أَبالبينِis it because of parting? أَمسىhas come to be أَسفَلَbeneath العَينِthe eye يَلْمَعُglistens
أَبالبينِ أَمسى أَسفَلَ العَينِ يَلْمَعُ
أَمِor الهَجرُestrangement يَخشاهُfears it الفُؤادُthe heart المُرَوِّعُfearsome
أَمِ الهَجرُ يَخشاهُ الفُؤادُ المُرَوِّعُ
Is it parting that has set tears glistening beneath the eye,
or estrangement that the fearsome heart dreads?
فَياso, O سِلمُSilm لاno ودعease عَلىin العَيشِlife دائِمٍlasting
فَيا سِلمُ لا ودع عَلى العَيشِ دائِمٍ
وَلاand no الوَصْلُunion إِلَّاexcept رَيثَماfor as long as يَتَقَطَّعُit breaks apart
وَلا الوَصْلُ إِلَّا رَيثَما يَتَقَطَّعُ
So, O Silm, no ease in life endures,
and union lasts only until it breaks apart.
فَلَوso if only أَنَّthat إِذwhen لَمdid not تَجِنّshe harbored نَصيحَةًsincere goodwill
فَلَو أَنَّ إِذ لَم تَجِنّ نَصيحَةً
أَجَنَّhad hidden الهَوىpassion مِنهاfrom her ضَميرٌa heart وَأَضلُعُand ribs
أَجَنَّ الهَوى مِنها ضَميرٌ وَأَضلُعُ
If only, when she harbored no sincere goodwill,
my heart and ribs had hidden my passion from her.
وَلَوand if only أَنَّهاthat she إِذwhen لَمdid not تَجِدْناfind us بنائِلٍas a giver
وَلَو أَنَّها إِذ لَم تَجِدْنا بنائِلٍ
تعَمّيshe would conceal عَلىfrom الواشيthe talebearer كَماas كُنتُI used to أَصنَعُdo
تعَمّي عَلى الواشي كَما كُنتُ أَصنَعُ
And if only she, when she did not find us generous,
would keep the talebearer in the dark, as I used to do.
أَتاناcame to us رَسولٌa messenger مِنfrom سُلَيْمىSulayma بِأَنَّناwith word that we
أَتانا رَسولٌ مِن سُلَيْمى بِأَنَّنا
غَنيناwe became wealthy وَقَدand indeed يُغنىis enriched المُحِبُّthe lover وَيَنفَعُand is useful
غَنينا وَقَد يُغنى المُحِبُّ وَيَنفَعُ
A messenger came to us from Sulayma, saying that we
had grown wealthy; a lover may indeed be enriched and be of use.
وَبَعضُand some of الغِنىwealth مِمّاof what يَزيدُincreases ذَمامَةًugliness
وَبَعضُ الغِنى مِمّا يَزيدُ ذَمامَةً
وَبَعضُand some of الغِنىwealth مِمّاof what يَزيدُincreases وَيَرفَعُand elevates
وَبَعضُ الغِنى مِمّا يَزيدُ وَيَرفَعُ
And some wealth increases ugliness,
and some wealth brings increase and elevation.
Sol 6.1