سَبْعٌseven لِيَfor me اليَوْمَtoday أياO بُغْيَتيmy desire
سَبْعٌ لِيَ اليَوْمَ أيا بُغْيَتي
لَمdid not يَبْدُappear ليto me مَنْظَرُكَyour countenance الأوْضَحُthe most radiant
لَم يَبْدُ لي مَنْظَرُكَ الأوْضَحُ
For seven days now, O my desire,
Seven days for me today, O my beloved
your radiant countenance has not appeared to me.
Your beautiful face did not appear to me
ماذاwhat is this الجفاءُcoldness اللهَfor God’s sake فيtoward مُغْرَمٍa lovesick lover
ماذا الجفاءُ اللهَ في مُغْرَمٍ
أدْمُعُهُhis tears مِنْfrom لَوْعَةٍburning anguish تَسْفَحُpour forth
أدْمُعُهُ مِنْ لَوْعَةٍ تَسْفَحُ
Why this coldness? For God’s sake, pity a lover
What is this aloofness to a lover
whose tears pour forth from burning anguish.
Whose tears of yearning overflow
أيَظْهَرُdoes it appear? البَدْرُthe full moon عَلىdespite بُعْدِهِits distance
أيَظْهَرُ البَدْرُ عَلى بُعْدِهِ
وأنتَand you بالقُرْبِnearby ولاand not تَلْمَحُyou shine
وأنتَ بالقُرْبِ ولا تَلْمَحُ
Does the full moon appear despite its distance,
Does the moon appear from afar
while you are nearby, yet do not shine?
While you are near, yet out of sight
Sol 6.1