وتطربُand you rejoice
وتطربُ
وتتركand you leave منone who يهواكloves you يبلىwastes away ويعطبُand perishes
وتترك من يهواك يبلى ويعطبُ
And you rejoice,
You are joyful
and leave one who loves you to waste away and perish.
And leave the one who loves you worn out and broken
لهhe has مقلةan eye مذsince غبتَyou departed لمhas not تطعمtasted الكرىsleep
له مقلة مذ غبتَ لم تطعم الكرى
وقلبٌand a heart علىupon جمرembers الغَضىghada wood يتقلَّبُtosses and turns
وقلبٌ على جمر الغَضى يتقلَّبُ
He has an eye that, since you departed, has tasted no sleep,
Since you've been gone, sorrow is his only food
and a heart that tosses upon embers of ghada wood.
And his heart tosses and turns on the embers of sadness
سقانيmade me drink الهوىlove سمَّthe poison الفراقseparation فدوانيso heal me
سقاني الهوى سمَّ الفراق فدواني
فعندكfor with you ترياقthe antidote الوصالreunion مجربُproven
فعندك ترياق الوصال مجربُ
Love made me drink the poison of separation—so heal me,
The pain of separation has poisoned me with love
for you possess the proven antidote of reunion.
But being with you is the healing antidote I know
طرحتَyou scattered لقلبيfor my heart قُرطُمَsafflower seeds الأنسcompanionship والمنىand hopes
طرحتَ لقلبي قُرطُمَ الأنس والمنى
فأصبحso it became فيin فَخِّthe snare الهوىlove يتضرَّبُthrashes about
فأصبح في فَخِّ الهوى يتضرَّبُ
You scattered for my heart the safflower seeds of companionship and hope,
You've thrown my heart into confusion and longing
so it came to thrash in the snare of love.
So now in the snare of love it flutters and flaps
تقطعتwere severed الأسبابُthe means بيfor me فيin هواكمُlove for you
تقطعت الأسبابُ بي في هواكمُ
فوso, by اللَهِGod ماnot أدريI know بماby what means أتسبَّبُI seek a way
فو اللَهِ ما أدري بما أتسبَّبُ
All avenues have been cut off for me in my love for you;
The paths to you are cut off from me
so, by God, I know not what means to seek.
By God, I know not how to get to you
فلاso do not تسألنّيask me كيفhow حاليَmy condition بعدكمafter your departure
فلا تسألنّي كيف حاليَ بعدكم
فماfor what حالcondition جسمٍa body روحهُits soul عنهfrom it يُحجَبُis kept away
فما حال جسمٍ روحهُ عنه يُحجَبُ
So do not ask me how I fare after your departure:
So do not ask how I've fared without you
for how fares a body whose soul is kept from it?
For how fares a body whose soul is veiled from it?
فمنfor whoever غابvanished عنfrom عينَيهِhis two eyes وجهthe face حبيبهhis beloved
فمن غاب عن عينَيهِ وجه حبيبه
فعنthen from روحهhis soul روحُthe spirit الحياةlife يُغَيَّبُis banished
فعن روحه روحُ الحياة يُغَيَّبُ
For one whose beloved's face has vanished from his sight,
When one is absent from their beloved's face
the spirit of life is then banished from his soul.
The spirit of life itself is stolen from their soul
وماand what حالcondition مَنone who ذاقtasted النعيمbliss وطيبَهand its sweetness
وما حال مَن ذاق النعيم وطيبَه
وأصبحand became منfrom بعدafter النعيمbliss يُعذَّبُis tormented
وأصبح من بعد النعيم يُعذَّبُ
And how fares one who has tasted bliss and its sweetness,
What state is one in who's tasted bliss and sweetness
and now, after bliss, suffers torment?
Only to then be tormented when bliss is gone?
سرورُthe joy الهوىlove أحلىsweeter منthan العيشlife كلِّهall of it
سرورُ الهوى أحلى من العيش كلِّه
وكربُand the anguish النوىseparation منthan غصَّةthe choking pang الموتdeath أكربُmore grievous
وكربُ النوى من غصَّة الموت أكربُ
The joy of love is sweeter than all of life,
Love's joy is sweeter than life itself
and separation's anguish is more grievous than death's choking pang.
While the anguish of passion is worse than death's agony
دُفِعتُI was thrust إلىinto التنغيصbitterness منfrom بعدafter لذةٍpleasure
دُفِعتُ إلى التنغيص من بعد لذةٍ
وأُبعدتُand I was kept away عماfrom what كنتI was منهto it أُقرَّبُI was brought near
وأُبعدتُ عما كنت منه أُقرَّبُ
I was thrust into bitterness after pleasure,
I'm driven to misery after tasting delight
and kept far from what I was once brought close to.
And pushed far from what I was once so near
لقدindeed كنتI was فيin رَوحcomfort الجنانparadise منعَّماًblessed with bliss
لقد كنت في رَوح الجنان منعَّماً
فأصبحتُso I became فيin نارٍa fire عَلَيَّupon me تَلَهَّبُblazes
فأصبحتُ في نارٍ عَلَيَّ تَلَهَّبُ
Indeed, I once enjoyed bliss in the comfort of paradise,
I dwelt in the spirit of paradise in bliss
but now I am in a fire that blazes upon me.
But now I'm in a fire that rages over me
وأصعبand the hardest شيءٍthing شقوةٌmisery بعدafter نعمةٍgood fortune
وأصعب شيءٍ شقوةٌ بعد نعمةٍ
أجَلyes والقلىand hatred بعدafter التلطفtenderness أصعبُharder
أجَل والقلى بعد التلطف أصعبُ
And the hardest thing is misery after good fortune;
Most bitter is anguish after joy
yes, and hatred after tenderness is harder.
Yes, burning after tenderness is most severe
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle دعوتُI called upon الصبرَpatience لبّانيَanswered me الهوىlove
إذا ما دعوتُ الصبرَ لبّانيَ الهوى
فشوقيfor my longing مكينٌfirmly established واصطباريand my endurance مذبذبwavering
فشوقي مكينٌ واصطباري مذبذب
Whenever I call upon patience, love answers me;
When I summon patience, passion weakens it
for my longing is firmly rooted, while my endurance wavers.
My longing holds fast while my patience wavers
إذاwhen اعتلجاthe two contended فيin القلبthe heart شوقٌlonging مبرِّحٌagonizing
إذا اعتلجا في القلب شوقٌ مبرِّحٌ
وصبرٌand patience فانthen indeed الشوقlonging لاno شكَّdoubt أغلبُstronger
وصبرٌ فان الشوق لا شكَّ أغلبُ
When two contend within the heart—agonizing longing
When longing and patience both grip the heart
and patience—then longing is without doubt the stronger.
There is no doubt that longing will prevail
سقىmay water اللَهGod ليلاًa night كنتُI was فيهduring it أزورُكمI visit you
سقى اللَه ليلاً كنتُ فيه أزورُكم
وأخرجand I depart عنكمfrom you خائفاًafraid أترقَّبُI keep watch
وأخرج عنكم خائفاً أترقَّبُ
May God send rain upon a night when I used to visit you,
One night I visited you, and left you fearful
and depart from you in fear, keeping watch.
Watching, alert to any disapproval
هناكthere سرورjoy أنتyou فيهin it مُؤمَّرٌappointed commander
هناك سرور أنت فيه مُؤمَّرٌ
وحولكand around you منfrom جيشthe army اللذاذةdelight موكبُa procession
وحولك من جيش اللذاذة موكبُ
There is joy, with you appointed its commander,
There was joy with you as the honored one
and around you a procession from the army of delight.
While around you marched the parade of pleasures
فإنfor if كنتَyou were قدalready أقصيتنيyou cast me away ونسيتنيand forgot me
فإن كنتَ قد أقصيتني ونسيتني
فأنتthen you إلىto قلبيmy heart منthan القربnearness أقربُnearer
فأنت إلى قلبي من القرب أقربُ
For if you have cast me away and forgotten me,
If you've shunned me and forgotten me
you are yet nearer to my heart than nearness itself.
In my heart you're closer than closeness
فلاthen may ... not كانتbe الدنياthe world إذاif كانis عيشهاits life
فلا كانت الدنيا إذا كان عيشها
ولذتهاand its pleasure كالثوبlike a garment يبلىwears out ويُسلَبُand is stripped away
ولذتها كالثوب يبلى ويُسلَبُ
Then let the world be no more, if its life
For what is worldly life if living it
and its pleasure are like a garment that wears out and is stripped away.
And tasting delight is but a cloak soon taken?
Sol 6.1