أيهاO المنزلthe dwelling الذيwhich كانwas فيهin it
أيها المنزل الذي كان فيه
لتجليat the shining forth of شموسهمtheir suns إشراقradiance
لتجلي شموسهم إشراق
O dwelling in which there was
O home where their radiant suns once shone
radiance as their suns shone forth,
And where the full moon of joy used to rise
والذيand which كانwas فيهin it بدرfull moon المسراthe joys (continued next line)
والذي كان فيه بدر المسرا
تعالىcompletes 'joys'; rose high تماماًin perfect fullness لاnot يعتريهovertakes it محاقthe moon's dark phase
تعالى تماماً لا يعتريه محاق
and in which the full moon of joys
They left me lonely when they went away
rose in perfect fullness, untouched by darkening.
Do I, like them, yearn and agonize?
أوحشونيthey left me desolate مذsince فارقونيthey parted from me فهلso, have...? أصbeginning of 'you became'
أوحشوني مذ فارقوني فهل أص
بحتcompletion of 'you became' مثليlike me إليهمfor them تشتاقyou long
بحت مثلي إليهم تشتاق
They left me desolate since they departed; have you
Weep for me, Sa'd, I have no tears to shed
become like me, longing for them?
When parted lovers sympathize
فابكso weep ليfor me مسعداًjoining in mourning عليهمover them فلاso, no يأbeginning of 'despair'
فابك لي مسعداً عليهم فلا يأ
سcompletion of 'despair' إذاwhen ماemphasizes 'when' تساعدhelp one another العشاقthe lovers
س إذا ما تساعد العشاق
So weep with me for them in sympathy; there is no
despair when lovers help one another.
Partial English translation: 6 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1