ذكرَhe recalled الخَيفَal-Khayf والحِمىand the sanctuary وَحَجونَهand its Hajun
ذكرَ الخَيفَ والحِمى وَحَجونَه
فَذرىso he shed دمعَهhis tears وأَبدىand revealed مَصونَهwhat he kept hidden
فَذرى دمعَه وأَبدى مَصونَه
He recalled al-Khayf, the sanctuary, and its Hajun.
He recalled the fear, anxiety, and grief
So he shed his tears and revealed what he had kept hidden.
His tears flowed, revealing his inner pains
وَأَعادَand brought back الهوىlove لهfor him عيدَa festival وجدٍof longing
وَأَعادَ الهوى له عيدَ وجدٍ
منعdenied النومsleep بالبُكاءِthrough weeping جفونَهhis eyelids
منع النوم بالبُكاءِ جفونَه
And love brought back for him a festival of longing
And love returned to him like a festival of passion
That denied his eyelids sleep through weeping.
Sleep evaded his weeping eyes
لاdo not تَلوموهblame him إِنif بَكىhe weeps منfrom جَواهُhis burning anguish
لا تَلوموه إِن بَكى من جَواهُ
وأَجدَّand renewed الأَسىgrief عليهupon him جنونَهhis madness
وأَجدَّ الأَسى عليه جنونَه
Do not blame him if he weeps from his burning anguish,
Do not blame him for weeping out of longing
And grief renews the madness that besets him.
Or being maddened by deep sorrow
كُلُّevery صبٍّlovesick lover إذاwhen تذكَّرَhe remembers يوماًone day
كُلُّ صبٍّ إذا تذكَّرَ يوماً
هَيَّجstirred الذكرُremembrance وجدَهhis longing وشجونَهand his sorrows
هَيَّج الذكرُ وجدَه وشجونَه
Every lovesick lover, when one day he remembers,
Whenever a lover recalls a day gone by
Has his longing and his sorrows stirred by remembrance.
Memories stir his passion and laments
ياO نَزولاًyou who lodge ببطنin the valley of مكَّةَMecca عَطفاًshow compassion
يا نَزولاً ببطن مكَّةَ عَطفاً
بمحبٍّon a lover أَبَحتُمُyou have sanctioned اليومَtoday هونَهhis humiliation
بمحبٍّ أَبَحتُمُ اليومَ هونَه
O you who lodge in the valley of Mecca, have compassion
O you who descended in Mecca showing kindness
On a lover whose humiliation you have sanctioned today,
To a beloved whose affection you belittled today
مولَعٍenamored بالأَسىof grief عزيزِelusive تأَسٍّconsolation
مولَعٍ بالأَسى عزيزِ تأَسٍّ
قرَّحulcerated الدمعُtears خدَّهhis cheek وشؤونَهand his tear ducts
قرَّح الدمعُ خدَّه وشؤونَه
Enamored of grief, hard to console:
A noble lover, deeply grieved
Tears have ulcerated his cheek and his tear ducts.
His flowing tears marred his cheeks
قدindeed أَطلتمyou have prolonged مطلَdelay in paying المحبِّينthe lovers فاِقضواso repay
قد أَطلتم مطلَ المحبِّين فاِقضوا
دَينdebt صَبٍّof a lovesick lover أَذقتموهyou have made him taste مَنونَهhis death
دَين صَبٍّ أَذقتموه مَنونَه
You have long delayed payment to lovers; now repay
You have lingered too long tormenting lovers
The debt owed to a lovesick lover whom you have made taste his death.
So fulfill the debt of one whose love you once enjoyed
ثمthen إِنif شئتُمُyou wish صِلواgrant union أَوor فصدّواthen turn away
ثم إِن شئتُمُ صِلوا أَو فصدّوا
ماwhat عليهto him إذاonce قضيتمyou have paid ديونَهhis dues
ما عليه إذا قضيتم ديونَه
Then, if you wish, grant union—or else turn away:
Then, if you wish, make peace or turn away
What does it matter to him, once you have paid his dues?
For he owes you nothing once his dues are paid
Sol 6.1