أَياO صاحِبيmy friend بَدَّلتَyou exchanged وَصلَكَyour closeness بِالهَجرِfor estrangement
أَيا صاحِبي بَدَّلتَ وَصلَكَ بِالهَجرِ
وَأَسبَلتَand you made flow دَمعاًtears مِنfrom جُفُونيmy eyelids عَلىonto نَحريmy upper chest
وَأَسبَلتَ دَمعاً مِن جُفُوني عَلى نَحري
O my friend, you have exchanged your closeness for estrangement,
And made tears stream from my eyelids onto my breast.
وَأَودَعتَand you lodged قَلبِيmy heart مِنfrom هَواكَlove for you حَرارَةًheat
وَأَودَعتَ قَلبِي مِن هَواكَ حَرارَةً
لَهاit has بَينَbetween أَضلاعِيmy ribs لَهِيبٌa flame مِنَfrom الجَمرِglowing coals
لَها بَينَ أَضلاعِي لَهِيبٌ مِنَ الجَمرِ
And lodged in my heart a heat born of love for you,
Whose flame of glowing coals burns between my ribs.
وَصَيَّرتَنِيand you made me بَعدَafter البعادِseparation مُسَهَّداًsleepless
وَصَيَّرتَنِي بَعدَ البعادِ مُسَهَّداً
مُعَنّىtormented بِتَردادِby the recurrence of الحَنينِlonging مَدَىthroughout عُمريmy life
مُعَنّى بِتَردادِ الحَنينِ مَدَى عُمري
And made me sleepless after separation,
Tormented by recurring longing throughout my life.
فَياso, O صاحِبيmy friend أَشكُوكَI complain of you مِنbecause of غُربَةِthe loneliness of النَوىseparation
فَيا صاحِبي أَشكُوكَ مِن غُربَةِ النَوى
فَقَدfor indeed أَمحلَتhas wasted جِسمِيmy body وَحَلَّتand loosened عُرىthe bonds of صَبرِيmy patience
فَقَد أَمحلَت جِسمِي وَحَلَّت عُرى صَبرِي
So, my friend, I complain of you because of separation's loneliness,
For it has wasted my body and loosened the bonds of my patience.
فَعَبدَso, Abd (servant of) العَزيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) جُدbe generous عَلَيَّto me تَكَرُّماًout of generosity
فَعَبدَ العَزيزِ جُد عَلَيَّ تَكَرُّماً
بوَصلٍwith reunion فأحمَالُfor the burdens of الجَوىheartache أَثقَلَتhave weighed down ظَهريmy back
بوَصلٍ فأحمَالُ الجَوى أَثقَلَت ظَهري
So, Abd al-Aziz, graciously favor me
With reunion, for the burdens of heartache have weighed down my back.
فَأنتَfor you لِقَلبيto my heart ياO أَخاbrother of المَجدِglory وَالوَفاand fidelity
فَأنتَ لِقَلبي يا أَخا المَجدِ وَالوَفا
شِفاءٌa cure مِنَfrom الأَسقامِailments وَالهَمِّand worry وَالفِكرِand brooding
شِفاءٌ مِنَ الأَسقامِ وَالهَمِّ وَالفِكرِ
For to my heart, O brother of glory and fidelity, you are
A cure for ailments, worry, and brooding.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لذِكرَاكُمremembrance of you مُنىhopes of القَلبِthe heart لمnot أَزَلI cease
وَإِنّي لذِكرَاكُم مُنى القَلبِ لم أَزَل
أُكرِّرُهُI repeat it ماas long as عِشتُI live فيin السِّرِّsecret وَالجَهرِand aloud
أُكرِّرُهُ ما عِشتُ في السِّرِّ وَالجَهرِ
And indeed, remembrance of you, O my heart's hopes, I have never ceased
To repeat as long as I live, in secret and aloud.
وَقَدand indeed حُزتَyou have gained ياO ذاpossessor of الجُودِgenerosity فَخراًhonor وَرِفعَةًand eminence
وَقَد حُزتَ يا ذا الجُودِ فَخراً وَرِفعَةً
وَسُدتَand you became foremost among ذَوِيthose possessing الأَفهامِunderstanding فيin النَظمِverse وَالنَثرِand prose
وَسُدتَ ذَوِي الأَفهامِ في النَظمِ وَالنَثرِ
And you have gained, O generous one, honor and eminence,
And stood foremost among the discerning in verse and prose.
وَفاقَتand surpassed سَجَايَاكَyour qualities الحِسَانُbeautiful أُوليthose possessing النُهىreason
وَفاقَت سَجَايَاكَ الحِسَانُ أُولي النُهى
وَسَارَتand journeyed بِهاwith them الرُكبانُthe riders فيacross البَرِّland وَالبَحرِand sea
وَسَارَت بِها الرُكبانُ في البَرِّ وَالبَحرِ
And your beautiful qualities have surpassed those of the wise,
And riders have borne them across land and sea.
فَهَاكَso, take نِظَامٌa poem مِنfrom مُحِبٍّa lover مُوَلَّهٍbewildered by love
فَهَاكَ نِظَامٌ مِن مُحِبٍّ مُوَلَّهٍ
يَرَاكمwho sees you لَهُfor himself فيin اليُسرِease قَصداًa goal وَفيand in العُسرِhardship
يَرَاكم لَهُ في اليُسرِ قَصداً وَفي العُسرِ
So take this poem from a lover bewildered by love,
Who sees you as his goal in ease and in hardship.
فَخُذهُso, take it وَإيَّاكand beware العِتَابَreproach لِعَيبِهِfor its flaws
فَخُذهُ وَإيَّاك العِتَابَ لِعَيبِهِ
وَأَسبِلand drape عَلَيهِover it ذَيلَthe hem of فَضلِكَyour generosity بِالسَترِas a covering
وَأَسبِل عَلَيهِ ذَيلَ فَضلِكَ بِالسَترِ
So accept it, and refrain from reproach for its flaws,
And drape the hem of your generosity over it as a veil.
فَلاso, may not زالَcease رَبِّيmy Lord دائِماًalways مُتَفَضِّلاًbestowing favor
فَلا زالَ رَبِّي دائِماً مُتَفَضِّلاً
يَحُفُّكَsurrounds you بالأَلطافِwith kindnesses مِنهُfrom Him وَبِالبِشرِand with gladness
يَحُفُّكَ بالأَلطافِ مِنهُ وَبِالبِشرِ
So may my Lord remain forever gracious,
Surrounding you with His kindnesses and gladness.
وَصَلِّand send blessings إِلهيmy God كلَّevery حِينٍmoment وَسَاعَةٍand hour
وَصَلِّ إِلهي كلَّ حِينٍ وَسَاعَةٍ
عَلَىupon سَيِّدِthe master of الكَونَينِthe two worlds فيat الحَشرِthe gathering وَالنَشرِand resurrection
عَلَى سَيِّدِ الكَونَينِ في الحَشرِ وَالنَشرِ
And send blessings, O my God, at every moment and hour,
Upon the master of the two worlds, at the gathering and resurrection.