دَمْعيmy tears جرىflowed يومَon the day بانdeparted الحيُّthe clan منfrom إضمِIḍam
دَمْعي جرى يومَ بان الحيُّ من إضمِ
ياO سيديmy master قلsay لهمto them إنيthat I أخوa brother to حَزَنِsorrow
يا سيدي قل لهم إني أخو حَزَنِ
My tears flowed the day the clan departed from Iḍam.
My tears flowed when the loved one departed from embrace
O my master, tell them that I am a brother to sorrow.
Oh my lord, tell them I am brother of sorrow
ياO حرقتيmy burning anguish تعبتُI grew weary بحسْرتهاwith sorrow for her
يا حرقتي تعبتُ بحسْرتها
سرىًa night journey بداappeared لاnot أرىI see ليfor me لذةpleasure الوسَنِslumber
سرىً بدا لا أرى لي لذة الوسَنِ
O my burning anguish! I grew weary with sorrow for her.
Oh my burning, I grew weary with its longing
A night journey arose; I find no pleasure in slumber.
It began to flow freely, I see no pleasure in intimacy
بعدafter السُّرىthe night journey قدindeed قرعتI struck السنَّthe tooth منfrom ندمِregret
بعد السُّرى قد قرعت السنَّ من ندمِ
منwho منجدىmy rescuer إنindeed سرَّthe secret الوجدpassion فيin علنِthe open
من منجدى إن سرَّ الوجد في علنِ
After the night journey, I gnashed my teeth in regret.
After the flowing, regret knocked on the years
Who will come to my aid? Indeed, passion's secret lies exposed.
Of what avail am I, if the passion flows openly?
وامحنتىalas for my ordeal إذْwhen رنتgazed ليلىLayla بنظرتهاwith her glance
وامحنتى إذْ رنت ليلى بنظرتها
قلبيmy heart عَداraced لمnot أزلI cease ياO صاحfriend فيin مِحَنِtrials
قلبي عَدا لم أزل يا صاح في مِحَنِ
Alas for my ordeal when Layla cast her glance!
And my affliction, when Layla glanced at me with her eyes
My heart raced; I am still, O friend, beset by trials.
My heart wavered, I did not cease to be in tribulation
داءan ailment سرَىspread فعضضتُso I bit الكفَّthe palm منfrom ندمِregret
داء سرَى فعضضتُ الكفَّ من ندمِ
مَنْwho مرشدىmy guide ضَلَّstrayed عقليmy mind فيin ذرىheights الدِّمَنِthe ruined campsites
مَنْ مرشدى ضَلَّ عقلي في ذرى الدِّمَنِ
An ailment spread, so I bit my hand in regret.
The malady of flowing, so I bit my palm in regret
Who will guide me? My mind has strayed among the heights of ruined campsites.
Who is my guide? My mind went astray in the abode of tears
وَاحسرتيalas for my sorrow حرمتْنيshe deprived me طيبَsweetness زورتهاher visit
وَاحسرتي حرمتْني طيبَ زورتها
طولَthroughout المدىthe span of time ماwhat مُقاميmy dwelling بعدُany longer فيin وَطَنِa homeland
طولَ المدى ما مُقامي بعدُ في وَطَنِ
Alas for my sorrow! She denied me the sweetness of her visit.
Oh my regret! It deprived me of the scent of her visit
Through all the years, what dwelling remains for me in a homeland?
For long stretches, my stay will not be in the homeland after this
عزّbecame elusive الكرىsleep حبلُthe cord وجدىmy passion غيرُnot منصرمِsevered
عزّ الكرى حبلُ وجدى غيرُ منصرمِ
منwho مسعدىmy comforter غاضَebbed صبريmy patience وانزوىand shrank غُصنِيmy bough
من مسعدى غاضَ صبري وانزوى غُصنِي
Sleep is elusive; the cord of my passion is unbroken.
Dear separation, the rope of my passion does not slacken
Who will comfort me? My patience has ebbed, and my bough has shrunk.
Of what fortune am I? My patience failed and my branch bent
ماwhat سلوتيmy solace كبدىmy liver ذابتmelted بهجرتهاfrom her desertion
ما سلوتي كبدى ذابت بهجرتها
زادَincreased الصدىthirst كفّwithhold عنىfrom me اللومblame فيin زمنِيmy time
زادَ الصدى كفّ عنى اللوم في زمنِي
What solace have I? My liver melted from her desertion.
No solace for my liver, it melted due to her estrangement
Thirst has grown; withhold blame from me in my days.
The echo increased, spare me the blame in my time
دونَapart from الورىmankind أبداًforever أمسىbecame أخَاa brother to ألمٍpain
دونَ الورى أبداً أمسى أخَا ألمٍ
ياO مُهتديrightly guided one إننّيindeed I فيin الضعفِweakness والوهنand frailty
يا مُهتدي إننّي في الضعفِ والوهن
Apart from all mankind, I am forever a brother to pain.
Other than the loved one, I remain a brother of pain forever
O rightly guided one, I am indeed in weakness and frailty.
Oh guided one, I am in weakness and frailty
Sol 6.1