خاطرتُI risked بالنفسwith my life فيin بحرthe sea الهوىlove فعسىso perhaps
خاطرتُ بالنفس في بحر الهوى فعسى
أنيthat I سأُرزَقshall be granted منكfrom you الفوزَsuccess بالظَّفَرِwith triumph
أني سأُرزَق منك الفوزَ بالظَّفَرِ
I risked my life in the sea of love; perhaps
I ventured my soul in the sea of passion, hoping
I shall be granted success and triumph by you.
that I may be granted victory and success from you
وحُسنand the beauty وجهكyour face ياO سُؤليmy desire يبشِّرنيbrings me glad tidings
وحُسن وجهك يا سُؤلي يبشِّرني
بحُسنof the kindness فعلكyour treatment بيtoward me ياO أحسنfairest البَشَرِhumankind
بحُسن فعلك بي يا أحسن البَشَرِ
And the beauty of your face, O my desire, brings me glad tidings
The beauty of your face gives me good tidings
Of your kind treatment of me, O fairest of humankind.
of your good deeds towards me, O best of creations
فانصرso give victory to رجايَmy hope علىover يأسيmy despair فإنهماfor the two of them
فانصر رجايَ على يأسي فإنهما
خصمانtwo adversaries فيin حالتَيthe two roles of باغٍan aggressor ومنتصِرِand one seeking redress
خصمان في حالتَي باغٍ ومنتصِرِ
So give my hope victory over my despair, for they are
So help my hopes defeat my despair, for they
Two adversaries, one an aggressor and the other seeking redress.
are two opponents in my state, attacking and victorious
ماnot جئتُI came أطلبseeking حسنthe beauty الوصلunion مُنتَقِراًby choice
ما جئتُ أطلب حسن الوصل مُنتَقِراً
حتىuntil رأيتُI saw سيوفthe swords الشوقlonging فيin أثَريmy tracks
حتى رأيتُ سيوف الشوق في أثَري
I did not come seeking the beauty of union by choice
I did not come seeking intimacy belittled,
Until I saw the swords of longing at my heels.
until I saw the swords of yearning pursuing me
Sol 6.1