روحsoul المحبthe lover معwith الاحبةthe loved ones قدalready سرىjourneyed by night
روح المحب مع الاحبة قد سرى
اذwhen بارحواthey left لالوتLalut واسطةthe central jewel القرىthe villages
اذ بارحوا لالوت واسطة القرى
The lover’s soul has journeyed by night with the loved ones,
The spirit of the lover flowed with the beloved
when they left Lalut, the jewel among the villages.
When they left the meadows and middle of the villages
وغداand he became يهيمwanders distraught تألماًin anguish لفراقهمat parting from them
وغدا يهيم تألماً لفراقهم
ويئنand he groans مشتاقاًlonging وقدand already هجرforsook الكرىsleep
ويئن مشتاقاً وقد هجر الكرى
And he now wanders distraught, aching at parting from them,
And tomorrow he wanders pained by their absence
and groans with longing, having forsaken sleep.
And he moans longing, though he deserted the meadows
هلis there ياO أحبةloved ones فيin حصولattaining لقائكمa meeting with you
هل يا أحبة في حصول لقائكم
أملhope قريبnear أمor تحللتhave come undone العرىthe bonds
أمل قريب أم تحللت العرى
O loved ones, is a meeting with you
Is there, O beloved, in your union
a hope close at hand, or have the bonds come undone?
Hope soon, or have the ties been untied?
لاno لاno فانيfor I فيin اعتصامholding fast زائدincreasing
لا لا فاني في اعتصام زائد
بحبالto the cords ودكمyour affection الخليfree منfrom المراdispute
بحبال ودكم الخلي من المرا
No, no! For I cling ever more firmly
No, no, for I am in increased devotion
to the cords of your affection, free from dispute.
To the ropes of your love, devoid of bitterness
أهديI offer السلامpeace معwith التحيةgreetings ماas long as هميpoured down
أهدي السلام مع التحية ما همي
غيثrain وحنand yearned لاfor (apparently part of لإلفه) لفهits mate (apparently completing لإلفه) ليثthe lion الشرىal-Sharā
غيث وحن لا لفه ليث الشرى
I offer peace with greetings, so long as there falls
I send greetings and regards, however preoccupied
rain, and the lion of al-Sharā yearns for its mate.
A pouring rain, not a vicious lion of evil
Sol 6.1