تجمّلadorn yourself بالسماحwith forbearance ودعand cease ملامىreproaching me
تجمّل بالسماح ودع ملامى
وكنand be عنaway from المحبthe lover المستهامlove-stricken
وكن عن المحب المستهام
Adorn yourself with forbearance and cease reproaching me;
Be gentle and leave blame
And leave the love-stricken lover be.
And turn from the passionate lover
ففيfor in أسيوطAsyut لوif تدريyou knew حبيبa beloved
ففي أسيوط لو تدري حبيب
هجرتI forsook لبعدهbecause of his distance طيبthe sweetness of المنامsleep
هجرت لبعده طيب المنام
For in Asyut, if you but knew, there is a beloved;
If only you knew, my beloved,
Because he is far away, I have forsaken sweet sleep.
That in Asyut I left behind sweet sleep
أسيتI grieved لهfor him يحنhe yearns إلىfor لقائيmeeting me
أسيت له يحن إلى لقائي
ودونand in the way of مرامهhis desire كيدthe scheming اللئامof the vile
ودون مرامه كيد اللئام
I grieved for him: he yearns to meet me,
I long to see you again
And the scheming of the vile stands in the way of his desire.
While the wicked scheme against your purpose
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الليلthe night جنّfell ونامand slept صحبيmy companions
إذا ما الليل جنّ ونام صحبي
مشتcrept نارُthe fire التذكّرof remembrance فيthrough عظاميmy bones
مشت نارُ التذكّر في عظامي
When night falls and my companions sleep,
When night falls and my friends sleep
The fire of remembrance creeps through my bones.
The fire of remembering you burns my bones
سلامٌgreetings أيهاO النائيdistant one سلامgreetings
سلامٌ أيها النائي سلام
وهلand can يغنىsuffice عنin place of اللقياmeeting سلامىmy greeting
وهل يغنى عن اللقيا سلامى
Greetings, O distant one, greetings!
Greetings O distant one, greetings
And can my greeting take the place of meeting?
But do my greetings avail instead of meeting?
Sol 6.1