ياO أيهاyou (vocative) البطلthe hero الذيwhom سميتهI named him
يا أيها البطل الذي سميته
سيفاًa sword ليقطعso it may sever هامَheads همِّsorrow الضارعِthe supplicant
سيفاً ليقطع هامَ همِّ الضارعِ
O hero, whom I named
O hero whom I named
a sword to sever the heads of the supplicant's sorrow,
A sword to cut off the worries of the anxious one
ماwhat ليfor me أراكI see you قطعتyou have severed حبلthe bond of مودتيmy affection
ما لي أراك قطعت حبل مودتي
وزيارتيand visiting me قبلbefore انقطاعthe cessation of مواجعيmy pains
وزيارتي قبل انقطاع مواجعي
why do I see you have severed the bond of my affection
Why do I see you cut the rope of my love
and stopped visiting me before my pains have ceased?
And my visit before the separation of my passions
وأظنand I think طيفكyour apparition صارbecame مثلكlike you قاسياًcruel
وأظن طيفك صار مثلك قاسياً
فلقدfor indeed تجنَّبit shunned ياO لطيفgentle one مضاجعيmy beds
فلقد تجنَّب يا لطيف مضاجعي
And I think your apparition has grown as cruel as you,
And I think your ghost became like you, cruel
for it has shunned my beds, O gentle one.
As it avoided, O gentle one, my bed
واللَهby God لولاwere it not for أنthat حبكlove for you مالكيmy master
واللَه لولا أن حبك مالكي
وهواكand passion for you ياO عبودAbbud أكرمthe noblest شافعintercessor
وهواك يا عبود أكرم شافع
By God, were it not that love for you is my master,
By God, if not for my love owning you
and passion for you, O Abbud, is the noblest intercessor,
And your love, O Aboud, the most generous intercessor
لعرفتyou would know كيفhow أقولI speak إلّاbut أننيthat I
لعرفت كيف أقول إلّا أنني
رجلٌa man جبلتI was molded علىupon الوفاfidelity المتتابعunbroken
رجلٌ جبلت على الوفا المتتابع
you would know how I speak—but I am
I would have known how to say, except I
a man molded for unbroken fidelity.
Am a man created with continuous loyalty
لوif عادreturned ليto me زمنthe time of الشبابyouth وفاتنيand eluded me
لو عاد لي زمن الشباب وفاتني
هذاthis المشيبgray hair جرتwould flow عليهover it مدامعيmy tears
هذا المشيب جرت عليه مدامعي
If the days of youth returned to me and I lost
If the time of youth returned to me and this greying
this gray hair, my tears would flow over it.
Overflowed my tears over it
Sol 6.1