يقبّلkisses الأرضthe ground بالإحسانof the kindness معترفاacknowledging
يقبّل الأرض بالإحسان معترفا
كتابa letter عبدa servant أتىhas come مُستلزمobserving الأدبcourtesy
كتاب عبد أتى مُستلزم الأدب
It kisses the ground, acknowledging the kindness bestowed—
He kisses the ground with kindness, confessing,
a servant’s letter, arriving with due courtesy.
A servant has come, necessitating etiquette.
يهديoffers السلامgreetings إلىto مَنone who غابwas absent عنfrom نظريmy sight
يهدي السلام إلى مَن غاب عن نظري
وعنand from فؤاديmy heart وحقّand by the truth of اللَهGod لمdid not يغبbe absent
وعن فؤادي وحقّ اللَه لم يغب
It offers greetings to the one absent from my sight;
He sends peace to those absent from my sight,
yet from my heart, by God, he has not been absent.
And from my heart - by Allah, they did not disappear.
ياO يوسفاًYusuf قدindeed حكىresembled يعقوبYaqub مغرمهhis lovesick admirer
يا يوسفاً قد حكى يعقوب مغرمه
يبثّpours out حزناًsorrow بقلبwith a heart فيكover you مكتئبdejected
يبثّ حزناً بقلب فيك مكتئب
O Yusuf, your lovesick admirer has indeed resembled Yaqub,
O Yusuf, Jacob told of his longing,
pouring out sorrow with a heart dejected over you.
Lamenting with a heart in you that grieves.
شوقيmy longing إليكfor you وبُعديand my distance عنكfrom you بينهماbetween the two
شوقي إليك وبُعدي عنك بينهما
حارgrew bewildered الفؤادthe heart فلمso did not يثبتstand firm ولمand did not يثبleap
حار الفؤاد فلم يثبت ولم يثب
My longing for you and my distance from you—between them
My longing for you and my distance from you,
the heart grew bewildered: it neither stood firm nor leapt.
Confused my heart, it did not settle or wander.
قلبيmy heart وطرفيand my eye منbecause of حاليهماtheir two states جَلَديmy endurance
قلبي وطرفي من حاليهما جَلَدي
ماemphasis before 'between' بينbetween مُنسبكone melting يفنىperishes ومُنسكبand one pouring forth
ما بين مُنسبك يفنى ومُنسكب
My heart and my eye—because of their states, my endurance
My heart and my gaze, from their state, chided me.
lies between one melting to nothing and one pouring forth.
Whatever is between your absence passes away and spills out.
وكلand all هذاthis إذاif أرضاكpleases you ياO أمليmy hope
وكل هذا إذا أرضاك يا أملي
لاmay not أوحشleave bereft اللَهGod منof طيبthe sweetness اللقاreunion أربيmy desire
لا أوحش اللَه من طيب اللقا أربي
And all this, if it pleases you, O my hope—
And all this, if it pleases you, O my hope -
may God never deprive my desire of the sweetness of reunion.
May Allah not deprive me of the sweetness of meeting, my Lord.
Sol 6.1