التَعويذِan amulet فيon عَضُديmy upper arm
جَعَلتُه شَبَهَ التَعويذِ في عَضُدي
When a letter from you reached me, O my solace,
I placed it like an amulet upon my upper arm.
ياO فَوزُFawz ياO زَهَرَةَflower of الدُنياthe world وَزينَتَهاand its adornment
يا فَوزُ يا زَهَرَةَ الدُنيا وَزينَتَها
أَنضَجتِyou seared قَلبيmy heart وَأَلبَستِand you clothed الهَوىpassion كَبِديmy liver
أَنضَجتِ قَلبي وَأَلبَستِ الهَوى كَبِدي
O Fawz, O flower of the world and its adornment,
you have seared my heart and clothed my liver in passion.
ماnot ضَرَّharmed قَوماًa people وَطِئتِyou trod اليَومَtoday أَرضَهُمُtheir land
ما ضَرَّ قَوماً وَطِئتِ اليَومَ أَرضَهُمُ
أَنto لاnot يَرَواthey see ضَوءَthe light of شَمسٍa sun آخِرَto the end of الأَبَدِeternity
أَن لا يَرَوا ضَوءَ شَمسٍ آخِرَ الأَبَدِ
No harm would come to a people whose land you trod today
if they never again saw the light of the sun.
مَنwhoever جَاوَرَتهُshe dwelt beside him جَرىcoursed بِالسَعدِwith good fortune طَالِعُهُhis rising star
مَن جَاوَرَتهُ جَرى بِالسَعدِ طَالِعُهُ
وَمَنand whoever رَآهاsaw her فَلَنthen will not يَخشَىfear الرَمَدِeye inflammation
وَمَن رَآها فَلَن يَخشَى الرَمَدِ
Whoever she dwells beside, his rising star courses with good fortune;
and whoever sees her will never fear sore eyes.
أَمسَتshe is now بِيَثرِبَin Yathrib لاnot يَأتيcomes لَهاof her خَبَرٌnews
أَمسَت بِيَثرِبَ لا يَأتي لَها خَبَرٌ
وَلاand not إِذاwhen حَجَّmade the pilgrimage بَعضُsome of الناسِthe people مِنfrom بَلَديmy homeland
وَلا إِذا حَجَّ بَعضُ الناسِ مِن بَلَدي
She is now in Yathrib; no news of her comes,
not even when some people from my homeland make the pilgrimage.
إِنّيindeed, I أُعيذُكُمُI seek protection for you أَنthat تَطلُبواyou seek vengeance بِدَميfor my blood
إِنّي أُعيذُكُمُ أَن تَطلُبوا بِدَمي
ياO أَهلَpeople of يَثرِبَYathrib أَهلَpeople of النُسكِreligious devotion وَالرَشَدِand right guidance
يا أَهلَ يَثرِبَ أَهلَ النُسكِ وَالرَشَدِ
I pray you be spared seeking vengeance for my blood,
O people of Yathrib, people of devotion and right guidance.
تَتَبَّعَpursued الحُبُّlove روحيmy soul فيthrough مَسالِكِهِits pathways
تَتَبَّعَ الحُبُّ روحي في مَسالِكِهِ
حَتّىuntil جَرىflowed الحُبُّlove مَجرىalong the course of الروحِthe soul فيin الجَسَدِthe body
حَتّى جَرى الحُبُّ مَجرى الروحِ في الجَسَدِ
Love pursued my soul through its pathways,
until love flowed along the soul's course within the body.
Sol 6.1