ياO نديميmy boon companion فؤاديmy heart مرتهنheld in pledge
يا نديمي فؤادي مرتهن
ياOh للياليfor the nights التيthat مرتpassed لناfor us
يا لليالي التي مرت لنا
O my boon companion, my heart is held in pledge.
O my bosom friend, my heart is captive
Oh, for the nights that we spent
Oh, the nights that passed between us
بينamong تلكthose المرابعthe dwelling grounds والدمنand the old camp traces
بين تلك المرابع والدمن
والمنازلand the homes ديارdwellings of أحبابناour loved ones
والمنازل ديار أحبابنا
among those dwelling grounds and traces of old camps,
Among those meadows and ridges
and the homes—the dwellings of our loved ones.
And the homes, abode of our loved ones
ماnot تهنتfound ease جفونيmy eyelids بالوسنin slumber
ما تهنت جفوني بالوسن
بعدafter ماthat غابvanished سؤليmy heart's desire والمناand the hopes
بعد ما غاب سؤلي والمنا
My eyelids have found no rest in slumber
My eyelids were not moistened with kohl
since my heart's desire and hopes disappeared.
After my question and wishes were gone
كاملperfect الوصفin qualities ذيpossessing الوجهthe face الحسنbeautiful
كامل الوصف ذي الوجه الحسن
يخجلputs to shame البدرthe full moon نورهhis light والسناand radiance
يخجل البدر نوره والسنا
Perfect in his qualities, with a beautiful face,
Perfect in description, of beautiful face
his light and radiance put the full moon to shame.
Outshining the moonlight and radiance
آهAh ياO حسرتيmy sorrow طالhas grown long البعادseparation
آه يا حسرتي طال البعاد
واللياليand the nights تقضتpassed away بالصدودin estrangement
والليالي تقضت بالصدود
Ah, my sorrow! Separation has lasted so long.
Oh my regret, the distance grew long
And the nights passed in estrangement.
And the nights passed in estrangement
مرpassed عمريmy life ولاand not نلتI attained المرادthe desired goal
مر عمري ولا نلت المراد
منof تلاقيكmeeting you أياO نورlight الوجودof existence
من تلاقيك أيا نور الوجود
My life has passed, and I never attained my wish
My life passed, and I did not attain my desire
of meeting you, O light of existence.
Of meeting you, O light of existence
هلdo تريyou think عادstill ياO نورlight الفؤادof the heart
هل تري عاد يا نور الفؤاد
عيشناour life ذاكthat الأولformer لاnot يعودreturns
عيشنا ذاك الأول لا يعود
Do you still think, O light of the heart,
Do you see our first life returning
that our former life will not return?
That life of old will not come back
إنindeed قلبيmy heart تولاهtook possession of it الحزنsorrow
إن قلبي تولاه الحزن
مذsince تولتdeparted لبيلاتlittle nights (likely intended) الهناof bliss
مذ تولت لبيلات الهنا
Indeed, sorrow has taken possession of my heart
Since you frequented the nights of delight
since the little nights of bliss departed.
My heart has been seized with sadness
فيin إلهكyour God عوضcompensation عنfor كلevery شيءthing
في إلهك عوض عن كل شيء
لاdo not تأسفgrieve علىover ماwhat قدalready مضىpassed
لا تأسف على ما قد مضى
In your God there is compensation for everything.
In your God, console yourself for everything
Do not grieve over what has already passed.
Do not grieve for what has passed
خلdiscard لو'if' أنهاthat it is شكdoubt وليand a turning aside
خل لو أنها شك ولي
عنfrom سبيلthe path of السلامةsafety والرضاand contentment
عن سبيل السلامة والرضا
Discard 'if': it is doubt and a turning aside
Let go, even if it was but an illusion and fantasy
from the path of safety and contentment.
Away from the path of peace and contentment
والذيand what عنكaway from you يطرحcasts away كلevery غيerror
والذي عنك يطرح كل غي
إنماonly هوit is سكوتكyour silence للقضاbefore the decree
إنما هو سكوتك للقضا
And what casts all error away from you
That which removes you from every vain thing
is only your silence before the decree.
Is but your silence to the decree
والمواهبand the gifts جميعاًall والمننand the favors
والمواهب جميعاً والمنن
تحتbeneath حسنgoodness of الرجاhope فاحططso pitch camp هناhere
تحت حسن الرجا فاحطط هنا
And all the gifts and favors
And all the gifts and favors
lie beneath good hope—so pitch your camp here.
Under the beauty of acceptance, so rest here
هذهthis الدارabode ماno فيهاin it سرورjoy
هذه الدار ما فيها سرور
قطever تخلوis free عنfrom أخلاطadmixtures الكدرof sorrow
قط تخلو عن أخلاط الكدر
This abode holds no joy
This house contains no joy
ever free of admixtures of sorrow.
It is never empty of the ingredients of misery
كلeveryone منwho حبهاloves it عقلهhis mind يدورwanders
كل من حبها عقله يدور
فيin خلالthe midst of المزابلthe rubbish heaps والقذرand filth
في خلال المزابل والقذر
Everyone who loves it has a mind that wanders
All who love it, their mind spins
amid rubbish heaps and filth.
Amongst the garbage and filth
لاdo not تعرجturn aside عليto دارthe abode of الغرورdelusion
لا تعرج علي دار الغرور
واجتنبهاand shun it ووافقand follow منthose who صبرendured patiently
واجتنبها ووافق من صبر
Do not turn aside to the abode of delusion.
Do not stop at the house of deception
And shun it; follow those who patiently endure.
And avoid it, agreeing with those who endure
واجعلand make الزهدrenunciation زادكyour provision والوطنand the homeland
واجعل الزهد زادك والوطن
فهوfor it is رأسthe source of السيادةeminence والغنىand wealth
فهو رأس السيادة والغنى
And make renunciation your provision and your homeland,
And let asceticism be your provision and homeland
for it is the source of eminence and wealth.
For it is the essence of sovereignty and wealth
Sol 6.1