هوىlove علمهُtaught him الهجراforsaking
هوى علمهُ الهجرا
وحسنٌand beauty زادَهُincreased him كبراpride
وحسنٌ زادَهُ كبرا
Love taught him to forsake,
His love has taught me separation
And beauty increased his pride.
And elegance has added to his nobility
ولاand not أحبسُI hold back ليfor myself دمعاًtears
ولا أحبسُ لي دمعاً
ولاand not أملكُI possess ليfor myself صبراpatience
ولا أملكُ لي صبرا
And I cannot hold back my tears,
I have no tears left that I can withhold
Nor can I muster patience.
Nor can I control my patience anymore
ألاah! ياO أيهاyou البدرُthe full moon
ألا يا أيها البدرُ
أماwill you not تقبلُaccept ليfor me عذراan excuse
أما تقبلُ لي عذرا
Ah, O full moon,
Oh Full moon!
Will you not accept my excuse?
Will you not accept my apology?
ألستَare you not الدهرَforever مَوصولاًjoined
ألستَ الدهرَ مَوصولاً
بشوقٍto a longing جاوزَsurpassed القدراthe measure
بشوقٍ جاوزَ القدرا
Are you not forever bound
Are you not destined throughout the ages
To a longing that has surpassed all measure?
To yearn beyond what is fated
Sol 6.1