Sol 6.1

  1. لَقَد حانَ من شمسِ الوِصَالِ غُرُوبُ

    وآنَ لِأيامِ السرورِ مَغِيبُ

    Indeed, the hour has come for the sun of union to set,

    And the hour has come for the days of joy to fade.

  2. وَأَضحَى غرابُ البَينِ بِالبَينِ ناعِقاً

    فلبَّاهُ مِن داعِي الفراقِ مُجِيبُ

    And the raven of separation now caws of parting,

    So a responder answered that herald of parting.

  3. فَواحَرَّ قَلبي من فراقِ أَحِبَّتي

    لَقد صارَ دَمعي بَعدَهُنَّ يَصُوبُ

    Oh, how my heart burns at parting from my loved ones!

    Indeed, since they left, my tears have poured down.

  4. وَوَاحَسرَتا لِلصَّبِّ لمَّا ترحلَّوا

    فَساروا فَذابَت أَكبُدٌ وَقُلوبُ

    And alas for the lovesick one when they departed!

    So they went away, and livers and hearts melted.

  5. وَيا رَحمَتا لِلمُستَهامِ فَإِنَّهُ

    مِنَ البُعدِ مُضنىً هائِمٌ وَكَئيبُ

    And oh, have pity on the love-distraught one, for he is

    Worn out by distance, lost in love, and sorrowful.

  6. وَصارَ نَحيلَ الجِسمِ من بعدِ بُعدِهِم

    له من جَواهم لَوعةٌ وَنَحِيبُ

    And his body has grown gaunt since their departure;

    His anguish for them brings him burning grief and sobs.

  7. يَبِيتُ مَدى الأَيامِ لا يألَفُ الكَرى

    وفي قلبِهِ ممّا عَلاهُ لَهِيبُ

    Day after day, he passes the night without knowing sleep,

    And his heart holds a blaze from what has overtaken him.

  8. ويُمسِي إذا جَنَّ الظَلامُ بِحَسرَةٍ

    حَزيناً سَقيماً لِلنُجومِ رَقيبُ

    And when darkness falls, he passes the evening in sorrow,

    Grieving and ailing, a watcher of the stars.

  9. فَيا راكِباً إن جُزتُما أَرضَ جِيرَتي

    ولَم يَكُ واشٍ حولكم ومُريبُ

    O rider, if the two of you cross my neighbors' land,

    And no talebearer or suspicious person is around you,

  10. فبِاللَهِ عَني أَبلِغاهُ تَحيّتي

    تَحيَّة صَبٍّ مَن يَوَدُّ غَرِيبُ

    Then, by God, convey my greeting to him on my behalf,

    The greeting of a lovesick man whose beloved is far away.

  11. وَقولا لَهم قُولوا لسُعدَى تَعَطَّفي

    عَلَى مُغرَمٍ ما عَن هَواكِ يَتوبُ

    And tell them: Say to Su'da, 'Show tenderness

    To a lover who will not repent of loving you.

  12. وَبِاللَهِ زُورِيه إِذا أظلَمَ الدُجى

    ونامَ حَسودٌ مُغضَبٌ ورَقيبُ

    And, by God, visit him when the night grows dark,

    And an angry envier and a watcher have fallen asleep.

  13. عسَى يَنطفِي وَجدٌ أَضَرَّ بقَلبِهِ

    وَيَبرَأُ من داءٍ بهِ وَيَطيبُ

    May the passion that has harmed his heart be quenched,

    And may he recover from his illness and be well.'

  14. فَيا مُنيَتِي أنتِ الشِفا لِبَلِيَّتي

    فَلَيسَ لأسقامي سِواكِ طَبيبُ

    O my heart's desire, you are the cure for my affliction,

    For my ailments have no physician but you.

  15. أَيا صَاحِ كَيفَ الصَبرُ وَالصَبرُ خانَني

    وَلَيسَ عَلى جَورِ الزَمانِ يَشِيبُ

    O friend, how can I be patient when patience has betrayed me?

    Nor does it grow gray under the tyranny of time.

  16. وَأينَ مِن السُلوَانِ بَعدَ فِراقِها

    وَهَل قِيلَ مَحبوبٌ سَلاهُ حَبيبُ

    And how far I am from solace after parting from her!

    And has it ever been said that a lover forgot his beloved?

  17. لَقَد ذابَ قَلبِي مِن فِراقِ خَريدَةٍ

    وَهامَ فُؤادِي والفِراقُ يُذِيبُ

    Indeed, my heart has melted at parting from a modest maiden,

    And my heart is lost in love, while separation melts it away.

  18. لَه مُقلةٌ تسبي القلوبَ بِسِحرِها

    وَقَدٌّ كَمِثلِ الغُصنِ وَهوَ رَطيب

    The beloved has an eye that takes hearts captive with its magic,

    And a figure like a fresh, supple bough,

  19. وَرِدفٌ ثَقيلٌ تَحتَ شِعرٍ يَزِينُهُ

    وَقَلبٌ حَكَى صُمَّ الحصاءِ صَلِيبُ

    And heavy hips beneath hair that adorns them,

    And an unyielding heart like hard, solid pebbles.

  20. لَقَد فاقَت الغِيدَ الحِسانَ بِحُسنِها

    كَما فاقَ أَبناءَ الزَمانِ نَجِيبُ

    Indeed, her beauty surpasses that of graceful, lovely women,

    Just as a noble man surpasses the sons of the age:

  21. فَتىً ماجِدٌ نَدبٌ هُمامٌ مُهذَّبٌ

    كَريمٌ لَه خُلقٌ كَريم أديبُ

    A noble young man, ready to help, resolute, and refined,

    Generous, of noble character, and cultured.

  22. فَتى المَجدِ ذا عَبدُ العَزيزِ بنُ صَالِحٍ

    لَبيبٌ نَماهُ لِلعَلاءِ لَبِيبُ

    This youth of glory is Abd al-Aziz ibn Salih,

    A discerning man, nurtured toward eminence by a discerning man.

  23. أَيا صاحِبي جُد بِالوِصالِ تَكرُّماً

    فَظَنِّي بِرَعي العَهدِ فيكَ يُصيبُ

    O my friend, graciously grant me reunion,

    For my trust that you will honor the pledge is well placed.

  24. فَلا زِلتَ في رَعي الزَمانِ سَمَوءلاً

    عَلَيكَ بِأَنفاسِ الهَناءِ هُبوبُ

    May you ever remain a Samaw'al in keeping faith through time,

    May the breaths of happiness waft over you.