ياO فَوزُFawz بِاللَهِby God هَبيforgive
يا فَوزُ بِاللَهِ هَبي
ذَنبيmy sin لِيَto me اليَومَtoday هَبيforgive
ذَنبي لِيَ اليَومَ هَبي
O Fawz, by God, forgive—
O my triumph through God's help
forgive me my sin today.
Forgive my sin this day
مُنّيshow favor عَلَيَّto me وَاِرحَميand have mercy
مُنّي عَلَيَّ وَاِرحَمي
ياO بِأَبيwith my father as ransom ياO بِأَبيwith my father as ransom
يا بِأَبي يا بِأَبي
Show me favor and have mercy.
Have mercy upon me and bless me
O you, may my father be your ransom! O you, may my father be your ransom!
O father, O father
مُنّيshow favor عَلىto مَنone whom شَفَّهُwore him thin
مُنّي عَلى مَن شَفَّهُ
حُبُّكُمُlove for you وَاِحتَسِبيand seek divine reward
حُبُّكُمُ وَاِحتَسِبي
Show favor to one whom
Bless the one whose lips I kissed
love for you has worn down, and seek God's reward.
For I love you and am patient
ياO عَسَليmy honey ياO سُكَّريmy sugar
يا عَسَلي يا سُكَّري
ياO دُرَّتيmy pearl ياO ذَهَبيmy gold
يا دُرَّتي يا ذَهَبي
O my honey, O my sugar,
O my honey, my sugar
O my pearl, O my gold!
O my pearl, my gold
صَفاbecame pure فُؤاديmy heart لَكُمُfor you
صَفا فُؤادي لَكُمُ
فَاِقتَسِميso take a share وَاِنتَهِبيand plunder
فَاِقتَسِمي وَاِنتَهِبي
My heart is wholly devoted to you;
My heart is yours, so take
so take your share and plunder it.
And plunder all of me
كَيفَhow يَطيبُis pleasant العَيشُlife ليfor me
كَيفَ يَطيبُ العَيشُ لي
فيamid وارِداتِvisitations الكُرَبِafflictions
في وارِداتِ الكُرَبِ
How can life be sweet for me
How can life be sweet for me
amid the visitations of anguish
Amidst arriving sorrows
مِنfrom حاسِدٍan envious man يَقذِفُناassails us with accusations
مِن حاسِدٍ يَقذِفُنا
مُشارِفٍon the verge لِلكَذِبِof lying
مُشارِفٍ لِلكَذِبِ
from an envious man who assails us,
From an envious slanderer
on the brink of lying?
Verging on lies
لاdo not تَجزَعيbe distraught وَاِصطَبِريand be steadfast
لا تَجزَعي وَاِصطَبِري
لِوَصلِناfor our union وَاِرتَقِبيand keep watch
لِوَصلِنا وَاِرتَقِبي
Do not lose heart; be steadfast
Do not despair, be patient
for our union, and keep watch.
And wait for our union
فَإِنso if أَتَتكُمcome to you رُسُليmy messengers
فَإِن أَتَتكُم رُسُلي
فَاِستَمِعيthen listen وَاِقتَرِبيand draw near
فَاِستَمِعي وَاِقتَرِبي
So if my messengers come to you,
If my messengers come to you
then listen and draw near.
Then listen and draw near
إِنif خِفتِyou fear أَنthat يَفطُنَtake notice بيof me
إِن خِفتِ أَن يَفطُنَ بي
مِنكُمamong you رَقيبٌa watcher فَاِكتُبيthen write
مِنكُم رَقيبٌ فَاِكتُبي
If you fear that I may be noticed
If you fear a guardian will notice me
by a watcher among you, then write.
Then write down my words
عَزَّwas hard عَلَيَّupon me بِأَبيwith my father as ransom
عَزَّ عَلَيَّ بِأَبي
ماwhat صَنَعواthey did فيon سَبَبيmy account
ما صَنَعوا في سَبَبي
It weighed heavily on me—may my father be your ransom—
It grieves me, my father
what they did on my account.
What they have done because of me
بِاللَهِby God ياO سَيِّدَتيmy lady
بِاللَهِ يا سَيِّدَتي
لاdo not تَغضَبيbe angry مِنbecause of غَضَبيmy anger
لا تَغضَبي مِن غَضَبي
By God, O my lady,
By God, my lady
do not be angered by my anger.
Do not be angry at my anger
أَحيدُI turn aside عَنfrom بابِكُمُyour door
أَحيدُ عَن بابِكُمُ
مِنfrom خَوفِfear of عَمّيmy paternal uncle وَأَبيand my father
مِن خَوفِ عَمّي وَأَبي
I turn aside from your door
I shy from your door
for fear of my uncle and my father.
Fearing my uncle and father
قَيَّدَنيbound me الحُبُّlove فَماso there is no
قَيَّدَني الحُبُّ فَما
حُبُّكُمlove for you مِنfrom هَرَبِescape
حُبُّكُم مِن هَرَبِ
Love has bound me, so there is no
Love has fettered me, so I cannot
escape from loving you.
Escape this love
قَدindeed صِرتُI have become فيon الأَرضِthe earth كَماlike
قَد صِرتُ في الأَرضِ كَما
فيon الأُفُقِthe horizon نَجمُstar الذَنَبِthe tail
في الأُفُقِ نَجمُ الذَنَبِ
I have become upon the earth like
I have become on earth like
a comet on the horizon.
A comet in the horizon
ماwhat بالُis the matter with هَذاthis الحُبِّlove لاnot
ما بالُ هَذا الحُبِّ لا
يَزالُceases بيwith me فيin تَعَبِweariness
يَزالُ بي في تَعَبِ
What is it with this love that never
Why does this love not
ceases to keep me weary?
Cease tormenting me?
حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen صَبريmy patience لَهُwith it
حَتّى مَتى صَبري لَهُ
ياO حَرَبيmy ruin ياO سَلَبيmy despoiling
يا حَرَبي يا سَلَبي
How long must I endure it?
How long must I be patient?
O my ruin! O my despoiling!
O my turmoil, my plunder
أُمسيI pass the evening وَأُضحيand I pass the morning هائِماًdistraught with love
أُمسي وَأُضحي هائِماً
مِنfrom حُبِّكُمlove for you فيin نَصَبِexhaustion
مِن حُبِّكُم في نَصَبِ
Evening and morning find me love-distraught,
I wander crazed night and day
worn out by my love for you.
From love of you in agony
كَأَنَّماas though فيin نَظَريmy gaze
كَأَنَّما في نَظَري
مُخبِّرٌan informer عَنof كُرَبيmy sorrows
مُخبِّرٌ عَن كُرَبي
It is as though within my gaze
As if in my view
an informer were telling of my sorrows.
Informing me of my sorrows
ذوone in غُربَةٍexile عَنfrom أَهلِهِhis family
ذو غُربَةٍ عَن أَهلِهِ
مُجتَهِدٌstriving earnestly فيin الطَلَبِthe quest
مُجتَهِدٌ في الطَلَبِ
A stranger far from his family,
A stranger far from his family
striving earnestly in his quest.
Striving in search
Sol 6.1