مَنwho لِوَلهانfor a lovesick one كَئيبsorrowful
مَن لِوَلهان كَئيب
بَينَamid همٍworry وَكُروبand anguish
بَينَ همٍ وَكُروب
Who is there for one lovesick and forlorn,
amid worry and anguish,
يَقطَعspends اللَيلthe night بِحُزنin sorrow
يَقطَع اللَيل بِحُزن
وَبُكاءand weeping وَنَحيبand lamentation
وَبُكاء وَنَحيب
passing the night in sorrow,
and weeping and lamentation?
مَنwho لِقَلبيfor my heart بِأَمانwith safety
مَن لِقَلبي بِأَمان
وَهُدؤand calm كَالقُلوبlike hearts
وَهُدؤ كَالقُلوب
Who will bring my heart safety
and calm, like other hearts?
فَلَقَدfor indeed سَلَكَهُhas led it الحُlove (first part)
فَلَقَد سَلَكَهُ الحُ
بlove (completion) لِخَوفto fear وَوَجيبand heart-throbbing
ب لِخَوف وَوَجيب
For love has led it
to fear and a pounding pulse.
وَحَبيبand a beloved هُوَhe لاnot شَdoubt (first part)
وَحَبيب هُوَ لا شَ
كdoubt (completion) مَعليmy afflicter وَطَبيبيand my physician
ك مَعلي وَطَبيبي
And a beloved—he is, without
doubt, my afflicter and my physician.
مالَswayed بِالإِلبابwith minds مِنهُfrom him
مالَ بِالإِلباب مِنهُ
ميَلsway القَدthe figure الرَطيبsupple
ميَل القَد الرَطيب
Minds were swayed by his
supple figure's sway.
كُلeveryone مَنwho شاهَدbeheld مِنهُin him
كُل مَن شاهَد مِنهُ
فِتنَةthe allure الحُسنof beauty الغَريبextraordinary
فِتنَة الحُسن الغَريب
Whoever beheld in him
the allure of extraordinary beauty
عادَreturned فيat الوَقتthe moment بِقَلبwith a heart
عادَ في الوَقت بِقَلب
عاذبbereft (reading uncertain) اللُبof reason طَروبenraptured
عاذب اللُب طَروب
returned at once with a heart
bereft of reason, enraptured.
يَصرفturns away الأَلحاظthe glances عَنيfrom me
يَصرف الأَلحاظ عَني
خَوفfor fear of واشa slanderer أَوor رَقيبa watcher
خَوف واش أَو رَقيب
He turns his glances away from me
for fear of a slanderer or a watcher.
سَيديmy master لاdo not تَخشَfear مِنfrom رَقa spell (first part)
سَيدي لا تَخشَ مِن رَق
يةa spell (completion) وَاشa slanderer مُستَريبmistrustful
ية وَاش مُستَريب
My master, do not fear the spell
of a mistrustful slanderer.
فَلَقَدfor indeed غَبتI have vanished عَنfrom الحِperception (first part)
فَلَقَد غَبت عَن الحِ
سperception (completion) مِنthrough الشَوقlonging المُذيبthat melts
س مِن الشَوق المُذيب
For I have vanished from
perception, through longing that melts me.
دَقَgrew slight شَخصيmy form فيكَfor love of you إِنnot يُدperceives (first part)
دَقَ شَخصي فيكَ إِن يُد
ركهُperceives it (completion) فكرthought لَبيبa discerning person
ركهُ فكر لَبيب
My form has grown so slight for love of you; no
discerning mind can grasp it.
قَسَماًI swear بِالسَهرby sleeplessness الداunceasing (first part)
قَسَماً بِالسَهر الدا
ئمunceasing (completion) وَالدَمعand tears الصَبيبstreaming
ئم وَالدَمع الصَبيب
I swear by unceasing
wakefulness and streaming tears,
وَالَّذيand by Him who خَصَكَsingled you out بِالعَجَwith wonder (first part)
وَالَّذي خَصَكَ بِالعَجَ
بwonder (completion) وِبِالحُسنand with beauty العَجيبwondrous
ب وِبِالحُسن العَجيب
and by Him who endowed you with wonder
and with wondrous beauty:
لَستُI am not فيin حُبكlove for you لَوif يَعunderstands (first part)
لَستُ في حُبك لَو يَع
قلunderstands (completion) واشa slanderer بِمُريبat all suspect
قل واش بِمُريب
I am not, in loving you—if
a slanderer had sense—in any way suspect.
لاno وَمَنby Him who كوَّنfashioned قَلبيmy heart
لا وَمَن كوَّن قَلبي
مِنfrom حَنينlonging وَلَهيبand flame
مِن حَنين وَلَهيب
No, by Him who fashioned my heart
from longing and flame.
وَخَيالand a phantom زارَvisited فيin صُوa form (first part)
وَخَيال زارَ في صُو
رةa form (completion) تَيّاهhaughty غَضوبwrathful
رة تَيّاه غَضوب
And a phantom came in the guise
of a haughty, wrathful one.
جادَwas generous إِذwhen زارَhe visited بِوَصلwith union
جادَ إِذ زارَ بِوَصل
مِنهُfrom him بِالصَدwith rejection مَشوبmingled
مِنهُ بِالصَد مَشوب
When he came, he offered union—
his gift mingled with rejection.
أَفحَتّىso, does even الطَيفthe phantom لاnot بِرwith kindness (first part)
أَفحَتّى الطَيف لا بِر
فقkindness (completion) بِالصَبtoward the lovesick one الكَئيبsorrowful
فق بِالصَب الكَئيب
So does even the phantom show no
kindness to the sorrowful lover?
قنعwas content المُشتاقthe yearning lover مِنfrom طَيphantom (first part)
قنع المُشتاق مِن طَي
فكyour phantom (completion) بِالوَعدwith a promise الكَذوبdeceitful
فك بِالوَعد الكَذوب
The yearning lover was content with your
phantom's deceitful promise.
قَلَّhas grown scant ياO مَولايmy lord مَنof وَصunion (first part)
قَلَّ يا مَولاي مَن وَص
لكunion with you (completion) حَظيmy share وَنصيبيand my portion
لك حَظي وَنصيبي
Little, my lord, of union with you
has been my share and portion.
صرتI have become فقيin (probable reading) أَسرcaptivity أَعادَfoes (first part; text uncertain)
صرت فقي أَسر أَعادَ
بيmy foes (completion; text uncertain) كَماas شاءَwished حَبيبيmy beloved
بي كَما شاءَ حَبيبي
I have become a captive of my [foes],
just as my beloved wished.
أَنif يَكُنshould be دَهريmy fate خَصميmy adversary
أَن يَكُن دَهري خَصمي
فيكَconcerning you فَاللَهُthen God حَسيبيsufficient for me
فيكَ فَاللَهُ حَسيبي
If my fate should be my adversary
over you, God is sufficient for me.