أمحمودO praiseworthy one الشمائلthe character traits دمتmay you remain سامexalted
أمحمود الشمائل دمت سام
لماwhy هذاthis التجنيunjust treatment والصدودand rejection
لما هذا التجني والصدود
O you of praiseworthy character, may you remain exalted.
The features of Mahmoud are still good
Why this unjust treatment and rejection?
Why this estrangement and aloofness
لقدindeed أشعلتyou kindled فيin الأحشاءthe entrails ناراًa fire
لقد أشعلت في الأحشاء ناراً
فماso not يطفيis quenched لهاfor it أبداًever وقودburning
فما يطفي لها أبداً وقود
You have indeed kindled a fire in my entrails;
You have ignited a fire in my heart
And its burning can never be quenched.
That will never run out of fuel
أخالكI think you قدindeed أطعتyou obeyed الواشيthe slanderer فيناconcerning us
أخالك قد أطعت الواشي فينا
وأنand that الواشيthe slanderer لوif تدريyou knew حسودenvious
وأن الواشي لو تدري حسود
I think you have heeded the slanderer against us;
I think you have obeyed the slanderer about us
And the slanderer, if you but knew, is envious.
And the slanderer, if only you know, is envious
أماdid … not? كناwe had تعاهدناwe pledged to one another جميعاًtogether
أما كنا تعاهدنا جميعاً
علىon عدمabsence of الصدودrejection فهلso is there? جحودdisavowal
على عدم الصدود فهل جحود
Had we not together pledged to one another
Didn't we all pledge
Not to turn away—do you then disavow it?
To not be aloof, is this a breach
لقدindeed أبديتyou displayed هجراناًestrangement وصداًand rejection
لقد أبديت هجراناً وصداً
فقلso tell ليto me أينwhere هاتيكthose العهودthe pledges
فقل لي أين هاتيك العهود
You have indeed shown estrangement and rejection;
You have shown estrangement and aloofness
So tell me: where are those pledges?
Tell me where are those pledges
ألاah! ياO مصبياًenthralling قلبيmy heart هواهlove for him
ألا يا مصبياً قلبي هواه
فذاso this هوit عنهfrom him بالمحبهin love لاnot يحيدturns aside
فذا هو عنه بالمحبه لا يحيد
Ah, you whose love enthralls my heart,
Oh the one my heart passionately loves
So this heart, in love, never turns away from him.
For he does not deviate with love
تعطفshow kindness بالوصافthrough reunion (conjectural; wording unclear) علىto محبa lover
تعطف بالوصاف على محب
كئيبsorrowful القلبthe heart وافاكmay it come to you السعودgood fortune
كئيب القلب وافاك السعود
Show kindness through [reunion?] to a lover
Be kind with description to a lover
Sorrowful at heart—may good fortune attend you.
Whose heart is anxious and may you have bliss
Sol 6.1