قلبيmy heart المعنىanguished لمwhy أراكI see you طروباjubilant
قلبي المعنى لم أراك طروبا
وعلامand why ياO قلبيmy heart تزيدyou increase وجيباthrobbing
وعلام يا قلبي تزيد وجيبا
My anguished heart, why do I see you jubilant?
My heart, though I've not seen you happy,
And why, my heart, does your throbbing grow stronger?
Why, my heart, do you grow more ardent?
سعةabundance الأمانيthe hopes عاودتكreturned to you ولمand not تكنyou were
سعة الأماني عاودتك ولم تكن
ياO قلبُheart الاexcept يائساًdespairing مكروباdistressed
يا قلبُ الا يائساً مكروبا
The abundance of hopes has returned to you, though you had been
When hopes were renewed, you were not
O heart, nothing but despairing and distressed.
But wretched and sorrow-stricken, my heart.
لمwhy لاnot تقرbe still فإنfor if عرتكbefalls you كآبةmelancholy
لم لا تقر فإن عرتك كآبة
املتَyou hoped فيin الاملِthe hope الكبيرgreat ضروباvarieties
املتَ في الاملِ الكبير ضروبا
Why will you not be still? For if melancholy befalls you,
Why do you not rest? When gloom befell you,
you have placed manifold hopes in the great hope.
You hoped for great hopes of every kind.
ويهزكand stirs you الشوقlonging العظيمgreat إلىtoward اللقاmeeting
ويهزك الشوق العظيم إلى اللقا
فتظلso you remain ترقصyou dance فيin حشاكyour innermost depths طروباjubilant
فتظل ترقص في حشاك طروبا
And the great longing for reunion stirs you,
And mighty longing for the meeting shook you,
so you keep dancing jubilantly in your innermost depths.
So you remained dancing joyously in your enclosure.
وينيلكand grants you الأملhope الكبيرgreat طلاقةcheerfulness
وينيلك الأمل الكبير طلاقة
ويزيدكand increases in you الشوقlonging العظيمgreat لهيباflame
ويزيدك الشوق العظيم لهيبا
And great hope grants you cheerfulness,
And great hope gave you eloquence
and great longing heightens your flame.
And mighty longing increased your flame.
ياO ربعabode قلبيmy heart ذابmelted فيin آلامهits pains
يا ربع قلبي ذاب في آلامه
فغدوتso you became لاnot قلباًa heart غدوتyou became قلوباhearts
فغدوت لا قلباً غدوت قلوبا
O abode, my heart has melted in its pains.
O quarter of my heart that melted in its sorrows
So you became not one heart—you became many hearts.
So that I had no heart, but many hearts,
اللَهGod فيكin you أخيmy brother وفيand in نظراتكyour glances الthe
اللَه فيك أخي وفي نظراتك ال
عذباتsweet ترنوgazing شمالاًnorthward وجنوباand southward
عذبات ترنو شمالاً وجنوبا
God is in you, my brother, and in your glances—
O God, in you, my brother, and in your glances
sweet, gazing north and south.
Sweet northwards and southwards,
قلبيmy heart أمامكbefore you ياO أخيmy brother الاوفىmost faithful فإنso if
قلبي أمامك يا أخي الاوفى فإن
دققتyou scrutinized فيin قلبيmy heart تجدهyou will find it عجيباwondrous
دققت في قلبي تجده عجيبا
My heart is before you, my most faithful brother; if
My heart is before you, O most faithful brother, so if
you examine my heart closely, you will find it wondrous.
You examined my heart you would find it wondrous,
جمعgathered الرضاcontentment والسخطand anger فيin أحنائهits folds
جمع الرضا والسخط في أحنائه
فاعجبso marvel لقلبيat my heart راضياًcontented وغضوباand wrathful
فاعجب لقلبي راضياً وغضوبا
It has gathered contentment and anger within its folds;
Gathering consent and anger in its depths.
so marvel at my heart, contented and wrathful.
So wonder at my heart, content and wrathful!
لكنهbut it is قلبa heart احسكsensed you فانثنىso it turned
لكنه قلب احسك فانثنى
ومضىand went اليكto you ملبياًheeding the call ومجيباand responding
ومضى اليك ملبياً ومجيبا
Yet it is a heart that sensed you, then turned,
But it is a heart that obeyed so swayed
and went toward you, heeding your call and responding.
And went to you, consenting and answering,
قلبa heart لدىupon لقياكmeeting you باتbecame منعماًblessed
قلب لدى لقياك بات منعماً
ولدىand upon فراقparting from حماكyour sanctuary باتbecame كئيباsorrowful
ولدى فراق حماك بات كئيبا
A heart that, upon meeting you, became blessed,
A heart that, when meeting you, lived in bliss,
and, upon parting from your sanctuary, became sorrowful.
And when separated from protecting you, lived mournfully.
ياO ساعةhour اللقياmeeting فديتكmay I be your ransom ساعةan hour
يا ساعة اللقيا فديتك ساعة
جمعتbrought together صباًa lovesick lover والهاًyearning وحبيباand a beloved
جمعت صباً والهاً وحبيبا
O hour of meeting, may I be your ransom—an hour
O hour of meeting, how I sacrifice myself for you, an hour
that brought together a lovesick, yearning lover and a beloved.
That gathered youth and ecstasy and a beloved!
ياO مسعديyou who gladden me فيin شقوتيmy misery ومعذبيand you who torment me
يا مسعدي في شقوتي ومعذبي
فيin لذتيmy delight ساعhours of السنونthe years وقريباand near at hand
في لذتي ساع السنون وقريبا
O you who gladden me in my misery and torment me
O my bliss in my misery and my torturer
in my delight, through the years and close at hand.
In my joy, whether the years be long or short,
اشفقhave pity علىon مضنىone worn out فتونكyour enchantment انهindeed he
اشفق على مضنى فتونك انه
قاسىendured بكthrough you الاسعادgiving happiness والتعذيباand torment
قاسى بك الاسعاد والتعذيبا
Have pity on one worn out by your enchantment, for he
Take pity on my suffering because of your alluring charms, it
has endured, through you, both happiness and torment.
Has made me alternate between joy and torment.
ياO ملهميyou who inspire me سحرmagic البيانeloquence بكورةat dawn
يا ملهمي سحر البيان بكورة
وملقنيand you who teach me لغةlanguage الحياةlife غروباat sunset
وملقني لغة الحياة غروبا
O you who inspire me with the magic of eloquence at dawn,
O my inspirer of the magic of poetry at dawn
and teach me the language of life at sunset,
And my teacher of the language of life at sunset,
ومطهراًand purifying روحيmy soul الاثيمsinful وباعثاًand awakening
ومطهراً روحي الاثيم وباعثاً
فيin me المنىhopes ومعلميand my teacher التهذيباrefinement
في المنى ومعلمي التهذيبا
and purify my sinful soul, and kindle
And purifier of my sinful soul, and reviver
hopes within me, and teach me refinement,
Of purpose, and my teacher of propriety,
ومجاهداًand striving فيfor اللَهGod حقas is due جهادهstriving for Him
ومجاهداً في اللَه حق جهاده
ومجلياًand dispelling ساعhours of الخطوبcalamities كروباanguish
ومجلياً ساع الخطوب كروبا
and strive for God with the striving He is due,
And warrior in the way of God, waging His proper war,
and dispel anguish in the hours of calamity:
And revealing, whether times be difficult or calamitous,
اناI لاnot ازالI cease علىdespite الخطوبcalamities احاbrother to (uncertain reading) الحجىreason
انا لا ازال على الخطوب احا الحجى
وحياةby the life of حبكyour love ثابتاًsteadfast ودؤوباand tireless
وحياة حبك ثابتاً ودؤوبا
I still remain, despite calamities, a brother to reason,
I still, during tribulations, my brother, stand firmly
by the life of your love, steadfast and tireless.
And steadfastly live the life of your love,
تهتاجنيstirs me ذكرىmemory اللقاءmeeting فانثنيso I turn
تهتاجني ذكرى اللقاء فانثني
مرحاًmerry يعاودنيreturns to me الهناءhappiness لعوباplayful
مرحاً يعاودني الهناء لعوبا
The memory of meeting stirs me, and I turn
The memory of meeting makes me bend happily,
merry and playful, as happiness returns to me.
Returning to me the happiness of playing joyously,
وتهزنيand shakes me ذكرىmemory الفراقparting مناحةlamentation
وتهزني ذكرى الفراق مناحة
فأسيلso I flow مهراقwith tears poured forth الدموعthe tears صبيباin a torrent
فأسيل مهراق الدموع صبيبا
And the memory of parting shakes me into lamentation,
And the memory of separation makes me bend plaintively,
so I flow in a torrent of outpoured tears.
So I shed copious tears.
وكذاand so too الحياةlife إذاwhen أرتكit shows you هناءةhappiness
وكذا الحياة إذا أرتك هناءة
ورضىand contentment أرتكit shows you دواهياcalamities وخطوباand tribulations
ورضى أرتك دواهيا وخطوبا
And so is life: when it shows you happiness
And thus is life: if it gives you bliss
and contentment, it shows you calamities and tribulations.
And consent, it gives you its advance and tribulations in equal shares.
مهذارةa chatterbox تبديdisplays العفافchastity ولوbut if بدتshe showed herself
مهذارة تبدي العفاف ولو بدت
لبداthen would appear العفافchastity مخازياًdisgraces وعيوباand flaws
لبدا العفاف مخازياً وعيوبا
A chatterbox, she displays chastity; yet if she showed herself,
addled even if modesty appears
chastity would appear as disgraces and flaws.
For modesty to be blemishes and faults,
بشراكglad tidings to you داهشDahesh إذاif حقرتyou despised حياتناour life
بشراك داهش إذا حقرت حياتنا
لكyours جنةgarden المأوىrefuge أخيmy brother وطوبىand blessedness
لك جنة المأوى أخي وطوبى
Glad tidings, Dahesh, if you hold our life in contempt:
I marvel at you when the people see you wearing
yours is the Garden of Refuge, my brother, and blessedness.
Dignity while youth clothes you in pallor,
عجباًhow strange يراكsees you العالمونthe world's people مسربلاًrobed
عجباً يراك العالمون مسربلاً
كبراًold age ويكسوكand clothes you الشبابyouth شحوباpallor
كبراً ويكسوك الشباب شحوبا
How strange! People see you robed
And were they to know you, their wonder would cease
in old age, while youth clothes you in pallor.
At what appears reserved and strange.
ولوand if أنهمthat they عرفوكknew you زالvanished عجابهمtheir astonishment
ولو أنهم عرفوك زال عجابهم
لماthen would not بدوتyou appeared مطلسماenigmatic وغريباand strange
لما بدوت مطلسما وغريبا
Had they known you, their wonder would have vanished;
You wasted your life fearing and reflecting
you would not have appeared enigmatic and strange.
And spent your life coming and going.
افنيتyou exhausted عمركyour life خشيةreverent fear وتأملاand contemplation
افنيت عمرك خشية وتأملا
وقضيتand spent عمركyour life جيئةcoming وذهوباand going
وقضيت عمرك جيئة وذهوبا
You have spent your life in reverent fear and contemplation,
And I see life as paltry,
and passed your life coming and going.
So I rewarded it with disdain and scorn.
واناand I كذاكlikewise أرىI see الحياةlife حقيرةcontemptible
وانا كذاك أرى الحياة حقيرة
فجزيتهاso I repaid it الاعراضaversion والتقطيباand frowning
فجزيتها الاعراض والتقطيبا
And I, likewise, see life as contemptible,
But I complain of myself to you, for
so I have repaid it with aversion and frowns.
My soul has been corrupted, and souls would have been more pure because of me.
لكننيbut I أشكوكI complain to you نفسيmy soul إنهاindeed it
لكنني أشكوك نفسي إنها
خبثتit grew corrupt وكانand was منيthe aspiration of النفوسthe souls تطيباgrowing pure
خبثت وكان مني النفوس تطيبا
But I complain to you of my soul, for it
has grown corrupt, though the wish of souls was to grow pure.
Partial English translation: 54 of 56 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1