أطلِقْlet loose لسانَكَyour tongue ماhowever تَشَاyou wish
أطلِقْ لسانَكَ ما تَشَا
لاnot يعتَرِىovertakes قلبيmy heart إبَاءُreluctance
لا يعتَرِى قلبي إبَاءُ
Give your tongue free rein, as you wish.
No reluctance overtakes my heart.
قُلْsay ماwhat تقولُyou say منof المَقَاspeech (first part)
قُلْ ما تقولُ من المَقَا
لَةِcompletion of 'speech' لاnot يُحَرِّكُنىmoves me سَفَاءُfoolishness
لَةِ لا يُحَرِّكُنى سَفَاءُ
Say whatever you will in speech;
no foolishness moves me.
أتتُوبُwill you repent? منof شيءِsomething تجوyou transgress (first part)
أتتُوبُ من شيءِ تجو
زُcompletion of 'you transgress' وفيand in الفُؤادِthe heart لكَfor you الصَّفَاءُpure affection
زُ وفي الفُؤادِ لكَ الصَّفَاءُ
Will you repent of some transgression,
while my heart holds pure affection for you?
لوif كُنتَyou were تقطَعُcut off أُنْمُلىmy fingertips
لو كُنتَ تقطَعُ أُنْمُلى
بالعَضْبِwith a keen sword فهْيthen they are لكَfor you الفِداءُa sacrifice
بالعَضْبِ فهْي لكَ الفِداءُ
Even if you were to cut off my fingertips
with a keen sword, they would be a sacrifice for you.
لاdo not تحسبنِّيthink me ضِقْتُI grew distressed ذَرْpatience (first part)
لا تحسبنِّي ضِقْتُ ذَرْ
عاًcompletion of 'patience' فافعَلَنَّso do indeed كماas تَشَاءُyou wish
عاً فافعَلَنَّ كما تَشَاءُ
Do not think I have lost my patience;
do whatever you wish.
أتظُنُّdo you think? هذاthis الظَّنَّthought فِيْof
أتظُنُّ هذا الظَّنَّ فِيْ
ىَme ونورُand the light وجهكyour face ليfor me جِلاءُclarity
ىَ ونورُ وجهك لي جِلاءُ
Do you think such a thought of
me, when the light of your face brings me clarity?
إنَّيindeed I ولىand I have قلبٌa heart إلىtoward
إنَّي ولى قلبٌ إلى
لُقياكَmeeting you لَرَّحَهُperhaps 'tormented it' (unclear spelling) العَنَاءُsuffering
لُقياكَ لَرَّحَهُ العَنَاءُ
Indeed, I have a heart longing for
a meeting with you, tormented by suffering.
دَعْناlet us نُقَضِّيspend العُمْرَlife فيin
دَعْنا نُقَضِّي العُمْرَ في
مَنْحٍManh ويجمعُاand brings together (unclear ending) الرَّخَاءُprosperity
مَنْحٍ ويجمعُا الرَّخَاءُ
Let us spend our lifetime in
Manh, and may prosperity bring us together.
فِلمَso why? البِعادُseparation وأنتَwhile you are ذُوpossessed of
فِلمَ البِعادُ وأنتَ ذُو
خيرٍgoodness وماand not هذاthis الشفَاءُthe cure
خيرٍ وما هذا الشفَاءُ
Why, then, the separation, when you are endowed with
goodness, and this is no cure?
فاللّهَso, for God's sake فيماconcerning what قدalready بَقِىhas remained
فاللّهَ فيما قد بَقِى
مِof (fragment) العُمْرِlife فهْوfor it is لناfor us نَمَاءُgrowth
مِ العُمْرِ فهْو لنا نَمَاءُ
So, for God's sake, take heed of what remains
of life, for it is growth for us.
فالعُمْرُfor life ظلٌّa shadow زائلٌvanishing
فالعُمْرُ ظلٌّ زائلٌ
لاnot زالَceased يطلُبُهُseeks it الفَنَاءُannihilation
لا زالَ يطلُبُهُ الفَنَاءُ
For life is a vanishing shadow;
annihilation never ceases pursuing it.
وعليكَand upon you ياO محبوبُbeloved منfrom
وعليكَ يا محبوبُ من
أهلpeople of الوِدادaffection لكَfor you السَّنَاءُsplendor
أهل الوِداد لكَ السَّنَاءُ
And upon you, O beloved, from
the people of affection—may splendor be yours.
Sol 6.1