متىwhen يشتفىbe healed القلبthe heart المقَّرحsorely wounded ياO سعدُSa'd
متى يشتفى القلب المقَّرح يا سعدُ
ويسكنand subsides هذاthis التوقyearning والشوقand longing الوجدlove's anguish
ويسكن هذا التوق والشوق الوجد
When will the wounded heart be healed, O Sa'd?
When will this wounded heart heal, O Saad?
And this yearning, longing, and love's anguish subside?
When will this yearning and longing subside?
ويتحفand bestows a gift محبوبthe beloved الؤآدof the heart بقربهwith his nearness
ويتحف محبوب الؤآد بقربه
فقدfor indeed هدَّhas shattered عنaway from اعتابهhis thresholds كلىall of me البعدseparation
فقد هدَّ عن اعتابه كلى البعد
And the heart's beloved bestow the gift of his nearness?
When will the beloved of my soul favor me with his nearness?
For separation from his thresholds has utterly broken me.
For distance has strayed far from his displeasure.
أحباهO beloved بالودِّby love القديمlong-standing اجرgrant refuge to فتىًa youth
أحباه بالودِّ القديم اجر فتىً
لسدَّتكto your threshold العظمىexalted وسيلتهhis means of approach الودُّlove
لسدَّتك العظمى وسيلته الودُّ
O beloved, by the love of old, grant refuge to a youth
I loved him with an old affection, the wage of a young man,
Whose means of approaching your exalted threshold is love.
To your greatest righteousness and its means, affection.
تقلَّبَhas writhed فيin نارthe fire of الغرامpassion وماand not لهfor him
تقلَّبَ في نار الغرام وما له
وحقِّby the sanctity of الهوىlove العذريchaste طوقٌstrength ولاnor جهدendurance
وحقِّ الهوى العذري طوقٌ ولا جهد
He has writhed in passion's fire, and has no
He tossed in the fire of passion, but it availed him nothing,
Strength or endurance, by the sanctity of chaste love.
My excuse for innocent love is a yoke and no effort.
ألاwill you not رحمةًmercy للمستجيرfor one seeking refuge ورأفةًand compassion
ألا رحمةً للمستجير ورأفةً
بعبدٍtoward a servant ويرجوand hopes for فضلthe bounty of سيدهhis master العبدُthe servant
بعبدٍ ويرجو فضل سيده العبدُ
Will you not show mercy to one seeking refuge, and compassion
Oh, have mercy on the one who seeks refuge,
To a servant? And the servant hopes for his master's bounty.
And kindness towards a servant who hopes for his master's grace.
وهلاand will not يدٌa hand بالعطفwith tenderness تحييهrevive him بعدafter أنthat
وهلا يدٌ بالعطف تحييه بعد أن
أماتhas slain بحدِّwith the edge of السيفِthe sword اجزاءهhis parts الصَدُrebuff
أمات بحدِّ السيفِ اجزاءه الصَدُ
And will no hand revive him with tenderness, after
Will not a hand with gentleness revive him after
Rebuff has slain every part of him with the sword's edge?
The sword's edge has slain his limbs?
صبرتI have endured patiently علىin the face of أَمرthe command of الحبيبِthe beloved ونهيهِand his prohibition
صبرت على أَمر الحبيبِ ونهيهِ
ويعذُبُand becomes sweet فيin مرضاتهhis pleasure الرَفدُbounty والرَدُand refusal
ويعذُبُ في مرضاته الرَفدُ والرَدُ
I have patiently borne the beloved's command and his prohibition.
I have been patient with my beloved's command and prohibition,
And for his pleasure, both bounty and refusal are sweet.
While grace and refusal torture me.
وإنيand indeed I امروءٌa man واللهُand God يعلمُknows أَنَّهُthat he
وإني امروءٌ واللهُ يعلمُ أَنَّهُ
تساوىbecame equal لديهfor him فيin الهوىlove الحلُّloosening والعقدُand binding
تساوى لديه في الهوى الحلُّ والعقدُ
And I am a man—and God knows this—
And I am a gentleman, and Allah knows
For whom loosening and binding are alike in love.
That to me, union and separation in love are equal.
غريبٌa stranger عنapart from الأَكوانِall creation لاno شئَthing عندهُin his possession
غريبٌ عن الأَكوانِ لا شئَ عندهُ
سوىexcept الحبِّlove والولهانand the lovelorn ليسthere is not لهfor him عندُdefiance
سوى الحبِّ والولهان ليس له عندُ
A stranger to all creation, he has nothing
I am a stranger to the universe; I have nothing
Except love—and the lovelorn know no defiance.
Except love and passion; I have no companion.
يناجيcommunes with الدَّياجيthe dark nights ساهراًwakeful ذاpossessing صبابةٍardent longing
يناجي الدَّياجي ساهراً ذا صبابةٍ
عسىperhaps منfrom سجوفِthe veils of الغيبِthe unseen يبدوappears لهto him وعدُa promise
عسى من سجوفِ الغيبِ يبدو له وعدُ
He communes with the dark nights, wakeful and full of longing,
Al-Dayyaji complains sleeplessly, youthfully ardent,
Perhaps, from the veils of the unseen, a promise will appear to him.
Hoping that a promise will appear to him from the dark of the unseen.
يقولُhe says إذاwhen ماemphatic particle لافجرُthe dawn شَمَّرَgathered up ذيلهُits hem
يقولُ إذا ما لافجرُ شَمَّرَ ذيلهُ
متىwhen يشتفيbe healed القلبُthe heart المقرَّحُsorely wounded ياO سعدُSa'd
متى يشتفي القلبُ المقرَّحُ يا سعدُ
He says, when dawn gathers up its hem:
He says, when dawn has tucked up its hem,
When will the wounded heart be healed, O Sa'd?
"When will this wounded heart heal, O Saad?"
Sol 6.1