ياO حبيباbeloved أغرىbeguiled القلوبthe hearts فأضحىand so became
يا حبيبا أغرى القلوب فأضحى
كلevery قلبheart بهbecause of him رهينheld captive أسارbondage
كل قلب به رهين أسار
O beloved who beguiled hearts, so that
O beloved who captivates hearts, so every heart is now your prisoner,
Every heart became his captive, held in bonds;
Then he turned away, so they followed in his tracks like musk scent spreading in the desert.
ثمthen ولىturned away فسرنso they journeyed فيin إثرهhis wake مسseeking guidance (first fragment)
ثم ولى فسرن في إثره مس
ترشداتseeking guidance (final fragment) بطيبهby his fragrance فيin القفارthe wilderness
ترشدات بطيبه في القفار
Then he turned away, and they journeyed in his wake,
Stay as my counsel, you who knows the remedy for longing and waiting,
Seeking guidance from his fragrance through the wilderness.
For with you is the cure, so grant me your favor for nothing else suffices if your nearness does not shine.
دمتyou have continued مستفتياseeking counsel وأنتthough you are عليمٌwell versed
دمت مستفتيا وأنت عليمٌ
بعلاجin the cure for الأشواقyearnings والانتظارand waiting
بعلاج الأشواق والانتظار
You have kept seeking counsel, though you know well
The cure for yearning and waiting.
ولديكand you possess الدواءthe remedy فامننso bestow graciously وماand what ذاthat (first fragment)
ولديك الدواء فامنن وما ذا
كthat (final fragment) إذاif اسطعتyou can غيرother than قربnearness المزارthe place of visiting
ك إذا اسطعت غير قرب المزار
And you hold the remedy, so bestow it graciously—what is that,
If you can, but being near enough to visit?
Partial English translation: 4 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1