أَتراهُdo you think he لَمَّاwhen جَارَwas cruel فيin أَخْلاقِهِhis ways
أَتراهُ لَمَّا جَارَ في أَخْلاقِهِ
عَلِمَknew الَّذيwhat يَجْرِيbefalls علىupon مُشْتَاقِهِthe one longing for him
عَلِمَ الَّذي يَجْرِي على مُشْتَاقِهِ
Do you think, when he was cruel in his ways,
Did he know, when he was unfaithful in his ways,
he knew what befalls the one who longs for him?
What would happen to the one longing for him?
ظَبْيٌa gazelle يَزيدُsurpasses عَلىover الظُّبَىsword edges فيin فَتْكِهَاtheir deadliness
ظَبْيٌ يَزيدُ عَلى الظُّبَى في فَتْكِهَا
وَعَلَىand over هِلالِthe crescent الأُفْقِthe horizon فيin إِشْرَاقِهِhis radiance
وَعَلَى هِلالِ الأُفْقِ في إِشْرَاقِهِ
A gazelle who surpasses sword edges in their deadliness,
A gazelle who is more deadly than a lioness
and the crescent on the horizon in his radiance.
And brighter than the crescent moon on the horizon.
كَمْhow many حيّa living person صَبٌّlovesick مُغْرَمٍenthralled فيin حُبِّهِlove for him
كَمْ حيّ صَبٌّ مُغْرَمٍ في حُبِّهِ
وَمُحِبُّهُand his lover قَدْindeed مَاتَdied فيin أَشْوَاقِهِhis longings
وَمُحِبُّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ في أَشْوَاقِهِ
How many a living soul is lovesick, enthralled by love for him,
How many passionate lovers has he enthralled with his love,
while his lover has died of his longing.
Yet he died while his lover was still longing for him.
أَسَرَcaptured القُلوبَthe hearts بِأَسْرِهَاin their entirety فيin حُبِّهِlove for him
أَسَرَ القُلوبَ بِأَسْرِهَا في حُبِّهِ
فَاللَّهُso God يَحْفَظُهُpreserves him عَلىfor عُشَّاقِهِhis lovers
فَاللَّهُ يَحْفَظُهُ عَلى عُشَّاقِهِ
He captured every heart in love for him,
He has captured hearts with his captivation.
so may God preserve him for his lovers.
May God protect him for his lovers.
Sol 6.1