مَنْwho لِجِسْمٍfor a body منfrom لَوعةِanguish الهَجرِseparation باليworn away
مَنْ لِجِسْمٍ من لَوعةِ الهَجرِ بالي
نَظَّمَتْهُhas strung it البَلْوىaffliction بِسِلْكِon the thread of الخَيالِimagination
نَظَّمَتْهُ البَلْوى بِسِلْكِ الخَيالِ
Who will aid a body worn away by separation's anguish,
For a body worn by the agony of separation
Which affliction has strung on the thread of imagination,
Imagination has adorned it with threads of fantasy
وفُؤادٍand a heart مُذْsince زَمْزَمَchanted الرَّكْبُthe caravan لَيْلاًat night
وفُؤادٍ مُذْ زَمْزَمَ الرَّكْبُ لَيْلاً
طارَflew وَجداًin longing فَحارَthen grew bewildered بينَamong الجِمالِthe camels
طارَ وَجداً فَحارَ بينَ الجِمالِ
And a heart that, since the caravan chanted by night,
And a heart that since the caravan departed at night
Flew in longing, then grew bewildered among the camels,
Has flown with passion and burned among the beauties
ودُموعٍand tears كالسُّحْبِlike clouds تَهْدُرُroar لَهْفاًin anguish
ودُموعٍ كالسُّحْبِ تَهْدُرُ لَهْفاً
باتِّصالٍwith continuity مُجَلْجَلٍthunderous وتَوالِand succession
باتِّصالٍ مُجَلْجَلٍ وتَوالِ
And tears that roar like clouds in anguish,
And tears that pour heavily like clouds
In an unbroken, thunderous succession?
In continuous turmoil and succession
مَنْwho لِسِرٍّfor an inner self منof غيرِother than حُبِّيكَlove for you خالٍempty
مَنْ لِسِرٍّ من غيرِ حُبِّيكَ خالٍ
ياO حَبيبيmy beloved وفِكرةٍand thought بانْذِهالِin bewilderment
يا حَبيبي وفِكرةٍ بانْذِهالِ
Who will aid an inner self empty of all but love for you,
For a secret devoid of your love
O my beloved, and a mind lost in bewilderment?
My darling, and a notion in swoon
سانِحاتُvisitations البِعادِseparation تلكَthose وكَمْand how many فيin الthe
سانِحاتُ البِعادِ تلكَ وكَمْ في ال
بُعْدِseparation منof ناهِضاتِupsurges هَمٍّsorrow ثِقالِheavy
بُعْدِ من ناهِضاتِ هَمٍّ ثِقالِ
Such are separation's visitations; and how many, in
The hardships of separation, how many they are
Separation, are the heavy upsurges of sorrow!
In the distance from the burdens of heavy care
قدindeed رَأيْناكَwe have seen you بالفُؤادِwith the heart ويُدْرىand is understood
قد رَأيْناكَ بالفُؤادِ ويُدْرى
مثلِlike نَصِّexplicit wording المَقالِspeech رَمزُthe sign of الحالِthe state
مثلِ نَصِّ المَقالِ رَمزُ الحالِ
We have indeed seen you with the heart, and one understands
We saw you in the heart and it is known
The sign of one's state as plainly as explicit speech.
Like the text of speech, the symbol of the case
وشَهِدْناكَand we have beheld you منfrom مَكانٍa place بَعيدٍdistant
وشَهِدْناكَ من مَكانٍ بَعيدٍ
عِندَناwith us كالشُّخوصِlike bodily forms عندَbeside الظِّلالِthe shadows
عِندَنا كالشُّخوصِ عندَ الظِّلالِ
And we have beheld you from a distant place,
And we witnessed you from a distant place
Here with us, like bodily forms beside their shadows.
With us like figures in the shadows
بَدِّلِreplace البُعدَdistance والجَفاءَand estrangement بِقُرْبٍwith nearness
بَدِّلِ البُعدَ والجَفاءَ بِقُرْبٍ
وحَنانٍand tenderness فالبُعْدُfor distance حَتْفُthe death of الرِّجالِmen
وحَنانٍ فالبُعْدُ حَتْفُ الرِّجالِ
Replace distance and estrangement with nearness
Replace the distance and aloofness with nearness
And tenderness, for distance is the death of men.
And affection, for distance is the ruin of men
وأغِثْناand rescue us منfrom لوعَةِanguish الهَجْرِseparation فَضلاًas a kindness
وأغِثْنا من لوعَةِ الهَجْرِ فَضلاً
بَعضُpart of شأنِthe role of السَّاداتِthe masters غَوْثُaid for المَواليthe dependents
بَعضُ شأنِ السَّاداتِ غَوْثُ المَوالي
And rescue us from separation's anguish, as a kindness;
And relieve us from the agony of estrangement, grace
Part of the masters' role is to aid their dependents.
It is the way of masters to aid subjects
Sol 6.1