مُعَذَّبُtormented القَلبِthe heart بِالفِراقِby separation
مُعَذَّبُ القَلبِ بِالفِراقِ
قَدindeed بَلَغَتreached نَفسُهُhis soul التَراقيthe collarbones
قَد بَلَغَت نَفسُهُ التَراقي
Tormented at heart by separation,
His soul has reached his collarbones.
وَذابَand he melted شَوقاًwith longing إِلىfor غَزالٍa gazelle
وَذابَ شَوقاً إِلى غَزالٍ
أَوضَعَhastened لِلبَينِto part بِاِنطِلاقِby setting off
أَوضَعَ لِلبَينِ بِاِنطِلاقِ
And he melted with longing for a gazelle
That hastened to part, setting off.
لَمdid not يُبقِleave مِنهُof him السَقامُillness إِلّاexcept
لَم يُبقِ مِنهُ السَقامُ إِلّا
جِلداًskin عَلىupon أَعظُمٍbones رِقاقِslender
جِلداً عَلى أَعظُمٍ رِقاقِ
Illness has left nothing of him but
Skin upon slender bones.
لَولاwere it not for تَسَلّيهِhis finding solace بِالتَبَكّيthrough forced weeping
لَولا تَسَلّيهِ بِالتَبَكّي
آذَنَتِgave notice النَفسُthe soul بِالفِراقِof departure
آذَنَتِ النَفسُ بِالفِراقِ
Were it not for his solace in forcing himself to weep,
His soul would have given notice of its departure.
Sol 6.1