ياO بعيدdistant المزارthe place to visit أنتyou قريبnear
يا بعيد المزار أنت قريب
منto فؤاديmy heart وإنeven though حللتyou have settled بعيداfar away
من فؤادي وإن حللت بعيدا
O you whose dwelling is distant, you are near
O you who are far from visitation, you are close
to my heart, even though you dwell far away.
To my heart though you have settled far away
كيفhow يروىcan be quenched منfrom ماءwater وجهكyour face طرفيmy gaze
كيف يروى من ماء وجهك طرفي
وهوwhile it is ظامthirsty وقدand already منعتyou have denied الوروداaccess to the water
وهو ظام وقد منعت الورودا
How can my gaze be quenched by the water of your face,
How can my eyes be quenched from the water of your face
while it is thirsty and you have denied it access to the water?
When it is dark and roses are denied?
كلماwhenever زدتyou increased بالتباعدby keeping distant حبيmy love
كلما زدت بالتباعد حبي
كfor you (attached suffix) أعادrestored البعادseparation حبّاlove جديداnew
ك أعاد البعاد حبّا جديدا
Whenever, by keeping your distance, you increased my love
The more you increase distance with estrangement
for you, separation rekindled love anew.
Absence restores a love anew
فلوso if أنيthat I أردتI desired ماas long as عشتI lived فيin
فلو أني أردت ما عشت في
الحبlove مزيداan increase لماthen … not وجدتI would find مزيداan increase
الحب مزيدا لما وجدت مزيدا
So if, throughout my life, I desired in
If I had wanted not to live any longer in
love any increase, I would find no increase.
Love more, I would not have found more
منwhoever أطاعobeyed الهوىpassion فأقلقهand made him restless الشوthe longing (continued)
من أطاع الهوى فأقلقه الشو
ق(completes 'longing') لقيencountered بالصدودthrough rejection خطباan ordeal شديداsevere
ق لقي بالصدود خطبا شديدا
Whoever obeys passion and is made restless by longing
He who obeys desire is disquieted by passion
meets, through rejection, a grievous ordeal.
And meets with rejection much distress
Sol 6.1