أياO ملكاًa king يفليtraverses الفلاةَthe wilderness جوادُهhis steed
أيا ملكاً يفلي الفلاةَ جوادُه
تأيَّدbe gentle علىwith قلبٍa heart لقاكmeeting you مرادُهُits desire
تأيَّد على قلبٍ لقاك مرادُهُ
O king whose steed traverses the wilderness,
O king whose steed traverses the barren land
Be gentle with a heart whose desire is to meet you.
You gained power over a heart that sought you
رحلتَyou departed بهِwith it ثمّthen انثنيتyou turned back مُكلّفاًdemanding
رحلتَ بهِ ثمّ انثنيت مُكلّفاً
جوابa reply بليغٍof an eloquent speaker لاnot يرامُis attempted انتقادُهُfinding fault with it
جواب بليغٍ لا يرامُ انتقادُهُ
You departed with it, then turned back, demanding
You journeyed with it then turned away obliged
An eloquent speaker's reply that none would attempt to fault.
With an eloquent response that brooks no critique
أتطلبُdo you seek أبكارَvirgins المعانيof meanings وعُونهاand their matrons
أتطلبُ أبكارَ المعاني وعُونها
لدىfrom جسدٍa body قدalready سارَhas departed عنهfrom it فؤادُهُits heart
لدى جسدٍ قد سارَ عنه فؤادُهُ
Do you seek meanings, both virgins and matrons,
Do you seek the prime of meanings and their aid
From a body whose heart has already departed?
From a body that its spirit has abandoned?
ألمَّbefell بجسميupon my body مذsince رحلتَyou departed نحولُهits wasting
ألمَّ بجسمي مذ رحلتَ نحولُه
وفارقَand forsook جفنيmy eyelid مذsince نأيتَyou went far away رقادُهُits sleep
وفارقَ جفني مذ نأيتَ رقادُهُ
Wasting has afflicted my body since you departed,
Since you left, my body wastes away
And sleep has forsaken my eyelid since you went far away.
And since you went to sleep, slumber forsakes my eyes
ولاnor عجبٌwonder ممنat one whose نأتgrew distant عنكfrom you دارُهُhis home
ولا عجبٌ ممن نأت عنك دارُهُ
اذاif اقتربتdraw near أسقامهhis ailments وسهادهُand his sleeplessness
اذا اقتربت أسقامه وسهادهُ
Nor is it strange, for one whose home lies far from you,
No wonder one whose home is far from you
If his ailments and sleeplessness draw near.
When his pains and pillows draw near
أياO راحلاًdeparting one ولّىturned away وخلّىand left بمهجتيin my heart
أيا راحلاً ولّى وخلّى بمهجتي
أجيجاًa blaze تلاقىmet زندُهُits firestick وزِنادهُand its fire-kindling sticks
أجيجاً تلاقى زندُهُ وزِنادهُ
O departing one who turned away and left within my heart
O you who departed and emptied my core
A blaze whose fire-kindling sticks have come together.
Leaving raging fires that ignite each other
أسلتyou made flow شؤونthe tear ducts المقلتينof both eyes فغادرتand so you left
أسلت شؤون المقلتين فغادرت
غديرَa pool دموعٍof tears لاnot يُرجَىis hoped for نفادُهُits running dry
غديرَ دموعٍ لا يُرجَى نفادُهُ
You made the tear ducts of both eyes flow, and so left
I asked after the affairs of the lovelorn so you left
A pool of tears that none can hope will run dry.
A stream of tears with no hope of ceasing
وخلّفتنيand you left me behind كالوحشِlike a wild beast غيرَnot مؤانسٍkeeping company with
وخلّفتني كالوحشِ غيرَ مؤانسٍ
خليلاًa companion ولاnor مُلقىًhanded over اليهto him قِيادُهُits reins
خليلاً ولا مُلقىً اليه قِيادُهُ
And you left me like a wild beast, befriending neither
And you left me like a companionless beast
A companion nor anyone to whom its reins are handed.
No friend or guide to lead me back
Sol 6.1