ألبستهُyou clothed him in السقمَsickness حتىuntil ملgrew weary عائدُهhis sickbed visitor
ألبستهُ السقمَ حتى مل عائدُه
ياO سالمَfree القلبِof heart منfrom شوقٍlonging يكابدُهhe endures it
يا سالمَ القلبِ من شوقٍ يكابدُه
You clothed him in sickness until his visitor grew weary,
O you whose heart is free of the longing he endures.
نمsleep لاmay not أرقتَyou lose sleep فإنfor indeed الهمgrief أقلقهhas made him restless
نم لا أرقتَ فإن الهم أقلقه
فباتَso he spent the night يسهدُlying awake ليلاًa night أنتَyou راقِدُهasleep through it
فباتَ يسهدُ ليلاً أنتَ راقِدُه
Sleep—may you never lose sleep—for grief has made him restless,
so he spent the night awake while you slept through it.
وباحَand he spoke openly بالسرof the secret لماwhen ذابmelted away أكثرُهmost of him
وباحَ بالسر لما ذاب أكثرُه
شوقاًin longing إليكَfor you ولماand when بانَdeparted واحدُهhis only beloved
شوقاً إليكَ ولما بانَ واحدُه
And he revealed the secret when most of him had melted away,
in longing for you, and when his only beloved departed.
رثيtook pity العذولthe reprover لهon him حتىuntil بكىwept معهُwith him
رثي العذول له حتى بكى معهُ
حزناًin sorrow وأسعفهand aided him بالدمعِwith tears حاسدُهhis envier
حزناً وأسعفه بالدمعِ حاسدُه
The reprover took pity on him until he wept with him,
in sorrow, and his envier aided him with tears.
Sol 6.1