جُدBe generous بِوصالٍwith union وارضَand be pleased عنwith إلفِكاyour beloved
جُد بِوصالٍ وارضَ عن إلفِكا
تركتهُYou left him أسقمَmore ailing مِنthan طَرفِكاyour gaze
تركتهُ أسقمَ مِن طَرفِكا
Grant union, and be pleased with your beloved.
Be kind with union, and accept your separation
You left him more ailing than your gaze,
You left him sick from your absence
صَباًlovesick كَئيباًsorrowful يَشتَكيكَhe complains to you الهوىlove
صَباً كَئيباً يَشتَكيكَ الهوى
كماas اشتَكىhe complained of الأهوالَthe terrors منfrom نصفِكاyour fairness
كما اشتَكى الأهوالَ من نصفِكا
Lovesick and sorrowful, complaining to you of love,
A miserable youth complaining of love’s agony
As he complained of the terrors of your fairness.
As catastrophes complained of your other half
لِسانهُhis tongue عَنconcerning وَصفِdescribing أسقامهِhis ailments
لِسانهُ عَن وَصفِ أسقامهِ
قدhas كلَّgrown weary منهُfrom him عنshort of مَدىthe extent وصفِكاdescribing you
قد كلَّ منهُ عن مَدى وصفِكا
His tongue, in describing his ailments,
His tongue grew weary describing his lovesickness
Has failed him, falling short of fully describing you.
It was too difficult to describe the extent of your absence
لاmay not مَسكَtouch you الضرُّthe harm الذيthat مسنيtouched me
لا مَسكَ الضرُّ الذي مسني
منfrom صبرهِhis patience خيلَwas imagined (uncertain reading) فيin كفِّكاyour palm
من صبرهِ خيلَ في كفِّكا
May the harm that touched me never touch you.
This pain that has touched me is no problem
From his patience, it seemed to be in your palm [wording unclear].
To the patience stored in your palm
Sol 6.1