سَقىmay ... water اللَّهُGod يوماًa day فيهin it علىupon المُنىhopes
سَقى اللَّهُ يوماً فيه على المُنى
وَكنتand I was عليهاover them الدّهرَall my life أُسبلُI let fall عَبْرتيmy tears
وَكنت عليها الدّهرَ أُسبلُ عَبْرتي
May God water a day in which ... “upon hopes” [wording unclear].
And over them I had shed my tears all my life.
وَواصِلand sought union مَنْone whose ماءُwater الشّبيبةِof youth مِلْؤُهُhis fill
وَواصِل مَنْ ماءُ الشّبيبةِ مِلْؤُهُ
ولمand did not ينهَهُdeter him عنّيfrom me مشيبيmy gray hair وكِبْرَتِيand my old age
ولم ينهَهُ عنّي مشيبي وكِبْرَتِي
And one filled with the water of youth sought union with me;
My gray hair and old age did not deter him from me.
وكانand was التّلاقيthe meeting فيهon it غيباًan unseen matter مُرَجَّماًguessed at
وكان التّلاقي فيه غيباً مُرَجَّماً
وجاءand he came بلاwithout وعدٍan appointment فروّيتُso I quenched غُلَّتيmy burning thirst
وجاء بلا وعدٍ فروّيتُ غُلَّتي
And meeting that day had been a matter of blind conjecture.
And he came without an appointment, so I quenched my burning thirst.
فإنْfor if تكُbe منهfrom him عِلَّتِيmy sickness وفراقُهُand his parting
فإنْ تكُ منه عِلَّتِي وفراقُهُ
فقدthen indeed طردتْhas driven away منهfrom him الزّيارةُthe visit عِلّتيmy sickness
فقد طردتْ منه الزّيارةُ عِلّتي
For if my sickness and his parting come from him,
Then a visit from him has indeed driven my sickness away.
Sol 6.1