ياO أحباباًbeloved ones نأواwent far away عنيfrom me فسالso flowed
يا أحباباً نأوا عني فسال
دمعtears عينيmy eye فوقover خدّيmy cheek كاللآلlike pearls
دمع عيني فوق خدّي كاللآل
O beloved ones who went far from me, so there flowed
O beloved friends who have abandoned me, tears
My eye's tears over my cheek like pearls.
Stream down my cheeks like pearls
حينماwhen قدindeed فارقونيthey parted from me فارقتdeparted
حينما قد فارقوني فارقت
مهجتيmy soul جسميmy body ومنيّand from me العقلreason زالdeparted
مهجتي جسمي ومنيّ العقل زال
When they parted from me, there departed
When they left me, I lost
My soul from my body, and my reason left me.
My mind, body, and sanity departed
وبقيand remained عظميmy bones ولحميand my flesh معwith دميmy blood
وبقي عظمي ولحمي مع دمي
وعروقيand my veins فيin انتقاصdiminution وانتحالand wasting away
وعروقي في انتقاص وانتحال
My bones and flesh remained, along with my blood
Only my bones, flesh, and blood remained
And my veins, dwindling and wasting away.
With my veins decreasing and changing
ياO أهيلdear folk الودaffection ياO أهلpeople of الوفاfidelity
يا أهيل الود يا أهل الوفا
والصّفاand purity والجودand generosity ياO أهلpeople of النّوالbounty
والصّفا والجود يا أهل النّوال
O dear folk of affection, O people of fidelity,
O people of affection, O people of loyalty
And purity and generosity, O people of bounty.
Of sincerity and generosity, O people of bliss
حبكمlove of you أضنىwearied فؤادthe heart of الصّبthe lovesick one ياO
حبكم أضنى فؤاد الصّب يا
عجباًhow strange منat بعدthe estrangement of أهلpeople of الإتصالcommunion
عجباً من بعد أهل الإتصال
Love of you has wearied the lovesick heart—oh,
Your love has made the heart of the young lover melancholic
How strange that those of communion should draw away
How strange is the distance from people of connection
عنfrom عبيدa humble servant هامwas enthralled فيكمwith you شغفاًpassionately
عن عبيد هام فيكم شغفاً
ليسَdoes not يصغيheed قولthe words of أهلpeople of الاعتزالwithdrawal
ليسَ يصغي قول أهل الاعتزال
From a humble servant passionately enthralled by you,
For slaves who passionately love you
Who does not heed the words of those who withdraw.
Do not listen to the words of the people of isolation
ذكركمremembering you فيهin it حياةlife مثلماjust as
ذكركم فيه حياة مثلما
تركهabandoning it موتيmy death فحسبيso sufficient for me is ذوthe possessor of الجلالmajesty
تركه موتي فحسبي ذو الجلال
In remembering you there is life, just as
The memory of you is life just as
Abandoning it is my death; so the Lord of Majesty suffices me.
Leaving you was my death, glory be to the Almighty
كقفارlike the barren wastes of الأرضthe earth تحياrevive إنif أتىcomes
كقفار الأرض تحيا إن أتى
مزنrain-bearing clouds غيمclouds نحوهاtoward them يوماًone day فسالthen poured down
مزن غيم نحوها يوماً فسال
Like the earth's barren wastes, which revive if there comes
Like the barren land comes alive
A rain-laden cloud toward them one day, pouring down.
When the clouds rain down one day and flow
طالgrew long شوقيmy yearning لحماكمfor your sanctuary سادتيmy masters
طال شوقي لحماكم سادتي
فامنحونيso grant me الوصلunion أوor طيفa dream-vision of الخالthe beauty mark
فامنحوني الوصل أو طيف الخال
Long has my yearning for your sanctuary grown, my masters;
My longing for you has lasted too long my masters
So grant me union, or a dream-vision of the beauty mark.
So grant me union or an apparition
لستI am not أبغيseeking عنin place of هواكمlove of you بدلاًa substitute
لست أبغي عن هواكم بدلاً
لاno ولوand even if أفضىled بقتليto my being killed والزّوالand annihilation
لا ولو أفضى بقتلي والزّوال
I seek no substitute for loving you,
I do not want another love instead of yours
No, even if it brings my death and annihilation.
Even if it leads to my murder and demise
ليتwould that شعريI knew هلwhether رضيتمyou are pleased عنwith فتىa youth
ليت شعري هل رضيتم عن فتى
شأنهwhose habit is الزلاتmissteps ياO أهلpeople of الكمالperfection
شأنه الزلات يا أهل الكمال
If only I knew whether you are pleased with a youth
I wonder if you were pleased with a lad
Whose habit is to err, O people of perfection.
Whose way is mistakes, O people of perfection
إنif رضيتمyou are pleased أبتreturned الروحthe soul وإنand if
إن رضيتم أبت الروح وإن
بقيremains البعدdistance فشوقيthen my longing فيin اشتعالblazing
بقي البعد فشوقي في اشتعال
If you are pleased, the soul returns; and if
If you were pleased, the soul refused but
Distance remains, then my longing is aflame.
If the distance remains, my passion is inflamed
فاعطفواso show compassion فضلاًgraciously وجودواand give generously منّةas a favor
فاعطفوا فضلاً وجودوا منّة
ياO ليوثاًlions ماnot لهمfor them قطever مثالan equal
يا ليوثاً ما لهم قط مثال
So show compassion graciously, and bestow your favor,
So show kindness and be generous, O lions
O lions who have never had any equal.
Who have no equal
وصلاةand the blessing of اللهGod تغشىenvelops أحمداًAhmad
وصلاة الله تغشى أحمداً
معwith سلامpeace ثمthen أصحابcompanions وآلand family
مع سلام ثم أصحاب وآل
And may God's blessing envelop Ahmad,
And the prayer of God covers Ahmed
Together with peace, then his companions and family,
With greetings then companions and progeny
ماas long as حدىchanted الحاديthe camel-driver علىto العيسthe pale camels وماand as long as
ما حدى الحادي على العيس وما
غرّدwarbled القمريthe turtledove علىon غصنa branch فمالthen swayed
غرّد القمري على غصن فمال
As long as the camel-driver chants to the pale camels, and as long as
What led the guide to the stead and what
The turtledove warbles on a branch, then sways.
Made the moon sing on the bending branch
Sol 6.1