بمثوىat the abode of مسقطMuscat طالgrew long الثواءthe stay
بمثوى مسقط طال الثواء
وملتand grew weary of صحبتيmy companions فيهاin it النواءhostility
وملت صحبتي فيها النواء
At Muscat's abode, the stay has grown long,
In an abode, my journey lengthened,
and my companions there have wearied of hostility.
And my companionship there jaded.
قصرتI was confined كأننيas though I were فيهاin it أسيرٌa captive
قصرت كأنني فيها أسيرٌ
ولاand no فادٍransomer لديwith me ولاnor فداءransom
ولا فادٍ لدي ولا فداء
I am confined, as though a captive there,
It was as if I was captive,
with neither a ransomer at hand nor ransom.
With no ransom or sacrifice available.
وقدand indeed خافتfeared جفونيmy eyelids النومsleep فيهاin it
وقد خافت جفوني النوم فيها
فليسso there is no كرىslumber ولاnor عنهاaway from it كراءfare
فليس كرى ولا عنها كراء
And my eyelids have feared sleep there,
My eyes feared sleep in it,
so there is no slumber, nor fare to leave it.
It was not pleasant, nor was parting from it agreeable.
أرومI seek بهاin it خفاءconcealment السرthe secret لكنbut
أروم بها خفاء السر لكن
لماbecause of what قاسيتهI endured it برحdeparted الخفاءconcealment
لما قاسيته برح الخفاء
I seek to conceal my secret there, but
I intended to secretly confide in it, but
because of what I have endured, concealment is gone.
When I endured it, confidentiality fled.
نزلتI lodged بهاin it الشتاءwinter وماand did not برحناwe departed
نزلت بها الشتاء وما برحنا
إلىuntil أنthat كادnearly ينسلخpass away الشتاءwinter
إلى أن كاد ينسلخ الشتاء
I lodged there in winter, and we did not leave
Winter descended on it while we did not leave
until winter was nearly over.
Until winter nearly stripped away.
وبئسand wretched is الدارthe dwelling داراًa dwelling ليسthere is not فيهاin it
وبئس الدار داراً ليس فيها
لنازلهاfor its lodger حمىrefuge أوor أصدقاءfriends
لنازلها حمى أو أصدقاء
And wretched is a dwelling where there is no
How wretched a home with no
refuge or friends for its lodger.
Refuge for its lodger or loyal friends.
إلىtoward ليلىLayla الشريفةthe noble حنyearned قلبيmy heart
إلى ليلى الشريفة حن قلبي
وأنىand how ليfor me علىdespite البعدthe distance اللقاءa meeting
وأنى لي على البعد اللقاء
My heart yearned for noble Layla,
My heart yearns for the noble Layla,
but how can I meet her from so far away?
And how can I meet her from this distance?
وإنand if كتبdecrees الإلهGod لناfor us بقاءcontinued life
وإن كتب الإله لنا بقاء
وصلناهاwe shall reach her إذاif كتبis decreed البقاءcontinued life
وصلناها إذا كتب البقاء
And if God decrees continued life for us,
If God has written for us to remain,
we shall reach her, if continued life is decreed.
We will join her, if survival is written.
سألناwe asked اللَهGod توفيقاًsuccess إليهاtoward her
سألنا اللَه توفيقاً إليها
فماfor there is no منfrom دونbeyond قدرتهHis power وقاءprotection
فما من دون قدرته وقاء
We asked God for success in reaching her,
We ask God for success in reaching her,
for there is no protection beyond His power.
For apart from His power there is no protection.
وإنand if دفعis warded off الشقاءmisery فإنthen if وصلناwe arrive
وإن دفع الشقاء فإن وصلنا
بإذنby the permission of اللَهGod زالwill vanish بهاwith her الشقاءmisery
بإذن اللَه زال بها الشقاء
And if misery is warded off, then, if we arrive
And if hardship is averted, and we join her
by God's leave, misery will vanish with her.
By God's will, hardship will disappear through her.
أياO رباهmy Lord إنindeed جواءaching longing for ليلىLayla
أيا رباه إن جواء ليلى
كحبكlike love for You عندناto us نعمhow excellent الجواءthe aching longing
كحبك عندنا نعم الجواء
O my Lord, indeed, the aching longing for Layla,
O Lord, Layla's affection
like love for You, is to us a welcome longing.
Is, to us, most soothing balm.
وداءand the sickness of الشوقlonging زادhas grown بناin us إليهاfor her
وداء الشوق زاد بنا إليها
ومنظرهاand the sight of her لناfor us فهووso it is الدواءthe cure
ومنظرها لنا فهوو الدواء
And the sickness of yearning for her has grown within us,
The malady of yearning for her grows in us
and the sight of her is our cure.
And the sight of her is our remedy.
يبيتspends the night ودادناour love يسريjourneys by night إليهاtoward her
يبيت ودادنا يسري إليها
كماjust as تسريmoves through the night المولولةthe wailing الرحاءmillstone
كما تسري المولولة الرحاء
Our love spends the night journeying toward her,
Our love steals quietly to her
as the wailing millstone moves through the night.
As the gentle night breeze flows.
أياO رباهmy Lord دعوةa plea مستغيثone crying for help
أيا رباه دعوة مستغيث
أجلthe greatest عتادresource نصرتهaiding him الدعاءprayer
أجل عتاد نصرته الدعاء
O my Lord—a plea from one crying for help:
O Lord, the plea of one desperate,
the greatest resource for aiding him is prayer.
Surely, supplication is the aid of his call.
أياO منYou who لاnot يخيبdisappoints ظنthe trust of راجone who hopes
أيا من لا يخيب ظن راج
إليكto You إليكto You قادنيhas led me الرجاءhope
إليك إليك قادني الرجاء
O You who never disappoint a hopeful soul's trust,
O You who never disappoint one hopeful,
to You, to You, hope has led me.
To You, to You has hope led me.
فهبنيso grant me ماwhat أشاءI desire لوصلfor union with ليلىLayla
فهبني ما أشاء لوصل ليلى
فإنكfor You are قادرcapable فيماin whatever تشاءYou will
فإنك قادر فيما تشاء
So grant me what I desire for union with Layla,
So grant me what I wish to join Layla,
for You can do whatever You will.
For You are capable of what You will.
Sol 6.1