مَنWho ذاis it رَسولٌa messenger ناصِحٌsincere فَمُبَلِّغٌand thus conveying
مَن ذا رَسولٌ ناصِحٌ فَمُبَلِّغٌ
عَنّيon my behalf عُلَيَّةَto ʿUlayya غَيرَnot قيلِthe words of الكاذِبِa liar
عَنّي عُلَيَّةَ غَيرَ قيلِ الكاذِبِ
Who will be a sincere messenger and convey
Who is the messenger, sincere and truthful
to ʿUlayya on my behalf words that are no liar’s:
To send my message to Ulayya, not saying lies
إِنّيIndeed, I غَرَضتُhave yearned إِلىfor تَناصُفِthe symmetry of وَجهِهاher face
إِنّي غَرَضتُ إِلى تَناصُفِ وَجهِها
غَرَضَwith the yearning of المُحِبِّthe lover إِلىfor الحَبيبِthe beloved الغائِبِabsent
غَرَضَ المُحِبِّ إِلى الحَبيبِ الغائِبِ
I have yearned for the harmonious proportions of her face,
I crave to share her face, like a lover craves
as a lover yearns for the absent beloved.
His absent beloved, with whom his heart still lies
Sol 6.1