بهمولthrough the pouring of الدمعtears ياO حلفsworn companion of الوفىfidelity
بهمول الدمع يا حلف الوفى
يبلغattains المشتاقthe longing lover غاياتthe utmost limits of المنىdesires
يبلغ المشتاق غايات المنى
Through the pouring of tears, O sworn companion of fidelity,
With tearful eyes I implore you, O you who swore loyalty,
the longing lover attains the utmost of his desires.
To convey to the longing one the utmost wishes.
فاسكبso pour out الدمعthe tears الهتونcopiously flowing دائماًcontinually
فاسكب الدمع الهتون دائماً
علperhaps سحthe pouring of الدمعtears يدنيكwill draw you near لناto us
عل سح الدمع يدنيك لنا
So pour out streaming tears without cease;
Always shed plentiful, flowing tears -
perhaps their downpour will draw you near to us.
For the path to our closeness is paved by your tears.
زفراتsighs القربnearness مناto us عطشتhave grown thirsty
زفرات القرب منا عطشت
فاسقهاso water them بالدمعwith tears تظفرyou will be rewarded بالجنىwith the fruit
فاسقها بالدمع تظفر بالجنى
The sighs for nearness to us have grown thirsty;
Our souls thirst for your intimacy and affection -
so water them with tears, and you will win the fruit.
Quench them with your tears, and you will attain what you desire.
عللsoothe النفسthe soul بعرفwith the fragrance of عطفناour tenderness
علل النفس بعرف عطفنا
وانتشقand inhale زهرthe blossoms of المنىdesire منfrom أنسناour intimacy
وانتشق زهر المنى من أنسنا
Soothe your soul with the fragrance of our tenderness,
Comfort your soul with the fragrance of our compassion,
and breathe in the blossoms of desire from our intimacy.
And pluck the flower of your wishes from our company.
قفstand وقوفin the manner of فاقدone who has lost أحبابهhis loved ones
قف وقوف فاقد أحبابه
فيamong طلولruins دراساتeffaced المنحنىthe bend
في طلول دراسات المنحنى
Stand as one stands who has lost his loved ones,
Stop, stop, O you who lost your loved ones,
among the effaced ruins at the bend.
On the winding path of your sorrow.
وابكand weep ماwhat ضيعتyou squandered منof عمرa lifetime مضىgone by
وابك ما ضيعت من عمر مضى
وافنand expend entirely ماwhat فيهis in it عليناover us شجناin sorrow
وافن ما فيه علينا شجنا
And weep for what you squandered of your life gone by,
Weep for the time you wasted that has passed,
and spend all it holds in sorrow for us.
And lament what sorrows we brought upon you.
واطرحand cast aside ويكwoe to you ذماin scorn بقيةa remnant
واطرح ويك ذما بقية
طرزتhas embroidered رسومهاits outlines كفthe hand of الفناannihilation
طرزت رسومها كف الفنا
And cast aside—woe to you!—in scorn a remnant
Cast off the remainder of your burdens,
whose outlines the hand of annihilation has embroidered.
Patterned by the hands of finitude.
عرسmake camp الأحداجthe camel-litters والظعنand the caravan بناwith us
عرس الأحداج والظعن بنا
كمhow long تطيلwill you prolong فيin طلابناseeking us العناthe toil
كم تطيل في طلابنا العنا
Halt the camel-litters and caravan with us;
The wedding of happiness and joy with us -
how long will you prolong the toil of seeking us?
How long will you prolong seeking them?
أعلنdeclared openly المشتاقthe longing lover فيناconcerning us بالجوىwith burning longing
أعلن المشتاق فينا بالجوى
بالصبof the love-stricken one بالجوىof burning longing قدindeed أعلناwe have proclaimed
بالصب بالجوى قد أعلنا
The longing lover has openly declared his burning longing for us;
Let the longing one proclaim openly his passion for us,
we have openly proclaimed the love-stricken one and his burning longing.
With steadfast passion let him proclaim it.
ضرّمَتset ablaze أحشاءهhis entrails نارthe fire of الجوىlonging
ضرّمَت أحشاءه نار الجوى
ونفتand drove away عنهfrom him الشجونthe sorrows الوسناdrowsiness
ونفت عنه الشجون الوسنا
The fire of longing has set his entrails ablaze,
The fire of passion has ripped his insides,
and sorrows have driven drowsiness away from him.
And drained the joys of intimacy from him.
ماwhat لمنfor one who قدalready باتspent the night يشكوlamenting وجدهhis longing
ما لمن قد بات يشكو وجده
عنaway from مغانيthe dwellings of أنسناour intimacy قدalready ظعناdeparted
عن مغاني أنسنا قد ظعنا
What ails the one who has spent the night lamenting his longing,
What ails the one who spends his nights complaining
yet has departed from the dwellings of our intimacy?
Of the melodies of our company that abandoned him?
كمhow often دعوناهwe called him فماyet not لبىhe answered ولاnor
كم دعوناه فما لبى ولا
عرّستcamped أشواقهhis yearnings يوماone day بناwith us
عرّست أشواقه يوما بنا
How often we called him, yet he did not answer, nor
How often did we call him, but he did not answer,
did his yearnings ever camp with us.
Nor did his passions find joy in us even one day.
لاno وحقby the sanctity of ماwhat بذلناwe bestowed لكon you منof
لا وحق ما بذلنا لك من
صفوthe purest part of وردthe draught of الودlove ماnot أنصفتناyou treated us fairly
صفو ورد الود ما أنصفتنا
No—by the sanctity of what we bestowed on you of
No - by the truth - we did not stint in showing you
the pure draught of love—you have not dealt fairly with us.
The pure rosewater of affection. You did not do us justice.
فاقتربso draw near مناto us ولذand seek refuge بعزناin our might
فاقترب منا ولذ بعزنا
والتزمand cling to ياO غادراًfaithless one أبوابناour gates
والتزم يا غادراً أبوابنا
So draw near to us and seek refuge in our might,
So come closer to us, delight in our friendship,
and cling, O faithless one, to our gates.
And faithless one, keep to our gates.
فلهبّاتso, for the gusts of الرضاfavor وقتa time of وفاfulfillment
فلهبّات الرضا وقت وفا
يأمنis safe الخائفthe fearful one فيهin it ماwhat جنىhe has committed
يأمن الخائف فيه ما جنى
For the gusts of favor have a time of fulfillment,
For sometimes the flames of acceptance
in which the fearful one is safe from what he has done.
Provide safety for the fearful from what he has committed.
Sol 6.1