إنif كانhave (auxiliary) ملكgrown weary of you عائدوvisitors
إن كان ملك عائدو
كَyour (suffix completing 'your visitors') فأمسكواso they held back ونأىand went away طبيبكyour physician
كَ فأمسكوا ونأى طبيبك
If your visitors have grown weary of you
If he is a king returning
and held back, and your physician has gone away,
Then stop your tears and turn from your doctor
فادعُthen call upon الدموعَtears فإنهاfor indeed they
فادعُ الدموعَ فإنها
منbecause of حسنِthe excellence of طاعتهاtheir obedience تجيبكthey answer you
من حسنِ طاعتها تجيبك
then call upon tears, for they
Call on the tears for they
will answer you, so faithfully do they obey.
Will answer you well in their obedience
لاmay not كانbe مثلكَlike you ياO حبيbeloved (first fragment)
لا كان مثلكَ يا حبي
باًcompletion of 'beloved' ليسdoes not ينصفنيtreat me fairly حبيبكyour beloved
باً ليس ينصفني حبيبك
May no one like you, O beloved
None is like you, my love
who does me no justice, ever be your beloved.
Woe to me, your lover does not do me justice
كنbe كيفhowever شئتَyou wish فحسنfor the beauty of وجface (first fragment)
كن كيف شئتَ فحسن وج
هِكَyour face (final fragment) ليسَdoes not يخذلُنيfail me وطيبكand your fragrance
هِكَ ليسَ يخذلُني وطيبك
Be as you wish, for the beauty of your face
Be as you wish, for the beauty of
never fails me, nor does your fragrance.
Your face will not fail me, nor your kindness
Sol 6.1