ألاAh! ياO ضيفguest هلquestion marker وجبbecame necessary الفرارflight
ألا يا ضيف هل وجب الفرار
أمor اشتاقتyearned لطلعتكfor the sight of you الديارthe dwellings
أم اشتاقت لطلعتك الديار
Ah, O guest, must you flee?
Oh guest, is it time to flee,
Or have the dwellings yearned for the sight of you?
Or have our homes yearned for your noble face?
أمor استعذبتyou found sweet باللَهby God ارتحالاa departure
أم استعذبت باللَه ارتحالا
علىin عجلhaste ليقتربso that it draws near المزارthe destination
على عجل ليقترب المزار
Or, by God, have you found departure sweet,
Or have you found comfort in departing
in haste, so that the destination may draw near?
Hurriedly to draw nearer to your tomb?
فانthen if يكit be ذاthis الجوابthe answer فلستthen you are not ممنamong those
فان يك ذا الجواب فلست ممن
وربby the Lord البيتof the House ينفعهbenefits him اعتذارan excuse
ورب البيت ينفعه اعتذار
If that is the answer, you are not among those
If that be your response, then you are not one
whom an excuse can help—by the Lord of the House!
Whose host benefits from excuses.
علىdespite أناthat we تواعدناwe pledged to one another ولكنbut
على أنا تواعدنا ولكن
لاجراءfor carrying out القضاfate نسخwas annulled القرارthe decision
لاجراء القضا نسخ القرار
Though we had pledged to each other, yet
However we have made a pact
the decision was annulled so that fate might take its course.
Yet destiny rewrites the decree.
كلاناboth of us منجزfulfilling فيin القصدintention وعداًa promise
كلانا منجز في القصد وعداً
ولكنbut الفتىthe young man فلكa celestial sphere يدارis made to revolve
ولكن الفتى فلك يدار
Both of us mean to fulfill a promise,
We both fulfilled a promise in our intent
but a man is a celestial sphere set turning.
But fate makes the young man its instrument.
Sol 6.1