أبتْrefused عيناكَyour two eyes إلاexcept أنto تصوباstream with tears (both)
أبتْ عيناكَ إلا أن تصوبا
وهذاand this القلبُheart إلاexcept أنto يذوباmelt
وهذا القلبُ إلا أن يذوبا
Your eyes would do nothing but stream with tears,
Your eyes refused but to aim
and this heart would do nothing but melt.
And this heart refused but to melt
فماthen why لكَwith you تحذرُyou fear الرقباءَthe watchers حتىto the point that
فما لكَ تحذرُ الرقباءَ حتى
هجرتَyou forsook النومَsleep تحسبهُyou deem it رقيباa watcher
هجرتَ النومَ تحسبهُ رقيبا
Why, then, do you fear the watchers so much
So why do you fear spies until
that you forsook sleep, deeming it a watcher?
You shunned sleep thinking it a watcher
وقامَand rose عليكَagainst you ليلُكَyour night فيسunclear (perhaps 'in') حدادٍmourning
وقامَ عليكَ ليلُكَ فيس حدادٍ
يشقُّtears open علىover مصائبكَyour misfortunes الجيوباgarment collars
يشقُّ على مصائبكَ الجيوبا
And your night rose against you [in?] mourning,
And your night stood over you, dressed in mourning
rending its garments over your misfortunes.
Ripping open its robes over your misfortunes
وربَّand many a حمامةٍdove هبتْstirred فناحتْand then wailed
وربَّ حمامةٍ هبتْ فناحتْ
تنازعنيvies with me الصبابةَardent longing والنحيباand sobbing
تنازعني الصبابةَ والنحيبا
And many a dove stirred and wailed,
Many a dove alighted and cooed
vying with me in yearning and sobbing.
Contesting me in youth and lament
أساعدهاI aid her وتسعدنيand she aids me نواحاًin lamentation
أساعدها وتسعدني نواحاً
كلاناboth of us ياO حمامةُdove قدindeed أصيباhave been stricken (both)
كلانا يا حمامةُ قد أصيبا
I aid her, and she aids me in lamentation;
I empathize and she brings me joy in sorrow
both of us, O dove, have been stricken.
Both of us, oh dove, have been stricken
دعيleave همَّcares الحياةِlife لذيto one possessing فؤادٍa heart
دعي همَّ الحياةِ لذي فؤادٍ
فماfor ... not تركَhas left الغرامُpassionate love لناfor us قلوباhearts
فما تركَ الغرامُ لنا قلوبا
Leave life's cares to one who has a heart,
Leave the concerns of life to one with a heart
for passionate love has left us no hearts.
For love has left our hearts not a bit
ولاand do not تنسيforget أخاكِyour brother وماand what يعانيhe suffers
ولا تنسي أخاكِ وما يعاني
إذاwhen ماكانَhe happens to be فيin الدنياthe world غريباa stranger
إذا ماكانَ في الدنيا غريبا
And do not forget your brother and what he suffers
And forget not your brother and his suffering
when he is a stranger in the world.
If he becomes a stranger in the world
فإنَّfor indeed المرءَa person ينسىis forgotten إنif تناءىhe goes far away
فإنَّ المرءَ ينسى إن تناءى
وتذكرهُand remember him صحابتهُhis companions قريباwhen nearby
وتذكرهُ صحابتهُ قريبا
For a person is forgotten if he goes far away,
For man forgets when far removed
and his companions remember him when he is near.
And remembers him his bosom friends
رعاكِmay He protect you اللهُGod هلis there مثليlike me محبٌّa lover
رعاكِ اللهُ هل مثلي محبٌّ
وقدand indeed أمسىhas become محمدُMuhammad ليto me حبيباa beloved
وقد أمسى محمدُ لي حبيبا
May God protect you! Is there a lover like me,
May God watch over you, is there one who loves like me
now that Muhammad has become my beloved?
And Muhammad in the eve has become my beloved
شفيعيmy intercessor يومَon the day لاnot يجديavails شفيعٌan intercessor
شفيعي يومَ لا يجدي شفيعٌ
وطبيand my remedy يومَon the day لاnot أجدُI find الطبيباthe physician
وطبي يومَ لا أجدُ الطبيبا
My intercessor on the day no intercessor avails,
My intercessor on a day when no intercessor avails
and my remedy on the day I find no physician;
And my healer on a day when I find no doctor
وغوثيand my succor حينَwhen يخذلنيforsakes me نصيريmy supporter
وغوثي حينَ يخذلني نصيري
وغيثيand my rain إنif غداbecomes ربعيmy abode جديباbarren
وغيثي إن غدا ربعي جديبا
and my succor when my supporter forsakes me,
And my savior when my supporter deserts me
and my rain if my abode becomes barren.
And my rain if my plains turn arid
وآمنَand I am safe فيin حماهُhis refuge ريبَthe perils دهريof my time
وآمنَ في حماهُ ريبَ دهري
وحادثهُand its calamity وإنand even if أمسىit becomes غَضوباwrathful
وحادثهُ وإن أمسى غَضوبا
And in his refuge I am safe from the perils of my time
And I feel safe in His sanctuary from the misfortunes of fate
and its calamities, even if it grows wrathful.
And its tribulations though they rage furious
وأذكرهُand I remember him فيفرجُand so is dispelled كلُّevery خطبٍcalamity
وأذكرهُ فيفرجُ كلُّ خطبٍ
ولوand even if كانتْwere رواسيهاits firmly rooted mountains خُطُوباcalamities
ولو كانتْ رواسيها خُطُوبا
And I remember him, and every calamity is dispelled,
And I remember him and all distress is relieved
even if its firmly rooted mountains were calamities.
However formidable the obstacles
رسولَMessenger اللهِof God جئتكَI came to you مستغيثاًseeking help
رسولَ اللهِ جئتكَ مستغيثاً
وجودكَand your generosity ضامنٌguarantees أنthat لاnot أخيباI be disappointed
وجودكَ ضامنٌ أن لا أخيبا
O Messenger of God, I have come to you seeking help,
Messenger of God, I come to you seeking refuge
and your generosity guarantees that I shall not be disappointed.
Your benevolence guarantees I will not be disappointed
متىwhen تخضرُgrow green أياميmy days وتزهوand flourish
متى تخضرُ أيامي وتزهو
ويصبحُand becomes عودَthe stem آماليof my hopes رطيباfresh and supple
ويصبحُ عودَ آمالي رطيبا
When will my days grow green and flourish,
When will my days become verdant and splendid
and the stem of my hopes become fresh and supple?
And the rod of my hopes become moist
فقدfor indeed ضاقتْhas narrowed بيaround me الدنياthe world وهبتْand have blown
فقد ضاقتْ بي الدنيا وهبتْ
فجائعهاits calamities علىupon قلبيmy heart هبوباin gusts
فجائعها على قلبي هبوبا
For the world has closed in on me, and there have blown
For the world has narrowed around me and
its calamities upon my heart in gusts.
Hurled its calamities at my heart in gusts
وماليand I have no غيرُother than حبكَlove for you منany نصيرٍhelper
ومالي غيرُ حبكَ من نصيرٍ
فعلَّso perhaps منof العنايةِcare ليfor me نصيباa share
فعلَّ من العنايةِ لي نصيبا
And I have no helper but my love for you,
And I have none but your love to support me
so perhaps a share of care will be mine.
So destine for me from your blessing a share
Sol 6.1