Sol 6.1

  1. تَعَلَّقَ روحي روحَها قَبلَ خَلقِنا

    وَمِن بَعدِ أَن كُنّا نِطافاً وَفي المَهدِ

    My soul clung to hers before we were created,

    and after we were drops of seed, and in the cradle.

  2. فَعاشَ كَما عِشنا فَأَصبَحَ نامِياً

    وَلَيسَ وَإِن مِتنا بِمُنقَصِفِ العَهدِ

    So it lived as we lived, and grew,

    and though we die, its bond will not be broken.

  3. وَلَكِنَّهُ باقٍ عَلى كُلِّ حالَةٍ

    وَسائِرُنا في ظُلمَةِ القَبرِ وَاللَحدِ

    But it endures through every state,

    while what remains of us lies in the darkness of the grave and burial niche.

  4. وَما وَجِدَت وَجدي بِها أُمُّ واجِدٍ

    وَلا وَجِدَ النَهدِيُّ وَجدي عَلى هِندِ

    Nor has Wajid's mother felt the longing I feel for her,

    nor has al-Nahdi felt for Hind the longing I feel,

  5. وَلا وَجِدَ العُذرِيُّ عُروَةُ إِذ قَضى

    كَوَجدي وَلا مَن كانَ قَبلي وَلا بَعدي

    nor did ʿUrwah al-ʿUdhri, when he died, yearn

    as I yearn—nor anyone before me or after me.

  6. عَلى أَنَّ مَن قَد ماتَ صادَفَ راحَةً

    وَما لِفُؤادي مِن رَواحٍ وَلا رُشدِ

    Yet whoever has died has found rest,

    while my heart has neither respite nor guidance.

  7. يَكادُ فَضيضُ الماءِ يَخدِشُ جِلدَها

    إِذا اِغتَسَلَت بِالماءِ مِن رِقَّةِ الجِلدِ

    The flowing water almost scratches her skin

    when she bathes in water, so delicate is her skin.

  8. وَإِنّي لَمُشتاقٍ إِلى ريحِ جَيبِها

    كَما اِشتاقَ إِدريسٌ إِلى جَنَّةِ الخُلدِ

    And I long indeed for the scent of her neckline,

    as Idris longed for the Garden of Eternity.