إنif يخلُis bereft جفنيmy eyelid منof المنامِsleep بكىit weeps
إن يخلُ جفني من المنامِ بكى
وطالَand often ماemphatic particle رُعتُI startled طرفهhis gaze فشكاso he complained
وطالَ ما رُعتُ طرفه فشكا
If my eyelid is bereft of sleep, it weeps.
And often I have startled his gaze, so he complained.
ياO حسَنَfair الوجهِof face ليسَis not ذاthis حسناfair
يا حسَنَ الوجهِ ليسَ ذا حسنا
أكلَّall…? (interrogative) ماthat which بيafflicts me فعلتَyou inflicted حلَّwas lawful لكاfor you
أكلَّ ما بي فعلتَ حلَّ لكا
O fair of face, this is not fair.
Was it lawful for you to inflict all this suffering on me?
أصبحتُI have become عبداًa slave لِمنto the one whom كلفتُI became enamored بهwith him
أصبحتُ عبداً لِمن كلفتُ به
فكيفَhow, then رقَّfelt compassion المولىthe master لمنfor one whom ملَكاhe owned
فكيفَ رقَّ المولى لمن ملَكا
I have become a slave to the one I adore.
How, then, could the master pity one he owns?
ياO قلبُheart صَبراًpatience فلاso do not تزِدincrease كمدِيmy anguish
يا قلبُ صَبراً فلا تزِد كمدِي
ليلحقنكَwill surely make you join الهَوىpassion بمَنwith those who هلَكاperished
ليلحقنكَ الهَوى بمَن هلَكا
O heart, be patient, and do not increase my anguish.
Passion will surely join you to those who have perished.
Sol 6.1