يَاO وَيحَwoe to مَنone who بالمَغرِبِin the West الأقصَىthe farthest ثَوَىdwelt
يَا وَيحَ مَن بالمَغرِبِ الأقصَى ثَوَى
حَذَرَfor fear of العِدَىthe enemies وَحَبِيبُهُand his beloved بِالمَشرِقِin the East
حَذَرَ العِدَى وَحَبِيبُهُ بِالمَشرِقِ
Alas for him who dwells in the farthest West,
for fear of enemies, while his beloved is in the East.
لَولاwere it not for الحِذَارُfear عَلَىfor الوَرَىhumankind لَمَلأتُI would have filled مَاwhat
لَولا الحِذَارُ عَلَى الوَرَى لَمَلأتُ مَا
بَينِيbetween me وَبَينَهُand between him مِنwith زَفِيرٍsighing مُحرِقِscorching
بَينِي وَبَينَهُ مِن زَفِيرٍ مُحرِقِ
Were it not for fear for humankind, I would have filled the space
between me and him with scorching sighs,
وَسَكَبتُand I poured out دَمعِيmy tears ثُمَّthen قُلتُI said لِسَكبِهِto their flow
وَسَكَبتُ دَمعِي ثُمَّ قُلتُ لِسَكبِهِ
مَنwhoever لَمdid not يَذُبmelt مِنfrom زَفرَتِيmy sigh فَليَغرَقِthen let him drown
مَن لَم يَذُب مِن زَفرَتِي فَليَغرَقِ
and poured out my tears, then said to their flow:
“Whoever has not melted from my sigh—let him drown.”
لَكِنbut خَشِيتُI feared عِقَابَthe punishment of رَبِّيmy Lord إِنif أنَاI
لَكِن خَشِيتُ عِقَابَ رَبِّي إِن أنَا
أَحرَقتُI burned أوor أغرَقتُI drowned مَنthose whom لَمdid not أخلُقِI create
أَحرَقتُ أو أغرَقتُ مَن لَم أخلُقِ
But I feared my Lord's punishment if I
burned or drowned those I did not create.
Sol 6.1