عينٌan eye مؤرقةٌkept sleepless وأخرىand another تدمَعُsheds tears
عينٌ مؤرقةٌ وأخرى تدمَعُ
ومتيمٌand one enslaved by love دنفٌwasted by illness بذكركَwith remembrance of you مولِعُenthralled
ومتيمٌ دنفٌ بذكركَ مولِعُ
One eye is sleepless, and the other sheds tears.
One tearful eye, another that weeps
And a love-stricken man, wasted by illness, is enthralled by thoughts of you.
And an ardent lover remembering you
ياO مَنyou who يدلُّtakes pride بِنورِin the radiance of بهجتهِhis beauty ومنand one who
يا مَن يدلُّ بِنورِ بهجتهِ ومن
أضحَتhave become محاسنُهُhis charms تضرُّharm وتنفعُand benefit
أضحَت محاسنُهُ تضرُّ وتنفعُ
O you who take pride in the radiance of your beauty, and whose
O you who bring joy's radiant light and you
Charms have come to harm and help.
Whose beauty both harms and brings relief
لوif كنتَyou were ترحمُshow mercy to موجعاًone in pain ومدنفاًand one weakened by illness
لو كنتَ ترحمُ موجعاً ومدنفاً
لرحمتنيyou would have pitied me فأناfor I am الكئيبُthe sorrowful one المُوجعُthe suffering one
لرحمتني فأنا الكئيبُ المُوجعُ
If you had pity on one in pain and wasting with illness,
If you would take pity on one hurt, dejected
You would have pitied me, for I am the sorrowful, suffering one.
You'd have mercy on me, for I'm the sad, the pained
طالَhas gone on long الملامُthe reproach فلاso not أقولI say لِعاذليto my reproacher
طالَ الملامُ فلا أقول لِعاذلي
قُلsay ماwhatever تشاءُyou wish فإننيfor indeed I لاnot أسمَعُI listen
قُل ما تشاءُ فإنني لا أسمَعُ
Reproach has gone on long, so I do not say to my reproacher:
Reproach has lingered, so to those who blame, I'll say
“Say what you will, for I do not listen.”
Say what you will, for I do not hear
Sol 6.1