ياO جَنّةَparadise الوصْلِof union التيwhich
يا جَنّةَ الوصْلِ التي
حَفّتْhas encircled بهاaround it نارُfire الصّدودِrejection
حَفّتْ بها نارُ الصّدودِ
O paradise of union, which
O garden of union surrounded
The fire of rejection has encircled,
By the fire of estrangement
مَنwho ليfor me بريَّاكِwith your fragrance التيwhich
مَن لي بريَّاكِ التي
فُتِقَتْwas infused بريحانِwith basil الخلودِeternity
فُتِقَتْ بريحانِ الخلودِ
Who will bring me your fragrance, which
Who will take me to you
Was infused with the basil of eternity,
Opened by the basil of eternity
ومُجاجَةٍand saliva شَهْدِيّةٍhoney-sweet
ومُجاجَةٍ شَهْدِيّةٍ
تُجْنىis gathered منfrom البَرَدِthe hail البَرُودِcool
تُجْنى من البَرَدِ البَرُودِ
And honeyed saliva
And sweet murmuring honey
Gathered from cool hailstones?
Plucked from the cool breeze
وارحمتاoh, have pity! وأناand I العُبَيْthe little slave (first part)
وارحمتا وأنا العُبَيْ
دُcompletes ‘little slave’ منbecause of الهوىlove لِشَجٍfor one grieving عميدِlove-stricken
دُ من الهوى لِشَجٍ عميدِ
Oh, have pity—and I am the humble slave—
Have mercy while I, love's captive,
On one grieving and stricken by love,
Am shot, by never-missing arrows,
يَرْميhe shoots ولكنand yet لاnot يَفيhe manages
يَرْمي ولكن لا يَفي
برمايةِat shooting الغَرَضِthe target البعيدِdistant
برمايةِ الغَرَضِ البعيدِ
Who shoots, yet cannot
At goals too distant to attain
Hit the distant target.
Who will help the one residing in despair
منwho للمقيمِfor the one dwelling علىon الصّعيthe ground (first part)
من للمقيمِ على الصّعي
دcompletes ‘ground’ إلىto الغزالَةِthe sun بالصعودِwith ascent
د إلى الغزالَةِ بالصعودِ
Who will help the one dwelling on the ground
Ascend to the gazelle on the mountain
Ascend to the sun?
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1