بُليْتُI was afflicted بحُبٍّwith love قَدْindeed تَمَكَّنَtook firm hold فيin الحَشَىthe bosom
بُليْتُ بحُبٍّ قَدْ تَمَكَّنَ في الحَشَى
وَحَلَّand settled بيupon me التَحْنِيبُbodily bending والجِسمُand the body ناحِلُgaunt
وَحَلَّ بي التَحْنِيبُ والجِسمُ ناحِلُ
I have been afflicted with a love that has taken firm hold in my bosom.
And I have grown bent, my body gaunt.
وماand not أناI أهوىlove الغانياتِbeautiful women ووصلَهاand union with her
وما أنا أهوى الغانياتِ ووصلَها
وقلبيand my heart بشرحِin the commentary on الاستقامةِal-Istiqāmah (Uprightness) نازِلُdwelling
وقلبي بشرحِ الاستقامةِ نازِلُ
And I do not love beautiful women or union with them.
And my heart dwells in the Commentary on al-Istiqāmah.
يُؤانِسُنيit keeps me company فيin غُربتيmy time away from home عندduring كُرْبَتيmy distress
يُؤانِسُني في غُربتي عند كُرْبَتي
وتُعْجِبُنيand delight me أبوابُهits chapters والمَسائِلُand the questions
وتُعْجِبُني أبوابُه والمَسائِلُ
It keeps me company away from home, in my distress.
And its chapters and questions delight me.
Sol 6.1