وَماand none فيon الأَرضِearth أشقىmore wretched منthan مُحِبa lover
وَما في الأَرضِ أشقى من مُحِب
وَإنand though وُجدis found الهَوىlove حلوsweet المَذاقthe taste
وَإن وُجد الهَوى حلو المَذاق
And none on earth is more wretched than a lover,
Nothing on earth is more wretched than a lover,
Though love is found sweet to the taste.
Even if passionate love tastes sweet.
تَراهُyou see him باكِياًweeping أَبَداًalways حَزيناsorrowful
تَراهُ باكِياً أَبَداً حَزينا
مَخافَةَfor fear of فرقهhis parting أَوor لاِشتِياقout of longing
مَخافَةَ فرقه أَو لاِشتِياق
You see him always weeping, sorrowful,
You’ll always see him crying, ever mournful,
For fear of his parting, or out of longing.
Fearing separation or longing again to meet.
فَيَبكيso he weeps إِنif نَأواthey go far away شَوقاًout of longing إِلَيهِمfor them
فَيَبكي إِن نَأوا شَوقاً إِلَيهِم
وَيَبكيand he weeps إِنif دَنواthey draw near خَوفfor fear of الفُراقseparation
وَيَبكي إِن دَنوا خَوف الفُراق
So he weeps if they go far away, longing for them,
He weeps when parted, pining for their nearness;
And he weeps if they draw near, fearing separation.
He weeps when joined, fearing loss of their love’s heat.
فَتَسخنso it grows hot عَينهhis eye عِندat التَنائيbeing far apart
فَتَسخن عَينه عِند التَنائي
وَتَسخُنand it grows hot عَينُهhis eye عِندَat التَلاقيmeeting
وَتَسخُن عَينُه عِندَ التَلاقي
So his eye grows hot when they are far apart,
His eyes weep when they leave and when they greet each other,
And his eye grows hot when they meet.
Both in their parting and when again they meet.
Sol 6.1