لولاwere it not for الفراقُparting لمَاwould not have بكيتُI wept نجيعاًblood
لولا الفراقُ لمَا بكيتُ نجيعاً
ولماand would not have حَرَمْتُI denied المقلتينthe two eyes هجوعاsleep
ولما حَرَمْتُ المقلتين هجوعا
Were it not for parting, I would not have wept blood,
Had separation not made me weep copiously,
Nor would I have denied my two eyes sleep;
And made my eyelids swollen with crying,
ولماand would not have حنيتُI bent علىaround ضِرامِthe blaze of تشوُّقٍlonging
ولما حنيتُ على ضِرامِ تشوُّقٍ
يأْبَىrefuses الخمودَdying down جوانحاًinner ribs وضلوعاand ribs
يأْبَى الخمودَ جوانحاً وضلوعا
Nor would I have enfolded a blaze of longing,
And made me yearn for the one I love,
That refuses to die, within my breast and ribs.
Whose memory my heart and ribs will not forget,
أَمَّاas for العزاءُsolace لأَجْلِfor the sake of مَنْthe one whom فارقتُهُI parted from him
أَمَّا العزاءُ لأَجْلِ مَنْ فارقتُهُ
فقدso indeed استحالturned into معtogether with الفؤادthe heart دموعاtears
فقد استحال مع الفؤاد دموعا
As for solace for the one I parted from,
There is no comfort for losing whom I lost,
It has turned, together with my heart, into tears.
My tears have mixed with my heart's blood.
ولكمand how often شكوتُI complained فماyet not شكوتI complained لراحمٍto someone compassionate
ولكم شكوتُ فما شكوت لراحمٍ
ولكمand how often دعوتُI called فماyet not دعوتI called سميعاsomeone who listens
ولكم دعوتُ فما دعوت سميعا
And how often I complained, yet complained to no one merciful;
How I complained but none who'd pity me,
And how often I called, yet called to no one who would listen.
How I called out but none who'd hear my plea,
أَسْتَوْدعُI entrust to الرحمنَthe Merciful مَنْthe one whom وَدَّعْتُI bade farewell to يوfirst part of 'day' (يوم)
أَسْتَوْدعُ الرحمنَ مَنْ وَدَّعْتُ يو
مَcompletion of 'day' (يوم) وداعهhis farewell قلباًa heart بهover him مفجوعاstricken with grief
مَ وداعه قلباً به مفجوعا
I entrust to the Merciful him for whom I bade farewell, on the
I commend to God whom I bid adieu,
Day of his farewell, to a heart stricken with grief for him.
The day we parted leaving my heart broken.
Sol 6.1