خُذواtake بيدِby the hand of العبدِthe servant الضَّعيفِthe weak تَكَرُّماًout of generosity
خُذوا بيدِ العبدِ الضَّعيفِ تَكَرُّماً
فقدfor indeed ملَّhas grown weary منهof him قوسُهُhis bow ورِكابُهُand his mounts
فقد ملَّ منه قوسُهُ ورِكابُهُ
Graciously take the weak servant by the hand.
For his bow and his mounts have grown weary of him.
غريبٌa stranger عنto الأَكْوانِall creation شطَّgrew distant مَزارُهُhis place of visitation
غريبٌ عن الأَكْوانِ شطَّ مَزارُهُ
وقدand indeed طالِhas grown long فيin بِيدِthe deserts of الغَرامِpassion اغْتِرابُهُhis exile
وقد طالِ في بِيدِ الغَرامِ اغْتِرابُهُ
A stranger to all creation, his destination lies far away.
And his exile has grown long in the deserts of passion.
لقدindeed حاسبَتْهُcalled him to account العاذِلونَthe reproachers فأَفرَطَتْso went too far
لقد حاسبَتْهُ العاذِلونَ فأَفرَطَتْ
فقولواso say عليناupon us فيin الشُؤُنِaffairs حِسابُهُhis reckoning
فقولوا علينا في الشُؤُنِ حِسابُهُ
His reproachers have indeed called him to account and gone too far.
So say: “His reckoning in all affairs rests with us.”
وردُّواand send back لهto him منكُمْfrom you كِتاباًa book مُنَوَّراًradiant
وردُّوا له منكُمْ كِتاباً مُنَوَّراً
إِذاif اسودَّturns black منfrom أَهلِthe people of الظُّنونِsuspicions كِتابُهُhis book
إِذا اسودَّ من أَهلِ الظُّنونِ كِتابُهُ
And send him back a radiant book from yourselves,
If his book is blackened by those who harbor suspicion.
فأنتمfor you are لعَمْرِby the life of الحُبِّlove مِعْراجَthe ladder of ascent قلبِهِhis heart
فأنتم لعَمْرِ الحُبِّ مِعْراجَ قلبِهِ
وذوقُand the taste of هواكُمْlove for you أَكلُهُhis food وشَرابُهُand his drink
وذوقُ هواكُمْ أَكلُهُ وشَرابُهُ
For you—by the life of love—are his heart's ladder of ascent.
And the savor of love for you is his food and drink.
ولقدand indeed قصُرَتْhave grown short أَيَّامهُhis days ولَهاًthrough yearning بكُمْfor you
ولقد قصُرَتْ أَيَّامهُ ولَهاً بكُمْ
كماjust as طالَhas grown long فيكمconcerning you يالَO, for وُدِّيmy love عِتابُهُhis reproach
كما طالَ فيكم يالَ وُدِّي عِتابُهُ
And his days have indeed grown short through yearning for you,
Just as his reproach of you has grown long—O my love!
وأَجَّتْand blazed بهin him ضمنwithin الجَوانِحِthe ribs نارُهُhis fire
وأَجَّتْ به ضمن الجَوانِحِ نارُهُ
وفاضَand poured forth منfrom الجفنِthe eyelid القَريحِthe wounded سَحابُهُhis cloud
وفاضَ من الجفنِ القَريحِ سَحابُهُ
And his fire blazed within his ribs,
And his cloud poured forth from his wounded eyelid.
تعَشَّقَكُمْloved you ardently طِفلاًas a child وكَهلاًand as a middle-aged man ويافِعاًand as a youth
تعَشَّقَكُمْ طِفلاً وكَهلاً ويافِعاً
وشيْخاًand as an old man وفيكُمْand in loving you صارَbecame عذباًsweet عَذابُهُhis torment
وشيْخاً وفيكُمْ صارَ عذباً عَذابُهُ
He loved you ardently as a child, a middle-aged man, and a youth,
And as an old man; in loving you, his torment became sweet.
فلوso if ماتَhe died حيًّاكُمْhe would greet you بمطوِيِّwithin the folds of قبرِهِhis grave
فلو ماتَ حيًّاكُمْ بمطوِيِّ قبرِهِ
وهامَand would be mad with love بكُمْfor you بينamong القُبورِthe graves تُرابُهُhis dust
وهامَ بكُمْ بين القُبورِ تُرابُهُ
So, were he to die, he would greet you within the folds of his grave,
And his dust would be mad with love for you among the graves.
إِليكُمْto you علىthroughout مرِّthe passing of الدُّهورِthe ages ذِهابُهُhis going
إِليكُمْ على مرِّ الدُّهورِ ذِهابُهُ
إِليكُمْto you علthroughout كرِّthe turning of العُصورِthe eras إِيابُهُhis return
إِليكُمْ عل كرِّ العُصورِ إِيابُهُ
To you he goes as the ages pass;
To you he returns as the eras turn.
Translation model: Sol 6.1