باللَهِfrom God والدمعِand tears أستعينI seek help
باللَهِ والدمعِ أستعين
فإنَّهُfor indeed it is ليسَis not ليfor me مُعينُa helper
فإنَّهُ ليسَ لي مُعينُ
I seek help from God and tears,
By God and tears I seek aid
For I have no helper.
For I have no helper
طالَhas lasted long اشتِياقيmy longing إليكَfor you حتىuntil
طالَ اشتِياقي إليكَ حتى
تكلَّمspoke الجسمُthe body والجفونُand the eyelids
تكلَّم الجسمُ والجفونُ
My longing for you has lasted so long that
My longing for you grew so long
The body and the eyelids have spoken:
That my body and eyelids spoke
هَذاthis one بِسُقمٍthrough sickness وَذاand that one بِدمعٍthrough tears
هَذا بِسُقمٍ وَذا بِدمعٍ
وهَكَذاand thus يَفعلُacts الحَزينُthe sorrowful one
وهَكَذا يَفعلُ الحَزينُ
This one through sickness, and that one through tears.
This one with sickness and that with tears
And thus the sorrowful one acts.
Thus acts the sorrowful one
ياO غايةَultimate goal النفسِthe soul فيamong الأمانيthe hopes
يا غايةَ النفسِ في الأماني
وَمنand the one who إِلىtoward وَجههِhis face الحَنينُthe longing
وَمن إِلى وَجههِ الحَنينُ
O the soul's ultimate goal among its hopes,
O object of my soul's desires
And you toward whose face longing turns,
For whom I yearn
ليسَthere is no سرورٌjoy ولاnor ابتهاجٌdelight
ليسَ سرورٌ ولا ابتهاجٌ
ياO أمليmy hope حيثُwhere لاnot تكونُyou are
يا أملي حيثُ لا تكونُ
There is neither joy nor delight,
There is no joy or delight
O my hope, wherever you are not.
My hope, when you are not there
Sol 6.1