أَأَحبَابَناO our beloveds ماnot غَيَّرhas changed البُعدُdistance حُبَّكُمlove for you
أَأَحبَابَنا ما غَيَّر البُعدُ حُبَّكُم
وَلاnor حلُتُhave turned away عنfrom تِلكَthose العهُودِthe vows عَلىat الحِمَىthe sanctuary
وَلا حلُتُ عن تِلكَ العهُودِ عَلى الحِمَى
O our beloveds, distance has not changed my love for you,
nor have I turned away from those vows at the sanctuary.
وقَدand indeed تَلفَتhas perished رُوحيmy soul جَوىًlovesickness وَصبَابةًand longing
وقَد تَلفَت رُوحي جَوىً وَصبَابةً
وَبُدِّلَand was given instead طَرفيmy eye بَعدَafter أَدمعُهِits tears دَمَاblood
وَبُدِّلَ طَرفي بَعدَ أَدمعُهِ دَمَا
Indeed, my soul has perished of lovesickness and longing,
and my eye now weeps blood in place of its tears.
فَلَوso if عَلمَتhad known روحيmy soul بِماذاof what يُصيبُهاwould befall it
فَلَو عَلمَت روحي بِماذا يُصيبُها
لَمَاwould not بَدَّلتhave exchanged خلقاًanyone سواكُمother than you وإِنَّماbut instead
لَمَا بَدَّلت خلقاً سواكُم وإِنَّما
So, had my soul known what would befall it,
it would not have exchanged you for anyone else; instead,
أَقَامَتhave remained تَراكُمbeholding you تَستلِذُّtaking delight بِكَونِهاin its being
أَقَامَت تَراكُم تَستلِذُّ بِكَونِها
تُشاهِدُseeing أَقماراًmoons لَديكُمin your midst وأَنجُماand stars
تُشاهِدُ أَقماراً لَديكُم وأَنجُما
it would have remained beholding you, taking delight in
seeing moons and stars in your midst.
لَعَلَّmay إِلهَthe God الخَلقِof creation يَجمَعُbring together بَينَنَاbetween us
لَعَلَّ إِلهَ الخَلقِ يَجمَعُ بَينَنَا
فَنَحظىso we may be blessed بِهاتيكَwith those الوُجوهِthe faces وَنَغنَماand gain good fortune
فَنَحظى بِهاتيكَ الوُجوهِ وَنَغنَما
May the God of creation bring us together,
so we may be blessed with those faces and gain good fortune.
Sol 6.1