فُؤادُكَyour heart ياO بْنَson of وُدِّيmy love مِنْof حَدِيدِiron
فُؤادُكَ يا بْنَ وُدِّي مِنْ حَدِيدِ
وَصَدُّكَand your spurning قَدْindeed تَجاوَزَhas surpassed كُلَّall صَدِّspurning
وَصَدُّكَ قَدْ تَجاوَزَ كُلَّ صَدِّ
Your heart, O son of my love, is made of iron;
Your heart, O son of my affection, is made of iron
And your spurning has surpassed all spurning.
And your aloofness has surpassed all barriers
جَهامٌrainless سُحُبُclouds وَصْلِكَunion with you لَيْسَis not يُرْجَىhoped for
جَهامٌ سُحُبُ وَصْلِكَ لَيْسَ يُرْجَى
لَهَاfrom them مَطَرٌrain ولاَnor قَهْقَاهُroaring laughter رَعْدِthunder
لَهَا مَطَرٌ ولاَ قَهْقَاهُ رَعْدِ
Rainless are the clouds of union with you; there is no hope
The clouds of your connection have no hoped for rain
Of rain from them, nor of thunder’s roaring laughter.
Neither downpour nor rumble of thunder
سِنُونٌyears قَدْindeed تَقَضَّتْhave passed فيin مَطالٍdelay
سِنُونٌ قَدْ تَقَضَّتْ في مَطالٍ
بِلاwithout حِفْظٍobservance لِعَهْدٍof a pledge أَوْor لِوَعْدِof a promise
بِلا حِفْظٍ لِعَهْدٍ أَوْ لِوَعْدِ
Years have passed in delay,
Years have passed in hopes never kept
Without honoring a pledge or a promise.
Without honoring a pact or promise
وِصَالٌunion دُونَless than عَامِa year ثُمَّthen بَيْنٌseparation
وِصَالٌ دُونَ عَامِ ثُمَّ بَيْنٌ
طَويلٌlong مالَهُit has no حَصْرٌlimit بِعَدِّby counting
طَويلٌ مالَهُ حَصْرٌ بِعَدِّ
Union for less than a year, then separation
A connection less than a year, then estrangement
So long that no reckoning can encompass it.
Endless, with no limit to its distance
فياso, O قَلْباًheart تَقَلَّبَhas been tossed about فيamid فُنُونٍvarieties
فيا قَلْباً تَقَلَّبَ في فُنُونٍ
مِنَof التَّسْويفِprocrastination عَدِّturn away عَنِfrom التَّعَدِّيtransgression
مِنَ التَّسْويفِ عَدِّ عَنِ التَّعَدِّي
So, O heart tossed about amid many forms
So heart that tossed in inconstancy
Of procrastination, turn away from transgression.
Refrain from transgressing, cease procrastination
وَدَعْand leave عَنْكَaway from you العَقِيقَal-Aqiq وساكِنِيهِand its inhabitants
وَدَعْ عَنْكَ العَقِيقَ وساكِنِيهِ
وإنْand even though كانَis العَقِيقal-Aqiq مَثارَsource of وَجْدِيmy longing
وإنْ كانَ العَقِيق مَثارَ وَجْدِي
And leave al-Aqiq and its inhabitants behind,
Leave the agate and its people be
Even though al-Aqiq is the source of my longing;
Though agate is the fruit of my essence
وخُذْand take بَدَلاًa substitute بِهِfor it سُكَّانَinhabitants of نَجْدٍNajd
وخُذْ بَدَلاً بِهِ سُكَّانَ نَجْدٍ
وإنْand even if لَمْdoes not يَشْفِcure مابِكَwhat ails you أَهْلُpeople of نَجْدِNajd
وإنْ لَمْ يَشْفِ مابِكَ أَهْلُ نَجْدِ
And take the inhabitants of Najd in its place,
Take instead the people of Najd
Even if the people of Najd do not cure what ails you.
Even if Najd's people don't cure your sickness
Sol 6.1