إِلىto عَدلِكُمyour justice أُنهيI submit حَديثيmy words وَأَنتَهيand I stop
إِلى عَدلِكُم أُنهي حَديثي وَأَنتَهي
فَجودواso be generous بِإِقبالٍwith attention عَلَيَّto me وَإِصغاءِand listening
فَجودوا بِإِقبالٍ عَلَيَّ وَإِصغاءِ
To your justice I submit my words, and there I stop.
To your justice I end my words and stop
Then grant me your attention and a listening ear.
So be kindly disposed to me and listen
عَتَبتُكُمُI reproached you عَتبَthe reproach of المُحِبِّthe lover حَبيبَهُhis beloved
عَتَبتُكُمُ عَتبَ المُحِبِّ حَبيبَهُ
وَقُلتُand I spoke بِإِذلالٍin abasement فَقولواso speak بِإِصفاءِwith sincere affection
وَقُلتُ بِإِذلالٍ فَقولوا بِإِصفاءِ
I reproached you as a lover reproaches his beloved.
I reproached you with the reproach of a lover to his beloved
And I spoke in abasement; answer with sincere affection.
And I spoke with humility, so speak genuinely
لَعَلَّكُمُperhaps you قَدindeed صَدَّكُمhas deterred you عَنfrom زِيارَتيvisiting me
لَعَلَّكُمُ قَد صَدَّكُم عَن زِيارَتي
مَخافَةُfear of أَمواهٍwaters لِدَمعيof my tears وَأَنواءِand storms
مَخافَةُ أَمواهٍ لِدَمعي وَأَنواءِ
Perhaps you have been kept from visiting me
Perhaps you were kept from visiting me
By fear of the waters of my tears and their storms.
Fearing the tears and sighs from my eyes
فَلَوfor if صَدَقَwere true الحُبُّlove الَّذيthat تَدَّعونَهُyou claim it
فَلَو صَدَقَ الحُبُّ الَّذي تَدَّعونَهُ
وَأَخلَصتُمُand you were sincere فيهِin it مَشَيتُمyou would walk عَلىon الماءِwater
وَأَخلَصتُمُ فيهِ مَشَيتُم عَلى الماءِ
For if the love you claim were true,
If the love you claim were true
And you were sincere in it, you would walk on water.
And you were sincere in it, you would walk on water
وَإِنand if تَكُit be أَنفاسيmy breaths خَشيتُمyou feared لَهيبَهاtheir blaze
وَإِن تَكُ أَنفاسي خَشيتُم لَهيبَها
وَهالَتكُمُand appalled you نَيرانُfires وَجدٍpassion بِأَحشائيin my entrails
وَهالَتكُمُ نَيرانُ وَجدٍ بِأَحشائي
And if you feared the blaze of my breaths,
And if you feared the flames of my breath
And the fires of passion in my entrails appalled you,
And the fires of passion within me alarmed you
فَكونواthen be رِفاعِيِّينَRifaʿi devotees فيin الحُبِّlove مَرَّةًonce
فَكونوا رِفاعِيِّينَ في الحُبِّ مَرَّةً
وَخوضواand wade through لَظىthe blaze of نارٍa fire لِشَوقِيَof my longing حَرّاءِscorching
وَخوضوا لَظى نارٍ لِشَوقِيَ حَرّاءِ
Then be Rifaʿis in love, for once,
Then be like al-Rifa’i in love once
And wade through the blaze of my longing’s scorching fire.
And plunge into the flames of my burning passion
حُرِمتُmay I be denied رِضاكُمyour favor إِنif رَضيتُI am content بِغَيرِكُمwith anyone but you
حُرِمتُ رِضاكُم إِن رَضيتُ بِغَيرِكُم
أَوِor اِعتَضتُI took in exchange عَنكُمin your place فيin الجِنانِParadise بِحَوراءِfor a houri
أَوِ اِعتَضتُ عَنكُم في الجِنانِ بِحَوراءِ
May I be denied your favor if I am content with anyone but you,
I am forbidden your approval if I am content without you
Or exchange you for a houri in Paradise.
Or I am distracted from you in the gardens by a houri
Sol 6.1