القلبُthe heart طِرسِىmy parchment والدموعُand the tears مدادِيmy ink
القلبُ طِرسِى والدموعُ مدادِي
والخطand the writing حشوىmy entrails والدواءُand the remedy فؤادِيmy heart
والخط حشوى والدواءُ فؤادِي
My heart is my parchment, and tears are my ink.
And the script is my entrails, and the remedy my heart.
والشوقُand longing خِدْنىmy intimate friend والبكاءُand weeping أَليفِيmy companion
والشوقُ خِدْنى والبكاءُ أَليفِي
منfrom بَعْدِafter بُعْدِكمُyour departure حرمتُI was deprived of رُقادِيmy sleep
من بَعْدِ بُعْدِكمُ حرمتُ رُقادِي
And longing is my intimate friend, and weeping my companion.
Since you went away, I have been denied my sleep.
ياO ساكِنيdwellers of منجِManj فؤاديmy heart عندكمwith you
يا ساكِني منجِ فؤادي عندكم
طولَthroughout اللياليthe nights دائمٌconstant بسهادِيin my sleeplessness
طولَ الليالي دائمٌ بسهادِي
O dwellers of Manj, my heart is with you,
Throughout the nights, ever amid my sleeplessness.
جسميmy body معيwith me والروحُand the soul فيin منجٍManj وليand I have
جسمي معي والروحُ في منجٍ ولي
قلبٌa heart يعذَّبis tormented فيin غرامpassionate love بلادِيmy homeland
قلبٌ يعذَّب في غرام بلادِي
My body is with me, but my soul is in Manj, and I have
A heart tormented by love for my homeland.
لاnot زلتI have ceased موجوعaching الحَشاthe innermost parts بفراقِكمat separation from you
لا زلت موجوع الحَشا بفراقِكم
ياO ساكنيdwellers of منجٍManj وأَهلand people of وداديmy affection
يا ساكني منجٍ وأَهل ودادي
I still ache deep within at parting from you,
O dwellers of Manj, and you whom I hold dear.
ودعتكمI left in your keeping قلبيmy heart وروحيand my soul والحَشاand the entrails
ودعتكم قلبي وروحي والحَشا
والعقلَand the mind ثمthen حُشاشةَthe last remnant of life الأَكبادthe livers
والعقلَ ثم حُشاشةَ الأَكباد
I left in your keeping my heart, my soul, and my entrails,
And my reason, then the livers’ last spark of life.
ماnot كانwas يوماever بُعْدُناour separation بِمُرادِكمin accordance with your wish
ما كان يوما بُعْدُنا بِمُرادِكم
كلاno indeed ولاand not ياO سادتيmy masters بمُرادِيin accordance with my wish
كلا ولا يا سادتي بمُرادِي
Our separation was never what you wished,
No indeed—nor, my masters, was it what I wished.
فعليكمُso upon you منِّيfrom me سلامٌpeace دائمٌenduring
فعليكمُ منِّي سلامٌ دائمٌ
باقٍlasting إلىuntil يومthe day of اللقاreunion ومعادِىand my return
باقٍ إلى يوم اللقا ومعادِى
So upon you, from me, be enduring peace,
Lasting until the day of reunion and my return.
Sol 6.1