ياO مَنyou who رَعَىcherished وُدِّيmy affection وأَدْنانيand drew me near
يا مَن رَعَى وُدِّي وأَدْناني
وَصْلاًin union ولمand did not يَهْمُمْcontemplate بهِجْرانيof abandoning me
وَصْلاً ولم يَهْمُمْ بهِجْراني
O you who cherished my affection and drew me near
O you who tended my affection and drew me near,
In loving union, and never thought of abandoning me,
With attachment, and did not intend to abandon me,
متىwhen أُجازِيهِI repay him علىfor بعِضsome ماwhat
متى أُجازِيهِ على بعِض ما
أَخْلَصwas sincere مِنof حُبِّيlove for me وأولانيand favored me
أَخْلَص مِن حُبِّي وأولاني
When can I repay him for some of
When will I repay him for some of what
His sincere love for me and the kindness he has shown me?
He sincerely gave of his love and support?
أَمor كيفhow أَسْطيعcan I مكافاةَrepayment مَنْthe one who
أَم كيف أَسْطيع مكافاةَ مَنْ
أَسْخَطَangered حُسَّاديmy enviers وأَرضانيand pleased me
أَسْخَطَ حُسَّادي وأَرضاني
Or how can I recompense the one who
Or how can I reward someone
Angered those who envy me and pleased me?
Who angered my enviers and pleased me?
واللهِby God لاnot زِلتُmay I cease لهto him باذِلاًoffering
واللهِ لا زِلتُ له باذِلاً
قلبيmy heart فيin الحُبِّlove وجُثْمانيand my body
قلبي في الحُبِّ وجُثْماني
By God, may I never cease offering him
By God, I still give him
My heart in love, and my body.
My heart in love and my whole being.
لاnot نِلْتُmay I attain سؤليmy wish منهfrom him إنif لمnot يكنbe
لا نِلْتُ سؤلي منه إن لم يكن
سِرِّىَmy secret feelings فيهtoward him مِثْلَlike إعلانيmy open declaration
سِرِّىَ فيه مِثْلَ إعلاني
May I never gain my wish from him unless
I will not attain my request from him unless
My secret love for him matches my open avowal.
My secret in him is like my openness.
بدرُa full moon دُجىًnight's darkness يُشرِقُshines لألاؤُهits radiance
بدرُ دُجىً يُشرِقُ لألاؤُه
رُكِّبwas set فيin غُصْنِa bough منof البانِthe bān tree
رُكِّب في غُصْنِ من البانِ
A full moon in the darkness, its radiance shining,
The full moon rises, its brilliance
Set upon a bough of the bān tree.
Set in a branch of aneban.
ماnot زالَceased يعصيdefies فيّconcerning me مَنwhoever قدalready غَدَاhas come to
ما زالَ يعصي فيّ مَن قد غَدَا
يَلْحَاهreproaches him فيfor الحُبّlove ويلحانيand reproaches me
يَلْحَاه في الحُبّ ويلحاني
He keeps defying, on my account, whoever has begun
He still disobeys, in me, the one who has become
To reproach him for love and reproach me.
Smitten with love of me and my accord.
فلستُso I am not فيهconcerning him قائلاًsaying قولَthe words of مَنone who
فلستُ فيه قائلاً قولَ مَن
يَرضَىis content منof الحُبّlove بأَلوانِwith hues
يَرضَى من الحُبّ بأَلوانِ
So I do not speak of him in the words of one
So I do not say, in him, the words of one
Who is content with love of many hues.
Who is content with love's different colors.
فَدَيتُmay I be a ransom for مَنthe one who أعرَضَturned away حتَّىuntil إذاwhen
فَدَيتُ مَن أعرَضَ حتَّى إذا
خافfeared عَلَىfor قلبيmy heart ترضّانيsought to appease me
خاف عَلَى قلبي ترضّاني
May I be a ransom for the one who turned away, until at last
I sacrifice the one who turned away until, when
Fearing for my heart, he sought to appease me.
He feared for my heart, he pleased me.
Sol 6.1