سلاforgot عُهودَthe vows of الهوىlove وباحاand confessed
سلا عُهودَ الهوى وباحا
أيَّwhat هوىًlove ويحَهُwoe to him أباحاdid he reveal
أيَّ هوىً ويحَهُ أباحا
He forgot love’s vows and confessed;
What love—woe to him!—did he reveal?
اللهGod! فيin الحبّlove منwhat a ظلومٍtyrant
الله في الحبّ من ظلومٍ
حمَّلَburdened مُضناهُhis lovesick victim واستراحاand took his ease
حمَّلَ مُضناهُ واستراحا
God! What a tyrant in love—
He burdened his lovesick victim and took his ease.
لَهْفيmy sorrow علىfor العمرlife والأمانيand hopes
لَهْفي على العمر والأماني
وَلَّتْthey departed كماas أقبلتthey came مِلاَحاbeautiful
وَلَّتْ كما أقبلت مِلاَحا
Alas for life and hopes!
They departed, as fair as when they came.
خَبَّأْتُI hid ياO ليلُnight فيكَwithin you هَمّيmy sorrow
خَبَّأْتُ يا ليلُ فيكَ هَمّي
ياO لَيْلُnight مَنْwho خبَّرَtold الصَّباحاthe dawn
يا لَيْلُ مَنْ خبَّرَ الصَّباحا
O night, I hid my sorrow within you;
O night, who told the dawn?
كفَىit suffices for المنىhopes أَنَّهاthat they are خَيَالٌa dream
كفَى المنى أَنَّها خَيَالٌ
أسْعَدَناgladdened us ساعةُfor an hour وراحاand passed away
أسْعَدَنا ساعةُ وراحا
It is enough for hopes to be a dream
That gladdened us an hour, then passed away.
Sol 6.1