لوزيّalmond sweet جلّقJilliq (Damascus) شَيءa thing
لوزيّ جلّق شَيء
لَهُto it يَعزّis difficult الوُصولُaccess
لَهُ يَعزّ الوُصولُ
Jilliq's almond sweet is something
A fig has ripened
That is hard to obtain.
Unreachable yet dear
وَذاكand that شَيءٌa thing لَذيدdelicious
وَذاك شَيءٌ لَذيد
لَهُtoward it النُفوسsouls تَميلُincline
لَهُ النُفوس تَميلُ
And that is a delicious thing
To longing souls inclined
Toward which souls incline.
Its heart, could you but see
وَقَلبهand its reversal لَوif تَراهyou saw it
وَقَلبه لَو تَراه
فَالوَهمthen the illusion عَنكَfrom you يَزولُvanishes
فَالوَهم عَنكَ يَزولُ
And if you saw its reversed form,
Illusions then would flee
Your illusion would then vanish.
Misspelt by fools, poor me
قَدindeed صحّفتهُmisread its letters أُناسsome people
قَد صحّفتهُ أُناس
هُمthey فيin حِماكyour protection نُزولُsojourners
هُم في حِماك نُزولُ
Some people have misread it,
Under your wings, I'm free
Who are staying under your protection.
Ever the noble wise
فَلاso may you not بَرحتcease to be أَديباًa man of letters
فَلا بَرحت أَديباً
لَهُhe possesses الذَكاءintelligence النَبيلُnoble
لَهُ الذَكاء النَبيلُ
So may you ever remain a man of letters
Endowed with noble intelligence.
Partial English translation: 8 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1