بَانَdeparted الأحبّةُthe loved ones فاذكُرso recall طيّبَpleasant الخبرthe tidings
بَانَ الأحبّةُ فاذكُر طيّبَ الخبر
عنهمof them لاno ظَفَرsuccess بعدafter العينdirect sight بالأثرin finding a trace
عنهم لا ظَفَر بعد العين بالأثر
The loved ones have departed; recall the pleasant tidings
The loved ones have appeared, so remember the good news about them
Of them; once they are lost to sight, no trace can be found.
No trace remains in the eye after victory
فالروحfor the soul تلقىfinds ارتياحاًcomfort عندupon ذكرهمremembering them
فالروح تلقى ارتياحاً عند ذكرهم
إنif زادincreases شوقيmy longing أوor إنif قلّdiminishes مُصطبريmy endurance
إن زاد شوقي أو إن قلّ مُصطبري
For the soul finds comfort in remembering them,
For the soul finds comfort in remembering them
If my longing grows, or if my endurance wanes.
Whether my longing increases or my patience lessens
غابواthey vanished فأظلمتso grew dark الدنياthe world بغيبتهمbecause of their absence
غابوا فأظلمت الدنيا بغيبتهم
كأنماas though فُجعتit was bereaved بالشمسof the sun والقمرand the moon
كأنما فُجعت بالشمس والقمر
They vanished, so the world darkened in their absence,
They were absent, so the world darkened in their absence
As though it had been bereaved of the sun and the moon.
As if I was bereaved of the sun and moon
ياO طيبsweetness of وقتa time بهمwith them مَرّpassed حينwhen حلاit grew sweet
يا طيب وقت بهم مَرّ حين حلا
أبدلتyou changed عيشيmy life بعدafter الصفوclarity بالكدرto murkiness
أبدلت عيشي بعد الصفو بالكدر
O sweetness of a time with them, gone as it grew sweet!
O beautiful time when they passed by
You have turned my life from clarity to murk.
My life changed from joy to sorrow
ناديتI called to روحيmy soul وطرفيand my eye عندماwhen بلياboth were worn down
ناديت روحي وطرفي عندما بليا
منfrom بعدafter بعدهمtheir separation بالوجدby longing والسهرand sleeplessness
من بعد بعدهم بالوجد والسهر
I called to my soul and my eye when both were worn down
I called to my soul and eyes when they were tested
After their departure, by longing and sleeplessness:
After their distance with fervor and vigilance
ياO مُهجتيmy heart التَهبيblaze ياO عبرتيmy tear انسكبيpour forth
يا مُهجتي التَهبي يا عبرتي انسكبي
عَزّis hard to attain اللّقاreunion بهمwith them فيthroughout سائرthe rest of العمرlife
عَزّ اللّقا بهم في سائر العمر
O my heart, blaze; O my tear, pour forth!
O my burning passion, O my flowing tears
Reunion with them is elusive for the rest of life.
Meeting them is difficult for the rest of my life
Sol 6.1