ياO نورَةَdepilatory lime الهَجرِestrangement جَلَوتِyou scoured away الصَفاaffection
يا نورَةَ الهَجرِ جَلَوتِ الصَفا
لَمّاwhen بَدَتappeared ليto me ليفَةُloofah الصَدِّrejection
لَمّا بَدَت لي ليفَةُ الصَدِّ
O depilatory lime of estrangement, you scoured away affection
O light of estrangement, purity of affection,
when the loofah of rejection appeared to me.
When the garment of disconnection appeared to me,
ياO مِئزَرَwaistcloth الأَسقامِailments حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen
يا مِئزَرَ الأَسقامِ حَتّى مَتى
تُنقَعُyou are soaked فيin حَوضٍa basin مِنَof الجَهدِhardship
تُنقَعُ في حَوضٍ مِنَ الجَهدِ
O waistcloth of ailments, how much longer
O dress of sorrows, how long will you
will you be soaked in a basin of hardship?
Be soaked in a basin of effort?
أَوقِدkindle أَتونَthe furnace الوَصلِreunion ليfor me مَرَّةًonce
أَوقِد أَتونَ الوَصلِ لي مَرَّةً
مِنكَfrom you بِزِنبيلٍwith a basket مِنَof الوُدِّaffection
مِنكَ بِزِنبيلٍ مِنَ الوُدِّ
Kindle the furnace of reunion for me once,
Kindle for me once, the fire of union
with a basket of affection from you.
With a basket of affection from you,
فَالبَينُfor separation مُذsince أَوقَدَfired up حَمّامَهُits bathhouse
فَالبَينُ مُذ أَوقَدَ حَمّامَهُ
قَدalready هاجَstirred قَلبيmy heart مَسلَخُthe undressing room الوَجدِlonging
قَد هاجَ قَلبي مَسلَخُ الوَجدِ
For since separation fired up its bathhouse,
For since separation lit its furnace,
the undressing room of longing has stirred my heart.
My heart has been a slaughterhouse of passion.
أَفسَدَspoiled خَطمِيَّmallow wash الصَفاaffection وَالهَوىand love
أَفسَدَ خَطمِيَّ الصَفا وَالهَوى
نُخالَةُbran الناقِضِthe breaker لِلعَهدِof the pledge
نُخالَةُ الناقِضِ لِلعَهدِ
The mallow wash of affection and love has been spoiled
The treachery of the covenant-breaker
by the bran of the pledge-breaker.
Has corrupted my cheek and love and yearning.
Sol 6.1