أَبكىmade weep الفَتىthe youth بَعدَafter الخَليطِthe companions مَربَعُهhis spring dwelling
أَبكى الفَتى بَعدَ الخَليطِ مَربَعُه
وَكادَand nearly وَجدُanguish القَلبِthe heart مِنهُbecause of it يَصرَعُهstrikes him down
وَكادَ وَجدُ القَلبِ مِنهُ يَصرَعُه
His spring dwelling made the youth weep after his companions had left.
The youth wept after the commotion, his heart nearly burst
And the anguish it stirred in his heart nearly struck him down.
Tears flowed like rivers, his lovesick heart they will surely fell
حَتَّىuntil جَرىflowed جَريَthe flowing of الجُمانِthe pearls أَدمُعُهhis tears
حَتَّى جَرى جَريَ الجُمانِ أَدمُعُه
وَالحُبُّand love داءٌa sickness عاجِلاًsoon سَيَصرَعُهwill strike him down
وَالحُبُّ داءٌ عاجِلاً سَيَصرَعُه
Until his tears streamed like pearls.
Long has he cried, if only that could help
And love is a sickness that will soon strike him down.
For the love of she who pleases him and he pleases her
طالَlasted long البُكاthe weeping لَوif only أَنَّthat ذاكَthat يَنفَعُهhelps him
طالَ البُكا لَو أَنَّ ذاكَ يَنفَعُه
مِنfrom حُبِّlove of مَنone whom يقنعهاhe satisfies her وَتقنِعُهُand she satisfies him
مِن حُبِّ مَن يقنعها وَتقنِعُهُ
His weeping lasted long—if only that could help him—
God has made them crave each other, and made them crave
Out of love for one he satisfies and who satisfies him.
He will not abandon her, nor will she abandon him
أَولَعَهاmade her enamored اللَّهُGod بِهِof him وَأَولَعَهand made him enamored
أَولَعَها اللَّهُ بِهِ وَأَولَعَه
فَلَيسَso he does not يَجفوهاhe shuns her وَلَيسَتand she does not تَقطَعُهshe cuts him off
فَلَيسَ يَجفوها وَلَيسَت تَقطَعُه
God made her enamored of him, and him of her.
She is not like those who would deceive and be deceived
So he does not shun her, nor does she cut him off.
With empty promises that lead nowhere
لَيسَتshe is not كَمَنlike one whom يَخدَعُهاhe deceives her وَتَخدَعُهand she deceives him
لَيسَت كَمَن يَخدَعُها وَتَخدَعُه
يُطمِعُهاhe entices her بِباطِلٍwith falsehood وَتطمِعُهand she entices him
يُطمِعُها بِباطِلٍ وَتطمِعُه
She is not like one whom he deceives and who deceives him,
But she has his companionship completely
Whom he entices with false hopes, and who entices him.
So they share a bed and share their rest
لكِنbut لَهاfor her مِنهُfrom him الوِصالُunion أَجمَعُهall of it
لكِن لَها مِنهُ الوِصالُ أَجمَعُه
فَمَضجَعso a bed مَضجَعهاher bed وَمَضجَعُهand his bed
فَمَضجَع مَضجَعها وَمَضجَعُه
But from him she has union in its fullness.
Lifting her up and she lifting him
So one bed is both her bed and his.
God will gather them together again when they have passed
يَرفَعُهاhe lifts her طوراًat times وَطوراًand at times تَرفَعُهshe lifts him
يَرفَعُها طوراً وَطوراً تَرفَعُه
يَحشُرُهاgathers her اللَّهُGod إِذاwhen ماتَتshe dies مَعُهwith him
يَحشُرُها اللَّهُ إِذا ماتَت مَعُه
He lifts her at times, and at times she lifts him.
May God gather her with him when she dies.
Partial English translation: 12 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1