ياO سَليماًuntouched مِنby داءِthe sickness of قَلبيmy heart السَليمِstricken
يا سَليماً مِن داءِ قَلبي السَليمِ
وَمُقيماًand steadfast عَلىin الوِدادِthe affection القَديمِof old
وَمُقيماً عَلى الوِدادِ القَديمِ
O you untouched by the sickness of my stricken heart,
O Solace for the sickness of my heart, unwavering
And steadfast in the affection of old,
Standing firm upon the love of old,
إِنif تَنَمyou sleep خالِياًcarefree فَبَعدَكَthen, in your absence قَلبيmy heart
إِن تَنَم خالِياً فَبَعدَكَ قَلبي
كُلَّevery يَومٍday فيin مُقعِدٍwhat makes one sit وَمُقيمِand what makes one rise
كُلَّ يَومٍ في مُقعِدٍ وَمُقيمِ
If you sleep carefree, then in your absence my heart
If you sleep away from me, after you my heart
Is daily in anguish that makes it sit and rise.
Spends each day imprisoned, dwelling,
أَوor يَكُنis خاطِريmy mind بِذِكرِكَthrough remembering you فيin الخُapparently 'Paradise' (incomplete opening fragment)
أَو يَكُن خاطِري بِذِكرِكَ في الخُ
دِcompletion of 'Paradise' فَعَينايَthen my two eyes فيin العَذابِthe torment الأَليمِagonizing
دِ فَعَينايَ في العَذابِ الأَليمِ
Or if my mind, remembering you, dwells in Para-
Or else my thoughts remember you amidst my breast’s
dise, my eyes are in agonizing torment.
Inner depths, while my eyes endure torment most dire,
فَمَتىwhen, then يُسعِدُwill gladden الزَمانُtime بِلُقياwith meeting
فَمَتى يُسعِدُ الزَمانُ بِلُقيا
كَyou (suffix completing 'meeting you') مُحِبّاًa lover مِنَbecause of النَوىseparation فيin جَحيمِhell
كَ مُحِبّاً مِنَ النَوى في جَحيمِ
When, then, will time grant the joy of meeting
So when will time allow us to meet again,
You to a lover in the hell of separation,
Two lovers escaping the flames within hellfire?
وَيَقولُand say الوِصالُunion ياO نارُfire بَرداًcoolness
وَيَقولُ الوِصالُ يا نارُ بَرداً
وَسَلاماًand peace كونيbe لِإِبراهيمِfor Ibrahim
وَسَلاماً كوني لِإِبراهيمِ
And union say: 'O fire, be coolness
And say: “O fire, be coolness and safety,”
And peace for Ibrahim'?
As for Abraham, so let it be.
ياO سَمِيَّnamesake of الَّذيthe one whose فَدىransomed اللَهُGod إِكراhonoring (opening fragment)
يا سَمِيَّ الَّذي فَدى اللَهُ إِكرا
ماًcompletion of 'honoring' لَهُfor him نَجلَهُhis son بِذَبحٍwith a sacrifice عَظيمِmighty
ماً لَهُ نَجلَهُ بِذَبحٍ عَظيمِ
O namesake of him whose son God ransomed, to hon-
O most sublime, whom God ransomed highly
or him, with a mighty sacrifice,
When for Him, a father slayed his son, a great offering.
لَوif تَمَكَّنتُI had the power لَاِفتَدَيتُI would surely ransom تَدانيnearness
لَو تَمَكَّنتُ لَاِفتَدَيتُ تَداني
كَyour (suffix completing 'your nearness') بِسَوداءِwith the black core of مُهجَتيmy soul وَالصَميمِand the innermost essence
كَ بِسَوداءِ مُهجَتي وَالصَميمِ
Were I able, I would ransom nearness to
If I could, I'd ransom your closeness
You with the black core of my soul and my very essence.
With my dark-skinned cheeks and innermost soul.
Sol 6.1