قَلْبِيmy heart بِحُبِّwith love for سِوَاكُمُanyone other than you لاَnot يَعْبَثُdallies
قَلْبِي بِحُبِّ سِوَاكُمُ لاَ يَعْبَثُ
وَفَمِيand my mouth بِغَيْرِof anything other than الحُبِّlove لَيْسَdoes not يُحدِّثُspeak
وَفَمِي بِغَيْرِ الحُبِّ لَيْسَ يُحدِّثُ
My heart does not dally with love for anyone but you.
My heart is busy only with love for you
And my mouth speaks of nothing but love.
And my mouth speaks of nothing but this love so true
وَحَياتِكُمْby your life لاnot حُلْتُI turned away عَنْكُمْfrom you فِيin الهَوَىlove
وَحَياتِكُمْ لا حُلْتُ عَنْكُمْ فِي الهَوَى
وَإِذَاand when حَلَفْتُI swear بِحَقكُمْby your due honor لَاnot أَحْنُثُI break my oath
وَإِذَا حَلَفْتُ بِحَقكُمْ لَا أَحْنُثُ
By your life, I have never turned from you in love.
Your life is all I desire, my one and only
And when I swear by the honor due to you, I do not break my oath.
If I swear by your name, my oath I'll never break
يَاO نَازِحينَdistant ones ونَازِلينَand dwelling بِمُهْجَتِيin my heart
يَا نَازِحينَ ونَازِلينَ بِمُهْجَتِي
لِهواكُمُfor love of you سِحْرٌmagic بِقَلْبِيَin my heart يَنْفُثُbreathes
لِهواكُمُ سِحْرٌ بِقَلْبِيَ يَنْفُثُ
O you who are far away, yet dwell in my heart,
Oh you who visit and reside within my love
Love for you has a magic that breathes into my heart.
For you is magic that stirs my heart awake
إِنْif لَمْdo not تَجُودُواgive generously بِالوِصَالِwith union فَعلِّلُواthen console
إِنْ لَمْ تَجُودُوا بِالوِصَالِ فَعلِّلُوا
بِالوَعْدِwith a promise قَلْبِيmy heart ثُمّthen مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter انْكُثُواbreak your promise
بِالوَعْدِ قَلْبِي ثُمّ مِنْ بَعْدِ انْكُثُوا
If you do not grant union, then console
If union you deny, explain at least I pray
My heart with a promise; then afterward break it.
With promise fill my heart, though later you betray
لامَblamed العَذُولُthe reproacher عَلىfor هَواكُمْlove of you جَاهِلاًignorantly
لامَ العَذُولُ عَلى هَواكُمْ جَاهِلاً
ماnot طابَtook pleasure سَمْعِيmy hearing بالَّذيin what يتحدَّثُhe says
ما طابَ سَمْعِي بالَّذي يتحدَّثُ
The reproacher ignorantly blamed me for loving you.
Rebuke not those madly in love with you
My ears found no delight in what he said.
No sound delights my ear but that which you imbue
وَأَعَرْتُهand I lent him أُذْنِيmy ear لِلذَّةِfor the pleasure of ذِكْركُمْmentioning you
وَأَعَرْتُه أُذْنِي لِلذَّةِ ذِكْركُمْ
لاnot لِلّذيfor what بِالصَّدِّabout turning away فِيهِin it يَبْحَثُhe discusses
لا لِلّذي بِالصَّدِّ فِيهِ يَبْحَثُ
And I lent him my ear for the pleasure of hearing you mentioned,
And I turn my ear from all else to your voice
Not for what he discusses there about turning away.
Not searching but to hear what makes my heart rejoice
أَنْتُمْyou أَحِبّائيmy beloveds وَأَنْتُمْand you غَايَتِيmy goal
أَنْتُمْ أَحِبّائي وَأَنْتُمْ غَايَتِي
إِنْif شِئْتُمُyou wish حُثُّواurge onward الرّكَابَthe riding camels أَوِor الْبثواstay
إِنْ شِئْتُمُ حُثُّوا الرّكَابَ أَوِ الْبثوا
You are my beloveds, and you are my goal.
You are my beloved, you are my quest
If you wish, urge the camels onward, or stay.
Urge your steed faster if you wish or rest
Sol 6.1