ياO رَسولَmessenger الحَبيبِthe beloved أَهلاًwelcome وَسَهلاًand welcome
يا رَسولَ الحَبيبِ أَهلاً وَسَهلاً
بِكَto you ياO مُهدِيَbringer السُرورِjoy إِلَيناto us
بِكَ يا مُهدِيَ السُرورِ إِلَينا
O messenger of the beloved, a warm welcome
to you, O bringer of joy to us!
عَهدُكَyour last meeting الآنَnow بِالحَبيبِwith the beloved قَريبٌrecent
عَهدُكَ الآنَ بِالحَبيبِ قَريبٌ
وَلَناand for us نَحنُwe ourselves مُدَّةًa while ماnot اِلتَقَيناwe have met
وَلَنا نَحنُ مُدَّةً ما اِلتَقَينا
Your last meeting with the beloved is still recent,
while we ourselves have not met for some time.
فَأَعِدso repeat ذِكرَmention مَنthe one whom ذَكَرتَyou mentioned وَزِدناand give us more
فَأَعِد ذِكرَ مَن ذَكَرتَ وَزِدنا
مِنof حَديثٍtalk أَقَرَّgladdened قَلباًa heart وَعَيناand an eye
مِن حَديثٍ أَقَرَّ قَلباً وَعَينا
So repeat the mention of the one you mentioned, and give us more
of talk that gladdened heart and eye.
ياoh لَهاfor it (expressing wonder) مِنof رِسالَةٍa message جِئتَyou came فيهاwith it
يا لَها مِن رِسالَةٍ جِئتَ فيها
وَلَنِعمَand how excellent الرَسولُthe messenger أَنتَyou لَدَيناin our eyes
وَلَنِعمَ الرَسولُ أَنتَ لَدَينا
What a message you have come bearing!
And what an excellent messenger you are to us!
غَيرَexcept أَنَّthat الزَمانَtime أَصلَحَكَmay He prosper you الGod (first part of split name)
غَيرَ أَنَّ الزَمانَ أَصلَحَكَ ال
لَهُGod (remainder of split name) نَهَتناforbade us صُروفُهُits vicissitudes فَاِنتَهَيناso we desisted
لَهُ نَهَتنا صُروفُهُ فَاِنتَهَينا
Yet, as for time—may God prosper you—
its vicissitudes forbade us, and we desisted.
جِئتُI came فيwith حاجَةٍa request فَعَزَّتbut it proved difficult مَراماًto attain
جِئتُ في حاجَةٍ فَعَزَّت مَراماً
وَوَدِدناand we wished قَضاءَهاits fulfillment وَاِشتَهَيناand we longed
وَوَدِدنا قَضاءَها وَاِشتَهَينا
I came with a request, but it proved hard to attain,
and we wished and longed to fulfill it.
حاجَةٍa request ماnot لَناfor us إِلَيهاto it سَبيلٌa way
حاجَةٍ ما لَنا إِلَيها سَبيلٌ
وَلَعَمريand by my life لَقَدindeed تَعَزُّit is difficult عَلَيناfor us
وَلَعَمري لَقَد تَعَزُّ عَلَينا
A request we have no way to fulfill,
and, by my life, it is indeed hard for us.
شَغَلَkept occupied الدَهرُtime عَنfrom لِقاءِmeeting حَبيبٍa beloved
شَغَلَ الدَهرُ عَن لِقاءِ حَبيبٍ
هاتِcome now قُلsay ليto me مَتىwhen وَكَيفَand how وَأَيناand where
هاتِ قُل لي مَتى وَكَيفَ وَأَينا
Time has kept us from meeting a beloved.
Come, tell me when, and how, and where.
Sol 6.1