تحيةa greeting مغرمa passionate lover للقاكto meet you مضناworn out
تحية مغرم للقاك مضنا
وأشواقand yearnings تجلare too great عنfor القياسmeasurement
وأشواق تجل عن القياس
A greeting from a lover, worn with longing to meet you,
A lover's greeting for meeting you again
And yearnings too great to measure,
And longings that surpass all bounds
وبثand an outpouring محامدpraises وشفاand healing ثناءpraise
وبث محامد وشفا ثناء
يضوعspreads its fragrance علىdespite التنائيbeing far apart والتناسيand feigned forgetting
يضوع على التنائي والتناسي
And an outpouring of praises, and the balm of acclaim,
Offering praise and healing words
Whose fragrance spreads despite distance and feigned forgetting,
That overflow with intimacy and affection
وعهدand a pledge مثمرfruitful لجاa refuge ودادaffection
وعهد مثمر لجا وداد
رطيبtender الفرعthe branch منfrom طيبthe goodness الغراسthe planting
رطيب الفرع من طيب الغراس
And a fruitful pledge, a refuge of affection,
A fruitful covenant of love and friendship
Its branch tender from the goodness of its planting,
Whose branches thrive on noble roots
وحبand love كالحواسlike the senses الخمسthe five منيfrom me
وحب كالحواس الخمس مني
وليسand is not المرءa person إلاexcept بالحواسthrough the senses
وليس المرء إلا بالحواس
And love from me like the five senses—
A love from me like the five senses
And a person is nothing without the senses.
For one is but one's senses
وصدقand sincerity الحبof love يرزقهare granted it أناسsome people
وصدق الحب يرزقه أناس
بلاwithout طلبasking ويصرفand is withheld عنfrom أناسsome people
بلا طلب ويصرف عن أناس
And sincerity in love is granted to some people
True love draws people without asking
Without asking, and withheld from others.
And turns away from other people
Sol 6.1