أرىI see الحمّامthe bathhouse موعظةan admonition وذكرىand a reminder
أرى الحمّام موعظة وذكرى
لكلِّfor every فتىًyoung man أريبٍdiscerning ذيpossessing ذكاءِintelligence
لكلِّ فتىً أريبٍ ذي ذكاءِ
I see the bathhouse as an admonition and a reminder
The dove inspires me with advice and memories
for every discerning youth endowed with intelligence.
For every young perceptive Arab man
يذكِّرناit reminds us عذابthe torment of ذويthose with المعاصيsins
يذكِّرنا عذاب ذوي المعاصي
وأحياand revived نعيمُthe bliss of الأتقياءِthe pious
وأحيا نعيمُ الأتقياءِ
It reminds us of the torment of sinners,
It reminds us of the torment of sinners
and the bliss of the pious revives us.
And the bliss of the pious
شقاmisery هَجرٍof separation يشوبُtaints نعيمَthe bliss of وصلٍunion
شقا هَجرٍ يشوبُ نعيمَ وصلٍ
وحرُّand the heat النارِof fire فيamid بردthe coolness الهواءِof the air
وحرُّ النارِ في برد الهواءِ
The misery of separation taints the bliss of union,
The pain of separation mars the joy of union
and fire's heat lies amid the coolness of the air.
And fire burns hot amidst the cool air
إذاwhen مأever (emphasis) أرضهits floor التهبتblazed بنارِwith fire
إذا مأ أرضه التهبت بنارِ
تبادرhastened سمكهits ceiling هطلاًpouring down بماءِwith water
تبادر سمكه هطلاً بماءِ
Whenever its floor blazes with fire,
When its land is flooded it lights up in flames
its ceiling hastens to shower down water,
Seeking water pouring down from the skies
كصدرِlike the breast of الصَبthe lovesick man جاشsurged بماwith what يلاقيhe endures
كصدرِ الصَب جاش بما يلاقي
فلجَّso persisted الطرفُthe eye منهof him بالبكاءِin weeping
فلجَّ الطرفُ منه بالبكاءِ
like a lovesick man's breast, surging with what he endures,
Like a young man's heart aflame with passion
so his eye persists in weeping.
His eyes overflow with copious tears
كانthere was لهfor him حبيباًa beloved بانdeparted عنهُfrom him
كان له حبيباً بان عنهُ
فبانso he departed وخانتهand betrayed him حُسنُthe beauty of العَزاءِconsolation
فبان وخانته حُسنُ العَزاءِ
He had a beloved who departed from him,
He had a lover who left him
so he departed, and the beauty of consolation betrayed him.
She left betraying him despite her beauty
Sol 6.1