يَاO جَامِعَgatherer of الشَّمْلِthe scattered company هَلْis there مُقَامٌa place
يَا جَامِعَ الشَّمْلِ هَلْ مُقَامٌ
يُقْعِدُنِيseats me مِنْكَbeside you خَيْرَthe finest مَقْعَدْseat
يُقْعِدُنِي مِنْكَ خَيْرَ مَقْعَدْ
O gatherer of the scattered, is there a place
O gatherer of those separated, is there a dwelling
That would seat me beside you in the finest seat?
That would keep me close to you in the best abode?
فَقَدْfor indeed سَقَانِيmade me drink النَّوَىseparation بِكَأسٍfrom a cup
فَقَدْ سَقَانِي النَّوَى بِكَأسٍ
جَرَّعَmade swallow قَلْبِيmy heart مَرَارَةَthe bitterness of الصَّدْrejection
جَرَّعَ قَلْبِي مَرَارَةَ الصَّدْ
For separation has made me drink from a cup
For the days have made me drink from a cup
That made my heart swallow the bitterness of rejection.
That has filled my heart with the bitterness of estrangement.
وَسَاحَand flowed فِيon الخَدّthe cheek سَحُّthe outpouring of دَمْعِيmy tears
وَسَاحَ فِي الخَدّ سَحُّ دَمْعِي
أمَاdo you not تَرَاهُyou see it غَداَhas become مُجَدَّدْstreaked
أمَا تَرَاهُ غَداَ مُجَدَّدْ
And the torrent of my tears flowed down my cheek;
And tears have flowed down my cheek,
Do you not see how it has become streaked?
Can you not see them renewed at dawn?
وَضَلَّand went astray قُطْبُthe axis of الفُؤَادِthe heart لَمَّاwhen
وَضَلَّ قُطْبُ الفُؤَادِ لَمَّا
حَكَّمْتَyou gave authority to لَحْظاًa glance سَقَىgave drink وَعَرْبَدْand caroused
حَكَّمْتَ لَحْظاً سَقَى وَعَرْبَدْ
And my heart’s axis went astray when
And the heart's pole star was lost when
You made a glance the arbiter—it gave drink and caroused.
For a moment you let separation and distance rule.
Sol 6.1