وَمِمّاand among what شَجانيgrieved me أَنَّهاthat she يَومَon the day وَدَّعَتshe bade farewell
وَمِمّا شَجاني أَنَّها يَومَ وَدَّعَت
تَقولُshe says لَناto us أَستَودِعُI entrust اللَهَGod مَنthose whom أَدريI know
تَقولُ لَنا أَستَودِعُ اللَهَ مَن أَدري
And among the things that grieved me was that, on the day she bade farewell,
Among what grieved me was that one day when she bid farewell
she said to us, “I entrust to God those I know.”
She would say to us, "I entrust to God those whom I do not know"
وَكَيفَand how أُعَزّيI console النَفسَthe soul بَعدَafter فِراقِهاparting from her
وَكَيفَ أُعَزّي النَفسَ بَعدَ فِراقِها
وَقَدand indeed ضاقَgrew tight بِالكِتمانِthrough concealment مِنfrom حُبِّهاlove for her صَدريmy breast
وَقَد ضاقَ بِالكِتمانِ مِن حُبِّها صَدري
And how can I console my soul after parting from her,
And how can I console my soul after parting with her
when my breast has grown tight from concealing my love for her?
When my chest is cramped from concealing my love for her?
فَوَاللَهِso, by God وَاللَهِand by God العَزيزِexalted مَكانُهُHis station
فَوَاللَهِ وَاللَهِ العَزيزِ مَكانُهُ
لَقَدindeed كادَnearly روحيmy spirit أَنto يَزولَdepart بِلاwithout أَمريmy bidding
لَقَد كادَ روحي أَن يَزولَ بِلا أَمري
So by God, and by God, whose station is exalted,
By Allah, by Allah the Almighty, in His place
indeed, my spirit nearly departed without my bidding.
My soul almost vanished without my command
خَليلَيَّmy two friends مُرّاyou two, pass بَعدَafter مَوتيmy death بِتُربَتيby my grave
خَليلَيَّ مُرّا بَعدَ مَوتي بِتُربَتي
وَقولاand you two, say لِلَيلىto Layla ذاthis قَتيلٌone slain مِنَby الهَجرِestrangement
وَقولا لِلَيلى ذا قَتيلٌ مِنَ الهَجرِ
My two friends, pass by my grave after my death,
My friend, after my death pass by my grave
and say to Layla, “This is one slain by estrangement.”
And say to Layla, "Here lies one slain by estrangement"
Sol 6.1