ياO منايَmy desire منamong الأناhumankind (word continues next line)
يا منايَ من الأنا
مِcompletes الأنام: humankind وإنand even though كنتُI was حائراbewildered
مِ وإن كنتُ حائرا
O my desire among humankind,
O my wish from myself
even though I am bewildered.
Even if I were lost
إنif تكنyou are بتَّyou spent the night نائماًasleep
إن تكن بتَّ نائماً
فلقدthen indeed بِتُّI spent the night ساهراawake
فلقد بِتُّ ساهرا
If you have spent the night asleep,
If you were asleep
then I have indeed spent it awake.
I have stayed up at night
رحِمَmay He have mercy on اللهGod ناصحاًan adviser
رحِمَ الله ناصحاً
كانَwas ليtoward me فيكَconcerning you عاذِراexcusing
كانَ لي فيكَ عاذِرا
May God have mercy on an adviser
May God have mercy on an advisor
who excused me where you were concerned.
Who found excuses for me in you
لاmay … never رأيتُI see (in a wish) الفؤادَthe heart عنaway from
لا رأيتُ الفؤادَ عن
كyou (completes عنك) وإنand even if ذابَit melted صابراpatient
ك وإن ذابَ صابرا
May I never find my heart, away from
I have not seen the heart turn away from you
you, patient—even if it melts.
Even if it melted, remaining patient
Sol 6.1