قدalready براهwore him down الحبّlove عنowing to قدمهits long duration
قد براه الحبّ عن قدمه
فاباحso he made lawful الغرّthe naive one بالجهلthrough ignorance دمهhis blood
فاباح الغرّ بالجهل دمه
Love has worn him down, so long has it endured.
Love has revealed his secret
So the naive one, through ignorance, made his blood lawful to shed.
So ignorance shed his blood unjustly
كتمhe concealed الحبّlove ليخفىso it would remain hidden فبداyet there appeared
كتم الحبّ ليخفى فبدا
عنthrough أنينmoaning الشوقlonging ماwhat قدhad already كتمهhe concealed it
عن أنين الشوق ما قد كتمه
He concealed his love to keep it hidden, yet there emerged
Love kept it hidden to conceal
Through longing’s moans what he had concealed.
Yet his yearning moans betrayed his secret
عشقfell in love البائسthe wretched one يرجوhoping for فرجاrelief
عشق البائس يرجو فرجا
صارhe began يشكوto complain of بعدafter ضرّaffliction ألمهhis pain
صار يشكو بعد ضرّ ألمه
The wretched man fell in love, hoping for relief.
The wretch in love still hopes and waits
After affliction, he began to lament his pain.
Now crying out from his pain and grief
فمتىso when والحبّwhile love يقضيpasses judgment شططاunjustly
فمتى والحبّ يقضي شططا
ينصفis granted justice المظلومthe wronged one ممّنagainst whoever ظلمَهwronged him
ينصف المظلوم ممّن ظلمَه
So when, while love passes unjust judgments,
But when will love stop his excess
Will the wronged be granted justice against the one who wronged him?
And bring justice to the oppressed from his oppressor
Sol 6.1