وَقالواand they said غَداًtomorrow يَومَthe day of النَوىparting قُلتُI said هدِّدواthreaten
وَقالوا غَداً يَومَ النَوى قُلتُ هدِّدوا
بِذاwith that مَنwhoever يُرىwill be seen حَيّاًalive غَداًtomorrow ياO صِحابِياmy companions
بِذا مَن يُرى حَيّاً غَداً يا صِحابِيا
They said, “Tomorrow is the day of parting.” I said, “Threaten
They said tomorrow is the day of purpose, I said threaten
anyone who will be alive tomorrow with that, my companions.”
With this, whoever sees himself alive tomorrow, O my friends
أَماdo you not تَتَّقونَyou fear اللَهَGod فِيَّconcerning me رُوَيدَكُمbe gentle, you all
أَما تَتَّقونَ اللَهَ فِيَّ رُوَيدَكُم
كَفانِيَis enough for me مِمّاof what توعِدونِيَyou threaten me with ماwhat بِياis in me
كَفانِيَ مِمّا توعِدونِيَ ما بِيا
Will you not fear God in how you treat me? Be gentle;
Don't you fear Allah regarding me, calm yourselves
what ails me is enough, without what you threaten me with.
I've had enough of your threats, away from me
لَئِنif indeed كُنتِyou were ياO لَيلىLayla سَلَوتِyou have forgotten فَإِنَّthen indeed ليI have
لَئِن كُنتِ يا لَيلى سَلَوتِ فَإِنَّ لي
فُؤاداًa heart عَنِof السلوانِforgetting أَصبَحَhas become سالِياforgetful
فُؤاداً عَنِ السلوانِ أَصبَحَ سالِيا
If indeed you, Layla, have forgotten, then I have
If you have found comfort O Layla, then I have
a heart that has forgotten how to forget.
A heart that became accustomed to comfort
وَإِنand if نِمتِyou sleep عَنheedless of لَيليmy night فَإِنّيthen I indeed لَمُقسِمٌsurely swearing
وَإِن نِمتِ عَن لَيلي فَإِنّي لَمُقسِمٌ
بِعَينَيكِby your two eyes أَنّيthat I لاnot أَنامُI sleep اللَيالِياthe nights
بِعَينَيكِ أَنّي لا أَنامُ اللَيالِيا
And if you sleep heedless of my night, I do swear
And if you slept away from my night, then I swear
by your eyes that I do not sleep at night.
By your eyes that I do not sleep nights
صَحاgrew sober كُلُّevery قَلبٍheart غَيرَexcept قَلبيmy heart فَإِنَّهُfor it indeed
صَحا كُلُّ قَلبٍ غَيرَ قَلبي فَإِنَّهُ
مِنَbecause of الوَجدِpassion وَالأَشواقِand longings لَمdid not يَكُbe صاحِياsober
مِنَ الوَجدِ وَالأَشواقِ لَم يَكُ صاحِيا
Every heart has sobered but mine, for it
Awake every heart except mine, for it
has not been sober because of passion and longing.
Is sleepless from passion and longing
كَأَنَّas though الهَوىlove بِالعِشقِthrough passionate love جَرَّدَsent forth مَركَباًa ship
كَأَنَّ الهَوى بِالعِشقِ جَرَّدَ مَركَباً
فَمُذand when جاءَنيit came to me أَلقىdropped بِقَلبيin my heart المَراسِياthe anchors
فَمُذ جاءَني أَلقى بِقَلبي المَراسِيا
It is as though love had, through passion, sent forth a ship,
As if love stripped the ship of love
and when it came to me, it dropped its anchors in my heart.
Since it came to me, it anchored my heart
Sol 6.1