كُفَّcease الجَفاءَcoldness فَقَلبُfor the heart of صَبِّكyour ardent lover مُكتويis seared
كُفَّ الجَفاءَ فَقَلبُ صَبِّك مُكتوي
وَضُلوعُهand his ribs لِسَعيرِfor the blaze of هَجركَyour desertion تَحتويcontain
وَضُلوعُه لِسَعيرِ هَجركَ تَحتوي
Cease your coldness, for your ardent lover's heart is seared.
And his ribs enclose the blazing fire of your desertion.
يُقْلىis fried عَلىover نارِthe fire of الغَرامِpassion وَطالَماand often
يُقْلى عَلى نارِ الغَرامِ وَطالَما
يَبدوappears عَلىupon حَجرِthe stone of الصبابَةِlonging ينشَويis roasting
يَبدو عَلى حَجرِ الصبابَةِ ينشَوي
He is fried over passion's fire, and often
Appears roasting upon the stone of longing.
هلis there نهلةٌa draught منfrom فيكَyour mouth تطفئُextinguishes حرَّهhis heat
هل نهلةٌ من فيكَ تطفئُ حرَّه
فلعلّهso perhaps he يُروَىis given drink وأنّىand how يَرتويdrinks his fill
فلعلّه يُروَى وأنّى يَرتوي
Is there a draught from your mouth to extinguish his heat?
So perhaps he may be given drink—but how could he drink his fill?
نَشرُthe fragrance of الغَرامpassion صَبابةًardent longing ملءُthe fullness of الدُّنىthe worlds
نَشرُ الغَرام صَبابةً ملءُ الدُّنى
وَفُؤادِيَand my heart المُضنىweary عَلَيهاaround it يَنطويfolds closed
وَفُؤادِيَ المُضنى عَلَيها يَنطوي
The fragrance of passion fills the worlds with longing,
And my weary heart enfolds it.
ماwhat للعذولِwith the reproacher يريدُhe seeks رَدعَto restrain مُتيّمٍan enthralled lover
ما للعذولِ يريدُ رَدعَ مُتيّمٍ
عَمَّنfrom the one whom تَعشَّقhe has loved وهوَand he لَيسَis not بِمرعويdissuaded
عَمَّن تَعشَّق وهوَ لَيسَ بِمرعوي
Why does the reproacher seek to restrain an enthralled lover
From the one he loves, though he will not be dissuaded?
كَذَبَlied العَذولُthe reproacher بِنَفيِهِby his denying عنّيof me الهَوىlove
كَذَبَ العَذولُ بِنَفيِهِ عنّي الهَوى
وَأَناand I الغَرامُpassion حَديثُهits tale عنّيabout me رُوِيwas narrated
وَأَنا الغَرامُ حَديثُه عنّي رُوِي
The reproacher lied in denying my love,
Yet I am the one of whom passion's tale is told.
تعِبَgrew weary العَذولُthe reproacher وَلَيسَand does not يدركُattain مأملاًan aim
تعِبَ العَذولُ وَلَيسَ يدركُ مأملاً
إلاexcept زيادةَincreasing عِشقِthe passion of حبكyour lover منwho هَويhas loved
إلا زيادةَ عِشقِ حبك من هَوي
The reproacher has wearied himself, achieving no aim
Save deepening your enamored lover's passion.
ياO طاعِنيyou who pierce me بسِنانwith the spearpoint of قدٍّa figure عادلٍwell-proportioned
يا طاعِني بسِنان قدٍّ عادلٍ
وَإِذاand when تَثنّىit sways فَهوَthen it is غُصنٌa bough يَلتَويbends
وَإِذا تَثنّى فَهوَ غُصنٌ يَلتَوي
O you who pierce me with the spearpoint of a well-proportioned figure,
And when it sways, it becomes a twisting bough.
هَلwill زَوْرَةٌa visit تُحييrevive قَتيلَكَthe one you slew بِالهَوىwith love
هَل زَوْرَةٌ تُحيي قَتيلَكَ بِالهَوى
فَهيَfor it is الشِّفاءُthe cure لِمَنfor one who بحبِّكَthrough love for you قدindeed دويhas fallen ill
فَهيَ الشِّفاءُ لِمَن بحبِّكَ قد دوي
Will a visit revive the one you have slain with love?
For it is the cure for one who has fallen ill through love for you.
ياO مَنone who ضَعيفُlanguid لِحاظِهhis glances بِسهامِهاwith their arrows
يا مَن ضَعيفُ لِحاظِه بِسهامِها
قَهراًby force علىover الأُسْدِthe lions الضّواريravening قدindeed قَويhas grown strong
قَهراً على الأُسْدِ الضّواري قد قَوي
O you whose languid glances, with their arrows,
Have proved mighty in overpowering ravening lions.
ياO مَنyou who فَرَضتyou have ordained جَفاكَyour coldness ناويintending فِعلهto enact it
يا مَن فَرَضت جَفاكَ ناوي فِعله
فَالصّبرُso patience فَرضُthe duty of العاشِقينَlovers وَقدand indeed نَويhas been resolved upon
فَالصّبرُ فَرضُ العاشِقينَ وَقد نَوي
O you who ordained your coldness, intent on practicing it,
So patience is the lovers' duty, and it has been resolved upon.
عَذِّبْtorment وَبَعِّدْand banish وَاِجفُand be cruel وَاِهجُرْand forsake وَاِقتلَنْand surely kill
عَذِّبْ وَبَعِّدْ وَاِجفُ وَاِهجُرْ وَاِقتلَنْ
بَلnay وَاِسْبُand take captive وَاِفعَلand do كُلَّevery أَمرٍdeed تَهتويyou desire
بَل وَاِسْبُ وَاِفعَل كُلَّ أَمرٍ تَهتوي
Torment me, banish me, be cruel, forsake me, and kill me;
Nay, take me captive too, and do whatever deed you desire.
فَأَناfor I الصبورُthe patient one وَلاand not أَزالُI cease to be أَخاa brother to الهَوىlove
فَأَنا الصبورُ وَلا أَزالُ أَخا الهَوى
وَبِهِand through it الهِدايَةُguidance لِلكَئيبِfor the sorrowful one المفتويthe mufti
وَبِهِ الهِدايَةُ لِلكَئيبِ المفتوي
For I am steadfast, and ever remain a brother to love.
And through it comes guidance for the sorrowful mufti.
ماnothing فاقَsurpassed عِنديin my view ذاthis الجَفاcoldness إِلّاexcept اِنقِطاcessation (beginning)
ما فاقَ عِندي ذا الجَفا إِلّا اِنقِطا
عُcompletion of 'cessation' رسائلٍletters ممّنfrom one who حَويpossessed الخُلقَcharacter السَّويupright
عُ رسائلٍ ممّن حَوي الخُلقَ السَّوي
Nothing surpassed this coldness for me except the cessation
Of letters from one possessed of upright character:
الجَهبذِthe discerning master البَطلِthe hero الهُمامِthe valiant one أَخيa brother of التُّقىpiety
الجَهبذِ البَطلِ الهُمامِ أَخي التُّقى
سُبكيّSubki ذاthis العَصرِage الفَقيهthe jurist الأسنويal-Asnawi
سُبكيّ ذا العَصرِ الفَقيه الأسنوي
The discerning master, the valiant hero, the brother of piety,
The Subki of this age, the jurist al-Asnawi,
قُطبُthe pole of العلومِthe sciences وَبَدرُهاand their full moon شَمسُthe sun of المَعاknowledge (beginning)
قُطبُ العلومِ وَبَدرُها شَمسُ المَعا
رِفِcompletion of 'knowledge' مِنone who علىupon عَرشِthe throne of المَعاليhigh honors مستويis enthroned
رِفِ مِن على عَرشِ المَعالي مستوي
The pole of the sciences and their full moon, the sun of knowledge,
Who sits enthroned upon the throne of high honors,
شَيخُthe sheikh of الطّريقَةِthe Way قطبُهاits pole كَنزُthe treasure of الحَقيReality (beginning)
شَيخُ الطّريقَةِ قطبُها كَنزُ الحَقي
قةِcompletion of 'Reality' سِرُّهاits secret حاويpossessor of المقامthe station الموسَويof Moses
قةِ سِرُّها حاوي المقام الموسَوي
The sheikh of the Way, its pole, the treasure of Reality,
Its secret, possessor of the station of Moses.
بَرٌّa virtuous man عَلىaround بَحرِa sea of المَكارِمِnoble deeds مُنطوٍenfolding
بَرٌّ عَلى بَحرِ المَكارِمِ مُنطوٍ
حُرٌّa noble man عَلىaround كَرَمِthe generosity of الطّبايِعِnatural dispositions مُحتويcontaining
حُرٌّ عَلى كَرَمِ الطّبايِعِ مُحتوي
A virtuous man enfolding a sea of noble deeds,
A noble man embracing generosity of temperament.
فَهوَfor he is المهذّبthe refined one عابِدa worshipper of الرَّحمنِthe All-Merciful مَنْwho
فَهوَ المهذّب عابِد الرَّحمنِ مَنْ
أَضحىhas become عَلىover كُلِّall الفَضائِلِthe virtues مُستويenthroned
أَضحى عَلى كُلِّ الفَضائِلِ مُستوي
For he is the refined one, a worshipper of the All-Merciful, who
Has come to stand enthroned over every virtue.
لاmay not زالَcease تَخدِمُهُserve him السعودُgood fortunes مَعَalong with العُلىhigh honor
لا زالَ تَخدِمُهُ السعودُ مَعَ العُلى
ماas long as ظلّremains عُودٌa bough لَيسَdoes not يَعروهُbefall it ذويwithering
ما ظلّ عُودٌ لَيسَ يَعروهُ ذوي
May good fortunes and high honor ever serve him,
As long as a bough remains untouched by withering,
أَوor ماas long as اِبنIbn (son of) فَتحِFath اللَّهِAllah قَالَsaid لحِبِّهto his beloved
أَو ما اِبن فَتحِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لحِبِّه
كُفّcease الجفاءَcoldness فقلبُfor the heart of صَبِّكَyour ardent lover مكتويis seared
كُفّ الجفاءَ فقلبُ صَبِّكَ مكتوي
Or as long as Ibn Fath Allah says to his beloved:
Cease your coldness, for your ardent lover's heart is seared.
Sol 6.1