أَمّاIndeed وَفُؤادٍby a heart بِالغَرامِby passion قَريحِwounded
أَمّا وَفُؤادٍ بِالغَرامِ قَريحِ
وَدَمعٍand by tears بِأَنواعِby the kinds of الهُمومِsorrows سَريحِfreely flowing
وَدَمعٍ بِأَنواعِ الهُمومِ سَريحِ
Indeed, by a heart wounded by passion,
and by tears flowing freely from every kind of sorrow,
لَقَدindeed غَرَّتِhas deceived الدُنياthe world بَنيهاits sons بِمَذقِهاwith its adulterated affection
لَقَد غَرَّتِ الدُنيا بَنيها بِمَذقِها
وَإِنand even though سَمَحواthey gave freely مِنof وُدِّهاlove for it بِصَريحِwith what is pure
وَإِن سَمَحوا مِن وُدِّها بِصَريحِ
the world has indeed deceived its sons with its adulterated love,
though they freely offered it unalloyed affection.
أَلَيلىO Layla وَكُلٌّand everyone أَصبَحَhas become اِبنَIbn (son of) مُلَوَّحٍMulawwah
أَلَيلى وَكُلٌّ أَصبَحَ اِبنَ مُلَوَّحٍ
وَلُبنىand Lubna وَماand there is none فيناamong us سِوىexcept ابنِIbn (son of) ذَريحِDharih
وَلُبنى وَما فينا سِوى ابنِ ذَريحِ
O Layla—everyone has become an Ibn Mulawwah—
and Lubna—none among us is other than an Ibn Dharih.
وَفيand at كُلِّevery حينٍmoment يونُسُperceive القَومُthe people آيَةٌa sign
وَفي كُلِّ حينٍ يونُسُ القَومُ آيَةٌ
بِشَخصٍin a person قَتيلٍslain أَوor بِشَخصٍin a person جَريحِwounded
بِشَخصٍ قَتيلٍ أَو بِشَخصٍ جَريحِ
And at every moment the people perceive a sign
in someone slain or someone wounded.
وَلَمand has not يَطَّرِحكِcast you aside المَرءُa person عَنهُfrom himself لِعِبرَةٍbecause of a warning
وَلَم يَطَّرِحكِ المَرءُ عَنهُ لِعِبرَةٍ
يَراهاhe sees it بِمَرفوتِin one with shattered العِظامِbones طَريحِlying fallen
يَراها بِمَرفوتِ العِظامِ طَريحِ
Yet man has not cast you aside because of a warning
he sees in one lying fallen, his bones shattered.
وَلَيسَand there is no لَناfor us فيin مُدَّةِthe span of العَيشِlife راحَةٌrest
وَلَيسَ لَنا في مُدَّةِ العَيشِ راحَةٌ
فَكَيفَso how بِمَوتٍwith a death مَنfrom أَذاكَyour harm مُريحِbringing relief
فَكَيفَ بِمَوتٍ مَن أَذاكَ مُريحِ
We have no rest throughout the span of life;
then what of a death that brings relief from your harm?
وَتَعقُدُand ties سَلوانَforgetfulness الفَتىthe young man عَنكَof you نَفسُهُhis own soul
وَتَعقُدُ سَلوانَ الفَتى عَنكَ نَفسُهُ
بِأَذيالِto the trailing hems of بَرقٍlightning أَوor دَوائِبِrestless currents of ريحِwind
بِأَذيالِ بَرقٍ أَو دَوائِبِ ريحِ
And the young man's soul ties his forgetting of you
to lightning's hems or the restless currents of wind.
وَماand did not زالَcease فيin بَلواكِyour trials مُذsince يَومَthe day of وَضعَهُhis placement
وَما زالَ في بَلواكِ مُذ يَومَ وَضعَهُ
عَلَيكِupon you إِلىuntil أَنthat عادَhe became رَهنَa captive of ضَريحِa tomb
عَلَيكِ إِلى أَن عادَ رَهنَ ضَريحِ
He remained amid your trials from the day he was placed
upon you until he became a tomb's captive.
طَلَبتُI sought شَفاءًhealing مِنكِfrom you وَاِهتَجتُand I grew agitated سائِلاًasking
طَلَبتُ شَفاءً مِنكِ وَاِهتَجتُ سائِلاً
بِذاكَfor that أَباAbu (father of) سَلمانَSalman وَاِبنَand Ibn (son of) بُرَيحِBurayh
بِذاكَ أَبا سَلمانَ وَاِبنَ بُرَيحِ
I sought healing from you and grew agitated, asking
Abu Salman and Ibn Burayh for it.
Sol 6.1