لَعمرِيby my life لَقَدindeed كَانَتwas نَفِيسةُNafisa قُرَّةًa delight
لَعمرِي لَقَد كَانَت نَفِيسةُ قُرَّةً
لِعَينيto my eye وأُنسِيand my solace أَحمدَAhmad الدينal-Din (the faith) مِنof جِنسِيmy own kind
لِعَيني وأُنسِي أَحمدَ الدين مِن جِنسِي
By my life, Nafisa was indeed a delight
to my eye, and Ahmad al-Din, of my own kind, was my solace.
خَفِيفٌlight عَلَىupon قَلبِيmy heart هَواهُlove for him لَذِيذَةٌsweet
خَفِيفٌ عَلَى قَلبِي هَواهُ لَذِيذَةٌ
أحَادِيثُهُhis conversations مَاnot هُوhe إِلاَّexcept مُنَىdesires النَّفسِthe soul
أحَادِيثُهُ مَا هُو إِلاَّ مُنَى النَّفسِ
Love for him rests lightly on my heart; sweet are
his conversations—he is all the soul desires.
وقُرَّةُand the delight عَينيmy eye كَانَwas بِالأمسِyesterday نَأيُهاher departure
وقُرَّةُ عَيني كَانَ بِالأمسِ نَأيُها
وأُنسِىand my solace تَنَاءَwent far away اليَومَtoday فاليومُso today كَالأمسِlike yesterday
وأُنسِى تَنَاءَ اليَومَ فاليومُ كَالأمسِ
And the delight of my eye went far away yesterday,
and my solace went far away today; so today is like yesterday.
فَكَيفَhow, then مُقُامِىmy remaining أوor قَرَارِىmy repose بِحِيلَةٍby any means
فَكَيفَ مُقُامِى أو قَرَارِى بِحِيلَةٍ
وقُرَّةُand the delight عَينيmy eye قَدalready نَأَتshe has gone far away وَنأَىand has gone far away أُنسِىmy solace
وقُرَّةُ عَيني قَد نَأَت وَنأَى أُنسِى
How, then, can I remain or find rest by any means,
when the delight of my eye has gone far away, and my solace has gone too?
Translation model: Sol 6.1