ليلةَnight الهجرِof separation مرpass! كَمhow much مرhas passed فيكwithin you
ليلةَ الهجرِ مر كَم مر فيك
منof فِراقِparting الحبيبِِthe beloved ماwhat يكفيكِsuffices you
من فِراقِ الحبيبِِ ما يكفيكِ
O night of separation, pass! How much has passed within you
The night of parting passed, how it passed in you
Of parting from the beloved—enough for you.
From the separation of the beloved, what is enough for you
أعتبينيappease me وأشهدُand I call to witness اللَهGod أنِّيthat I
أعتبيني وأشهدُ اللَه أنِّي
منfrom نصيبيmy share مِنof الكرىslumber أعفيكِI release you
من نصيبي مِن الكرى أعفيكِ
Appease me, and I call God to witness that I
Blame me and I swear to God that
Release you from my share of slumber.
From my share of distress, I absolve you
إيهِspeak on! ياO نفسُsoul إنَّنيindeed I لستُI am not أسلُوforgetting
إيهِ يا نفسُ إنَّني لستُ أسلُو
منthe one who تُداويtreats ضناكِyour wasting sickness أوor يشفيكِheals you
من تُداوي ضناكِ أو يشفيكِ
Speak on, my soul: indeed, I do not forget
Oh soul, I am not joking
The one who treats your wasting sickness or heals you.
About healing your discontent or curing you
وبخيلٌand miserly منthe one كنتِyou used to تصفينَهoffer him sincerely الوُدaffection (continued in line 8)
وبخيلٌ من كنتِ تصفينَه الوُد
دَcompletion of the preceding word 'affection' تظنينَyou think أنهُthat he يصفيكِloves you sincerely
دَ تظنينَ أنهُ يصفيكِ
And miserly is the one to whom you used to offer sincere affection,
And you are ungrateful, whom you described as affectionate
Thinking that he loves you sincerely.
You think he will be affectionate to you
Sol 6.1