هَلْis there للعَزاfor solace مِنْany سَبِيلْway
هَلْ للعَزا مِنْ سَبِيلْ
هَلْcan يَشْتَفيfind healing السُّقْمُsickness
هَلْ يَشْتَفي السُّقْمُ
Is there any path to solace?
Can sickness find a cure?
حَسْبِيَenough for me يأْسٌdespair مُرِيحْsoothing
حَسْبِيَ يأْسٌ مُرِيحْ
قَدalready ضاقَhas grown unbearable بِيfor me الكَتْمُconcealment
قَد ضاقَ بِي الكَتْمُ
A soothing despair is enough for me;
I can no longer bear concealment.
الغَوْثُhelp! مِنْfrom ذاthis الهَوىpassion
الغَوْثُ مِنْ ذا الهَوى
فُلَّwas shattered بِهِby it عَزْميmy resolve
فُلَّ بِهِ عَزْمي
Help against this passion!
It has shattered my resolve.
قدindeed هَدَّhas shattered مِنِّيof mine القُوىthe strength
قد هَدَّ مِنِّي القُوى
وقَدand indeed مَحاhas effaced رسميmy trace
وقَد مَحا رسمي
It has broken the strength within me
and effaced all trace of me.
ياO رَبّLord هذاthis الجوىburning anguish
يا رَبّ هذا الجوى
لَمْnot يَكُwas فيin عِلْمِيmy knowledge
لَمْ يَكُ في عِلْمِي
O Lord, this burning anguish
was unknown to me.
وأنتand You نعمexcellent is المقيلْthe pardoner
وأنت نعم المقيلْ
وحكمكand Your judgment الحكمُthe judgment
وحكمك الحكمُ
And You are the finest pardoner,
and Your judgment is supreme.
أجرgrant refuge to فؤاداًa heart قَريحْwounded
أجر فؤاداً قَريحْ
قَدْindeed خانَهُhas betrayed it الزَّعْمُsupposition
قَدْ خانَهُ الزَّعْمُ
Grant refuge to a wounded heart
betrayed by its assumptions.
لِسُوءِbecause of the misery of حَاليmy state ومَاand what
لِسُوءِ حَالي ومَا
أدراكَmade you know ماwhat حاليmy state
أدراكَ ما حالي
At my wretched plight—and what
could tell you what my plight is?—
بَكىwept خَلِيليmy close friend دماblood
بَكى خَلِيلي دما
ورَقَّand grew tender عُذَّاليmy reproachers
ورَقَّ عُذَّالي
my close friend has wept blood,
and my reproachers have grown tender.
لَمْnot يأْنِhas the time come أنthat تَرْحماyou show mercy
لَمْ يأْنِ أن تَرْحما
ياO خاليَuntroubled in البالmind
يا خاليَ البال
Is it not time for you to show mercy,
O you whose mind is at ease?
جُدْbe generous بالرِّضىwith favor ياO بَخيلْmiser
جُدْ بالرِّضى يا بَخيلْ
مَطْلُdelay in payment الغَنِيْthe rich man's ظُلْمُinjustice
مَطْلُ الغَنِيْ ظُلْمُ
Be generous with your favor, O miser!
A rich man's delay in paying is injustice.
لَمْnot تَدْرyou knew أنَّthat النَّصيحْthe counselor
لَمْ تَدْر أنَّ النَّصيحْ
سَماعُهُlistening to him إثْمُa sin
سَماعُهُ إثْمُ
Did you not know that the counselor's
words are a sin to heed?
عَصيتُI defied فِيْكَfor your sake المَلامْreproach
عَصيتُ فِيْكَ المَلامْ
ودِنْتُand devoted myself بالوجْدِto passionate longing
ودِنْتُ بالوجْدِ
I defied reproach for your sake
and made passionate longing my creed.
وقَدْand indeed هَجَرْتُI abandoned المَنامْsleep
وقَدْ هَجَرْتُ المَنامْ
ولُذْتُand sought refuge بالسُّهْدِin sleeplessness
ولُذْتُ بالسُّهْدِ
And I have forsaken sleep
and sought refuge in sleeplessness.
فَهَلْso does يُفيدavail الغَرامْpassionate love
فَهَلْ يُفيد الغَرامْ
لَدَيْكَwith you أوor يُجْدِيbring benefit
لَدَيْكَ أو يُجْدِي
Does passion, then, avail
with you, or bring any good?
قَدindeed حارَbecame bewildered فِيكَabout you الدَّليلْthe guide
قَد حارَ فِيكَ الدَّليلْ
وضَلَّand went astray بِيwithin me الحِلْمُreason
وضَلَّ بِي الحِلْمُ
The guide has grown bewildered by you,
and reason has lost its way within me.
لاno قَلْبَheart ليof mine مُسْتَرِيحْat rest
لا قَلْبَ لي مُسْتَرِيحْ
كلّاno indeed ولاnor جِسْمُbody
كلّا ولا جِسْمُ
My heart has no rest—
no, nor does my body.
لوif بِسِوىby anything other than الأعْيُنِeyes
لو بِسِوى الأعْيُنِ
فُتِنْتَyou were enchanted ياO قَلْبِيmy heart
فُتِنْتَ يا قَلْبِي
Had it been by anything but eyes
that you were enchanted, O my heart,
رَجوتُI would have hoped أنthat تَنْثَنيyou might turn back
رَجوتُ أن تَنْثَني
مُفَرَّجَrelieved of الكربِdistress
مُفَرَّجَ الكربِ
I would have hoped you might turn back,
relieved of distress.
يَئِستُI have despaired لكِنَّنيyet I
يَئِستُ لكِنَّني
أدعوكَI call upon You ياO ربِّيmy Lord
أدعوكَ يا ربِّي
I have despaired, yet I
call upon You, O my Lord,
دُعاءَthe supplication of صَبٍّa lovelorn man ذَليلْhumbled
دُعاءَ صَبٍّ ذَليلْ
أسْلَمَهُhas forsaken him الجرمُsin
أسْلَمَهُ الجرمُ
with the prayer of a humbled, lovelorn man
whom sin has left helpless.
فالوُدُّfor the love مِنهُfrom him صَحيحْgenuine
فالوُدُّ مِنهُ صَحيحْ
وفيand in الحَشاthe breast كَلْمُa wound
وفي الحَشا كَلْمُ
For his love is true,
and in his breast lies a wound.
تشْنِيعُthe slander of هذاthis الرَّقيبْwatcher
تشْنِيعُ هذا الرَّقيبْ
ربّLord ادْفَعَنْdo ward off شرَّهْhis evil
ربّ ادْفَعَنْ شرَّهْ
This watcher's slander—
Lord, ward off his evil!
أبصرَهُsaw him مستريبْa suspicious man
أبصرَهُ مستريبْ
بوجههِon his face حُمْرَهْredness
بوجههِ حُمْرَهْ
A suspicious man saw him,
with redness on his face;
فَظَنّهso he thought him قدalready أُصيبْwas wounded
فَظَنّه قد أُصيبْ
وقَدْand indeed شَداsang جَهْرَهْaloud
وقَدْ شَدا جَهْرَهْ
so he thought him wounded,
and sang aloud:
صُبَيْa little boy جُرِحْwas wounded فَالنَّخيلْamong the palm trees
صُبَيْ جُرِحْ فَالنَّخيلْ
رَشّsprinkled الحَبقthe basil دمُّhis blood
رَشّ الحَبق دمُّ
"A little boy was wounded among the palms;
his blood spattered the basil.
باللهby God ياO طَيْراًbird مَليحْlovely
بالله يا طَيْراً مَليحْ
قُلَtell الخَبَرْthe news لأُمُّto his mother
قُلَ الخَبَرْ لأُمُّ
By God, O lovely bird,
tell his mother the news."
Sol 6.1