هلwill? عائدٌreturning زمنُthe time of الوِصالِunion المنْقَضيbygone
هل عائدٌ زمنُ الوِصالِ المنْقَضي
أَمor عائدٌvisiting the sick ليto me فيin الصبابةlovesickness ممرضيthe one who sickens me
أَم عائدٌ لي في الصبابة ممرضي
Will the bygone time of union return?
Will the time of passed connection return
Or will the one who sickened me visit me in my lovesickness?
Or will my youthfulness return to me while I'm sick
لاnot أَشتكيI complain إلاّexcept الغرامpassionate love فإنّهُfor it
لا أَشتكي إلاّ الغرام فإنّهُ
بلوىan affliction عليَّupon me منfrom السّماءِheaven بهاwith it قُضيwas decreed
بلوى عليَّ من السّماءِ بها قُضي
I complain of nothing but passionate love, for it is
I do not complain except of passion for it
An affliction decreed for me from heaven.
Is an affliction upon me from the sky, by it I was judged
لاno لاحreproacher حاليmy state فيin الهوىlove مشهورةٌwell known
لا لاح حالي في الهوى مشهورةٌ
حاولتَyou tried تسليتيconsoling me وأَنتَyet you مُحرِّضيthe one who incites me
حاولتَ تسليتي وأَنتَ مُحرِّضي
No, reproacher: my state in love is well known.
My state in love is not shining
You tried to console me, yet you stir my passion.
You tried to comfort me while you spur me
خَفِّضْease up عليكَon yourself فماfor not الملامُreproach بناجعٍof any avail
خَفِّضْ عليكَ فما الملامُ بناجعٍ
فيمنfor one who يقولُsays لكلِّto every لاحٍreproacher خَفِّضِease up
فيمن يقولُ لكلِّ لاحٍ خَفِّضِ
Ease up, for reproach is of no avail
Lower yourself to me, for blame is not in a confidant
To one who tells every reproacher, “Ease up.”
In one who says to every cheek, "Lower yourself"
كانwould have been التعرُّضُapproaching ليme بنصحكَwith your counsel نافعيbeneficial to me
كان التعرُّضُ لي بنصحكَ نافعي
لوif كانَit were يمكنُpossible للسُّلوِّto forget love تعرُّضيmy seeking
لو كانَ يمكنُ للسُّلوِّ تعرُّضي
Your approaching me with counsel would have helped me,
Exposing myself to your advice would have benefited me
If I could have sought release from love.
If it was possible for exposure to comfort me
عرَّضتyou exposed وجديmy passion للسلوِّto forgetting love ومُتْعبٌand exhausting
عرَّضت وجدي للسلوِّ ومُتْعبٌ
كتمانُconcealing سِرّa secret للوُشاةِto tale-bearers معرِّضِlaying itself open
كتمانُ سِرّ للوُشاةِ معرِّضِ
You laid my passion open to forgetting; yet wearying is
I exposed my love to comfort, and I'm tired
Concealing a secret that lays itself open to tale-bearers.
Concealing the secret from the spyers exposes me
أَنفقتُI spent ذُخرَthe reserve of الصّبرِpatience منbecause of كلفيmy infatuation فهلso is there
أَنفقتُ ذُخرَ الصّبرِ من كلفي فهل
منany واهبٍgiver للصّبرِof patience أَوor منany مُقرِضِlender
من واهبٍ للصّبرِ أَو من مُقرِضِ
I have spent my store of patience through my infatuation; is there
I spent the provision of patience from my burden, so is there
A giver of patience, or someone who will lend it?
One who gives patience or one who lends it?
أَيبلُّcan he recover? مضنىًone wasted by love قلبُهُhis heart مُتَهدِّفٌexposed as a target
أَيبلُّ مضنىً قلبُهُ مُتَهدِّفٌ
لسهامِto the arrows of رامٍan archer للّواحظِof glances مُنبضِtwanging the bowstring
لسهامِ رامٍ للّواحظِ مُنبضِ
Can one wasted by love recover, his heart a target
Does he endure severe pain while his heart pounds
For the arrows of an archer who twangs the bow of glances?
To the arrows of an archer aiming at the watcher, withdrawing?
شغفيmy passionate love بأَغيدَfor a graceful youth مُقبلٍturning toward بودادهِwith his affection
شغفي بأَغيدَ مُقبلٍ بودادهِ
لمحبِّهِtoward his lover ويصدُّyet he turns away صدَّthe turning away of المعرِضِone who shuns
لمحبِّهِ ويصدُّ صدَّ المعرِضِ
My passion is for a graceful youth who turns with his affection
My fervor for the embraces of an affectionate lover
Toward his lover, yet turns away like one indifferent.
To his lover, and he wards off the rejection of the rejector
شكوايَmy complaint منof دَلٍّcoyness يزيدُincreases مُحَبَّبٍbeloved
شكوايَ من دَلٍّ يزيدُ مُحَبَّبٍ
وضنايَand my wasting sickness منfrom صدٍّrejection يدومpersists مُبغّضِrepellent
وضنايَ من صدٍّ يدوم مُبغّضِ
My complaint is of ever-growing coyness that is dear to me;
My complaints of a guide who increases the beloved
And my wasting is from ceaseless, repellent rejection.
And my resentment of coldness that persists, hating
ياah حبّذاhow lovely ماءُthe water of العُذيبِal-ʿUdhayb وحبذاand how lovely
يا حبّذا ماءُ العُذيبِ وحبذا
بنظافةwith the purity of الغُزرِabundant waters العِذابِsweet تمضمضيmy rinsing my mouth
بنظافة الغُزرِ العِذابِ تمضمضي
Ah, how lovely the water of al-ʿUdhayb, and how lovely
O excellent is the fresh water and excellent
To rinse my mouth with its pure, abundant, sweet waters!
Is the cleanliness of the pond, rinsing
لهفيmy grief علىfor زمنِthe time of الشّبابِyouth فإنّنيfor I
لهفي على زمنِ الشّبابِ فإنّني
بسوىwith anything other than التأَسُّفِregret عنهin its stead لمnot أَتعوضِI obtain recompense
بسوى التأَسُّفِ عنه لم أَتعوضِ
How I grieve for the time of youth! For I
My anxiety for the time of youth, for I
Have found nothing in its stead but regret.
With nothing but regretting it, did not make up for it
نُقضتْwere broken عهودُthe pledges of الغانياتِbeautiful women وإنّهاand indeed they
نُقضتْ عهودُ الغانياتِ وإنّها
لولاwere it not for انقضاءُthe passing of شبيبتيmy youth لمnot تنقضِlapse
لولا انقضاءُ شبيبتي لم تنقضِ
The pledges of beautiful women were broken; indeed, they
The promises of the singing girls are broken, and that
Would not have lapsed had my youth not passed.
If not for the passing of my youth, it would not have passed
كانwas الصِّباyouth أَضفىthe most ample of الثيابgarments وإنّماand only
كان الصِّبا أَضفى الثياب وإنّما
ذهبتْdeparted نضارةُthe freshness of عيشتيmy life لمّاwhen نُضيit was stripped off
ذهبتْ نضارةُ عيشتي لمّا نُضي
Youth was the most ample of robes; and only
Youth adorned the clothes, but rather
When it was stripped off did the freshness of my life depart.
The freshness of my livelihood went when it passed
ياO حسنَthe beauty of أَيامthe days of الصِّباyouth وكأَنّهاand as though they were
يا حسنَ أَيام الصِّبا وكأَنّها
أَيامُthe days of مولاناour lord الإمامِthe Imam المستضيal-Mustadi
أَيامُ مولانا الإمامِ المستضي
How lovely the days of youth, as though they were
O beautiful days of youth, and it is as if they are
The days of our lord, Imam al-Mustadi.
The days of our Master Imam Al-Mustadhi
ذوpossessed of البهجةِsplendor الزهراءِradiant يشرقُshines forth نورُهاits light
ذو البهجةِ الزهراءِ يشرقُ نورُها
والطلعةِand a mien الغرّاءِresplendent والوجهِand a face الوَضيluminous
والطلعةِ الغرّاءِ والوجهِ الوَضي
Possessed of radiant splendor, whose light shines forth,
Of splendid radiance, its light rises
And a resplendent mien and a luminous face.
And splendid ascension and bright face
قَسَمَapportioned السَعادةَhappiness والشقاوَةَand misery رَبُّناour Lord
قَسَمَ السَعادةَ والشقاوَةَ رَبُّنا
فيamong الخلقِhumankind بينَbetween مُحبِّهِone who loves him والمبغضِand the hater
في الخلقِ بينَ مُحبِّهِ والمبغضِ
Our Lord has apportioned happiness and misery
Our Lord divided happiness and misery
Among humankind, between those who love him and those who hate him.
Among the creation, between his lover and hater
أَضفىspread widely ظلالَthe shades of العَدْلjustice بعدَafter تقلُّصٍcontraction
أَضفى ظلالَ العَدْل بعدَ تقلُّصٍ
وبَنَىand built أَساسَthe foundation of العدلِjustice بعدَafter تقوُّضِcollapse
وبَنَى أَساسَ العدلِ بعدَ تقوُّضِ
He spread justice’s shade after it had receded,
He cloaked the shades of justice after diminishing
And rebuilt justice’s foundation after its collapse.
And built the foundation of justice after crumbling
فضلَsurpassed الخلائفَthe caliphs والخلائقَand all creation بالتُّقىin piety
فضلَ الخلائفَ والخلائقَ بالتُّقى
والفضلِand excellence والإفضالِand generosity والخلقِand character الرَّضيcommendable
والفضلِ والإفضالِ والخلقِ الرَّضي
He surpassed the caliphs and all creation in piety,
He gave virtue over the caliphs and the creation through piety
And in excellence, generosity, and commendable character.
And grace, favor, and pleasant manners
فانْعَمْso live in bliss أَميرَCommander of المؤمنينَthe Faithful بدولةٍwith a reign
فانْعَمْ أَميرَ المؤمنينَ بدولةٍ
ماnot تنتهيends وسعادةٍand happiness ماnot تنقضيpasses away
ما تنتهي وسعادةٍ ما تنقضي
So live in bliss, Commander of the Faithful, with a reign
So he favored, O Commander of the Faithful, with a state
That never ends, and happiness that never passes.
That does not end and happiness that does not pass
Sol 6.1