حَرامٌforbidden عَلىto قَلبيmy heart السلوُّforgetting the beloved وَقَدand indeed بَداappeared
حَرامٌ عَلى قَلبي السلوُّ وَقَد بَدا
لِعَينِيَto my eye عندَat الرّقمتينِal-Raqmatayn قَضيبُa slender branch
لِعَينِيَ عندَ الرّقمتينِ قَضيبُ
Forgetfulness is forbidden to my heart, now that there has appeared
My heart forbids me serenity, now that
Before my eyes at al-Raqmatayn a slender branch.
My eyes have seen, between the brows, his rod
قَضيبٌa slender branch قَضىdecreed اللَّهGod المقدّرthe Ordainer أنَّهُthat he is
قَضيبٌ قَضى اللَّه المقدّر أنَّهُ
إِلىto كلِّall أَلبابِminds الرّجالthe men حبيبُbeloved
إِلى كلِّ أَلبابِ الرّجال حبيبُ
A branch whom God, the Ordainer, has decreed
God decreed it to be the rod beloved
To be beloved of all men's minds.
Of every wise man's mind, as I have trod
وَماand not كانَwas عِنديin my estimation أَنّthat قَلبيmy heart يقودهُhe leads it
وَما كانَ عِندي أَنّ قَلبي يقودهُ
إِلَيهto him ويُدعىand is summoned نحوهtoward him فيجيبُso it answers
إِلَيه ويُدعى نحوه فيجيبُ
And I had not thought that he would lead my heart
I did not think my heart would urge me so
To himself, and that it would be summoned toward him and answer.
Towards it, called to answer its sweet throb
Sol 6.1