أَعِدِrepeat الرِسالَةَthe message ثانِيَهa second time
أَعِدِ الرِسالَةَ ثانِيَه
وَخُذِand take الجَوابَthe answer عَلانِيَهopenly
وَخُذِ الجَوابَ عَلانِيَه
Repeat the message once again,
and receive the answer openly.
فَعَسىso perhaps بِتَكرارِthrough repeating الحَديthe talk (word begins)
فَعَسى بِتَكرارِ الحَدي
ثِ(completes 'the talk') عَلَيَّto me أَنسىI forget ماwhat بِيَهails me
ثِ عَلَيَّ أَنسى ما بِيَه
So perhaps, with the talk repeated
to me, I may forget what ails me.
وَعَساكَand perhaps you may تُطفِئُyou extinguish مِنfrom غَليburning thirst (word begins)
وَعَساكَ تُطفِئُ مِن غَلي
لِ(completes 'burning thirst') الشَوقِof longing ناراًa fire حامِيَهblazing
لِ الشَوقِ ناراً حامِيَه
And perhaps you may quench, born of the burning thirst
of longing, a blazing fire.
فَإِذاthen when رَجَعتَyou return مُسَلِّماًoffering greetings
فَإِذا رَجَعتَ مُسَلِّماً
فَاِبدَأthen begin بِرَدِّby returning سَلامِيَهmy greeting
فَاِبدَأ بِرَدِّ سَلامِيَه
Then, when you return with greetings,
begin by returning my greeting.
وَقُلِand say السَلامُpeace عَلَيكُمُbe upon you
وَقُلِ السَلامُ عَلَيكُمُ
أَهلَO people of القُصورِthe palaces العالِيَهlofty
أَهلَ القُصورِ العالِيَه
And say: Peace be upon you,
people of the lofty palaces.
وَأَعِدand repeat بِحُسنِwith gracious تَلَطُّفٍtact
وَأَعِد بِحُسنِ تَلَطُّفٍ
وَكماand just as عَلِمتَyou have learned جَوابِيَهmy reply
وَكما عَلِمتَ جَوابِيَه
And repeat, with gracious tact,
my reply, just as you have learned it:
ياO آخِذيmy captor بَلrather تارِكيyou who leave me
يا آخِذي بَل تارِكي
فيin لَوعَةٍburning anguish هِيَit is ماهِيَهwhat it is!
في لَوعَةٍ هِيَ ماهِيَه
O my captor—no, you who leave me
in anguish—and what anguish!
ماwhat بالُis the matter with كُتبِكَyour letters عِندَwith
ما بالُ كُتبِكَ عِندَ
غَيريsomeone other than me دائِماًalways مُتَوالِيَهcoming one after another
غَيري دائِماً مُتَوالِيَه
Why do your letters to
others always come one after another?
وَإِذاand when كَتَبتَyou write عَساكَperhaps you may تَذremember (word begins)
وَإِذا كَتَبتَ عَساكَ تَذ
كُرُنيme (completes 'remember me') وَلوeven if only فيin الحاشِيَهthe margin
كُرُني وَلو في الحاشِيَه
And when you write, perhaps you might remember
me, if only in the margin.
لاdo not تَنسَforget ماwhat بَينيbetween me وَبَيand between (word begins)
لا تَنسَ ما بَيني وَبَي
نَكَyou (completes 'and between you') مِنof عُهودٍpledges باقِيَهenduring
نَكَ مِن عُهودٍ باقِيَه
Do not forget what lies between me and
you: pledges that still endure.
بِاللَهِby God مَنwho هَذاthis الَّذيwho
بِاللَهِ مَن هَذا الَّذي
تُعطيهِyou give him مِنكَwith you مَكانِيَهmy place
تُعطيهِ مِنكَ مَكانِيَه
By God, who is this one
to whom you give my place with you?
حاشاكَfar be it from you تَرضىyou accept أَنthat أَبيI spend the night (word begins)
حاشاكَ تَرضى أَن أَبي
تَ(completes 'I spend the night') وَأَنتَwhile you عَنّيaway from me ناحِيَهapart
تَ وَأَنتَ عَنّي ناحِيَه
Far be it from you to accept that I pass the night
while you remain far away from me.