ياO أَباAbu (father of) الفَضلِal-Fadl هَيَّجَتكَhave stirred you الرُسومُthe traces
يا أَبا الفَضلِ هَيَّجَتكَ الرُسومُ
بَعدَafter فَوزٍFawz كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they were الوُشومُtattoos
بَعدَ فَوزٍ كَأَنَّهُنَّ الوُشومُ
O Abu al-Fadl, the traces have stirred you,
after Fawz's departure, as though they were tattoos.
إِنَّindeed وَجديmy anguish بِفَقدِat the loss of فَوزٍFawz وَإِشفاand my concern (beginning)
إِنَّ وَجدي بِفَقدِ فَوزٍ وَإِشفا
قي(completes 'my concern') عَلَيهاfor her وَالدَهرُwhile time دَهرٌan age غَشومُruthlessly unjust
قي عَلَيها وَالدَهرُ دَهرٌ غَشومُ
My anguish at losing Fawz, and my fear
for her—while time is a ruthless tyrant—
وَجدُthe anguish of يَعقوبَJacob بَعدَafter يوسُفَJoseph إِذwhen بَwhitened (beginning)
وَجدُ يَعقوبَ بَعدَ يوسُفَ إِذ بَ
يَّضَ(completes 'whitened') عَينَيهِhis two eyes الحُزنُgrief فَهوَso he is كَظيمُsuppressing grief
يَّضَ عَينَيهِ الحُزنُ فَهوَ كَظيمُ
are Jacob's anguish after losing Joseph, when
grief whitened his eyes, and he stifled his sorrow.
وَسُروريand my joy بِأَنin that أَراهاI see her كَماjust as سُwas gladdened (beginning)
وَسُروري بِأَن أَراها كَما سُ
رَّ(completes 'was gladdened') بِمَفدىat the ransom of إِسحاقَIsaac إِبراهيمُAbraham
رَّ بِمَفدى إِسحاقَ إِبراهيمُ
And my joy at seeing her is like the joy
Abraham felt at Isaac's ransom.
أَصبَحَwas at dawn القَلبُthe heart بِالعِراقِin Iraq وَأَمسىand was at dusk
أَصبَحَ القَلبُ بِالعِراقِ وَأَمسى
بِالحِجازِin the Hijaz الهَوىlove فَكَيفَso how النَعيمُbliss
بِالحِجازِ الهَوى فَكَيفَ النَعيمُ
The heart is in Iraq at dawn, and at dusk
love is in the Hijaz—how can there be bliss?
أَصبَحَتwas at dawn بِالحِجازِin the Hijaz فَوزٌFawz وَعَبّاand Abbas (beginning)
أَصبَحَت بِالحِجازِ فَوزٌ وَعَبّا
سٌ(completes 'Abbas') أَبوAbu (father of) الفَضلِal-Fadl بِالعِراقِin Iraq مُقيمُresiding
سٌ أَبو الفَضلِ بِالعِراقِ مُقيمُ
Fawz is in the Hijaz at dawn, while Abbas,
Abu al-Fadl, resides in Iraq.
خَندَقَتshe dug trenches حَولَaround قَلبِهِhis heart بِالصَباباwith yearnings (beginning)
خَندَقَت حَولَ قَلبِهِ بِالصَبابا
تِ(completes 'yearnings') فَماso what حَولَهُis around it حِمىًa sanctuary مَكلومُwounded
تِ فَما حَولَهُ حِمىً مَكلومُ
She has dug trenches of yearning around his heart;
so what surrounds it is a wounded sanctuary.
إِنَّindeed فيماin what lies بَينَbetween البَقيعِal-Baqi' وَبُطحاand Buthan (beginning)
إِنَّ فيما بَينَ البَقيعِ وَبُطحا
نَ(completes 'Buthan') لَداراًsurely a dwelling فيهاin it الهَوىlove مَكتومُconcealed
نَ لَداراً فيها الهَوى مَكتومُ
Indeed, between al-Baqi' and Buthan
there is a dwelling where love is concealed.
لَستُI do not أَنسىforget بُكاءَهاher weeping يَومَthe day سارواthey departed
لَستُ أَنسى بُكاءَها يَومَ ساروا
بِأَبيwith my father as ransom دَمعُthe tears of عَينِهاher eye المَسجومُstreaming
بِأَبي دَمعُ عَينِها المَسجومُ
I cannot forget her weeping on the day they departed;
may my father be ransom for the streaming tears of her eye!
ساقَdrove طَرفيmy gaze إِلىto فُؤاديmy heart البَلاياcalamities
ساقَ طَرفي إِلى فُؤادي البَلايا
إِنَّindeed طَرفيmy gaze عَلىfor فُؤاديmy heart مَشومُill-omened
إِنَّ طَرفي عَلى فُؤادي مَشومُ
My gaze drove calamities into my heart;
my gaze is surely ill-omened for my heart.
كَتَبَwrote الحُبُّlove فيin فُؤاديmy heart كِتاباًa letter
كَتَبَ الحُبُّ في فُؤادي كِتاباً
هُوَit بِالشَوقِwith longing وَالضَنىand wasting sickness مَختومُsealed
هُوَ بِالشَوقِ وَالضَنى مَختومُ
Love has written a letter in my heart;
it is sealed with longing and wasting sickness.
حَفِظَmay preserve اللَهُGod مَعشَراًa company فارَقونيthey parted from me
حَفِظَ اللَهُ مَعشَراً فارَقوني
لاnot يُطيعونَthey obey فيin الهَوىlove مَنone who يَلومُreproaches
لا يُطيعونَ في الهَوى مَن يَلومُ
May God protect those who parted from me,
who, in love, obey no faultfinder.
لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge أَيَرجِعونَwill they return? إِلَيناto us
لَيتَ شِعري أَيَرجِعونَ إِلَينا
فَنَراهُمso we may see them أَمor قَصدُهُمtheir intention أَنthat يُقيمواthey remain
فَنَراهُم أَم قَصدُهُم أَن يُقيموا
Would that I knew: will they return to us,
so we may see them, or do they intend to remain?
إِنif يَكُنit should be يَنفَعُhelps البُكاءُweeping عَلَيهِمover them
إِن يَكُن يَنفَعُ البُكاءُ عَلَيهِم
فَاِبكِthen weep حَتّىuntil تَموتَyou die ياO مَحرومُbereft one
فَاِبكِ حَتّى تَموتَ يا مَحرومُ
If weeping over them can do any good,
then weep until you die, O bereft one.
جَمَعَmay bring together اللَهُGod بَينَbetween فَوزٍFawz وَعَبّاand Abbas (beginning)
جَمَعَ اللَهُ بَينَ فَوزٍ وَعَبّا
سٍ(completes 'Abbas') لِتَحظىso she may find happiness كَريمَةٌa noble woman وَكَريمُand a noble man
سٍ لِتَحظى كَريمَةٌ وَكَريمُ
May God bring Fawz and Abbas together,
so that a noble woman and a noble man may find happiness.
لاnot تُطيقُcan bear الجِبالُthe mountains ياO مَعشَرَcompany of الناthe people (beginning)
لا تُطيقُ الجِبالُ يا مَعشَرَ النا
سِ(completes 'the people') مِنَof الحُبِّlove ماwhat تُطيقُcan bear الجُسومُbodies
سِ مِنَ الحُبِّ ما تُطيقُ الجُسومُ
The mountains cannot bear, O people,
what human bodies bear of love.
هَلwould? لَكُمfor you أَنthat نَقومَwe rise نَبكيwe weep جَميعاًall together
هَل لَكُم أَن نَقومَ نَبكي جَميعاً
وَنَشُقَّand we tear الجُيوبَthe collars بِاللَهِby God قومواrise, all of you
وَنَشُقَّ الجُيوبَ بِاللَهِ قوموا
Will you join me in rising to weep together
and tear our collars? By God, rise!
وَاِشهَدواand bear witness قَدindeed نَذَرتُI have vowed إِنif كانit should be مِنfrom فَوFawz (beginning)
وَاِشهَدوا قَد نَذَرتُ إِن كان مِن فَو
زٍ(completes 'Fawz') عَلىin ماwhat يُقِرُّgladdens عَينيmy eye تَدومُshe remains constant
زٍ عَلى ما يُقِرُّ عَيني تَدومُ
And bear witness: I have vowed, if Fawz
remains constant in what gladdens my eye,
حِجَّةًa pilgrimage ماشياًon foot وَتَحريرَand freeing ماwhat أَمI own (beginning)
حِجَّةً ماشياً وَتَحريرَ ما أَم
لِكُ(completes 'I own') شُكراًin gratitude وَماand as long as حَييتُI live أَصومُI fast
لِكُ شُكراً وَما حَييتُ أَصومُ
a pilgrimage on foot, and the freeing of all I
own, in gratitude; and I shall fast as long as I live.
لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge أَتَذكُرينيdo you remember me? كَذِكريlike my remembrance
لَيتَ شِعري أَتَذكُريني كَذِكري
لَكِof you أَمor عَهدُكِyour pledge الَّذيwhich لاnot يَدومُlasts
لَكِ أَم عَهدُكِ الَّذي لا يَدومُ
Would that I knew: do you remember me as I remember
you, or is your pledge one that does not last?
لَيتَwould that ليfor me كُلَّماwhenever ذَكَرتُكِI remembered you ياO فَوFawz (beginning)
لَيتَ لي كُلَّما ذَكَرتُكِ يا فَو
زُ(completes 'Fawz') نَهاراًby day أَوor حينَwhen تَبدوappear النُجومُthe stars
زُ نَهاراً أَو حينَ تَبدو النُجومُ
Would that, whenever I remembered you, O Fawz,
by day, or when the stars appear,
رَقدَةَthe sleep of الرَاقِدينَthe sleepers فيin الكَهفِthe cave إِذwhen روwas watched over (beginning)
رَقدَةَ الرَاقِدينَ في الكَهفِ إِذ رو
عِيَ(completes 'was watched over') بِالحِفظِwith protection كَهفَهُمtheir cave وَالرَقيمُand al-Raqim (the inscription)
عِيَ بِالحِفظِ كَهفَهُم وَالرَقيمُ
I had the sleep of the sleepers in the cave, when
their cave and al-Raqim were watched over and kept safe.
اِشفَعيintercede ياO ظَلومُZalum ليfor me عِندَwith فَوزٍFawz
اِشفَعي يا ظَلومُ لي عِندَ فَوزٍ
طالَماso often قَدindeed نَفَعتِنيyou have helped me ياO ظَلومُZalum
طالَما قَد نَفَعتِني يا ظَلومُ
Intercede for me with Fawz, O Zalum;
you have so often helped me, O Zalum.
أَسقَمَmay sicken اللَهُGod قَلبَهاher heart مِثلَlike ماthe way أَسHe sickened (beginning)
أَسقَمَ اللَهُ قَلبَها مِثلَ ما أَس
قَمَ(completes 'He sickened') قَلبيmy heart فَإِنَّfor indeed قَلبيmy heart سَقيمُsick
قَمَ قَلبي فَإِنَّ قَلبي سَقيمُ
May God sicken her heart, just as He has sickened
my heart, for my heart is sick.
زَعَمَتshe claimed فيin الكِتابِthe letter أَنّىthat I تَبَدَّلI chose instead (beginning)
زَعَمَت في الكِتابِ أَنّى تَبَدَّل
تُ(completes 'I chose instead') سِواهاsomeone other than her وَأَنَّand that عَهديmy fidelity ذَميمُblameworthy
تُ سِواها وَأَنَّ عَهدي ذَميمُ
She claimed in her letter that I had chosen
another in her place, and that my loyalty was shameful.
رَحِمَmay have mercy on اللَهُGod مَنwhoever دَعاprayed ليfor me إِذاwhen قاhe rises (beginning)
رَحِمَ اللَهُ مَن دَعا لي إِذا قا
مَ(completes 'he rises') يُصَلّيhe prays فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I am مَظلومُwronged
مَ يُصَلّي فَإِنَّني مَظلومُ
May God have mercy on whoever prays for me when he rises
to pray, for I have been wronged.
لاno وَرَبِّby the Lord of الوُفودِthe pilgrims لِلبَيتِto the House تَهويrush
لا وَرَبِّ الوُفودِ لِلبَيتِ تَهوي
بِهِمُwith them العيسُthe pale camels قَدalready بَراهاhas worn them lean الرَسيمُswift trotting
بِهِمُ العيسُ قَد بَراها الرَسيمُ
No, by the Lord of the pilgrims to the House, sped onward
by pale camels worn lean by their swift trot—
ماnot تَغَيَّرتُI have changed بَعدَafter فَوزٍFawz وَلاnor كاwas (beginning)
ما تَغَيَّرتُ بَعدَ فَوزٍ وَلا كا
نَ(completes 'was') فُؤاديmy heart بِغَيرِwith anyone but فَوزٍFawz يَهيمُis infatuated
نَ فُؤادي بِغَيرِ فَوزٍ يَهيمُ
I have not changed since Fawz's departure, nor has
my heart been enthralled by anyone but Fawz.
لَعَنَmay curse اللَهُGod كُلَّevery ذيpossessor of خُلَّةٍintimate love يَمwalks (beginning)
لَعَنَ اللَهُ كُلَّ ذي خُلَّةٍ يَم
شي(completes 'walks') وَفيwhile among الناسِpeople قَلبُهُhis heart مَقسومُdivided
شي وَفي الناسِ قَلبُهُ مَقسومُ
May God curse every lover who walks about
with his heart divided among people.
أَمِنَis it in keeping with العَدلِjustice أَنthat تُعَدَّbe counted صَباباmy longings (beginning)
أَمِنَ العَدلِ أَن تُعَدَّ صَبابا
تي(completes 'my longings') ذُنوباًsins كَذاكَthus تَقضيpasses judgment سَدومُSadum
تي ذُنوباً كَذاكَ تَقضي سَدومُ
Is it just to count my longings
as sins? Such is Sadum's judgment.
إِنif عَدَدتُمyou count هَوايَmy love ذَنباًa sin فَإِنّيthen indeed I
إِن عَدَدتُم هَوايَ ذَنباً فَإِنّي
أُشهِدُI call to witness اللَهَGod أَنَّthat ذَنبيmy sin عَظيمُgreat
أُشهِدُ اللَهَ أَنَّ ذَنبي عَظيمُ
If you count my love a sin, then I
call God to witness that my sin is great.
Sol 6.1