ياO سراةchiefs الحيthe tribe ماhow أشجىgrievous النوىseparation
يا سراة الحي ما أشجى النوى
لفؤادto a heart مستهامlovesick محمدMuhammad
لفؤاد مستهام محمد
O chiefs of the tribe, how grievous is separation
O dwellers of the abode, how painful is longing
to the lovesick heart of Muhammad!
For the heart enamored with Muhammad
قدindeed وردتمyou have reached منهلاa watering place يشفىquenches الصدىthirst
قد وردتم منهلا يشفى الصدى
وحرمتُand I was deprived منof لذيذthe sweet delight of الموردthe watering place
وحرمتُ من لذيذ المورد
You have reached a watering place that quenches thirst,
You have come to a spring that soothes the echo
and I have been denied the sweetness of the watering place.
While I am deprived of the sweet watering place
بردواcool بالوصلthrough reunion نارthe fire of غلتيmy burning thirst
بردوا بالوصل نار غلتي
وارحمواand have mercy on ظماthe thirst of فؤاديmy heart الصدىparched
وارحموا ظما فؤادي الصدى
Cool the fire of my burning thirst through reunion,
Quench with union the fire of my anguish
and pity the thirst of my parched heart.
And have mercy on a heart with a painful echo
ليسthere is not ليfor me صبلاpatience (apparent typo) ولاnor ليfor me جلدendurance
ليس لي صبلا ولا لي جلد
قدalready فنىhas perished صبرىmy patience وقلand has dwindled جلدىmy endurance
قد فنى صبرى وقل جلدى
I have neither patience nor endurance;
I have no patience nor endurance
my patience has perished, and my endurance has dwindled.
My patience is spent and my endurance little
أرمعواthey resolved (apparent typo) علىon الرحيلdeparting فيon غدthe morrow
أرمعوا على الرحيل في غد
ويحalas for قلبيmy heart منbecause of نواهمtheir departure فيon غدthe morrow
ويح قلبي من نواهم في غد
They resolved to depart tomorrow;
Make haste with departure tomorrow
alas for my heart at their departure tomorrow!
Woe to my heart from their intentions tomorrow
أسلمواthey abandoned الفؤادthe heart حينwhen سلمواthey greeted or bade farewell
أسلموا الفؤاد حين سلموا
وثنواand turned عيسهمtheir pale camels عنaway from مقصديmy destination
وثنوا عيسهم عن مقصدي
They abandoned my heart when they bade farewell,
They surrendered my heart when they bid farewell
and turned their pale camels away from my destination.
And turned their sleek horses from my goal
أوحشونيthey left me desolate يومthe day سارواthey journeyed سحراbefore dawn
أوحشوني يوم ساروا سحرا
منwho لصبريfor my patience بعدهمafter them وأكبدىand my liver (unclear form)
من لصبري بعدهم وأكبدى
They left me desolate the day they journeyed before dawn.
They left me lonesome the morning they traveled
Who will sustain my patience after them, and soothe my liver?
After them, how can I have patience and fortitude?
نارfire of أحزانىmy sorrows فؤاديmy heart حرّburn! (word fragment) قيcompletion of the command 'burn!'
نار أحزانى فؤادي حرّ قي
دمعtears of أجفانيmy eyelids بخدّىon my cheek خدّدىfurrow!
دمع أجفاني بخدّى خدّدى
Fire of my sorrows, burn my heart!
The fire of my sorrows has scorched my heart
Tears of my eyelids, furrow my cheek!
The tears of my eyes furrowed my cheeks
ياO حماماتdoves of اللوىal-Liwa ترنّميsing melodiously
يا حمامات اللوى ترنّمي
أسعدينيjoin me فيin البكاweeping ورددىand repeat your song
أسعديني في البكا ورددى
O doves of al-Liwa, sing!
O doves of ardent love, sing to me
Join me in weeping, and repeat your song.
Gladden me with weeping and chant to me
شجوُthe sorrow of ذاكthat الشدوsong أشجانيhas saddened me فمنso who
شجوُ ذاك الشدو أشجاني فمن
فيin بكائيmy weeping وشجونيand my sorrows مسعدىmy companion in grief
في بكائي وشجوني مسعدى
The sorrow of that song has stirred my grief; who, then,
The longing of the lover has saddened me so who
will join me in my weeping and my sorrows?
In my weeping and passions will make me happy?
خيّرواtell (apparent typo) الأحبابthe beloved ones أنىthat I am مغرمlovesick
خيّروا الأحباب أنى مغرم
واحملواand convey عنيfrom me صحيحsound; authentic السندthe chain of transmission
واحملوا عني صحيح السند
Tell the beloved ones that I am lovesick,
They chose the beloved while I am enamored
and convey from me a report with a sound chain of transmission.
Bear from me the proof that verifies
صرتI have become منthrough فرطthe excess of الغرامpassionate love مثلاa proverbial example
صرت من فرط الغرام مثلا
فاشهدواso bear witness to أمرىmy state بكلat every مشهدgathering
فاشهدوا أمرى بكل مشهد
I have become a byword through excessive passion;
I have become an example from excessive love
so bear witness to my state at every gathering.
So witness my state at every stage
عللىmy ailments فيin الحبlove لاdo not تبرىheal وقدand already
عللى في الحب لا تبرى وقد
سئمواthey have wearied of شكوىcomplaints of سقامىmy sickness عوّدىmy sickbed visitors
سئموا شكوى سقامى عوّدى
My ailments in love do not heal, and already
Do not absolve me for my madness in love though
my visitors have wearied of my complaints of sickness.
They are weary of hearing my chronic plaint
فدعونيso leave me واتركواand leave alone ماwhat بينناis between us
فدعوني واتركوا ما بيننا
فهوfor he حسبيenough for me وهوand he ليfor me بالمرصدon the watch
فهو حسبي وهو لي بالمرصد
So leave me, and leave alone what is between us;
So leave me be and what lies between us
for he is enough for me, and he keeps watch over me.
For that suffices me and is my watch post
نفسa soul ياO نفسيmy soul لهbelongs to him فسلميso surrender
نفس يا نفسي له فسلمي
واركعيand bow ذلاin humility إليهto him واسجديand prostrate yourself
واركعي ذلا إليه واسجدي
The soul, O my soul, belongs to him—so surrender;
O soul, O my soul, submit to him
and bow humbly to him, and prostrate yourself.
And bow to him humbly and prostrate
منwho مجيريmy protector منfrom أليمpainful بعدهdistance from him
من مجيري من أليم بعده
منwho نصيريmy helper غيرهother than him مَنwho مرشديmy guide
من نصيري غيره مَن مرشدي
Who will protect me from the anguish of distance from him?
After him, who can shelter me
Who is my helper but he? Who is my guide?
Who can guide me but him, who can direct me?
أنتyou عونيmy help فيin أموريmy affairs كلهاall of them
أنت عوني في أموري كلها
أنتyou ياO معنىmeaning of وجوديmy existence موجديmy creator
أنت يا معنى وجودي موجدي
You are my help in all my affairs;
You are my helper in all my affairs
you, O meaning of my existence, are my creator.
You are, O essence of my existence, my creator
Sol 6.1