هاجَstirred حُزنَgrief القَلبِthe heart مِنهاfrom her طائِفٌa passing vision
هاجَ حُزنَ القَلبِ مِنها طائِفٌ
وَهُمومٌand cares حاضِراتٌpresent وَذِكَرand memories
وَهُمومٌ حاضِراتٌ وَذِكَر
The heart's grief was stirred by a passing vision of her,
Grief stirred the heart because of her, a passing whim
and by present cares and memories,
And pressing cares, as well as the memory,
وَمَقالُand the words of الخَودِthe lovely maiden لَمّاwhen واجَهَتshe faced
وَمَقالُ الخَودِ لَمّا واجَهَت
جِهَةَthe direction of الرَكبِthe caravan وَعَيناهاand her eyes دِرَرstreaming with tears
جِهَةَ الرَكبِ وَعَيناها دِرَر
and by the maiden's words when she faced
And the words of the cheek when she faced
toward the caravan, her eyes streaming tears:
The direction of the caravan, and her eyes were pearls
ياO أَباfather of الخَطّابِal-Khattab ماnot جَشَّمتَناyou made us endure
يا أَبا الخَطّابِ ما جَشَّمتَنا
حِجَّةًa pilgrimage فيهاin it عَناءٌhardship وَسَهَرand sleeplessness
حِجَّةً فيها عَناءٌ وَسَهَر
"O Abu al-Khattab, you made us undertake
O Abu Al-Khattab, you have not burdened us
a pilgrimage filled with hardship and sleeplessness,
With an obligation wherein is toil and sleeplessness
بَعدَafter بِرِّdevotion to اللَهِGod إِلّاexcept نَظرَةًa glance
بَعدَ بِرِّ اللَهِ إِلّا نَظرَةً
مِنكُمُfrom you لَيسَis not لَهاfor it عِنديin my eyes خَطَرimportance
مِنكُمُ لَيسَ لَها عِندي خَطَر
apart from devotion to God, for nothing but a glance
Except with the righteousness of Allah, only a glance
from you, of no account to me."
From you that to me bears no significance
قُلتُI said ماwhat جَشَّمتِناyou made us endure مِنthrough حُبِّكُمlove of you
قُلتُ ما جَشَّمتِنا مِن حُبِّكُم
ياO اِبنَةَdaughter of الخَيرَينِthe two noble parents أَدهىmore grievous وَأَمَرand more bitter
يا اِبنَةَ الخَيرَينِ أَدهى وَأَمَر
I said: "What you made us endure through love of you,
I said you have not burdened us with love for you
O daughter of two noble parents, is more grievous and more bitter."
O daughter of the two best, most painful and bitter
وَلَقَدand indeed زادَincreased فُؤاديmy heart حَزَناًin sorrow
وَلَقَد زادَ فُؤادي حَزَناً
قَولُهاher words ليto me إِرعَguard سِرّيmy secret ياO عُمَرUmar
قَولُها لي إِرعَ سِرّي يا عُمَر
And indeed my heart's sorrow was increased
And indeed my heart increased in sorrow
by her saying to me: "Guard my secret, O Umar."
At her words to me, "Conceal my secret, O Omar"
قُلتُI said أَنتِyou الشَيءُthe one يُرعىis guarded سِرُّهُits secret
قُلتُ أَنتِ الشَيءُ يُرعى سِرُّهُ
وَيُؤاتىand is indulged فيin هَواهُits desire وَيُسَرand is gladdened
وَيُؤاتى في هَواهُ وَيُسَر
I said: "You are the one whose secret is guarded,
I said, "You are the thing whose secret should be concealed
whose desire is indulged, and who is made glad."
And whose love should be granted, and made easy"
Sol 6.1