سَأَلْتُI asked مَنْthe one whom شَفَّنِيhas wasted me هَواهُlove for him وَمَنْand the one whom
سَأَلْتُ مَنْ شَفَّنِي هَواهُ وَمَنْ
هَاجَرَنيhas deserted me مُذsince هَوِيتُهُI loved him النَّوْمُsleep
هَاجَرَني مُذ هَوِيتُهُ النَّوْمُ
I asked the one whose love has wasted me—
Sleep has deserted me ever since I loved him—
أَأَفْطَرَhave they broken the fast? النَّاسُthe people قالَhe said مُبْتَسِماًsmiling
أَأَفْطَرَ النَّاسُ قالَ مُبْتَسِماً
زِيدَwas added عَلَيْهِمْfor them فيin صَوْمِهِمْtheir fasting يَوْمُa day
زِيدَ عَلَيْهِمْ في صَوْمِهِمْ يَوْمُ
“Have the people broken their fast?” He said, smiling,
“A day has been added to their fast.”
فَقُلْتُso I said ياO مَنْone who خَسِرْتُI lost آخِرَتيmy hereafter
فَقُلْتُ يا مَنْ خَسِرْتُ آخِرَتي
فيهِfor his sake وَلَمْand did not يُغْنِbe of use عَنِّيَfor me الْلَّوْمُreproach
فيهِ وَلَمْ يُغْنِ عَنِّيَ الْلَّوْمُ
So I said, “O you, I have lost my hereafter
For your sake, and reproach has availed me nothing:
إِنْif لَمْnot أَكُنْI am مُفْطِراًbreaking my fast عَلَىon قُبَلٍkisses
إِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ مُفْطِراً عَلَى قُبَلٍ
مِنْكَfrom you فَدَهْرِيthen my lifetime بِأَصْلِهِin its entirety صَوْمُa fast
مِنْكَ فَدَهْرِي بِأَصْلِهِ صَوْمُ
If I do not break my fast on kisses
From you, then my whole life is a fast.”
Sol 6.1