مَهْماwhatever جرىhappened حينwhen ملَّtired of الوصلَunion متI died هوًىof love
مَهْما جرى حين ملَّ الوصلَ مت هوًى
لماwhen مشَىhe walked وتثنىand bent قدهhis figure ميسَاswaying gracefully
لما مشَى وتثنى قده ميسَا
Whatever befell, when he tired of union, I died of love.
When he walked, his figure bent and swayed gracefully.
نومىmy sleep نفىbanished قاتلىmy slayer بالصدّby shunning منout of مللٍweariness
نومى نفى قاتلى بالصدّ من مللٍ
معبىthe one who wearies me (uncertain reading) جارacted unjustly بالهجرانِthrough abandonment حينwhen عسَاgrew hard
معبى جار بالهجرانِ حين عسَا
My slayer banished my sleep by shunning me out of weariness.
He who wearies me [uncertain reading] wronged me through abandonment when he grew hard.
بضامرِىwithin my inner self أبداًforever حبlove الحبيبthe beloved ثوَىdwelt
بضامرِى أبداً حب الحبيب ثوَى
قدّtore الحشَاthe heart فغداand so became نَوَاكَseparation from you ملتبسَاentwined
قدّ الحشَا فغدا نَوَاكَ ملتبسَا
The beloved's love has dwelt in my inmost self forever.
It rent my heart, and separation from you became entwined with it.
داءٌa malady خفىhidden ليسdoes not يصحوawaken القلبُthe heart منfrom شغلٍpreoccupation
داءٌ خفى ليس يصحو القلبُ من شغلٍ
ياO مهجتىmy soul ردّrestore عقلreason الصبّthe lovesick lover والنفسَاand the soul
يا مهجتى ردّ عقل الصبّ والنفسَا
A hidden malady—the heart does not awaken from its preoccupation.
O my soul, restore the lovesick lover's reason and soul.
بظاهِرىin my outward form ظاهرٌvisible فيهin it لهيبُa flame هوًىpassion
بظاهِرى ظاهرٌ فيه لهيبُ هوًى
سرَىcoursed فشَىspread كادَalmost قلبىmy heart أنto يذوبmelt أسَىwith grief
سرَى فشَى كادَ قلبى أن يذوب أسَى
Love's flame is plainly visible in my outward form.
It coursed and spread; my heart nearly melted with grief.
ماwhat بِىafflicts me كفىis enough لاdo not تزيدونىincrease it for me علىupon عَذَلىreproaching me
ما بِى كفى لا تزيدونى على عَذَلى
تعتبيmy complaint منfrom حبيبٍa beloved فيin الحشَاthe heart كَنسَاtook shelter like a gazelle
تعتبي من حبيبٍ في الحشَا كَنسَا
What I suffer is enough; do not burden me further with reproach.
My complaint is of a beloved who took shelter in my heart.
مُرْهcommand him عاذِرٍىyou who excuse me قدindeed جفانىhe forsook me والصدودُand shunning نوًىestrangement
مُرْه عاذِرٍى قد جفانى والصدودُ نوًى
فيماin whatever تشَاءyou wish إذاif طغىwent too far فيin الهجرabandonment حينwhen قسَاgrew cruel
فيما تشَاء إذا طغى في الهجر حين قسَا
Command him, you who excuse me: he has forsaken me, and shunning is estrangement.
In whatever you wish, if he goes too far in abandonment when he grows cruel.
صبرىmy patience عفَاvanished خلنىleave me والحبَّand love ياO أملىmy hope
صبرى عفَا خلنى والحبَّ يا أملى
مقلبىthe one who unsettles me حبّهhis love فيin ضامرىَّmy inner self رسَاanchored
مقلبى حبّه في ضامرىَّ رسَا
My patience has vanished; leave me with love, O my hope.
He who unsettles me—his love has anchored in my inmost self.
معاقرىmy constant companion قدَّrent حيلناour strength بالأسَىwith sorrow ولوَىand turned aside
معاقرى قدَّ حيلنا بالأسَى ولوَى
ظنىmy suspicion نشَاgrew فيin الحشَاthe heart دهراًfor an age علىamid أسىgrief
ظنى نشَا في الحشَا دهراً على أسى
My constant companion rent our strength with sorrow and turned aside.
My suspicion grew within my heart for an age amid grief.
لماwhen صَفَاgrew sincere لمdid not يزلcease قلبيmy heart علىin وَجلىmy fear
لما صَفَا لم يزل قلبي على وَجلى
مُعَذِّبىmy tormentor مهجتىmy soul ثوبُrobe الشقاmisery مَنْthe one who كَسَاclothed
مُعَذِّبى مهجتى ثوبُ الشقا مَنْ كَسَا
When he grew sincere, my heart still remained in dread.
My tormentor is the one who clothed my soul in misery's robe.
Sol 6.1