عنfrom المحبةlove لاnot العذّالthe reproachers تلوينيturn me away
عن المحبة لا العذّال تلويني
ولاnor صفائيmy sincerity ممزوجاًmingled بتلوينwith fickleness
ولا صفائي ممزوجاً بتلوين
No reproachers can turn me away from love,
No reproachers turn me away from love,
nor is my devotion's purity mingled with changing colors.
Nor is my sincerity mingled with fickleness.
وإنand indeed أطيبthe sweetest أوقاتيmy times وأنعمهاand the most blissful of them
وإن أطيب أوقاتي وأنعمها
ساعاتhours قربكnearness to you ياO منthe one who حبهlove for him دينيmy religion
ساعات قربك يا من حبه ديني
Indeed, the sweetest and most blissful of my hours
And indeed, the sweetest and most blissful of my times
are the hours of your nearness, O you whose love is my faith.
Are the hours near you, O you whose love is my religion.
يدنيbrings near ليto me الحزنsorrow يومa day لاnot أراكI see you بهin it
يدني لي الحزن يوم لا أراك به
ويومand a day رؤياكseeing you للأفراحto joys يُدنينيbrings me near
ويوم رؤياك للأفراح يُدنيني
The day on which I do not see you brings sorrow close to me,
A day in which I do not see you brings sorrow close to me,
while the day I see you draws me near to joys.
And a day of seeing you brings me close to joy.
ولستand I do not أسلوforget وداداًan affection أنتyou تعهدهyou know it
ولست أسلو وداداً أنت تعهده
ولاnor عنfrom الحبlove طولthe length of الدهرtime يُقصينيdrives me away
ولا عن الحب طول الدهر يُقصيني
I never forget my love for you—you yourself know it—
And I do not forget the affection you have known,
nor can the long ages drive me away from love.
Nor does the passage of time drive me away from love.
ياO بدرfull moon تَمٍّfullness إذاwhen ماemphatic particle لاحshines forth مُكتملاًcomplete
يا بدر تَمٍّ إذا ما لاح مُكتملاً
وغصنand a bough بانa bān tree إذاwhen ماemphatic particle ماسsways gracefully منfrom لينsuppleness
وغصن بان إذا ما ماس من لين
O full moon, perfected whenever it rises complete,
O full moon, when it shines in its fullness,
and bān-tree branch, whenever it sways in supple grace!
And bough of a bān tree, when it sways with suppleness:
شوقيmy longing إليكfor you وصبريand my patience عنكapart from you ذاكthat وذاand this
شوقي إليك وصبري عنك ذاك وذا
بالمدّin length والقصرand brevity كُلٌّeach ظلhas kept يُضنينيmaking me waste away
بالمدّ والقصر كُلٌّ ظل يُضنيني
My longing for you and my patience apart from you—this one and that—
My longing for you and my patience apart from you—that and this—
whether prolonged or shortened, each keeps wearing me away.
One long, the other short: each has kept me wasting away.
إنindeed الفؤادthe heart رعاكmay He protect you اللَهGod ياO أمليmy hope
إن الفؤاد رعاك اللَه يا أملي
يدريknows الأحبةthe loved ones والأعداand the enemies بتبيينwith clarity
يدري الأحبة والأعدا بتبيين
Indeed, the heart—may God preserve you, O my hope—
Indeed, the heart—may God protect you, O my hope—
knows loved ones and enemies by what I make plain.
Clearly knows loved ones and enemies.
فسلso ask فؤادكyour heart عنيabout me فهوfor it يشهدbears witness ليfor me
فسل فؤادك عني فهو يشهد لي
بصدقto the truth of قوليmy words وحسبيand enough for me ذاthis ويكفينيand it suffices me
بصدق قولي وحسبي ذا ويكفيني
So ask your heart about me: it bears witness for me
So ask your heart about me, for it bears witness for me
to the truth of my words; that is enough for me, and suffices.
To the truth of my words; this is all I need, and is enough for me.
Sol 6.1