قدindeed طالhas lasted long منكfrom you الجفاءcoldness
قد طال منك الجفاء
وقلand has dwindled منيwithin me العزاءsolace
وقل مني العزاء
Your coldness has lasted long,
and my solace has dwindled.
ياO أكملmost perfect الناسof people حسناًin beauty
يا أكمل الناس حسناً
لكyours السنىradiance والسناءand glory
لك السنى والسناء
O most perfect of people in beauty,
yours are radiance and glory.
رفقاًbe gentle علىtoward مستهامٍone crazed with love
رفقاً على مستهامٍ
قدindeed ضاعhas been lost منهfrom him الذكاءintelligence
قد ضاع منه الذكاء
Be gentle with one crazed with love,
who has lost his wits,
نحيلthin جسمof body كئيبٍsorrowful
نحيل جسم كئيبٍ
قدindeed ملهhave wearied of him الجلساءcompanions
قد مله الجلساء
thin of body and sorrowful,
whose companions have wearied of him.
آهAh ولوand if only كنتyou were تدريyou knew
آه ولو كنت تدري
أنthat الغرامpassionate love فناءannihilation
أن الغرام فناء
Ah, if only you knew
that passion is annihilation,
ماnot كنتyou were تجفواyou spurn محباًa lover
ما كنت تجفوا محباً
وفاعلاًand one who does ماwhatever تشاءyou wish
وفاعلاً ما تشاء
you would not spurn a lover,
nor one who does whatever you wish.
فارفقso be gentle بمنwith the one who بكby you مقرىenthralled (reading uncertain)
فارفق بمن بك مقرى
وقدand indeed أتاكhas come to you الهناءhappiness
وقد أتاك الهناء
So be gentle with one enthralled by you [reading uncertain],
for happiness has come to you.
Sol 6.1