تركتُI left حبيبَthe beloved القلبِof the heart لاnot عنout of مَلاَلَةٍweariness
تركتُ حبيبَ القلبِ لا عن مَلاَلَةٍ
ولكنْbut لِذَنْبٍfor an offense أَوْجَبَmade necessary الأَخْذَresorting بالتَّرْكِto abandonment
ولكنْ لِذَنْبٍ أَوْجَبَ الأَخْذَ بالتَّرْكِ
I left my heart’s beloved, not out of weariness,
I left the beloved of my heart, not out of boredom,
But for an offense that made abandonment necessary.
But for a sin that necessitated abandonment.
أَرادَhe wanted شَرِيكاًa partner فيin المودَّةِthe affection بَيْنَنَاbetween us
أَرادَ شَرِيكاً في المودَّةِ بَيْنَنَا
وَإِيمانُand the faith قَلْبيof my heart قدindeed نهانِيhas forbidden me عَنِfrom الشِّرْكِassociating partners (polytheism)
وَإِيمانُ قَلْبي قد نهانِي عَنِ الشِّرْكِ
He wanted a partner in the affection between us,
He wanted a partner in our love,
And my heart’s faith has forbidden me polytheism.
While my heart's faith forbade me from polytheism.
وَإِنِّيand indeed I منهfrom him فيin عَقابيلlingering aftereffects طَرْبِهِhis rapture
وَإِنِّي منه في عَقابيل طَرْبِهِ
ويُبْقِيand preserves ويُمْضِيand carries away المِسْكَthe musk رائحةُthe scent المسكِof musk
ويُبْقِي ويُمْضِي المِسْكَ رائحةُ المسكِ
And I still bear the aftereffects of the rapture he gave me;
Yet I am still intoxicated by his charm,
And musk’s scent both preserves the musk and carries it away.
As musk leaves its fragrance on the one who grinds it.
وكانand was حَبِيبيmy beloved سِلْكَthe thread عقْدِof the necklace مَوَدَّتِيof my affection
وكان حَبِيبي سِلْكَ عقْدِ مَوَدَّتِي
فياso, oh وَيْلَتَاwoe is me وَاوَحْشَةَoh, the loneliness العِقْدِof the necklace للسِّلْكِfor the thread
فيا وَيْلَتَا وَاوَحْشَةَ العِقْدِ للسِّلْكِ
And my beloved was the thread of my necklace of affection;
My beloved was the thread of my necklace of love,
So, alas for me! Oh, how lonely the necklace is without its thread!
Oh what sorrow - the thread is gone and the necklace is empty.
Sol 6.1