أُداريI dissemble before الناسَpeople عَمّاabout what بيis within me
أُداري الناسَ عَمّا بي
وَأُخفيهِand I conceal it فَماyet not يَخفىit is hidden
وَأُخفيهِ فَما يَخفى
I hide from people what ails me,
And I conceal it, yet it is not hidden.
وَأَشتاقُand I yearn فَلاso none يَعلknows (first part)
وَأَشتاقُ فَلا يَعل
مُending of 'knows' إِلاexcept اللَهُGod ماwhat أَلقىI endure
مُ إِلا اللَهُ ما أَلقى
And I yearn—none knows
But God what I endure—
إِلىfor مَنthe one whom زَيَّنَbeautified اللَهُGod
إِلى مَن زَيَّنَ اللَهُ
بِهِthrough him فيin عَينِيَmy eye الدُنياthe world
بِهِ في عَينِيَ الدُنيا
For the one through whom God
Has beautified the world in my eyes;
وَمَنand the one who أَهدىgave as a gift لِيَto me العَتبَreproach
وَمَن أَهدى لِيَ العَتبَ
فَأَهدَيتُso I gave as a gift لَهُto him العُتبىamends
فَأَهدَيتُ لَهُ العُتبى
And who made me a gift of reproach,
So I made him a gift of amends.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle غَضِبَgrew angry العاشِthe lover (first part)
إِذا ما غَضِبَ العاشِ
قُending of 'the lover' فَالغايَةُthen the aim أَنthat يَرضىhe be pleased
قُ فَالغايَةُ أَن يَرضى
When the lover grows angry,
The aim is that he be appeased.
أَلاah! مَنwho يَرحَمُpities الظَمآthe thirsty one (first part)
أَلا مَن يَرحَمُ الظَمآ
نَending of 'the thirsty one' يَستَسقيasks for water فَلاyet not يُسقىhe is given water
نَ يَستَسقي فَلا يُسقى
Ah, who will pity the thirsty one,
Who asks for water but is given none?
Sol 6.1