قدحstruck الشوقlonging فيin الفؤادthe heart زنادَهْits flint
قدح الشوق في الفؤاد زنادَهْ
فغدتand so became نارهits fire بهwithin it وقّادَهْfiercely blazing
فغدت ناره به وقّادَهْ
Longing struck its flint within the heart,
The longing lit a flame in my heart
and its fire blazed fiercely within it.
So its fire has kindled within
لعبتtoyed بيwith me أيديthe hands of سباSheba (evoking dispersal) البينseparation لمّاwhen
لعبت بي أيدي سبا البين لمّا
أظهرتthey revealed للمحبّto the lover عنكمfrom you بعادَهْhis distance
أظهرت للمحبّ عنكم بعادَهْ
Separation's hands toyed with me, scattering me like Sheba, when
The hands of those parted from me toyed with me
they revealed to the lover his distance from you.
When they showed the lover your distance
بعدdistance جسمٍa body لاnot بعدdistance روحٍa soul وقلبٍand a heart
بعد جسمٍ لا بعد روحٍ وقلبٍ
كيفhow هذاthis وقدwhen already أخذتمyou have taken فؤادهhis heart
كيف هذا وقد أخذتم فؤاده
A body's distance, not that of soul or heart—
With no distance of body or soul or heart
how could that be, when you have taken his heart?
How can this be when you have taken my heart?
ليسthere is no بينbetween القلوبthe hearts منّاof us فراقٌseparation
ليس بين القلوب منّا فراقٌ
وهوand it للجسمfor the body حسبaccording to حكمthe decree of الإرادهthe will
وهو للجسم حسب حكم الإراده
There is no separation between our hearts;
No separation lies between our hearts
and separation is bodily, by the will's decree.
That is only for the body by decree of will
فلقلبيso for my heart فيin الغيبabsence خيرthe finest شهودٍvision
فلقلبي في الغيب خير شهودٍ
فيراكمso it sees you بالملتقىin reunion كالشهادهas though in person
فيراكم بالملتقى كالشهاده
So my heart, in absence, has the finest vision,
So my heart has the best of witnesses in absence
and sees you in reunion as though face to face.
It sees you in the gathering as if present
سعدrejoiced القلبthe heart باللقاin reunion حينwhen وافىarrived
سعد القلب باللقا حين وافى
ليto me كتابٌa letter منfrom مصطفىMustafa بنِson of سعادهSa‘adah
لي كتابٌ من مصطفى بنِ سعاده
The heart rejoiced in reunion when there came
The heart rejoiced when it met
to me a letter from Mustafa ibn Sa‘adah.
A letter from Mustafa son of Sa’dah
فعليهso upon him تحيّةٌa greeting وسلامٌand peace
فعليه تحيّةٌ وسلامٌ
ينتجانthey both yield الحسنىthe best لهfor him وزيادهand more
ينتجان الحسنى له وزياده
So upon him be greetings and peace,
Greetings and peace be upon him
bringing him the best, and more besides.
That produce goodness and increase for him
Sol 6.1