ملكتُمُyou have taken possession القلبَthe heart فلاso do not تُعتِقُواset free
ملكتُمُ القلبَ فلا تُعتِقُوا
واسطُواand assail ولاand do not تُبقُواspare ولاand do not تَرفُقُواbe gentle
واسطُوا ولا تُبقُوا ولا تَرفُقُوا
You have taken possession of the heart, so do not set it free.
And strike; spare nothing and show no gentleness.
وحِرمُواand forbid النومَsleep علىto مقلَتيmy eye الthe (continued next line)
وحِرمُوا النومَ على مقلَتي ال
عَرىunclear as written ووَصُّواand instruct الطيفَthe phantom لاnot يَطرُقُit visits at night
عَرى ووَصُّوا الطيفَ لا يَطرُقُ
And forbid sleep to my eye, the—
[unclear continuation]; and tell the phantom not to visit at night.
وصدِّقُواand believe الواشيthe slanderer علىdespite عِلمِكمyour knowledge
وصدِّقُوا الواشي على عِلمِكم
بأنّهthat he إنif قالhe speaks لاnot يَصدُقُhe tells the truth
بأنّه إن قال لا يَصدُقُ
And believe the slanderer, though you know
that if he speaks, he does not tell the truth.
فإنّنيfor indeed I ماnot خُضتُI waded into بحرَthe sea of الهوىlove
فإنّني ما خُضتُ بحرَ الهوى
معdespite اعتقاديmy belief أنّهthat it مُغرِقُcauses drowning
مع اعتقادي أنّه مُغرِقُ
For I did not wade into the sea of love,
despite believing that it would drown me,
إلاexcept فراراًfleeing منfrom فؤاديmy heart الذيwhich
إلا فراراً من فؤادي الذي
فيin كلّevery يومٍday بالهوىto love يَعلَقُit becomes attached
في كلّ يومٍ بالهوى يَعلَقُ
except to flee from my heart, which
clings to love each day.
قدalready جرّبَit has experienced العشقpassionate love وماand not ينتهيit desists
قد جرّبَ العشق وما ينتهي
منهfrom it فياso, O للهِto God (an exclamation) كمhow often يعشقُit loves passionately
منه فيا للهِ كم يعشقُ
It has experienced love, yet never desists
from it—O God, how often it falls in love!
ولمand did not يكنbe أوّلَthe first ذيpossessor of حِرفةٍa trade
ولم يكن أوّلَ ذي حِرفةٍ
يسعىhe strives إلىtoward الرزقِlivelihood ولاyet not يُرزَقُhe is provided for
يسعى إلى الرزقِ ولا يُرزَقُ
Nor was it the first practitioner of a trade
to seek a livelihood yet receive none.
Sol 6.1