ليسnot يرضينيsatisfies me منfrom الدنياthis world غِنًىwealth
ليس يرضيني من الدنيا غِنًى
لاno ولاnor مجدٌglory وصفوٌand serenity ونعيمand bliss
لا ولا مجدٌ وصفوٌ ونعيم
Wealth in this world does not satisfy me,
Neither wealth nor glory, luxury nor bliss
No, nor glory, serenity, or bliss,
Can satisfy me if sincere companions I miss
دونwithout خِلٍّa friend مُخلصٍfaithful يرفعنيlifts me
دون خِلٍّ مُخلصٍ يرفعني
بالهوىthrough love منfrom حالةthe state الوحشthe beast البَهِيمunreasoning
بالهوى من حالة الوحش البَهِيم
Without a faithful friend who lifts me
Who lift me through love from the beast's lowliness
Through love from the state of an unreasoning beast.
To the sublime heights of spiritual nobleness
يحسبُconsiders العيشَlife بدونيwithout me شقوةًmisery
يحسبُ العيشَ بدوني شقوةً
وحياتيand my life دونهُwithout him نَزعٌdeath throes أَليمpainful
وحياتي دونهُ نَزعٌ أَليم
He considers life without me misery,
Without me they suffer in cheerless distress
And my life without him is the agony of dying.
And my life without them is joy's emptiness
بوجوديwith my being افتديهِI ransom him وهوَand he بالرwith the… (beginning of 'soul')
بوجودي افتديهِ وهوَ بالر
وح…soul (completion) يفدينيransoms me بقلبِwith a heart مُستَهِيمconsumed by love
وح يفديني بقلبِ مُستَهِيم
With my being I ransom him, while he, with his
To free them I'd give myself with gladness
Soul, ransoms me with a heart consumed by love.
While they for my freedom would give their lives' blindness
ياO فؤاديmy heart إنif تسنَّىbecomes attainable مثلthe like of ذاthis
يا فؤادي إن تسنَّى مثل ذا
عِشlive سعيداًhappy خالداًimmortal أومُتor die كريمnoble
عِش سعيداً خالداً أومُت كريم
O my heart, if such a friend is within reach,
O heart, if you gain such a priceless blessing
Live happy and immortal, or die nobly.
Then live in triumph or die while progressing
Sol 6.1