ماwhat ضرّharmed مَنthose who بفؤادwith the heart of الصبّthe lovesick one قدalready رحلواthey departed
ما ضرّ مَن بفؤاد الصبّ قد رحلوا
لوif انهمthat they صحبوهthey took him along ساعةat the time ارتحلواthey departed
لو انهم صحبوه ساعة ارتحلوا
What harm would it have done those who departed with the lovesick one's heart,
No harm from those whose hearts have journeyed far away,
Had they taken him along when they left?
If only they had kept his company an hour before they left.
بلinstead خلّفوهthey left him behind طريحاًlying helpless فيin درياهمtheir dwellings (apparently ديارهم)
بل خلّفوه طريحاً في درياهم
مغرغرbrimming with الدمعtears لاnot تهدأgrow still لهfor him مقلeyes
مغرغر الدمع لا تهدأ له مقل
Instead, they left him lying helpless in their dwellings,
Rather they abandoned him lying wounded by their abandonment,
Brimming with tears, his eyes never at rest.
With tears flowing ceaselessly from his eyelids.
يظلhe keeps يهتفcrying out والأشواقand the longings تزعجهtorment him
يظل يهتف والأشواق تزعجه
ياoh ليثif only (apparently ليت) شعريmy knowing بقلبيwith my heart أينماwherever نزلواthey settled
يا ليث شعري بقلبي أينما نزلوا
He keeps crying out as longings torment him:
He remains calling out while yearning perturbs him,
Oh, if only I knew where they have settled with my heart!
O beloved of my poetry, wherever they lodged.
قدindeed ذابhas melted وجديmy longing وزالand vanished الصبرpatience وانهملتand streamed down
قد ذاب وجدي وزال الصبر وانهملت
مدامعtears الطرفthe eye والأحشاءand the entrails تشتعلburn
مدامع الطرف والأحشاء تشتعل
My longing has melted, patience has vanished, and down have streamed
My passion has melted away and patience failed,
The tears of my eyes, while my entrails burn.
Tears flooded my eyes and my insides ignited.
فالقلبso the heart مُشتعلablaze والطَّرفand the eye مُنهملstreaming with tears
فالقلب مُشتعل والطَّرف مُنهمل
والصبرand patience مُنفصلsevered والوجدand longing مُتّصلunbroken
والصبر مُنفصل والوجد مُتّصل
So the heart is ablaze, and the eye streams with tears;
So my heart is aflame and my eyes overflowing,
And patience is severed, and longing unbroken.
Patience is severed and passion connected.
ياO مَنyou who بفرقتهمat parting from them ذابmelted الفؤادthe heart أسىwith sorrow
يا مَن بفرقتهم ذاب الفؤاد أسى
رفقاًbe gentle بصبwith a lovesick man بهfor him قدindeed ضاقتhave become limited الحيَلways out
رفقاً بصب به قد ضاقت الحيَل
O you, at whose parting the heart melted with sorrow,
O you whose separation melted my heart in sorrow,
Be gentle with a lovesick man who has no recourse left.
Be gentle with a lover whose stratagems have narrowed.
قدindeed ظلhe continued يسهرstaying awake فيin ليلa night تبيتspend the night بهin it
قد ظل يسهر في ليل تبيت به
جفونكمyour eyelids بلذيذwith the sweetness of النومsleep تكتحلare lined with kohl
جفونكم بلذيذ النوم تكتحل
He has kept vigil through a night in which
He remained wakeful through the night you slept
Your eyelids lie adorned with the kohl of sweet sleep.
With the sweetness of slumber adorning your eyelids.
ماwhat ضرّharmed أنto ترحمواyou show mercy to مَنone who قلّbecame scarce ناصرهhis helper
ما ضرّ أن ترحموا مَن قلّ ناصره
وضاقand grew narrow منكمbecause of you عليهfor him السهلthe plain والجبلand the mountain
وضاق منكم عليه السهل والجبل
What harm would it do to show mercy to one who has little help,
No harm in showing mercy to one scarcely aided,
And for whom, because of you, both plain and mountain have grown too narrow?
As the plain and mountain tightened around him because of you.
Sol 6.1