ياO خليلاًa friend قدhas ضنانيmade me waste away بعدهhis absence
يا خليلاً قد ضناني بعده
وغراميand my ardent love فيin هواهlove for him قدhas نماgrown
وغرامي في هواه قد نما
O friend whose absence has made me waste away,
O my beloved, you have forgotten me after being close
And my ardent love for him has grown.
And my love for you has grown
كيفhow تسلوyou forget مغرماone enamored فيin حبكمlove for you
كيف تسلو مغرما في حبكم
وإلىand until مwhat time? تنأىyou keep away عنهfrom him ولماand why?
وإلى م تنأى عنه ولما
How can you forget one enamored of you?
How can you console a lover sick for your love
And how long will you stay away from him—and why?
When you avoid him, why?
قمrise وبادرand hasten واغتنمand seize the chance لثمkissing يدa hand
قم وبادر واغتنم لثم يد
منof أميرan emir فيin علاهhis eminence قدhas سماrisen high
من أمير في علاه قد سما
Rise, hasten, and seize the chance to kiss the hand
Rise, take the initiative, seize the chance to kiss a hand
Of an emir who has risen high in his eminence.
Of a noble master exalted on high
حيثsince لاno عذرexcuse لكمfor you فيin مرفعShrovetide
حيث لا عذر لكم في مرفع
لاno ولاnor فيin خوفfear of ثلجsnow قدhas هماpoured down
لا ولا في خوف ثلج قد هما
For Shrovetide affords you no excuse,
You have no excuse to avoid meeting him
No, nor does fear of snow that has poured down.
Neither from fear of melting snow
إذfor نرىwe see أمناsafety برؤياin beholding مجدهhis glory
إذ نرى أمنا برؤيا مجده
ومنand than المرفعShrovetide عيداa feast أعظماgreater
ومن المرفع عيدا أعظما
For we see safety in beholding his glory,
Since we see safety in the glory of his visage
And a feast greater than Shrovetide.
And from his lofty abode, a greater feast
فاكتسبso gain فوزاsuccess بلقياby meeting ماجدa noble man
فاكتسب فوزا بلقيا ماجد
خلّدmay perpetuate اللَهGod عليهupon him النعماthe blessings
خلّد اللَه عليه النعما
So gain success by meeting a noble man—
So earn merit in the encounter with the glorious one
May God perpetuate the blessings upon him.
May God eternalize his bounty
حيثماnow that الثلجthe snow تولىreceded ذائباmelting
حيثما الثلج تولى ذائبا
وكذاand likewise مرفعناour Shrovetide ماnot قدماhas arrived
وكذا مرفعنا ما قدما
Now that the snow has receded, melting away,
Wherever the snow turns to melt
And our Shrovetide, too, has not arrived.
And so our lofty dwelling remains