قلtell ليto me بألسِنَةwith the tongues of التَّنَفbreathing (first part)
قل لي بألسِنَة التَّنَف
فُسُbreathing (completion) كيفhow أنتyou وكيفand how حالُكْyour condition
فُسُ كيف أنت وكيف حالُكْ
Tell me, with the tongues of breathing,
how you are and how you fare.
واكتبand write بلحظِكwith your glance فيin فؤاmy heart (first part)
واكتب بلحظِك في فؤا
ديmy heart (completion) ماwhat يترجِمُهexpresses it مقالُكْyour speech
دي ما يترجِمُه مقالُكْ
And write with your glance in my heart
what your words express.
فمنfor, out of المخافةfear لاnot خطاaddressing you (first part)
فمن المخافة لا خطا
بُكَaddressing you (completion) يستطاعis possible ولاnor سؤالُكْasking after you
بُكَ يستطاع ولا سؤالُكْ
For, out of fear, neither speaking to you
nor asking after you is possible.
إنَّindeed الرقيبthe watcher مُنَغِّصٌspoiling
إنَّ الرقيب مُنَغِّصٌ
عيشاًa life يُلذِّذُهmakes it sweet وصالُكْunion with you
عيشاً يُلذِّذُه وصالُكْ
Indeed, the watcher spoils
a life made sweet by union with you.
وعلىand in مساعدةِsupporting الهوىlove
وعلى مساعدةِ الهوى
طالhas lasted long احتماليmy endurance واحتمالُكْand your endurance
طال احتمالي واحتمالُكْ
And in supporting love,
long have I endured, and so have you.
كنbe كيفhowever شئتyou wish وحيثand wherever شئyou wish (first part)
كن كيف شئت وحيث شئ
تَyou wish (completion) فلنfor … will not يفارقنيleave me خيالُكْyour image
تَ فلن يفارقني خيالُكْ
Be as you wish, and wherever you wish,
for your image will never leave me.
ماnot غبتَyou were absent عنّيfrom me لحظةًfor a moment
ما غبتَ عنّي لحظةً
إلاexcept that تمثَّلappeared ليto me مثالُكْyour likeness
إلا تمثَّل لي مثالُكْ
Not for a moment were you absent from me
without your likeness appearing before me.
Sol 6.1