عشتُI lived مستَهتِراًinfatuated وعِشتَand you lived سَليماunscathed
عشتُ مستَهتِراً وعِشتَ سَليما
كيفَhow ماever كنتَyou may be لاmay ... not عدمتَyou lack نَعيماbliss
كيفَ ما كنتَ لا عدمتَ نَعيما
May you live carefree, and may you live safe and sound;
I lived infatuated, while you lived unscathed.
however you may be, may you never be bereft of bliss.
However you may be, may you never lack bliss.
عَجبٌa wonder أنthat تَكونَyou should be ياO حسنَfair الوَجthe face (first fragment)
عَجبٌ أن تَكونَ يا حسنَ الوَج
هِ(completes 'the face') رَؤوفاًcompassionate بعاشِقيكَtoward your lovers رَحيماmerciful
هِ رَؤوفاً بعاشِقيكَ رَحيما
How strange that you should be, O fair—
It is a wonder that you should be, O fair of face,
—faced one, compassionate and merciful to your lovers.
compassionate and merciful toward your lovers.
بَدنيmy body ناحلٌwasted وأنتَand you صَحيحٌhealthy
بَدني ناحلٌ وأنتَ صَحيحٌ
إنماonly يرحمُshows mercy to الصَّحيحُthe healthy one السَّقيماthe sick one
إنما يرحمُ الصَّحيحُ السَّقيما
My body is gaunt, while you are hale;
My body is wasted, while you are healthy.
for only the healthy have mercy on the sick.
Only the healthy show mercy to the sick.
عَلِمَknew اللَهGod أنَّthat طَرفيmy eye وَقلبيand my heart
عَلِمَ اللَه أنَّ طَرفي وَقلبي
لقِياthey both encountered فيin هَواكَlove for you أمراًan ordeal عَظيماgreat
لقِيا في هَواكَ أمراً عَظيما
God knows that my eye and my heart
God knows that my eye and my heart
have encountered, in loving you, a grievous ordeal.
have endured a great ordeal in loving you.
Sol 6.1