سَلامٌpeace علىupon النَّازحِthe distant one المُغْتَرِبْthe one living far from home
سَلامٌ على النَّازحِ المُغْتَرِبْ
تحيّةَa greeting صَبٍّa lovesick lover بهbecause of him مُكْتَئِبْdespondent
تحيّةَ صَبٍّ به مُكْتَئِبْ
Peace upon the distant one, living far from home;
A lovesick lover's greeting, despondent over him.
غزالٌa gazelle مراتِعُهُhis grazing grounds بالبليخِby the Balikh
غزالٌ مراتِعُهُ بالبليخِ
إلىas far as ديرmonastery زَكّىZakka فجِسْرِthen the bridge of الخَشَبْwood
إلى دير زَكّى فجِسْرِ الخَشَبْ
A gazelle whose grazing grounds lie by the Balikh,
As far as Zakka Monastery, then the Wooden Bridge.
أياO مَنْyou who أَعانَhelped عَلىagainst نَفْسِهِhimself
أيا مَنْ أَعانَ عَلى نَفْسِهِ
بتخليفِهِby his leaving behind طَائِعاًwillingly مَنْthe one whom أَحَبّhe loved
بتخليفِهِ طَائِعاً مَنْ أَحَبّ
O you who helped bring harm upon yourself
By willingly leaving behind the one you loved:
سَأَسْتُرI shall conceal والسَّترُand concealment منpart of شِيمَتيmy nature
سَأَسْتُر والسَّترُ من شِيمَتي
هَوىlove for مَنْthe one whom أُحِبُّI love بِمَنْwith one whom لاnot أُحِبّI love
هَوى مَنْ أُحِبُّ بِمَنْ لا أُحِبّ
I shall conceal—and concealment is in my nature—
My love for the one I love, under cover of one I do not love.
Sol 6.1