باسمat the name of الحبيبthe beloved تفاءلتgrew hopeful المُنىhopes فرجاًrelief
باسم الحبيب تفاءلت المُنى فرجاً
قلبيmy heart بأنthat سوفwill يلقىfind فيin الهوىlove فرجاrelief
قلبي بأن سوف يلقى في الهوى فرجا
At the beloved’s name, hopes anticipated relief:
In the name of the Beloved I hoped for relief
my heart would find relief in love.
My heart that it would find relief in love
واستدرجتنيand lured me on أمانhopes ثَمّthere كاذبةfalse
واستدرجتني أمان ثَمّ كاذبة
تغادرleave الحيّthe living يحكيresembles ميّتاًa dead man درجاpassed away
تغادر الحيّ يحكي ميّتاً درجا
And false hopes there lured me on,
And she lured me with false security
leaving the living like a dead man who has passed away.
Then left the living one telling of a dead one's tale
وكلماand whenever خلتI thought بَردthe coolness of الوصلunion يُسعدنيwould make me happy
وكلما خلت بَرد الوصل يُسعدني
أثارkindled حرّthe heat of النوىseparation فيin مُهجتيmy heart وهَجاa blaze
أثار حرّ النوى في مُهجتي وهَجا
And whenever I thought union’s coolness would bring me joy,
And whenever the cold of separation would depart bringing me joy
the heat of separation kindled a blaze within my heart.
The heat of passion stirred up turmoil in my innermost being
وكنتand I was أحسبthinking خوضwading into الحبlove يسهلwould be easy بيfor me
وكنت أحسب خوض الحب يسهل بي
حتىuntil ولجتI entered بطاميin the surging waters of بحرهits sea لُججاdepths
حتى ولجت بطامي بحره لُججا
And I thought wading into love would be easy for me,
And I thought plunging into love would be easy for me
until I entered the depths of its surging sea.
Until I delved deep into its immense sea
رأيتI found أسهلthe easiest ماwhat فيin ذاكthat أصعبthe hardest ماwhat
رأيت أسهل ما في ذاك أصعب ما
قدhave ضيّعsquandered الناسpeople فيin تحصيلهattaining it المهجاlives
قد ضيّع الناس في تحصيله المهجا
I found the easiest thing in it the hardest thing
I saw the easiest in it was the most difficult
for whose attainment people have squandered their lives.
Which people squandered their lives trying to attain
فهلis there, then سبيلa path إلىto السلوانforgetting love إنif سلكتtaken
فهل سبيل إلى السلوان إن سلكت
لاnot يختشيfears الصبّthe lovesick lover إنif يلقhe encounters بهاalong it عوجاcrookedness
لا يختشي الصبّ إن يلق بها عوجا
Is there, then, a path to forgetting which, if taken,
Is there really a way to tranquility if I tread
would leave the lover unafraid if he met a crooked turn along it?
The ardent lover does not fear the crooked path
وذاand that لَعَمريby my life ماwhat لاnot يُرتجىcan be hoped for أبداًever
وذا لَعَمري ما لا يُرتجى أبداً
كمhow many خابfailed فيin ذاthis العناtorment للعاشقينfor lovers رجاa hope
كم خاب في ذا العنا للعاشقين رجا
And that, by my life, is something never to be hoped for.
By my life, this can never be hoped for
How many hopes have failed for lovers in this torment!
How many hopes of lovers in this regard were dashed
لكنّbut فيin عزماتfirm resolves الصبرpatience مُتّسعاًample room
لكنّ في عزمات الصبر مُتّسعاً
لقلبfor a heart صبّlovesick تمادىpersisted ضَيّقاًconstricted حَرجاdistressed
لقلب صبّ تمادى ضَيّقاً حَرجا
Yet in the firm resolves of patience there is ample room
But with resolute patience I can endure
for a lovesick heart that has long been cramped and distressed.
A burning heart persisted though constricted
فاصبرso be patient ولاand do not تيأسَنdespair at all ياO قلبheart منof فرجrelief
فاصبر ولا تيأسَن يا قلب من فرج
عسىperhaps تعودyou will return بماwith what ترجوهyou hope for it مُبتَهجاrejoicing
عسى تعود بما ترجوه مُبتَهجا
So be patient, O heart, and never despair of relief;
So be patient and do not despair my heart of relief
perhaps you will return rejoicing with what you hope for.
Perhaps you may yet return happy with what you wish
ويسمحand may permit الدهرtime أنto يُبديreveal بغيهبهwithin its gloom
ويسمح الدهر أن يُبدي بغيهبه
منfrom بعدafter يأسdespair لأوقاتfor times of الهناjoy سُرُجاlamps
من بعد يأس لأوقات الهنا سُرُجا
And may time consent to reveal within its gloom,
And time may show in its unseen realm
after despair, lamps for times of joy.
After despair, luckier days with lamps lit
فالعُسرfor hardship يقبهfollows it يُسرٌease وعلّكand perhaps you منfrom
فالعُسر يقبه يُسرٌ وعلّك من
بعدafter التنائيseparation ببابthrough the gate of القُربnearness أنto تَلجاyou enter
بعد التنائي بباب القُرب أن تَلجا
For ease follows hardship, and perhaps,
Hardship is followed by ease and perhaps after
after separation, you will enter through the gate of nearness,
Separation, by the door of nearness you will find succor
وأنand that تهبblow رياحwinds الوصلunion عاطرةfragrant
وأن تهب رياح الوصل عاطرة
فتنشقso inhales الروحthe soul منfrom رُباthe hills of اللِّقاreunion أرجاfragrance
فتنشق الروح من رُبا اللِّقا أرجا
and fragrant winds of union will blow,
And the winds of union will blow fragrant
so the soul will inhale fragrance from the hills of reunion.
So your soul inhales from the scent of reunion relief
Sol 6.1