بِقَلبيin my heart لِنارِfor the fire of الهَوىpassion جَمرَةُan ember
بِقَلبي لِنارِ الهَوى جَمرَةُ
وَلِلشَوقِand for longing فيin مُقلَتيmy eye عَبرَةُa tear
وَلِلشَوقِ في مُقلَتي عَبرَةُ
In my heart is an ember of passion’s fire.
And in my eye, a tear of longing.
وَأَسخَنَand made hot عَينيmy eye حَبيبٌa beloved نَأىwent far away
وَأَسخَنَ عَيني حَبيبٌ نَأى
وَكانَتand there was لِعَينيfor my eye بِهِthrough him قُرَّةُcoolness (joy)
وَكانَت لِعَيني بِهِ قُرَّةُ
And a beloved who went far away made my eye burn,
And through him my eye had once known coolness.
يَقولونَthey say ليto me خَيرَةٌgood فيin الفُراseparation (first part)
يَقولونَ لي خَيرَةٌ في الفُرا
قِ(completes “separation”) فَقُلتُso I said لَهُمto them خيرَةٌgood مُرَّةٌbitter
قِ فَقُلتُ لَهُم خيرَةٌ مُرَّةٌ
They tell me, “There is good in separa-
tion.” So I said to them, “A bitter good.”
Sol 6.1