ياO جَنةparadise تَرَكَتleft قُلوبhearts ذَويthose possessed of الهَوىpassionate love
يا جَنة تَرَكَت قُلوب ذَوي الهَوى
أَسَفاًin grief تَقلبtossing about بَعدَهاafter her departure فيin نارfire
أَسَفاً تَقلب بَعدَها في نار
O paradise, you left lovers’ hearts
writhing in fire with grief after your passing.
ماnot كُنتI was أَحسَبthinking قَبلbefore دفنكyour burial فيin الثَرىthe earth
ما كُنت أَحسَب قَبل دفنك في الثَرى
إِنthat اللحودthe graves مَنازلdwelling places الأَقمارthe moons
إِن اللحود مَنازل الأَقمار
Before your burial in the earth, I never thought
that graves were dwelling places for moons.
لَهفيmy anguish! لِنورfor a light قَدindeed جنتهُplucked it يَدthe hand of الرَدىdeath
لَهفي لِنور قَد جنتهُ يَد الرَدى
مِنfrom وَجنَتيكyour two cheeks وَطَرفكand your gaze السحارbewitching
مِن وَجنَتيك وَطَرفك السحار
Alas for a light the hand of death has plucked
from your cheeks and your bewitching gaze,
وَلِماءand for the water of حُسنbeauty غَيضwas drained away قَسراًby force بَعدafter ماthat
وَلِماء حُسن غَيض قَسراً بَعد ما
قَدindeed كانَhad been مِنكَof you بِكُلthrough every عُضوlimb جاريflowing
قَد كانَ مِنكَ بِكُل عُضو جاري
and for beauty’s water, forcibly drained away after
it had flowed through every limb of yours.
لَيتَwould that أَفتَدتكhad ransomed you عُيونِناour eyes وَقُلوبِناand our hearts
لَيتَ أَفتَدتك عُيونِنا وَقُلوبِنا
وَغَدَتand had become مَكانin place of التُربthe earth وَالأَحجارand the stones
وَغَدَت مَكان التُرب وَالأَحجار
Would that our eyes and our hearts had ransomed you
and taken the place of the earth and stones.
Sol 6.1