أَهَلاًwelcome بمُعْتَلِto the languid النَّسِيمٍthe breeze وَمَرْحَباand welcome
أَهَلاً بمُعْتَلِ النَّسِيمٍ وَمَرْحَبا
وَمُذَكْرِيand the one reminding me عَهْدَthe days of الصِّبَابَةِardent love وَالصِّباand youth
وَمُذَكْرِي عَهْدَ الصِّبَابَةِ وَالصِّبا
Welcome to the languid breeze, welcome,
And to the one who recalls for me the days of yearning and youth.
حَمَلَit carried التَّحِيَّةَthe greeting عَنْfrom أَهَيْلthe dear folk of المُنْحَنَىthe bend
حَمَلَ التَّحِيَّةَ عَنْ أَهَيْل المُنْحَنَى
وَأَبَانand spoke clearly عَنْهُمْon their behalf بالمَقَالِin words وَأَغرَباand spoke wondrously
وَأَبَان عَنْهُمْ بالمَقَالِ وَأَغرَبا
It bore greetings from the dear folk of the bend,
And spoke on their behalf in wondrous words.
فَعَرَفْتُso I recognized عَرْفَهُمُtheir fragrance بِهِthrough it لَكِنَّنِيbut I
فَعَرَفْتُ عَرْفَهُمُ بِهِ لَكِنَّنِي
أَنْكَرْتُI rejected صَبْراًpatience عَنْaway from عُهُودِيَmy vows نَكَّباturned aside
أَنْكَرْتُ صَبْراً عَنْ عُهُودِيَ نَكَّبا
So through it I recognized their fragrance; yet I
Rejected patience that had strayed from my vows.
يَاO عَاذِليyou who reproach me كُنْbe عَاذِرِيone who excuses me فِيin حُبِّهمْloving them
يَا عَاذِلي كُنْ عَاذِرِي فِي حُبِّهمْ
لَمْnot ألْقَI found للسِّلْوَانِtoward forgetting عَنْهُمْaway from them مَذهَباa way
لَمْ ألْقَ للسِّلْوَانِ عَنْهُمْ مَذهَبا
O you who reproach me, excuse me for loving them;
I have found no way to forget them.
لاَdo not تَلْحreproach فِيْهمْon their account مُغْرَماًa passionate lover أَلِفَgrew accustomed to الضَّنَاwasting illness
لاَ تَلْح فِيْهمْ مُغْرَماً أَلِفَ الضَّنَا
يَجدُhe finds السِّقَامَillness بهُمْbecause of them لَذِيذاًdelicious طَيِّباpleasant
يَجدُ السِّقَامَ بهُمْ لَذِيذاً طَيِّبا
Do not chide, on their account, a lover accustomed to wasting illness,
Who finds sickness for their sake sweet and pleasant.
نَزَلَalighted الغَرَامُpassion بِهِupon him فرَحْلَand drove away صَبْرَهُhis patience
نَزَلَ الغَرَامُ بِهِ فرَحْلَ صَبْرَهُ
عَنْهُfrom him وَخَيْمَand pitched camp فيin حَشَاهِhis breast وَطَنْباand stretched its tent ropes
عَنْهُ وَخَيْمَ في حَشَاهِ وَطَنْبا
Passion alighted upon him and drove his patience
Away from him, and pitched its tent within his breast and stretched its ropes.
غِبْتُمْyou were absent وَأَنْتُمْand you حَاضِرونَpresent بمُهْجَتيin my heart
غِبْتُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ حَاضِرونَ بمُهْجَتي
أفْدِيI ransom الحُضُورَthose present بمُهَجَتِيwith my lifeblood وَالغَيْباand those absent
أفْدِي الحُضُورَ بمُهَجَتِي وَالغَيْبا
You are absent, yet present in my heart;
I would ransom the present and the absent with my lifeblood.
Translation model: Sol 6.1