سلامٌpeace عَليكupon you وَلَوeven though شَفَّنيhas worn me thin
سلامٌ عَليك وَلَو شَفَّني
مِنfrom الوَجدthe passionate longing وَاليَأسand the despair ماthat which شَفَنيhas worn me thin
مِن الوَجد وَاليَأس ما شَفَني
Peace be upon you, though I am worn thin
by the longing and despair that have worn me thin.
أُداريI soothe غَرامَكlove for you جهدutmost effort الحَليمthe forbearing man
أُداري غَرامَك جهد الحَليم
فَماyet not يَستَريحit rests وَماand not أَنثَنيI relent
فَما يَستَريح وَما أَنثَني
I soothe my love for you with a forbearing man's utmost effort;
yet it finds no rest, and I do not relent.
وَقَلبيand my heart كَماas يَشتَهيهdesires it الهَوىlove
وَقَلبي كَما يَشتَهيه الهَوى
لِغَيرto anything other than جَمالكyour beauty لَمhas not يُذعنyielded
لِغَير جَمالك لَم يُذعن
And my heart, as love would have it,
has never yielded to anything but your beauty.
خَفوقٌthrobbing ولَوand if شئتِyou wished سَكَنتهyou would still it
خَفوقٌ ولَو شئتِ سَكَنته
وَلَوand even if شاءَwished غَيركsomeone other than you لَمwould not يَسكنgrow still
وَلَو شاءَ غَيرك لَم يَسكن
It throbs; if you wished, you could still it,
yet even if another wished, it would not grow still.
سَقيمailing وَلَوand if شئتyou wished أَبرَأتهyou would cure it
سَقيم وَلَو شئت أَبرَأته
بِعَطفكwith your tenderness منfrom دائهits illness المزمنchronic
بِعَطفك من دائه المزمن
It is ailing; if you wished, you could cure it
of its chronic malady with your tenderness.
إِذاif كُنتyou are مِنهُrelative to it تِجاهin the direction of اليَمينthe right
إِذا كُنت مِنهُ تِجاه اليَمين
يَخفُّit hastens إِلىto جانِبيmy side الأَيمَنthe right-hand
يَخفُّ إِلى جانِبي الأَيمَن
If you are to its right,
it hastens to my right side.
أَلاah! إِنَّهُindeed it is مُرهقexhausted يَستَجيرseeks refuge
أَلا إِنَّهُ مُرهق يَستَجير
فَتَرثيso they feel pity لَهُfor it أَدمُعtears الأَعينthe eyes
فَتَرثي لَهُ أَدمُع الأَعين
Ah, it is exhausted, pleading for refuge,
so the eyes' tears take pity on it.
Sol 6.1