عماabout what تكنconceals الحشىthe heart تنبيكtell you أدمعهhis tears
عما تكن الحشى تنبيك أدمعه
هونease up عليكon yourself فليسfor … does not العذلreproach ينفعهbenefit him
هون عليك فليس العذل ينفعه
His tears tell you what his heart conceals.
What tale does your tear-filled eye recount?
Go easy, for reproach does him no good.
Be gentle with yourself, for grief is of no use.
باللَهby God دعهleave him شجياًsorrowful فيin الهوىlove شجناًgrief-stricken
باللَه دعه شجياً في الهوى شجناً
إنif لمnot ترقyou feel pity لهfor him إياكbeware تفجعهyou cause him anguish
إن لم ترق له إياك تفجعه
For God's sake, leave him sorrowful and anguished in love.
For God's sake leave him, though love has left him dejected and forlorn,
If you feel no pity for him, beware of causing him anguish.
If you do not find comfort in him, he will only distress you.
دعهleave him يقاسيhe endures الأسىsorrow فيin حبlove ذيone possessed of مللweariness
دعه يقاسي الأسى في حب ذي ملل
لعلهperhaps he إنif شكىhe laments الهجرانabandonment يسمعهhe hears him
لعله إن شكى الهجران يسمعه
Let him endure sorrow in loving one who grows weary.
Let him suffer the pain of loving one indifferent,
Perhaps, if he laments abandonment, his beloved will hear him.
Perhaps if he complains of estrangement, he will be heard.
أماdo you not ترىsee عقلهhis mind منهbecause of him بهin it خللdisorder
أما ترى عقله منه به خلل
منذsince غداbecame بالرشاwith the gazelle-fawn الأحوىthe dusky one تولعهhis infatuation
منذ غدا بالرشا الأحوى تولعه
Do you not see how his mind is disordered because of him,
Do you not see that his mind is confused by love?
ever since he became infatuated with the dusky gazelle-fawn?
Since he became enamored with the lovely gazelle, it has consumed him.
للهto God (in wonder) صبa lovesick man شجيsorrowful باتspent the night مكتئباًdejected
لله صب شجي بات مكتئباً
آناmoaning لهfor him لمnot يزلhe ceases فيin الوصلunion تطمعهyou give him hope
آنا له لم يزل في الوصل تطمعه
By God, a sorrowing lover spent the night dejected,
My poor lovelorn friend spent the night weeping,
still moaning for him, while you hold out hope of union.
Comfort him, for he still hopes for reunion.
لاnot عاشmay he live إنif كانhe were to يسلوهhe forgets him بلاwithout كمدٍanguish
لا عاش إن كان يسلوه بلا كمدٍ
دهراًfor an age ولاand not طابbe pleasant فيin الأيامthe days مرتعهhis pasture
دهراً ولا طاب في الأيام مرتعه
May he not live—if he forgets him without anguish—
He lives not in joy without yearning,
for an age; nor may his pasture be sweet throughout his days.
Nor finds comfort all his days.
أينwhere السلوsolace لمنfor one who
أين السلو لمن
بحبin love with منone who بالثوىwith death أضحىhas become يروعهterrifies him
بحب من بالثوى أضحى يروعه
What solace is there for one
Where is consolation for one
in love with someone who now terrifies him with death?
Whose love has made him distraught with anxiety?
هيهاتfar from possible يسلوceases to pine فتىa youth بالحبwith love منطبعimprinted
هيهات يسلو فتى بالحب منطبع
عنfrom بدرa full moon تمfull بأفقon the horizon of القلبthe heart مطلعهits rising
عن بدر تم بأفق القلب مطلعه
Never can a youth imprinted with love cease to pine
Alas, how can one find peace when enraptured with love,
for a full moon whose rising is on the heart's horizon.
When the full moon has risen in his heart?
Sol 6.1