لامُوthey reproached علَيهِover him يُظهِرونَthey make a show of نًصِيحةًcounsel
لامُو علَيهِ يُظهِرونَ نًصِيحةً
واللهand God يعلَمُknows أنهمthat they حُسَّادُare envious
والله يعلَمُ أنهم حُسَّادُ
They reproached me over him, making a show of counsel;
They feign advice for him, though Allah knows
And God knows that they are envious.
That they are but envious foes
سَمَّوكَthey named you مِنfrom بابthe manner of التفَاؤلِseeking a good omen رحمةًRahma (Mercy)
سَمَّوكَ مِن باب التفَاؤلِ رحمةً
ياO شَقوتِيmy misery ماnot صَحَّcame true منكfrom you مُرَادُa wish
يا شَقوتِي ما صَحَّ منك مُرَادُ
They named you Rahma—Mercy—seeking a good omen.
They named you "mercy" auspiciously
O my misery! No wish has come true through you.
But oh my misery, none of my hopes in you came to be
عَطفاshow compassion علىupon دنِفٍone sick with love يذوبُhe melts صَبابةًardent longing
عَطفا على دنِفٍ يذوبُ صَبابةً
وغَرامُهُand his passion بينَamong الورَىhumankind يَزدَادُincreases
وغَرامُهُ بينَ الورَى يَزدَادُ
Have compassion on one sick with love, melting with longing;
Pitying a heart that melts with love
And his passion grows among humankind.
Though its passion in life only grows
يَاO رحمةًRahma (Mercy) هلis there…? فيin فؤادكyour heart رحمَةٌmercy
يَا رحمةً هل في فؤادك رحمَةٌ
لِمُتَيَّمٍfor one enslaved by love أضنَاهُhas worn him down مِنكَfrom you بَعَادُseparation
لِمُتَيَّمٍ أضنَاهُ مِنكَ بَعَادُ
O Rahma, is there mercy in your heart
Oh mercy, is there any mercy in your heart
For one enslaved by love, whom separation from you has worn down?
For an ardent lover made desolate by your estrangement
Sol 6.1