سَبْعٌseven لِيَfor me اليَوْمَtoday أياO بُغْيَتيmy heart's desire
سَبْعٌ لِيَ اليَوْمَ أيا بُغْيَتي
لَمnot يَبْدُhas appeared ليto me مَنْظَرُكَyour appearance الأظْرَفُmost charming
لَم يَبْدُ لي مَنْظَرُكَ الأظْرَفُ
Today marks a week for me, O my heart's desire;
your most charming form has not appeared to me.
ماذاwhy this الجفاءُcoldness اللهَfor God's sake فيtoward مُغْرَمٍa love-stricken person
ماذا الجفاءُ اللهَ في مُغْرَمٍ
أدْمُعُهُhis tears مِنْfrom لَوْعَةٍburning anguish تَذْرِفُflow
أدْمُعُهُ مِنْ لَوْعَةٍ تَذْرِفُ
Why this coldness? For God's sake, pity a lover
whose tears stream from burning anguish.
أيَظْهَرُdoes … appear? البَدْرُthe full moon عَلىdespite بُعْدِهِits distance
أيَظْهَرُ البَدْرُ عَلى بُعْدِهِ
وأنتَwhile you بالقُرْبِnearby ولاand not تُسْعِفُyou offer relief
وأنتَ بالقُرْبِ ولا تُسْعِفُ
Does the full moon appear despite its distance,
while you are near, yet offer no relief?
Sol 6.1