رَبِّO my Lord ماwhat ليfor me وللهوىand with love
رَبِّ ما لي وللهوى
ماnot لِهَذاfor this الهَوىlove دَواa cure
ما لِهَذا الهَوى دَوا
My Lord, what have I to do with love?
My Lord, what is this love and longing?
There is no cure for this love.
What remedy is there for this longing?
حازَseized طرفُthe gaze الذيthe one who هوhe الthe (article continued next line)
حازَ طرفُ الذي هو ال
حُسنُbeauty قَلبيmy heart وَماand what حَوَىit held
حُسنُ قَلبي وَما حَوَى
The gaze of him who is
That glance which belongs to the one
beauty has seized my heart and all it held.
Who has captured my heart and all it contains
غُصنُa bough بانٍa bān tree يَهزُّهُsways it
غُصنُ بانٍ يَهزُّهُ
بَدرُa full moon تِمٍّperfect fullness إذاwhen استَوىrose to full height
بَدرُ تِمٍّ إذا استَوى
A bān-tree bough, swayed
A slender bough being gently shaken
by a perfect full moon as it rises.
By the full moon when it rises
يعلمُknows اللَهُGod ماwhat انطَوَيharbored (verb continued next line)
يعلمُ اللَهُ ما انطَوَي
تُI (ending of the preceding verb) عليهِupon it وماand what انطَوىlay hidden
تُ عليهِ وما انطَوى
God knows what I have harbored
God knows what is concealed
within, and what lies hidden.
Within me and what I conceal
Sol 6.1