بِأَبيmay my father be his ransom الَّذيthe one who فيin لذاذةsweetness عُمرِهِhis life
بِأَبي الَّذي في لذاذة عُمرِهِ
مُستَقرضborrowing أَعمارlifespans سَبعةseven أَنسُرِvultures
مُستَقرض أَعمار سَبعة أَنسُرِ
May my father be ransom for him who, in the sweetness of his life,
By the one whose blissful life
borrows the lifespans of seven vultures.
Is owed to fortunes not his own,
مدَّstretched الهَوىlove بَينيbetween me وَبَينَكand between you غايةa limit
مدَّ الهَوى بَيني وَبَينَك غاية
أَدنىnearest مَداهاits extent خَلقcreation يَومday المَحشَرِthe gathering (Resurrection)
أَدنى مَداها خَلق يَوم المَحشَرِ
Love has stretched a span between me and you,
Between our souls the passion lies,
whose nearest limit is the creation of the Day of Gathering.
Beyond time’s final reck’ning thrown.
Sol 6.1