ألاAh! أيهاO الخلّthe dear friend المودعleaving behind مغرماًone consumed by love
ألا أيها الخلّ المودع مغرماً
لكfor you اللَهGod فيماin what أنتyou فيهِin it تسيرُyou travel
لك اللَه فيما أنت فيهِ تسيرُ
Ah, dear friend who leaves behind one consumed by love,
O you, the departed friend with whom I'm infatuated,
May God be with you wherever you journey.
May God protect you as you travel on.
لعمريby my life لقدindeed كادتalmost تذوبmelt حشاstart of 'my life's last spark'
لعمري لقد كادت تذوب حشا
شتيend of 'my life's last spark' منfrom البينparting والهجرانand estrangement فيماin what تشيرُyou indicate
شتي من البين والهجران فيما تشيرُ
By my life, my life's last spark nearly melted—
My life - my yearning heart almost melted away
From parting and estrangement, as you indicate.
From our separation and distance during your journey.
فحسبيso enough for me غراميmy passion والسهادand sleeplessness منادميmy boon companion
فحسبي غرامي والسهاد منادمي
وأعشارand portions (tenths) نيرانfires الغرامpassion تفورُseethe
وأعشار نيران الغرام تفورُ
So my passion suffices me, and sleeplessness is my boon companion,
Contentment is my passion, and chatting is my joy,
And portions of passion's fires seethe.
With the rising flames of love overflowing.
لقدindeed راعنيalarmed me هذاthis الوداعfarewell وإنماyet only
لقد راعني هذا الوداع وإنما
لأمرٍfor a matter قضاهُordained it اللَهGod إنيindeed I صبورُpatient
لأمرٍ قضاهُ اللَه إني صبورُ
This farewell has indeed dismayed me; yet only
This farewell troubled me, though it is
With what God has decreed do I remain patient.
A decree of God - I remain patient.
فإنيfor indeed I وإنand even if غبتمyou are absent وشطand grew distant مزاركمyour place of visitation
فإني وإن غبتم وشط مزاركم
فمنزلكمthen your abode قلبيmy heart وفيهand in it تمورُyou surge
فمنزلكم قلبي وفيه تمورُ
For though you are absent and your dwelling lies far away,
Though you're far, your dwellings still in my heart,
Still, your home is my heart, and within it you surge.
Flowing there while my soul takes flight.
وليand I have كبدٌa liver حرّىburning وقلبٌand a heart مولعٌconsumed by love
ولي كبدٌ حرّى وقلبٌ مولعٌ
فذيso this one خلفكمbehind you تجريruns وذاكand that one يطيرُflies
فذي خلفكم تجري وذاك يطيرُ
And I have a burning liver and a heart consumed by love;
My core burned, my heart utterly besotted,
So this runs after you, and that flies.
As what's behind departs and this soars in delight.
فسيرواso travel بحفظٍunder protection فاللقاءُfor reunion مقرّبٌbrought near
فسيروا بحفظٍ فاللقاءُ مقرّبٌ
بعونwith the help of إلهيmy God والبعادand separation قصيرُbrief
بعون إلهي والبعاد قصيرُ
So travel under protection, for reunion is brought near
Travel safely - our reunion draws near,
With my God's help, and separation is brief.
With God's help, and this distance will be brief.
وإنيand indeed I لأرجواI truly hope أنthat أراكI see you ميمهاًunclear as written
وإني لأرجوا أن أراك ميمهاً
ومنand from نيلattaining مطلوبٍa sought-for goal عليكupon you سرورُjoy
ومن نيل مطلوبٍ عليك سرورُ
And I truly hope to see you [word unclear in the source],
I hope to see you cheerful again soon,
And joy be yours through attaining what you seek.
As attaining what's sought will bring you cheer.
Sol 6.1