سمحَتallowed بإرسالto let flow الدموعthe tears محاجريmy eye sockets
سمحَت بإرسال الدموع محاجري
مذsince صدّturned away عنّيfrom me ريمa gazelle رملةsandy tract حاجرِHajir
مذ صدّ عنّي ريم رملة حاجرِ
My eyes freely let the tears flow,
My eyes allowed the tears to flow
Since the gazelle of Hajir’s sands turned away from me.
Since the sand dune of Rim turned me away
وتناقصand dwindled الصبرpatience الجميلbeautiful بمهجتيin my heart
وتناقص الصبر الجميل بمهجتي
لمّاwhen تزايدincreased بالتجنّيin unjust treatment هاجريthe one who forsakes me
لمّا تزايد بالتجنّي هاجري
And noble patience waned within my heart,
And beautiful patience diminished in my mind
When the one who forsakes me grew more unjust.
When my sadness increasingly overwhelmed me
ياO مالكاًone who owns بجمالهthrough his beauty مهجhearts الورىhumankind
يا مالكاً بجماله مهج الورى
منamong مؤمنٍa believer فيin حبّهhis love أوor كافرan unbeliever
من مؤمنٍ في حبّه أو كافر
O master whose beauty holds the hearts of humankind,
O you who possess the most beautiful mind in existence
Whether a believer in his love or an unbeliever.
For a believer in your love or even a disbeliever
وقدand indeed انفردتI was alone بأسرهin his captivity فيin رقّهhis bondage
وقد انفردت بأسره في رقّه
وبحسنهand through his beauty ناهٍone who forbids عليّover me وآمريand my commander
وبحسنه ناهٍ عليّ وآمري
And I alone am held captive in his bondage,
You have singled me out with your gentleness
And through his beauty he forbids and commands me.
And with your beauty I yearn and give orders
جدbe generous بالوصلwith union فإنّنيfor indeed I باقٍremaining علىin
جد بالوصل فإنّني باقٍ على
رقّbondage الهوىlove فيin باطنيmy inner self أوor ظاهريmy outer self
رقّ الهوى في باطني أو ظاهري
Be generous with union, for I remain in
Make haste with the union for I still
Love’s bondage, inwardly or outwardly.
Feel the tenderness of love inside me overtly or covertly
ماnot زلتI have ceased صبّاًlovesick فيin هواكyour love مراعياًmindful of
ما زلت صبّاً في هواك مراعياً
حفظkeeping العهودthe pledges ولمand not أكنI was بالغادرtreacherous
حفظ العهود ولم أكن بالغادر
I have remained lovesick for you, mindful of
I remain steadfast in your love fulfilling
Keeping the pledges, and I have never been treacherous.
My pledges and I was never a traitor
ووعدتنيand you promised me قبلbefore الصباحdawn بزورةٍwith a visit
ووعدتني قبل الصباح بزورةٍ
والليلand the night يسبلlets down للوصالfor union ستائريmy curtains
والليل يسبل للوصال ستائري
And you promised me a visit before dawn,
And you promised me before dawn a visit
While night lets down my curtains for union.
And the night lowers its curtains for the union
وعوائديand what I am accustomed to منكfrom you الوفاfaithfulness طبعاًby nature وقدand already
وعوائدي منك الوفا طبعاً وقد
طلعhas risen الصباحdawn ولمand not تعدyou returned ياO زائريmy visitor
طلع الصباح ولم تعد يا زائري
And I am accustomed to your innate faithfulness; yet
My habits from you are faithfulness indeed
Dawn has broken, and you have not returned, O my visitor.
The dawn has risen and you did not return, o visitor
Sol 6.1