إلىto اللَهGod أشكوI complain جورtyranny دهرٍan age معاندٍunyielding
إلى اللَه أشكو جور دهرٍ معاندٍ
وقعتُI fell أسيراًa captive فيinto يديهits two hands فجافانيso it shunned me
وقعتُ أسيراً في يديه فجافاني
To God I complain of the tyranny of an unyielding age.
To God I complain of the injustice of a hostile fate
I fell captive into its hands, and it shunned me.
I have fallen captive into its hands, so it has forsaken me
وبعديand my distance عنfrom الأحزانsorrows أوor هيthey تجلديmy fortitude
وبعدي عن الأحزان أو هي تجلدي
وإنand though كنتI am منto (with 'close') ذكرىmemories عهودهمtheir bygone days دانيclose
وإن كنت من ذكرى عهودهم داني
And my distance from sorrows—or they are my fortitude [wording unclear].
And after being far from sorrows, or they being patient with me
And though I am close to memories of their bygone days.
Even if I am close to the memory of their covenants
متىwhenever كلمwounds القلبthe heart المشوقyearning أدكارهمremembrance of them
متى كلم القلب المشوق أدكارهم
تساوىbecome alike لدىbefore الجلاسthose seated سريmy secret وإعلانيand my avowal
تساوى لدى الجلاس سري وإعلاني
Whenever remembering them wounds the yearning heart,
When will the heart speak of their thoughts
My secret and my avowal become alike before those seated.
My secret and my public are equal in the sitting circle
فياso, O قلبheart صبراًbe patient للياليwith the nights وإنand if تشأyou wish
فيا قلب صبراً لليالي وإن تشأ
فذبthen melt كمداًin grief ماwhat lies بينbetween خفقٍthrobbing ونيرانِand flames
فذب كمداً ما بين خفقٍ ونيرانِ
So, O heart, be patient with the nights; and if you wish,
So O heart, be patient for the nights even if you desire
Then melt in grief between throbbing and flames.
Melt like wax between a throb and fires
عسىperhaps الدهرُTime يرثيwill pity ليme فيجمَعand so brings together شملناour company
عسى الدهرُ يرثي لي فيجمَع شملنا
وينجزُand fulfills وعديthe promise to me بعدafter مطلdelay وأحزانِand sorrows
وينجزُ وعدي بعد مطل وأحزانِ
Perhaps Time will pity me and reunite us,
May fate have mercy on me and reunite us
And fulfill the promise to me after delay and sorrows.
And fulfill my promise after waiting and sorrows
Sol 6.1