أَماIs there not فيin جلّقٍJilliq خلّa close friend صَديقloyal
أَما في جلّقٍ خلّ صَديق
يُنبههُrouses him الودادaffection فَيَستَفيقso he awakens
يُنبههُ الوداد فَيَستَفيق
Is there no loyal friend in Jilliq,
In the stillness of night a friend wakes
whom affection rouses, so he awakens,
Stirred by affection, now awake
يُسائلhe inquires عَنabout فَتىa young man بِالرومin Rum أَضحىhas become
يُسائل عَن فَتى بِالروم أَضحى
أَسيراًa captive دَمعtears عَينيهِof his two eyes طَليقfree
أَسيراً دَمع عَينيهِ طَليق
to ask after a young man in Rum who has become
Asking of a boy in Rome made
a captive, while the tears of his eyes run free?
A captive, tears flow free
إِذابَmelted البينseparation مُهجَتَهُhis heart صُروفاًvicissitudes
إِذابَ البين مُهجَتَهُ صُروفاً
وَحملهُand burdened him الهَوىlove ماwhat لاnot يُطيقhe can bear
وَحملهُ الهَوى ما لا يُطيق
Separation has melted his heart with its vicissitudes,
Separation has saddened his heart
and love has burdened him with what he cannot bear.
And passion burdens him beyond endurance
وَحيداًalone ماno لِوحدَتِهِfor his solitude أَنيسa companion
وَحيداً ما لِوحدَتِهِ أَنيس
غَريباًa stranger ماno لِغربَتِهِfor his estrangement شَفيقa compassionate person
غَريباً ما لِغربَتِهِ شَفيق
Alone, with no companion in his solitude,
Alone, with no companion in solitude
a stranger, with none to care for him in his estrangement.
A stranger, with no comforter in exile
إِذاwhen ماever (emphasis) راحَhe sets out يَستَسقيhe asks for rain سَحاباًclouds
إِذا ما راحَ يَستَسقي سَحاباً
أَجابَتهُanswered him رُعودthunderclaps أَوor بُروقflashes of lightning
أَجابَتهُ رُعود أَو بُروق
Whenever he sets out to ask the clouds for rain,
When he calls on clouds for rain
thunderclaps or flashes of lightning answer him.
Thunder and lightning respond
Sol 6.1