حلّlodged in قلبيmy heart تصحيفmisreading through altered letter-dots اسمكyour name لماwhen
حلّ قلبي تصحيف اسمك لما
صرتyou became للهجرto estrangement والصدودand rejection رفيقاa companion
صرت للهجر والصدود رفيقا
A misreading of your name lodged in my heart when
My heart misspelled your name when
You became a companion to estrangement and rejection.
I became a companion to estrangement and rejection
ماwhat الذيthat which ضرَّdid harm لوif وصلتyou reunited with كئيباًa sorrowful one
ما الذي ضرَّ لو وصلت كئيباً
منwho أدارset in motion الغرامpassion يشكوlaments الحريقاthe blaze
من أدار الغرام يشكو الحريقا
What harm would it do if you reunited with a sorrowful one,
What harm would it have done if I came to you despondent
Who set passion in motion and laments the blaze?
When the one who ignited love complains of the blaze
زرهvisit him واغنمand gain رضاءهhis favor برضابwith sweet saliva
زره واغنم رضاءه برضاب
خندريسaged wine أضحىhas become يفوقsurpasses الرحيقاpure wine
خندريس أضحى يفوق الرحيقا
Visit him, and win his favor with sweet saliva—
Visit him and gain his pleasure through affection
An aged wine that has come to surpass pure wine.
Khundaris has come to surpass wine in sweetness
هكذاthus منone who يكونis فيin الحُسنbeauty فَرداًpeerless
هكذا من يكون في الحُسن فَرداً
يبذلbestows الوصلunion كيso that يسُرّhe gladdens الصديقاthe friend
يبذل الوصل كي يسُرّ الصديقا
Thus, one who is peerless in beauty
Thus whoever is unique in beauty
Bestows union to gladden the friend.
Grants union to delight a friend