ياO مريضاًsick one قدindeed أمرَضَmade ill الthe (article fragment)
يا مريضاً قد أمرَضَ ال
حُسنَbeauty والظَّرفَand charm والوفاand fidelity
حُسنَ والظَّرفَ والوفا
O sick one, who has sickened
O you who has fallen ill, the beauty, grace, and loyalty
beauty, charm, and fidelity.
My leaving was no abandonment or disdain
لمnot يكنwas تركيmy forgoing العياthe sick-visit (word beginning)
لم يكن تركي العيا
دَةَ(completes “sick-visit”) هجراًabandonment ولاnor جفاcoldness
دَةَ هجراً ولا جفا
My not visiting you
I could not bear to see you, O the finest of people, in distress
was neither abandonment nor coldness.
How could I encounter you after my heart was filled with fear?
لمnot أُطِقI could bear أنto أراكsee you ياO
لم أُطِق أن أراك يا
أحسنَmost beautiful الناسِof people مُدنَفاgravely ill
أحسنَ الناسِ مُدنَفا
I could not bear to see you, O
Long has my fear for you lasted, but praise God it has passed
fairest of people, gravely ill.
The full moon, my lord, suffers no eclipse that lingers
كيفhow ألقاكَmeet you بعدafter ماthat
كيف ألقاكَ بعد ما
كانhad قلبيmy heart تخوَّفاgrown afraid
كان قلبي تخوَّفا
How could I meet you, after
I wish that my soul's demise would bring about your remedy
my heart had grown so fearful?
Fear no change, for beauty bears no blemish
طالlasted long خوفيmy fear عليكfor you فالso the (article fragment)
طال خوفي عليك فال
حمدpraise لِلّهِto God إذsince كفىprovided protection
حمد لِلّهِ إذ كفى
Long did I fear for you; so
praise be to God, who has spared you.
ماwhat علىto البدرthe full moon سيِّديmy lord
ما على البدر سيِّدي
منfrom كسوفٍan eclipse تَطوَّفاpassed over
من كسوفٍ تَطوَّفا
What harm is there to the full moon, my lord,
from an eclipse that has passed over it?
وبودّيand my wish is لوif only اَنَّthat فيin
وبودّي لو اَنَّ في
حتفdeath روحيmy soul لكfor you الشِّفاthe healing
حتف روحي لك الشِّفا
And I wish that in
my soul’s death there were healing for you.
لاdo not تخفfear منof تَغَيُّرٍa change
لا تخف من تَغَيُّرٍ
ليسthere is no بالحسنin beauty منany خفاconcealment
ليس بالحسن من خفا
Do not fear any change:
beauty is not obscured.
Partial English translation: 8 of 16 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1