ضَنَّbegrudged الطَبيبُthe physician عَلىto المَريthe patient (first part)
ضَنَّ الطَبيبُ عَلى المَري
ضِcompletion of 'patient' المُبتَلىthe afflicted بِدَوائِهِhis remedy
ضِ المُبتَلى بِدَوائِهِ
The physician begrudged the patient
The doctor was sympathetic to the sick
in his affliction his remedy.
And treated the afflicted with his medicines
ماwhat يَصنَعُcan do الصَبُّthe lovesick lover الحَزيsorrowful (first part)
ما يَصنَعُ الصَبُّ الحَزي
نُcompletion of 'sorrowful' جَفاهُshunned him أَهلُthe companions of صَفائِهِhis sincere affection
نُ جَفاهُ أَهلُ صَفائِهِ
What can the sorrowful lover do,
What can the youth do if abandoned
shunned by his close companions?
By those he trusted and held dear?
لاno شَيءَthing إِلاexcept صَبرُهُhis patience
لا شَيءَ إِلا صَبرُهُ
حَتّىuntil يَموتَhe dies بِدائِهِof his malady
حَتّى يَموتَ بِدائِهِ
Nothing remains but his patience,
Nothing but patience
until he dies of his malady,
Until he dies of his illness
أَوor يَشتَفيhe finds relief مِمّاfrom what يُجِنَّhe conceals within
أَو يَشتَفي مِمّا يُجِنَّ
إِذاwhen خَلاhe is alone بِبُكائِهِwith his weeping
إِذا خَلا بِبُكائِهِ
or finds relief from what he conceals within,
Or gets relief from his suffering
when alone with his weeping.
When alone with his weeping