ياO مالكَpossessor of الحسنbeauty تَمادىhas dragged on الجفاestrangement
يا مالكَ الحسن تَمادى الجفا
منكfrom you ودامand has endured الشوقlonging منfrom قلبيmy heart
منك ودام الشوق من قلبي
O lord of beauty, estrangement has gone on too long
O possessor of beauty, estrangement has dragged on
on your part, while longing endures in my heart.
from you, and longing from my heart has endured.
ولستُand I am not أسموI aspire منكfrom you إلاّexcept إلىto
ولستُ أسمو منك إلاّ إلى
مقدارthe measure of ماwhat يُطْفيquenches شجاthe sorrow of الصَّبّthe lovesick lover
مقدار ما يُطْفي شجا الصَّبّ
From you I aspire to nothing more than
And I aspire to nothing from you except
enough to quell the ardent lover’s anguish:
enough to quench the lovesick lover's sorrow—
لقبلةٍfor a kiss تَجْزِيyou repay بهاwith it بعضَsome of ماwhat
لقبلةٍ تَجْزِي بها بعضَ ما
أصفيتُهI sincerely bestowed it وجهَكyour face منfrom حيّa living being
أصفيتُه وجهَك من حيّ
a kiss with which you might repay a little of
a kiss with which you repay some of what
my choosing your face above every living soul.
I have sincerely bestowed on your face from a living being.
Sol 6.1