هاجَstirred مَحَلُّthe encampment الحَيِّof the tribe أَحزاناsorrows
هاجَ مَحَلُّ الحَيِّ أَحزانا
بِالرَونَةِat al-Rawna العَلياthe upper فَأَبكاناso it made us weep
بِالرَونَةِ العَليا فَأَبكانا
The tribe’s encampment stirred sorrows
at Upper al-Rawna, and so made us weep.
أَيّانَwhen أُنضىI am worn out وَرَفِيقَينِwith two companions ليof mine
أَيّانَ أُنضى وَرَفِيقَينِ لي
يُعاوِرانِthe two share in turn الوَجدَlonging أَحياناat times
يُعاوِرانِ الوَجدَ أَحيانا
When shall I be worn out, with two companions of mine
who take turns in longing at times?
قَدindeed حُمِّلاthe two were burdened مِثلَthe like of الَّذيwhat حُمِّلَتwas made to bear
قَد حُمِّلا مِثلَ الَّذي حُمِّلَت
نَفسيmy soul مِنضof (apparent typo) الوَجدِlonging وَأَهواناand our loves
نَفسي مِنض الوَجدِ وَأَهوانا
They have been burdened with the like of what
my soul was made to bear of longing; and our loves
شَتّىdiverse فَكُلٌّso each يُشتَكيcomplains of ماwhat بِهِafflicts him
شَتّى فَكُلٌّ يُشتَكي ما بِهِ
لاnot يُذهِبُdispels الرَحمَنُthe Merciful شَكواناour lament
لا يُذهِبُ الرَحمَنُ شَكوانا
are diverse, so each complains of what ails him.
The Merciful does not dispel our lament.
أَيّامَin the days when عَيشيmy life لَيِّنٌsoft مَسُّهُits touch
أَيّامَ عَيشي لَيِّنٌ مَسُّهُ
وَخَيرُand the best عَيشِof life المَرءِof a man ماwhat لاناis gentle
وَخَيرُ عَيشِ المَرءِ ما لانا
In the days when my life was soft to the touch—
and the best of a man’s life is what is gentle—
حَتّىuntil عَداناassailed us كاشِحٌa spiteful enemy شامِتٌgloating
حَتّى عَدانا كاشِحٌ شامِتٌ
يَجعَلُmakes نارَthe fire الحُبِّof love نِيراناmany fires
يَجعَلُ نارَ الحُبِّ نِيرانا
until a spiteful, gloating enemy assailed us,
turning love’s fire into many fires;
وَصَرفُand the turns دَهرٍof time لَمnot أَخَفI feared صَرفَهُits turns
وَصَرفُ دَهرٍ لَم أَخَف صَرفَهُ
وَصَرفُand the turns هذاthis الدَهرِage أَبلاناwore us down
وَصَرفُ هذا الدَهرِ أَبلانا
and the turns of time, whose turns I had not feared;
and the turns of this age have worn us down.
لاdo not تَحسَبيsuppose ياO لَيلَLayl إِنif بِنتُمُyou all departed
لا تَحسَبي يا لَيلَ إِن بِنتُمُ
مِنّاfrom us بِأَنَّthat البُعدَdistance أَنساناmade us forget
مِنّا بِأَنَّ البُعدَ أَنسانا
Do not think, O Layl, if you have parted
from us, that distance has made us forget
مِنكِfrom you أَياديkindnesses كُنتِyou had أَسدَيتِهاyou bestowed them
مِنكِ أَيادي كُنتِ أَسدَيتِها
إِلَيَّupon me فيماamid what نابَbefell أَزماناat various times
إِلَيَّ فيما نابَ أَزمانا
your kindnesses, which you once bestowed
upon me when troubles befell at various times.
ياO لَيلَLayl إِنّيindeed I قائِلٌam speaking فَاِسمعيso listen
يا لَيلَ إِنّي قائِلٌ فَاِسمعي
وَحالِفٌand swearing بِاللَهِby God أَيماناoaths
وَحالِفٌ بِاللَهِ أَيمانا
O Layl, I am speaking, so listen,
and swearing oaths by God,
رَبِّLord المُهلِّينَthose chanting the pilgrim call إِلىtoward بَيتِهِHis House
رَبِّ المُهلِّينَ إِلى بَيتِهِ
بِالحَجِّon pilgrimage مُشّاءًon foot وَرُكباناand mounted
بِالحَجِّ مُشّاءً وَرُكبانا
Lord of those who chant the pilgrim call toward His House,
on pilgrimage, on foot and mounted:
ماnot زالَhas ceased قَلبيmy heart مُنذُsince لَمnot أَلقَكُمI met you all
ما زالَ قَلبي مُنذُ لَم أَلقَكُم
مُتَّخِذاًmaking ذِكرَكُمُremembrance of you all شاناa concern
مُتَّخِذاً ذِكرَكُمُ شانا
My heart, since I ceased to see you, has kept
making remembrance of you its concern.
Sol 6.1