ياAh! حَبَّذاhow welcome خبرُnews الصَديthe friend (word continues)
يا حَبَّذا خبرُ الصَدي
قِcompletes 'the friend' مُحدّثاًtelling عَنof جَمعِreuniting شَمليmy scattered company
قِ مُحدّثاً عَن جَمعِ شَملي
Ah, how welcome the news of the friend,
telling of my reunion!
وَنَسيمُهُand his breeze وَكِتابُهُand his letter
وَنَسيمُهُ وَكِتابُهُ
وَالفِكرُand the thought مِنهُfrom him حينَwhen يُمليhe dictates
وَالفِكرُ مِنهُ حينَ يُملي
And his breeze, and his letter,
and his thought as he dictates;
وَبَنانُهُand his fingertips وَبَيانُهُand his eloquence
وَبَنانُهُ وَبَيانُهُ
وَالعُذرُand the excuse مِنهُfrom him حينَwhen يُبليhe sets forth his excuse
وَالعُذرُ مِنهُ حينَ يُبلي
and his fingertips, and his eloquence,
and his excuse when he sets it forth.
يَشكوhe laments تَباريحَthe torments الفِراقِof separation
يَشكو تَباريحَ الفِراقِ
بِغلَّةٍwith burning anguish فيin الصَدرِthe breast تَغليit boils
بِغلَّةٍ في الصَدرِ تَغلي
He laments the torments of separation,
with burning anguish boiling in his breast.
وَيطيلُand he prolongs وَصفَthe description نِزاعِهِof his yearning
وَيطيلُ وَصفَ نِزاعِهِ
فَيَزيدُthus he increases فيin شَوقيmy longing وَخبليand my madness
فَيَزيدُ في شَوقي وَخبلي
And he dwells on describing his yearning,
thus increasing my longing and my madness.
كَمhow many ليI have عَلىin support of ماwhat قَدindeed حَكىhe recounted
كَم لي عَلى ما قَد حَكى
مِنof شاهِدٍa witness فيin القَلبِthe heart عَدلِupright
مِن شاهِدٍ في القَلبِ عَدلِ
For what he has recounted, I have many
an upright witness within my heart!
سَمَحَgranted الزَمانُTime بِقُربِهِcloseness to him
سَمَحَ الزَمانُ بِقُربِهِ
مِنfrom بَعدِafter تَسويفٍdeferral وَمَطلِand delay
مِن بَعدِ تَسويفٍ وَمَطلِ
Time granted me closeness to him,
after deferral and delay.
فَغَفَرتُso I forgave سَالِفَthe former مَنعِهِits withholding
فَغَفَرتُ سَالِفَ مَنعِهِ
لَمّاwhen تَعقَّبهit followed that بِبَذلِwith giving
لَمّا تَعقَّبه بِبَذلِ
So I forgave its former withholding,
when it followed that with giving.
وَعَزمتُand I adjured مُجتَهِداًearnestly عَلَيهِupon it
وَعَزمتُ مُجتَهِداً عَلَيهِ
لاnot يُروّعُناit frightens us بِفَصلِwith separation
لا يُروّعُنا بِفَصلِ
And earnestly I adjured it
not to frighten us with separation.
Sol 6.1