حتتَّyou wore away جوامعيmy whole being ياO جمعJamʿ حتاًutterly
حتتَّ جوامعي يا جمع حتاً
بسوفwith “will” وأختهاand its sister وإلىand “until” وحتىand “till”
بسوف وأختها وإلى وحتى
You have utterly worn away my whole being, O Jamʿ,
With “will” and its sister, and “until” and “till.”
ألمhave you not تحلمshown forbearance بذكرat the mention of فتىa youth موالloyal
ألم تحلم بذكر فتى موال
مُحبloving أوor بذكرat the mention of فتىa youth تفتىacted gallantly
مُحب أو بذكر فتى تفتى
Have you not shown forbearance at the mention of a loyal youth,
A loving one—or at the mention of a youth who acted gallantly?
منحتكI gave you منfrom سواءthe center of الصدرthe breast وداًlove
منحتك من سواء الصدر وداً
يبتit severs عزائمresolves السلوانِforgetfulness بتاutterly
يبت عزائم السلوانِ بتا
I gave you love from the very center of my breast,
That utterly severs every resolve to forget.
ونوديand the call was made للصلاةto prayer فقمتُso I rose أسعىI hasten
ونودي للصلاة فقمتُ أسعى
فماyet not اسطعتُI could القيامrising ولاnor تأتىwas possible
فما اسطعتُ القيام ولا تأتى
And the call to prayer was made, so I rose to hasten,
Yet I could not rise, nor was it possible.
أقامperformed الناسthe people جمعتهمtheir Friday prayer وعدناand we returned
أقام الناس جمعتهم وعدنا
بقلبwith a heart فتهcrushed it ذكراكremembrance of you فتاto pieces
بقلب فته ذكراك فتا
The people performed their Friday prayer, and we returned
With a heart that remembrance of you had crushed to pieces.
كأنas though اللّهGod حينwhen سعىhe hastened وعدناand we returned
كأن اللّه حين سعى وعدنا
تكلمspoke إنindeed سعيكمyour strivings لشتىsurely diverse
تكلم إن سعيكم لشتى
As though God, when he hastened and we returned,
Had spoken: “Indeed, your strivings are diverse.”