ياO مَنyou who تَباشَرتِrejoiced together القُبورُthe graves بِمَوتِهِat his death
يا مَن تَباشَرتِ القُبورُ بِمَوتِهِ
قَصَدَsought الزَمانُTime لِمَهلَكيfor my destruction فَرَماكِand so struck you
قَصَدَ الزَمانُ لِمَهلَكي فَرَماكِ
O you at whose death the graves rejoiced,
O you whose death the graves hastened to embrace
Time sought my destruction, and so struck you.
Fate struck me down when it took your life
أَبغيI seek الأَنيسَthe companion فَلاbut not أَرىI see ليfor me مُؤنِساًa comforting companion
أَبغي الأَنيسَ فَلا أَرى لي مُؤنِساً
إِلّاexcept التَرَدُدَrepeated visits حَيثُwhere كُنتُI was أَراكِI see you
إِلّا التَرَدُدَ حَيثُ كُنتُ أَراكِ
I seek a companion, but find nothing to comfort me,
I seek a confidant but find no one to console me
except repeated visits to where I used to see you.
Save roaming where once I could find you
مَلِكٌa king بَكاكِwept for you فَطالَand lasted long بَعدَكِafter your passing حُزنُهُhis grief
مَلِكٌ بَكاكِ فَطالَ بَعدَكِ حُزنُهُ
لَوif يَستَطيعُhe is able بِمُلكِهِwith his kingdom لَفَداكِhe would surely have ransomed you
لَو يَستَطيعُ بِمُلكِهِ لَفَداكِ
A king wept for you, and his grief endured long after your passing.
A king wept for you, so long has your loss saddened him
Had he been able, he would have ransomed you with his kingdom.
If he could ransom you with his kingdom, he would
يَحميhe guards الفُؤادَthe heart مِنَfrom النِساءِwomen حَفيظَةًout of protective zeal
يَحمي الفُؤادَ مِنَ النِساءِ حَفيظَةً
كَيso that لاnot يَحُلَّmay dwell حِمىthe sanctuary الفُؤادِthe heart سِواكِanyone other than you
كَي لا يَحُلَّ حِمى الفُؤادِ سِواكِ
He guards his heart against women out of protective zeal,
My heart shelters itself from all women with virtue
so that none but you may dwell in his heart's sanctuary.
So no one but you can enter its sanctuary
Sol 6.1