وَلَقَدand indeed أَقولُI say وَشَفَّand has worn thin قَلبيmy heart هَجرُهُhis desertion
وَلَقَد أَقولُ وَشَفَّ قَلبي هَجرُهُ
ياO قَلبِmy heart صَبراًpatience لِلمَليكِfor the Sovereign القادِرِthe powerful
يا قَلبِ صَبراً لِلمَليكِ القادِرِ
And indeed I say, his desertion having worn my heart thin:
I say my heart is wounded from being apart
O my heart, have patience for the mighty Sovereign.
O heart, have patience for the Able King
وَدَعِand abandon التَطَيُّرِbelief in ill omens كَمhow many وَكَمand how many مُتَطِيِّرٍone who reads ill omens
وَدَعِ التَطَيُّرِ كَم وَكَم مُتَطِيِّرٍ
يَجريunfolds تَطَيُّرُهُhis ill augury بِأَيمَنِwith the most auspicious طائِرِbird
يَجري تَطَيُّرُهُ بِأَيمَنِ طائِرِ
And abandon belief in ill omens—how many, how many an omen-reader
Leave superstitions, how many are superstitious
Finds his ill augury unfold with the most auspicious bird!
Whose superstition flows with good omens
وَلَكَمand how often نَرىwe see قَلبَينِtwo hearts مُختلِفَينdiffering مِنof
وَلَكَم نَرى قَلبَينِ مُختلِفَين مِن
نَفسَينِtwo souls قَدalready نَعِماboth have enjoyed بِعَيشٍin a life ناضِرِflourishing
نَفسَينِ قَد نَعِما بِعَيشٍ ناضِرِ
And how often we see two differing hearts belonging to
How many hearts we see of two different people
Two souls that have enjoyed a flourishing life.
Who live a blossoming life yet are so different
إِنّيindeed I بِخُبرٍfrom experience قُلتُI said ذاكَthat وَلَنand will not تَرىyou find
إِنّي بِخُبرٍ قُلتُ ذاكَ وَلَن تَرى
أَدرىmore knowledgeable بِماabout what قَدalready قالَهُhe said it مِنthan خابِرِone with experience
أَدرى بِما قَد قالَهُ مِن خابِرِ
Indeed, I said that from experience, and you will not find
I've said this out of experience, you'll never find
Anyone more knowledgeable about what he has said than one with experience.
One who knows better what the news-bearer has said
Sol 6.1