الطالبونthe seekers واتصand joined (word continues)
الطالبون واتص
لcompletion of 'joined' وفازَand won الأحبابُthe beloveds بالأحبابِthe beloveds (object of winning)
ل وفازَ الأحبابُ بالأحبابِ
The seekers—and joined...
The students graduated, and the loved ones united with their loved ones,
...together; and the beloveds won their beloveds.
While we remained hesitant and confused,
وبقيناand we remained مذبذبينَwavering حيارىbewildered
وبقينا مذبذبينَ حيارى
بينَbetween حدِّthe boundary of الوصالِunion والإجتنابِand avoidance
بينَ حدِّ الوصالِ والإجتنابِ
And we remained wavering, bewildered,
Between the limits of union and avoidance.
Between the bounds of union and avoidance.
We wish for closeness through distance, which is
نرتجيwe hope for القربَnearness بالبعادِthrough distance وهذاand this
نرتجي القربَ بالبعادِ وهذا
نفسُthe very same حالِstate of المُحالthe impossible للإيابِfor return
نفسُ حالِ المُحال للإيابِ
We hope for nearness through distance, and this is
The very nature of the impossible to attain.
The very condition of an impossible return.
So pour me a drink from you that takes away the sorrow
فاسقنيso give me a drink منكfrom you شربةًa draught تذهبُdispels الغمgrief (word continues)
فاسقني منك شربةً تذهبُ الغم
مَcompletion of 'grief' وتهديand guides الىto طريقِthe path of الصوابِwhat is right
مَ وتهدي الى طريقِ الصوابِ
So give me a draught from you that dispels grief
And guides me to the path of righteousness,
And guides me to the path of what is right.
O healer of the sick, ointment of the wounds,
ياO طبيبَphysician of السقامِsickness ياO مرهمَbalm for الجُرthe wound (word continues)
يا طبيبَ السقامِ يا مرهمَ الجُر
حُcompletion of 'wound' وياand O منقذيmy rescuer منfrom الأوصابailments
حُ ويا منقذي من الأوصاب
O physician of sickness, O balm for the wound,
And my savior from afflictions.
And O my rescuer from ailments.
I do not know how to cure my illness,
لستُI am not أدريI know فيماin what way أداويI treat سقاميmy sickness
لستُ أدري فيما أداوي سقامي
وبماذاand by what أفوزُI triumph يومَthe day of الحسابِthe reckoning
وبماذا أفوزُ يومَ الحسابِ
I do not know how to treat my sickness,
Or what I will win on the day of judgement.
And by what I shall triumph on the Day of Reckoning.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1