سَرَيتُI journeyed by night أرومُI seek الحبَّlove مُضْنًىworn out وليسَand there is not ليfor me
سَرَيتُ أرومُ الحبَّ مُضْنًى وليسَ لي
وإنand even if مِتُّI die ذاكَthat الجَنابِthe presence رُجوعُreturn
وإن مِتُّ ذاكَ الجَنابِ رُجوعُ
I journeyed by night, seeking love, worn out; and for me there is no—
I wandered the path of love in agony, yet I have no escape
even if I die—turning back from that presence.
And if that beloved dies, there is no returning
وماand not ليfor me سوىexcept صِدْقِsincerity المَحَبَّةِlove شافعٌan intercessor
وما لي سوى صِدْقِ المَحَبَّةِ شافعٌ
لَدَيهِbefore him وصِدْقُand the sincerity الصَّادقينَthe sincere شَفيعُan intercessor
لَدَيهِ وصِدْقُ الصَّادقينَ شَفيعُ
And I have no intercessor but the sincerity of love
Naught have I but the truth of my love to intercede for me before him
before him; and the sincerity of the sincere is an intercessor.
And the truthfulness of the truthful as my advocate
وللحِبِّand for the beloved سُلْطانٌdominion وللعِشْقِand for passionate love لَوْعَةٌburning anguish
وللحِبِّ سُلْطانٌ وللعِشْقِ لَوْعَةٌ
بَلىindeed كُلُّthe whole عُمْرِlifetime العاشقينَthe lovers وُلوعُardent devotion
بَلى كُلُّ عُمْرِ العاشقينَ وُلوعُ
And the beloved has dominion, and passionate love has burning anguish.
For love holds sway, and passion burns
Indeed, the lovers’ whole lifetime is ardent devotion.
Aye, the life of lovers is ever aflame
Sol 6.1