الدَّمعtears يشهدbear witness أنّيthat I
الدَّمع يشهد أنّي
لَقانعٌindeed content بسلامِكْwith your greeting
لَقانعٌ بسلامِكْ
Tears bear witness that I
am indeed content with your greeting.
حُجبتَyou were kept hidden عَنِّيَfrom me حتىuntil
حُجبتَ عَنِّيَ حتى
مُنعتI was denied طِيبَthe sweetness of كلامِكْyour speech
مُنعت طِيبَ كلامِكْ
You were kept hidden from me, until
I was denied the sweetness of your speech.
فهلso, is there عليكupon you جناحٌblame
فهل عليك جناحٌ
إنif زُرتَنيyou visited me فيin مَنامِكْyour dream
إن زُرتَني في مَنامِكْ
So would there be any blame on you
if you visited me in your dream?
ياO خيرَbest مولىًmaster لعبدٍto a slave
يا خيرَ مولىً لعبدٍ
رفقاًbe gentle بقلبwith the heart of غلامِكْyour boy
رفقاً بقلب غلامِكْ
O best of masters to a slave,
be gentle with your boy's heart.
أشكوI complain الىto اللّهِGod ربّيmy Lord
أشكو الى اللّهِ ربّي
دمعاًtears جرىflowed منfrom غرامِكْlove for you
دمعاً جرى من غرامِكْ
I complain to God, my Lord,
of tears that flowed for love of you.
أطفىquench حرارةthe heat of شوقيmy longing
أطفى حرارة شوقي
وُقِيتَmay you be spared شَرَّthe evil of حِمامِكْyour death
وُقِيتَ شَرَّ حِمامِكْ
Quench the heat of my longing—
may you be spared the evil of your death.
Sol 6.1