لاmay ... not كانتِbe الدنياthe world وأنتwhile you بعيدُfar away
لا كانتِ الدنيا وأنت بعيدُ
ياO واحداًunique one أناI فيin هواهlove for him وحيدُalone
يا واحداً أنا في هواه وحيدُ
May the world be no more while you are far away.
Even if the world existed without you
O unique one, in whose love I am alone.
Oh beloved, I am alone in my passion for you
ياO مَنthe one who لبستُI donned لهَجرِهbecause of his desertion ثوبَthe robe of الضنىwasting sickness
يا مَن لبستُ لهَجرِه ثوبَ الضنى
وخلعتُand I cast off بردthe mantle of اللهوِmerriment وهوwhile it جديدُnew
وخلعتُ برد اللهوِ وهو جديدُ
O you, for whose desertion I donned the robe of wasting sickness,
Oh you whose estrangement I donned as a cloak of grief
And cast off the mantle of merriment while it was still new,
And removed the garb of frivolity though it was new
وتركتُand I forsook لذّاتِthe pleasures of الوجودِexistence بأسرهاall of them
وتركتُ لذّاتِ الوجودِ بأسرها
حتىuntil استوىbecame alike المعدومُthe nonexistent والموجودُand the existent
حتى استوى المعدومُ والموجودُ
And forsook all the pleasures of existence,
And I abandoned all the pleasures of existence
Until the nonexistent and the existent became alike.
Until the non-existent and the existent became equal
قسَماًI swear بماby what ألقىI suffer عليكon your account منfrom العِدىfoes
قسَماً بما ألقى عليك من العِدى
ومُحِبُّand the lover of وجهِكyour face فيamong الوَرىhumankind محسودُenvied
ومُحِبُّ وجهِك في الوَرى محسودُ
I swear by what I suffer on your account from foes—
I swear by the injustice you inflicted upon me
And the lover of your face is envied among humankind—
And my love for your face envied by all
إنَّindeed المحبَّthe lover كماas علمتَyou know صبابةًardent longing
إنَّ المحبَّ كما علمتَ صبابةً
فالصبرُso patience ينقُصُdwindles والغرامُand passion يزيدُgrows
فالصبرُ ينقُصُ والغرامُ يزيدُ
Indeed, the lover, as you know, is full of longing;
Lovers, as you know, are impassioned
So patience dwindles, and passion grows.
Patience diminishes while desire grows
ولقدand indeed ملأتَyou have filled القلبَthe heart منكof you مهابةًawe
ولقد ملأتَ القلبَ منك مهابةً
فعلّىso over me منكfrom you إذاwhen خلَوتُI am alone شهيدُa witness
فعلّى منك إذا خلَوتُ شهيدُ
And you have indeed filled my heart with awe of you,
You have filled my heart with awe of you
So when I am alone, a witness from you watches over me.
So when alone my thoughts are martyred by you
والحرصand greed مذمومٌcondemned بإجماعby the consensus of الورىhumankind
والحرص مذمومٌ بإجماع الورى
إلّاexcept عليكfor you فإنهfor indeed it is محمودُpraised
إلّا عليك فإنه محمودُ
And greed is condemned by the common consent of humankind,
Greed is condemned by all people
Except when it is for you, for then it is praised.
Except for you, for it is praiseworthy
Sol 6.1