ياO هاجِريyou who forsake me يَحُقُّis a right لَكfor you
يا هاجِري يَحُقُّ لَك
وَجَدتُI found غَيريsomeone other than me شَغَلَكoccupied you
وَجَدتُ غَيري شَغَلَك
O you who forsake me, you have the right;
O you who have departed, it is right for you
I found that someone else has occupied you.
I found someone else preoccupying you
مَولايَmy lord لاmay not طالَبَكَcall you to account اللَGod (beginning of split word)
مَولايَ لا طالَبَكَ اللَ
هُGod (end of split word) بِماfor what لِيَis owed to me قِبَلَكby you
هُ بِما لِيَ قِبَلَك
My lord, may God not call you to account
My Master, may God not take you from me
for what you owe me.
He knows what I feel for you
كَيفَhow أَطَعتَyou obeyed حاسِداًan envious man
كَيفَ أَطَعتَ حاسِداً
عَلىtoward تَلافيmy ruin حَملَكhe urged you
عَلى تَلافي حَملَك
How could you obey an envious man
How could you obey an envier
who urged you to bring about my ruin?
To take you away from me
وَمَنand who بِحَقِّby the sanctity of اللَهِGod عَنaway from
وَمَن بِحَقِّ اللَهِ عَن
مَذهَبِthe path of وُدّيmy love نَقَلَكturned you away
مَذهَبِ وُدّي نَقَلَك
And who, by God, from
And who by the right of God turned you
the path of my love has turned you?
Away from the path of my love for you
وَيلاهُalas for me! ياO قَلبُheart إِلىtoward
وَيلاهُ يا قَلبُ إِلى
داعيthe call of الهَوىlove ماhow أَعجَلَكswift you are
داعي الهَوى ما أَعجَلَك
Alas! O heart, toward
Woe to you, o heart, how quickly you inclined
love's call, how swiftly you rush!
Towards the caller of passion
فَلَيتَنيso, if only I لَوif كانَthere were ليfor me
فَلَيتَني لَو كانَ لي
ياO قالبُmold قَلبٌa heart بَدَلَكin your place
يا قالبُ قَلبٌ بَدَلَك
So, if only I had,
If only I had a heart to replace you
O mold, a heart in your place!
O mold of my heart
وَياand O لِسانَtongue of الدَمعِtears فيin
وَيا لِسانَ الدَمعِ في
شَرحِdescribing الهَوىlove ماhow أَطوَلَكlong you are
شَرحِ الهَوى ما أَطوَلَك
And O tongue of tears, in
And o tongue of tears, in explaining the passion
telling of love, how long you are!
How lengthy you are
ماwhy تَشتَكيdo you complain ياناظِريO my eye
ما تَشتَكي ياناظِري
أَلَيسَis it not هَذاthis عَمَلَكyour doing
أَلَيسَ هَذا عَمَلَك
Why do you complain, O my eye?
What do you complain of, o my eyes
Is this not your own doing?
Is this not your own doing?
ياO أَيُّهاyou السائِلُwho asks عَنabout
يا أَيُّها السائِلُ عَن
نيme (suffix completing the preceding word) لاdo not تَسَلask عَمَّنabout one who هَلَكhas perished
ني لا تَسَل عَمَّن هَلَك
O you who ask about
O you who ask about me, do not ask about one who is perished
me, do not ask about one who has perished.
I spend the night while every enemy of mine and yours is asleep
بِتُّI spent the night بِلَيلٍthrough a night باتَهُspent it; here, may he spend it
بِتُّ بِلَيلٍ باتَهُ
كُلُّevery عَدُوٍّenemy ليof mine وَلَكand yours
كُلُّ عَدُوٍّ لي وَلَك
I spent a night—may such a night be spent by
every enemy of mine and yours.
Partial English translation: 18 of 20 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1