مُتِّعاthey both were granted enjoyment بِاللِقاءِthrough meeting عِندَat الفِراقِparting
مُتِّعا بِاللِقاءِ عِندَ الفِراقِ
مُستَجيرينَboth seeking refuge بِالبُكاin weeping وَالعِناقِand embraces
مُستَجيرينَ بِالبُكا وَالعِناقِ
They were granted the joy of meeting at parting,
seeking refuge in weeping and embraces.
كَمhow often أَسَرّاthey both kept secret هَواهُماtheir love حَذرَfor fear of البَيseparation (first fragment)
كَم أَسَرّا هَواهُما حَذرَ البَي
نِcompletion of 'separation' وَكَمand how often كاتَماthey both concealed غَليلَthe burning thirst اِشتِياقِof longing
نِ وَكَم كاتَما غَليلَ اِشتِياقِ
How often they hid their love for fear of separation,
and how often they concealed the burning thirst of longing.
فَأَطَلَّthen loomed الفِراقparting فَإِجتَمَعاso they both met فيin
فَأَطَلَّ الفِراق فَإِجتَمَعا في
هِit فِراقٌa parting أَتاهُماcame to them both بِاِتِّفاقِby chance
هِ فِراقٌ أَتاهُما بِاِتِّفاقِ
Then parting loomed, and in it they met—
a parting that came upon them by chance.
كَيفَhow أَدعواI pray عَلىagainst الفِراقِparting بِبَينٍwith separation
كَيفَ أَدعوا عَلى الفِراقِ بِبَينٍ
وَغَداةَand on the morning of الفِراقِparting كانَoccurred التَلاقيthe meeting
وَغَداةَ الفِراقِ كانَ التَلاقي
How can I pray for parting itself to depart,
when their meeting came on the morning of parting?
Sol 6.1