ليI have حَبيبٌa beloved لايُسَمّىis not named
لي حَبيبٌ لايُسَمّى
وَحَديثٌand a tale لايُفَسَّرis not explained
وَحَديثٌ لايُفَسَّر
I have a beloved who goes unnamed,
I have a love who shall not be named,
And a tale that remains unexplained.
And a tale that shall not be told,
تَعِبَgrew weary العاذِلُthe reproacher فيover قِصَّtale (first part)
تَعِبَ العاذِلُ في قِصَّ
ةِending of 'tale' وَجديmy passion وَتَحَيَّرand grew bewildered
ةِ وَجدي وَتَحَيَّر
The reproacher has wearied over the tale
The lovesick one grew weary relating
Of my passion, and grown bewildered.
The story of my passion and was confounded.
آهِah! لَوif only أَمكَنَنيwere possible for me القَوspeech (first part)
آهِ لَو أَمكَنَني القَو
لُending of 'speech' لَعَلّيperhaps I كُنتُI was أُعذَرI am excused
لُ لَعَلّي كُنتُ أُعذَر
Ah, if only I could speak,
Oh would that I were able to speak -
Perhaps I would be excused.
Perhaps I could offer some excuse!
لَستُI am not أَرضىI consent لِحَبيبيfor my beloved
لَستُ أَرضى لِحَبيبي
أَنَّهُthat he لِلناسِto people يُذكَرis mentioned
أَنَّهُ لِلناسِ يُذكَر
I will not have my beloved
I cannot be pleased that my love
Spoken of to others.
Is known amongst the people,
وَهوَand he مَعروفٌknown وَلَكِنand yet
وَهوَ مَعروفٌ وَلَكِن
هُوَhe مَعروفٌknown مُنَكَّرunrecognized
هُوَ مَعروفٌ مُنَكَّر
And he is known, yet
Though he is well-known, but
He is known but unrecognized.
He is an infamous notoriety.
هُوَhe ظَبيٌa gazelle فَإِذاso whenever ماemphatic particle
هُوَ ظَبيٌ فَإِذا ما
سُمتُهُI asked him for الوَصلَunion تَنَمَّرhe grew fierce as a leopard
سُمتُهُ الوَصلَ تَنَمَّر
He is a gazelle, but whenever
He is a gazelle, so when I call him
I seek union with him, he turns fierce as a leopard.
To meet me, he shies away.
فَتَرىso you see دَمعيmy tears يَجريflow
فَتَرى دَمعي يَجري
وَلِسانيand my tongue يَتَعَثَّرstumbles
وَلِساني يَتَعَثَّر
Then you see my tears flowing,
Thus you see my tears flow
And my tongue stumbling.
And my tongue stumbles over itself.
سَيِّديmy lord لاتُصغِdo not heed لِلواto the slanderer (first part)
سَيِّدي لاتُصغِ لِلوا
شيending of 'slanderer' وَإِنand even if قالَhe speaks فَأَكثَرand says much
شي وَإِن قالَ فَأَكثَر
My lord, do not heed the slanderer,
My lord, do not listen to the slanderer
Even if he speaks at length.
Even if he says much more.
فَحَديثيfor my tale غَيرُdifferent from ماwhat قَدalready
فَحَديثي غَيرُ ما قَد
ظَنَّهُhe supposed it الواشيthe slanderer وَقَدَّرand imagined
ظَنَّهُ الواشي وَقَدَّر
For my tale is not what
For my words are not what
The slanderer has supposed and imagined.
The slanderer supposed and judged.
إِنَّindeed ذَنبَthe sin الغَدرِof betrayal فيin الحُبlove (first part)
إِنَّ ذَنبَ الغَدرِ في الحُب
بِending of 'love' لَذَنبٌtruly a sin لاnot يُكَفَّرis atoned for
بِ لَذَنبٌ لا يُكَفَّر
Indeed, the sin of betrayal in love
Surely the sin of betrayal in love
Is truly a sin that cannot be atoned for.
Is a sin that cannot be forgiven.
طالَتِhas dragged on الشَكوىthe complaint وَمَلَّand grew weary الthe
طالَتِ الشَكوى وَمَلَّ ال
سَمعُear مِمّاof what يَتَكَرَّرkeeps recurring
سَمعُ مِمّا يَتَكَرَّر
The complaint has dragged on, and the ear has grown weary
My complaining has become long
Of what keeps recurring.
And hearing it constantly repeated is tiring,
وَاِنقَضىand has passed عُمُريmy life وَحاليand my condition
وَاِنقَضى عُمُري وَحالي
هُوَit حاليmy condition ماتَغَيَّرhas not changed
هُوَ حالي ماتَغَيَّر
And my life has passed, while my condition
My life has passed and my state
Is as it was; it has not changed.
Remains unchanged.
Sol 6.1