هجرتنيforsook me الملاحُthe beauties منfor غيرِno ذنبٍfault
هجرتني الملاحُ من غيرِ ذنبٍ
وأعانتْand aided عليَّagainst me دهريmy fate الملاحُthe beauties
وأعانتْ عليَّ دهري الملاحُ
The beauties forsook me for no fault of mine,
She left me without any fault of mine
and the beauties aided my fate against me.
And time assisted against me
قاتلاتُfemale slayers النفوسِthe souls حرَّمهاmade them inviolable اللهُGod
قاتلاتُ النفوسِ حرَّمها اللهُ
وهلand may ...? منfor أجلهنَّtheir sake تباحُbe made lawful
وهل من أجلهنَّ تباحُ
Slayers of souls that God has made inviolable—
Killers of souls forbidden by Allah
and may those souls be slain for their sake?
Is it because of them made lawful?
وتمادينَand they persisted فيin عذابيmy torment حتىuntil
وتمادينَ في عذابي حتى
ماnot لليليfor my night منfrom بعدِafter ليلىLayla صباحُa morning
ما لليلي من بعدِ ليلى صباحُ
And they persisted in tormenting me until
And they continue my torment until
my night has no morning after Layla.
My night has no dawn after Layla's morning
ياO فؤاديmy heart اصطبرْbe patient فإنfor ... is not هيit إلاexcept
يا فؤادي اصطبرْ فإن هي إلا
غدوةٍa morning بعدهاafter it يكونُcomes الرواحُthe evening
غدوةٍ بعدها يكونُ الرواحُ
O my heart, be patient, for it is but
Oh my heart, be patient for it is but
a morning, after which comes evening.
A morning after which will come comfort
كمhow many أناسٍpeople يصدُّturns away عنهمfrom them أناسٌpeople
كم أناسٍ يصدُّ عنهم أناسٌ
جمعَbrought together الموتَdeath بينهمamong them فاستراحواand so they found rest
جمعَ الموتَ بينهم فاستراحوا
How many people, shunned by others,
How many people shunned by others
were brought together by death and so found rest!
Death brought together and they rested
Sol 6.1