سيديmy lord قربكyour nearness عنديto me
سيدي قربك عندي
منتهىthe utmost سوليmy desire وقصديand my purpose
منتهى سولي وقصدي
My lord, your nearness is, to me,
My master, your nearness to me
the utmost of my desire and purpose.
Is the height of my hopes and wishes
أنتyou أحلىsweeter فيin فؤاديmy heart
أنت أحلى في فؤادي
منthan دنوnearness بعدafter بعدseparation
من دنو بعد بعد
You are sweeter in my heart
You are the sweetest in my heart
than nearness after separation.
From afar and from up close
فلمthen why اخترتyou chose فراقيparting from me
فلم اخترت فراقي
وأناand I الليلةtonight وحديon my own
وأنا الليلة وحدي
Then why did you choose to part from me,
So why did you choose my absence
while I am alone tonight?
While tonight I'm all alone
كنbe جوابيmy answer تغنمyou will gain الواthe abun- (fragment of الوافر)
كن جوابي تغنم الوا
فر-dant (completes الوافر) منof شكريmy thanks وحمديand my praise
فر من شكري وحمدي
Be my answer, and gain an abun-
Let my answer make you happy
dance of my thanks and praise,
Escape from my thanks and praise
وتكنand be أكرمmost generous مولىmaster
وتكن أكرم مولى
قدhas تمشيwalked نحوtoward عبدa servant
قد تمشي نحو عبد
and be the most generous master
And be the most generous Master
who has walked toward a servant.
Who walks toward his slave
Sol 6.1