بكَاؤُكَyour weeping فيin التَّغنيsinging هَاجَstirred منيfrom within me
بكَاؤُكَ في التَّغني هَاجَ مني
غَرَاماًa passion لاَnot يُهَيِّجُهُarouses it التَّغنيsinging
غَرَاماً لاَ يُهَيِّجُهُ التَّغني
Your weeping in song stirred within me
Your weeping in song stirred in me
a passion that singing does not arouse.
A passion not stirred by song
تُمَنَّيتُI wished التَزَامَكَembracing you ماحَيِيناas long as we live
تُمَنَّيتُ التَزَامَكَ ماحَيِينا
فَلَيتَso, if only القَصدَthe goal يُدرَكُis attained بِالتَّمنيby wishing
فَلَيتَ القَصدَ يُدرَكُ بِالتَّمني
I wished to embrace you for as long as we live;
I wished for your commitment, awakening
if only the goal could be attained by wishing!
If only hopes were attained by wishing
جَعلتُكَI made you دُونَbefore ماwhat أخشَىI fear مِجَنًّاa shield
جَعلتُكَ دُونَ ما أخشَى مِجَنًّا
منَfrom الكدَرَاتِtroubles يَالَكَwhat a ... you are! مِنof a مِجَنِّshield
منَ الكدَرَاتِ يَالَكَ مِن مِجَنِّ
I made you a shield between me and what I fear,
I made you, beyond what I fear, a refuge
against troubles—what a shield you are!
From sorrows, be yours from sorrows
ومَهمَاand whenever جِئتنيyou came to me أفرَحُI rejoice وِإنيand indeed I
ومَهمَا جِئتني أفرَحُ وِإني
لأكثِرُI certainly do much فيin التَّرَحُّبِwelcoming والتَّانيand taking one's time
لأكثِرُ في التَّرَحُّبِ والتَّاني
And whenever you come to me, I rejoice, and indeed I
Whatever comes to me, I rejoice, and
am lavish in welcome and unhurried attention.
I am most welcoming and gentle
وشَادٍand a singer لَمnot يُكنكَwas you إذاwhen أتَانيhe came to me
وشَادٍ لَم يُكنكَ إذا أتَاني
أُقُولI say لُهُto him إِليكaway with you! إلِيكَaway with you! عنيfrom me
أُقُول لُهُ إِليك إلِيكَ عني
And when a singer other than you comes to me,
And whoever was not you, when he came to me
I tell him: Away with you! Away from me!
I would say to him, “To you, to you, away from me!”
ألاَlisten! قُلsay لِلوَلىِّto al-Wali عَلَوتَyou have risen جَاهاًin standing
ألاَ قُل لِلوَلىِّ عَلَوتَ جَاهاً
وعِزاًّand in honor فيamong المُزايِلِthe one who departs والمُبنيand the one who settles
وعِزاًّ في المُزايِلِ والمُبني
Listen, tell al-Wali: you have risen in standing
Come, say to the beloved, you are supreme
and honor among those who depart and those who settle.
In glory, in excelling and building
بِكَwith you الفُتَيانِthe young men قَدهَاindeed; beginning of 'became lovestruck' مُواcompletion of 'they became lovestruck' وهَمَّتand yearned
بِكَ الفُتَيانِ قَدهَا مُوا وهَمَّت
بِكَfor you الفُتَيَاتُthe young women منof إنسٍhumankind وجِنِّand jinn
بِكَ الفُتَيَاتُ من إنسٍ وجِنِّ
The young men have indeed fallen in love with you, and yearning
Through you the youths, their resolve is weakened
for you are the young women, human and jinn.
Through you, the maidens of mankind and jinn
Sol 6.1