جُنِنَّthey (feminine) were maddened بِلَيلىby Layla وَالجُنونُand madness يَسيرُeasy
جُنِنَّ بِلَيلى وَالجُنونُ يَسيرُ
عَلىfor حُبِّهاlove for her عَقليmy mind يَكادُalmost يَطيرُflies
عَلى حُبِّها عَقلي يَكادُ يَطيرُ
Maddened by Layla—and madness is easy;
For love of her, my mind is almost taking flight.
وَماand not حُبَّهاlove for her إِلّاexcept تَمَكَّنَtook hold فيin الحَشاthe inward parts
وَما حُبَّها إِلّا تَمَكَّنَ في الحَشا
وَأورِثَand was imparted فيin الأَكبادِthe livers مِنهُfrom it سَعيرُa blaze
وَأورِثَ في الأَكبادِ مِنهُ سَعيرُ
And love for her has only taken hold within my breast,
And from it a blaze was kindled in the livers.
وَأَجرىand made flow دُموعَthe tears العَينِof the eye قَهراًby force نَجيعَهُits fresh blood
وَأَجرى دُموعَ العَينِ قَهراً نَجيعَهُ
وَيَهميand pours forth مِنَfrom الدَمعِthe tears المَصونِheld back غَديرُa pool
وَيَهمي مِنَ الدَمعِ المَصونِ غَديرُ
And made the eye's tears flow by force—its fresh blood;
And a pool pours forth from the tears held back.
وَماand nothing بِيَin me إِلّاexcept حُبُّlove for لَيلىLayla كِفايَةٌenough
وَما بِيَ إِلّا حُبُّ لَيلى كِفايَةٌ
جُنوناًmadness وَإِنّيand indeed I فيin الغَرامِpassion أَسيرُa captive
جُنوناً وَإِنّي في الغَرامِ أَسيرُ
And nothing ails me but love for Layla—enough
To drive me mad; and indeed I am a captive of passion.
فَياso, O رَبِّmy Lord قَرِّبbring near ليto me أَسالَmade flow (unclear here) أَحِبَّتيmy loved ones
فَيا رَبِّ قَرِّب لي أَسالَ أَحِبَّتي
وَنِلنيand grant me المُنىthe wishes ياO عالِماًone who knows وَخَبيرُand is aware
وَنِلني المُنى يا عالِماً وَخَبيرُ
So, my Lord, bring my loved ones close to me [one word is unclear];
And grant me my wishes, O Knowing and Aware One.
وَبَرِّدand cool لَهيبيmy blaze وَاِطفِand extinguish نيرانَthe fires لَوعَتيof my anguish
وَبَرِّد لَهيبي وَاِطفِ نيرانَ لَوعَتي
فَعِندَكَfor with You ماnot زالَceased العَسيرُthe difficult يَسيرُeasy
فَعِندَكَ ما زالَ العَسيرُ يَسيرُ
And cool my blaze, and quench the fires of my anguish;
For with You, the difficult is ever easy.
Sol 6.1