ظَفَرتَyou prevailed بالقلبِover the heart فكُنso be راحِماmerciful
ظَفَرتَ بالقلبِ فكُن راحِما
أماdo ... not تَراهُyou see it دَنِفاًwasted by lovesickness هائِماdistraught with love
أما تَراهُ دَنِفاً هائِما
You have won the heart, so be merciful.
You've conquered my heart, so be merciful
Do you not see it lovesick and distraught?
See how it wanders aimlessly, frail
وكُنand be لهfor it منfrom وَجدهِits passionate grief ناصراًa helper
وكُن له من وَجدهِ ناصراً
لاmay ... never زلتَyou cease to be مِماfrom what نابَهُbefell it سالِماsafe
لا زلتَ مِما نابَهُ سالِما
And be its helper against its passionate grief;
And be its champion when found wanting
may you always be safe from what befell it.
Though long since free of what ailed it, hale
ياO غُصُناًa branch يشرقُshines نورٌa light بهin it
يا غُصُناً يشرقُ نورٌ به
يهتَزit sways قيin (apparent typo for في) قامتهِits stature ناعِماgently
يهتَز قي قامتهِ ناعِما
O branch in which a light shines,
O branch on which light dawns
swaying gently in its form.
Swaying softly, gently on its stem
كَمmany a لَيلةٍnight أسهَرنيهاkept me awake through it الهَوىlove
كَم لَيلةٍ أسهَرنيها الهَوى
قدmay يَنتَهيhe desists عَنfrom سَهريmy sleeplessness نائِماasleep
قد يَنتَهي عَن سَهري نائِما
Many a night has love kept me awake;
How many nights has passion kept me up
he may turn away from my sleeplessness, asleep.
My vigil may end while it's sleeping, them
وقالand he said أيضاًalso:
وقال أيضاً:
السريعthe swift meter
السريع
And he also said:
Al-Sarīʿ (the swift meter)
ظَفَرتَyou prevailed بالقلبِover the heart فكُنso be راحِماmerciful
ظَفَرتَ بالقلبِ فكُن راحِما
أماdo ... not تَراهُyou see it دَنِفاًwasted by lovesickness هائِماdistraught with love
أما تَراهُ دَنِفاً هائِما
You have won the heart, so be merciful.
Do you not see it lovesick and distraught?
وكُنand be لهfor it منfrom وَجدهِits passionate grief ناصراًa helper
وكُن له من وَجدهِ ناصراً
لاmay ... never زلتَyou cease to be مِماfrom what نابَهُbefell it سالِماsafe
لا زلتَ مِما نابَهُ سالِما
And be its helper against its passionate grief;
may you always be safe from what befell it.
ياO غُصُناًa branch يشرقُshines نورٌa light بهin it
يا غُصُناً يشرقُ نورٌ به
يهتَزit sways قيin (apparent typo for في) قامتهِits stature ناعِماgently
يهتَز قي قامتهِ ناعِما
O branch in which a light shines,
swaying gently in its form.
كَمmany a لَيلةٍnight أسهَرنيهاkept me awake through it الهَوىlove
كَم لَيلةٍ أسهَرنيها الهَوى
قدmay يَنتَهيhe desists عَنfrom سَهريmy sleeplessness نائِماasleep
قد يَنتَهي عَن سَهري نائِما
Many a night has love kept me awake;
he may turn away from my sleeplessness, asleep.
Partial English translation: 8 of 18 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1