الشوقُlonging أَبرحُmost tormenting ماwhen يكوit is (first part)
الشوقُ أَبرحُ ما يكو
نcompletes 'it is' إذاwhen دناdraws near أَمدُappointed time اللقاءthe meeting
ن إذا دنا أَمدُ اللقاء
Longing is at its most tormenting
Longing does not cease when union draws near,
when the appointed time of meeting draws near.
And days of separation remove the hardship of days of remoteness.
وتزيلُand dispel أَيامُdays التداcloseness (first part)
وتزيلُ أَيامُ التدا
نيcompletes 'closeness' جوْرَinjustice أَيامdays التنائيseparation
ني جوْرَ أَيام التنائي
And the days of closeness dispel
How much anguish is in the heart that is not
the injustice of the days of separation.
A fire whose flame is extinguished!
كمhow much غلّةburning thirst فيin القلبthe heart ليسis not (first part)
كم غلّة في القلب ليس
تfeminine ending of 'is not' نارُهاits fire ذاتَhaving انطفاءextinction
ت نارُها ذاتَ انطفاء
How much burning thirst is in the heart—
And a complaint of passion I express
its fire never to be extinguished!
At the tower of concealment.
وشكايةand a complaint للوجدof yearning يبديreveals
وشكاية للوجد يبدي
هاit (object pronoun) لدىat برجtower الخفاءconcealment
ها لدى برج الخفاء
And a plaint of yearning it reveals
My despair has almost overcome
at the tower of concealment.
My hope when I remember you.
قدindeed كادَnearly يغلبُovercomes عندupon تذremembering (first part)
قد كادَ يغلبُ عند تذ
كاريcompletes 'my remembering' لكمof you يأسيmy despair رجائيmy hope
كاري لكم يأسي رجائي
Nearly prevailing, when I remember
I yearn for you with the longing of the sick
you, is my despair over my hope.
For the restoration of health.
أَشتاقكمI long for you شوقَlonging المريthe sick person (first part)
أَشتاقكم شوقَ المري
ضcompletes 'the sick person' إلىfor معاودةreturn الشّفاءِhealth
ض إلى معاودة الشّفاءِ
I long for you as the sick long
And I love you with the love of souls
for the return of health.
For what you give hope of survival.
وأُحبكمand I love you حبُّlove النُّفوsouls (first part)
وأُحبكم حبُّ النُّفو
سcompletes 'souls' لماfor what تؤمِّلُthey hope for منof بقاءِcontinued life
س لما تؤمِّلُ من بقاءِ
And I love you as souls love
The servant greets and prays
the continued life they hope for.
For the magnificent master of majesty and loftiness.
العبُدthe servant يخدمُserves بالسلاwith greetings of peace (first part)
العبُد يخدمُ بالسلا
مcompletes 'greetings of peace' وبالتحيةand with salutation والدُّعاءِand prayer
م وبالتحية والدُّعاءِ
The servant pays homage with greetings of peace,
and with salutation and prayer,
للسيِّدto the lord الملكthe king المُعظّthe exalted (first part)
للسيِّد الملك المُعظّ
مcompletes 'exalted' ذيpossessor of الجلالةmajesty والعلاءِand eminence
م ذي الجلالة والعلاءِ
to the lord, the exalted king,
possessed of majesty and eminence.
Partial English translation: 14 of 18 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1