ياO قلبheart للشوقof longing فيwithin أَحشاكyour innermost depths نيرانُfires
يا قلب للشوق في أَحشاك نيرانُ
هَلّاwill not تخفّفهاlessen them بالدمعِwith tears أَجفانُeyelids
هَلّا تخفّفها بالدمعِ أَجفانُ
O heart, there are fires of longing within your depths.
Will not eyelids lessen them with tears?
وياand O احبّايَmy beloveds قدindeed اضحتhas become محبتناour love
ويا احبّايَ قد اضحت محبتنا
كأَنَّهاas though it لمdid not تكنexist وَالدَهرُand time نسيانُforgetfulness
كأَنَّها لم تكن وَالدَهرُ نسيانُ
And O my beloveds, our love has become
as though it had never been; time is forgetfulness.
لقدindeed اسأناwe did wrong اليكمto you فيin محبتناour love
لقد اسأنا اليكم في محبتنا
لكمfor you فصفحٌso pardon احبائيmy beloveds وغفرانُand forgiveness
لكم فصفحٌ احبائي وغفرانُ
Indeed, we have wronged you in our love
for you; so grant pardon and forgiveness, my beloveds.
علَّمتموناyou taught us القلاaversion والبعضَand some (possibly intended: 'and hatred') بعدكمُafter your departure
علَّمتمونا القلا والبعضَ بعدكمُ
فَذاكَand that فيin شرعكمyour law خَيرٌgoodness واحسانُand kindness
فَذاكَ في شرعكم خَيرٌ واحسانُ
You taught us aversion and hatred [apparently intended; the text reads 'some'] after your departure;
and that, in your law, is goodness and kindness.
Sol 6.1