لهفىmy anguish علىfor عمرa lifetime تصرمpassed away وانقضىand ended
لهفى على عمر تصرم وانقضى
هلis there رجعةa return فيعادso it may be restored ليto me ماwhat قدalready مضىhas passed
هل رجعة فيعاد لي ما قد مضى
Alas for a lifetime that has slipped away and ended!
I yearn for a life now old and gone,
Is there a return, so that what has passed may be restored to me?
Will it return so I regain what is past?
ردواbring back لويلاتlittle nights مضينthat passed فأضلعىfor my ribs
ردوا لويلات مضين فأضلعى
تحنىbend جوانحهاtheir inner sides علىover جمرembers of الغضاghada wood
تحنى جوانحها على جمر الغضا
Bring back those brief nights gone by, for my ribs
Take back my agonized cries so I may heal,
curve inward over the embers of ghada wood.
My wings bend over embers of sorrow.
ياO متلفىmy destroyer بصدودهby his aversion رفقاًbe gentle بمنwith one who
يا متلفى بصدوده رفقاً بمن
ببعادكمwith distance from you عنinstead of وصلكمunion with you قدalready عوّضاwas compensated
ببعادكم عن وصلكم قد عوّضا
O you who destroy me with your aversion, be gentle with one
O you who severed ties, show kindness to one
given distance from you in place of union with you.
Whose solace for your absence was found wanting.
فوّضتI entrusted my affairs فيماin what ترتضيهyou approve of it وإننيand indeed I
فوّضت فيما ترتضيه وإنني
ماnot زلتI have ceased فيماin what ترتضيهyou approve of it مفوّضاentrusting my affairs
ما زلت فيما ترتضيه مفوّضا
I have entrusted my affairs to what you approve, and I
I yielded to what you wished though I
have never ceased to entrust them to what you approve.
Still yield to what you wish.
فامنحso grant رضاكyour favor لقاصدto a seeker بكin you لائذseeking refuge
فامنح رضاك لقاصد بك لائذ
مازلتyou have never ceased تمنحgranting منwhoever يلوذseeks refuge بكin you الرضاfavor
مازلت تمنح من يلوذ بك الرضا
So grant your favor to a seeker taking refuge in you;
Grant your consent to one who seeks you, refuge-bound—
you have always granted favor to whoever takes refuge in you.
You still confer consent on those who seek your refuge.
ياO منone whom شجاهgrieved him البعدseparation تادbe patient بنادهمat their gathering
يا من شجاه البعد تاد بنادهم
فعساكso perhaps you ياO مهجورforsaken one يوماone day ترتضىmay be accepted
فعساك يا مهجور يوما ترتضى
O you whom separation has grieved, be patient at their gathering;
O you whose absence caused him torment, his companion cries,
perhaps, O forsaken one, you will one day be accepted.
May you one day, neglected one, grant consent.
أدركseize بقاياthe remnants of العمرlife ويحكalas for you وانتهضand rise
أدرك بقايا العمر ويحك وانتهض
فالحزمfor resolve ياO حلفally of الونىlanguor أنto تنهضاyou rise
فالحزم يا حلف الونى أن تنهضا
Seize what remains of life—alas for you—and rise!
Grasp the remains of life—awake!—
For resolve, O ally of languor, is to rise.
Prudence dictates you rouse from your swoon.
هذاthis فديتكmay I be your ransom شهرmonth of صومكyour fasting راحلdeparting
هذا فديتك شهر صومك راحل
وكأنهand as though it were برقlightning أضاءshone فأومضاthen flashed
وكأنه برق أضاء فأومضا
This month of your fasting is departing—may I be your ransom.
This, your ransom, the month of your fast departs,
And it is like lightning that shone, then flashed.
A lightning flash that brightly sparked and vanished.
أتراكdo you think you قدalready حسنتmade good فيهduring it جوارهneighborliness toward it
أتراك قد حسنت فيه جواره
وقضيتand you fulfilled فيهduring it حقوقهits dues فقدfor indeed اتقضاit ended
وقضيت فيه حقوقه فقد اتقضا
Have you, I wonder, treated it well during its stay,
Did you draw near during it, becoming a good neighbor?
and fulfilled its dues within it? For it has ended.
Fulfilling its rights, which are now fulfilled?
ماnot فازattained بالآمالthe hoped-for aims إلاexcept مخلصone sincere
ما فاز بالآمال إلا مخلص
فيهduring it الودادlove لمرسليهto its senders أمحضاhe made pure
فيه الوداد لمرسليه أمحضا
None attained their hopes except one sincere,
None attains hopes but the sincere one
who, during it, made his love for its senders wholly pure.
Whose affection for its Sender is pure.
أسفىmy sorrow علىfor شهرa month مسراتيmy joys بهin it
أسفى على شهر مسراتي به
كانتwere تتاحmade available فأعرضتthen they turned away مذsince أعرضاit turned away
كانت تتاح فأعرضت مذ أعرضا
Alas for the month in which my joys
I grieve the month of my delights,
were bestowed, then turned away when it turned away.
Accessible, but I turned away once I turned away.
شهرmonth of الصيامfasting نأىwent far away فياso O عينيmy eye اسكبيpour out
شهر الصيام نأى فيا عيني اسكبي
دمعtears of الجفونthe eyelids مذهباgilded ومفضضاand silvered
دمع الجفون مذهبا ومفضضا
The month of fasting has gone afar; O my eye, pour out
The month of fasting has left—so pour out your tears, my eye,
the tears of the eyelids, gilded and silvered.
As profuse, flowing tears.
كمhow many سحبclouds of أجفانeyelids بهin it هطلتpoured down لذىfor one who
كم سحب أجفان به هطلت لذى
للرضاfor favor متعرضاseeking
للرضا متعرضا
How many clouds of eyelids rained in it for one
How many lids by it dropped copious, indulgent tears
seeking favor,
Seeking the pleasure of the Pleased.
سهرhe kept vigil اللياليthe nights مهملاgiving free rein لدموعهto his tears
سهر الليالي مهملا لدموعه
وقضىand he fulfilled بهin it منof شوقهhis longing ماwhat قدindeed قضىhe fulfilled
وقضى به من شوقه ما قد قضى
who kept vigil through the nights, giving free rein to his tears,
Nights of wakefulness, heedless of tears,
and in it fulfilled what he fulfilled of his longing.
Fulfilling from yearning what wish fulfills.
لاnot يجتنىgathers ثمرthe fruit of المنىhopes منfrom روضهits garden
لا يجتنى ثمر المنى من روضه
إلاexcept فتىa youth فيin ليلهits night ماnot غمّضاhe closed his eyes
إلا فتى في ليله ما غمّضا
None gathers the fruit of hopes from its garden
None plucks the fruit of his hopes from its garden
save a youth who never closed his eyes during its night.
Save a youth who never slept during its night.
Sol 6.1