بآليwith my kin وماليand my wealth غادةًa graceful maiden أحمديةًAhmadi
بآلي ومالي غادةً أحمديةً
تردُّshe returns رسالاتيmy messages وترميand she throws بهاwith them الرسلاthe messengers
تردُّ رسالاتي وترمي بها الرسلا
With my kin and my wealth, I would ransom an Ahmadi maiden,
With my wealth and possessions I wooed Ahmed's daughter,
who returns my messages and pelts the messengers with them.
Who rejects my messages and casts them away.
نبيةa prophetess حسنof beauty غادرتshe left كلَّevery كافرٍunbeliever
نبية حسن غادرت كلَّ كافرٍ
تبرَّأَhe dissociated himself منfrom دينthe faith الهوىof love مؤمناًa believer عدلاrighteous
تبرَّأَ من دين الهوى مؤمناً عدلا
A prophetess of beauty, she has made every unbeliever
The virtuous beauty Nabiya has left every unbeliever;
who renounced the faith of love a righteous believer,
She has renounced the religion of passion, a just believer.
ببلبلthrough a nightingale خالٍof a mole يسكنit dwells in النارthe fire دائماًforever
ببلبل خالٍ يسكن النار دائماً
ويسلمand remains unharmed والمحبوبwhile the beloved عنaway from ظلهits shade يبلىwastes away
ويسلم والمحبوب عن ظله يبلى
through a nightingale of a mole that dwells forever in fire
With a nightingale that dwells forever in empty fire
and stays unharmed, while the beloved wastes away away from its shade.
And surrenders, while the beloved is worn away from its shade.
تكذبنيshe calls me a liar إنif قلتI say أهلاًwelcome بمنيتيto my heart's desire
تكذبني إن قلت أهلاً بمنيتي
وتعلمand she knows أنيthat I قدindeed سلوتI have forgotten بهاbecause of her الأهلاthe family
وتعلم أني قد سلوت بها الأهلا
She calls me a liar if I say, 'Welcome, my heart's desire,'
You lie if you say "Welcome!" to my love,
though she knows I have forgotten my family for her.
And you know I have found solace in it with people.
وتطلبand she seeks إيصالsending السهامthe arrows لمهجتيto my soul
وتطلب إيصال السهام لمهجتي
وقدthough already ملأتhave filled قلبيmy heart لواحظهاher glances نبلاwith arrows
وقد ملأت قلبي لواحظها نبلا
And she seeks to send arrows into my soul,
And you ask for sending the arrows to my innermost being
though her glances have already filled my heart with arrows.
When you have filled my heart with the glances of your eyes.
فماso what بالهاis the matter with her ياO ربLord وهيthough she is غزالةٌa gazelle
فما بالها يا رب وهي غزالةٌ
تصيرshe becomes إذاwhen استدعيتهاI invite her للصفاto intimacy شبلاa lion cub
تصير إذا استدعيتها للصفا شبلا
Why, O Lord, does she, though a gazelle,
What is wrong with her, O Lord, she who is a gazelle,
become a lion cub when I invite her to intimacy?
Becoming, when I call her to be kind, a lion cub?
وماand what بالis the matter with أهدابthe lashes الجفونof the eyelids براثناًclaws
وما بال أهداب الجفون براثناً
غدتthey have become وخدوديwhile my cheeks أصبحتhave become للضنىfor wasting sickness أكلاfood
غدت وخدودي أصبحت للضنى أكلا
And what of the eyelids' lashes? Into claws
What is wrong with the eyelids' tenderness becoming claws
they have turned, while my cheeks have become food for wasting sickness.
And my cheeks are worn away by longing?
Sol 6.1