عَلِقَclung to القَلبُthe heart مَنthe one who أَطالَprolonged عَذابيmy torment
عَلِقَ القَلبُ مَن أَطالَ عَذابي
وَرَواحيand my evening going عَلىamid الجَوىlove’s anguish وَغُدُوّيand my morning going
وَرَواحي عَلى الجَوى وَغُدُوّي
My heart clung to the one who prolonged my torment,
My heart is held captive by he who prolonged my torment
and my evening and morning journeys amid love’s anguish.
And my soul wanders aimlessly by night and day
وَاِفتَرَقناand we parted فيin مَذهَبِthe way of الحُبِّlove شَتّىin different directions
وَاِفتَرَقنا في مَذهَبِ الحُبِّ شَتّى
بَينَbetween تَقصيرِهِhis falling short وَبَينَand between غُلُوّيmy excess
بَينَ تَقصيرِهِ وَبَينَ غُلُوّي
And we went separate ways in our approach to love,
We differed in our ways of loving diversely
between his scant devotion and my excess.
Between his shortcoming and my excess
كانَwas عِنديin my estimation أَنَّthat الحَبيبَthe beloved شَقيقيmy brother
كانَ عِندي أَنَّ الحَبيبَ شَقيقي
فيin التَصافيmutual affection فَكانَyet he proved to be عَينَthe very عَدُوّيmy enemy
في التَصافي فَكانَ عَينَ عَدُوّي
I believed my beloved was my brother
To me he was as a brother, kindred in affection
in mutual affection, yet he proved my very enemy.
Yet to my eyes, he became an enemy
ساءَنيgrieved me مُذsince نَأَيتُI went far away نِسيانُforgetting ذِكريmention of me
ساءَني مُذ نَأَيتُ نِسيانُ ذِكري
فَاِذكُرونيso remember me وَلَوeven if ذُكِرتُI am mentioned بِسَوِّin ill terms
فَاِذكُروني وَلَو ذُكِرتُ بِسَوِّ
Since I went far away, being forgotten has grieved me;
It pained me when he forgot and neglected my memory
so remember me, even if I am spoken ill of.
Remember me, even if recalled with disdain
Sol 6.1