Sol 6.1

  1. سَرَى الشَّوقُ والسُّهادُ

    ووجدٌ هو المُفادُ

    Longing and sleeplessness traveled by night,

    And love’s anguish is the outcome.

  2. فصاخَتْ له عَوادٍ

    هي الحَرفُ والمِدادُ

    Then afflictions hearkened to it—

    They are the letter and the ink.

  3. بلَيلٍ تجُولُ فيه

    نجومٌ لها امتدادُ

    In a night through which roam

    Stars extending far.

  4. إذا أقبلتْ تعدَّتْ

    ببأسٍ هو العتادُ

    When they approach, they overstep,

    With a might that is their armament.

  5. وإنْ أدبرتْ تولَّى

    بها الصَّفوُ والرُّقادُ

    And if they turn away, there departs

    With them, serenity and sleep.

  6. ولِي منكِ قبلُ وعدٌ

    به الصبرُ يُستزادُ

    And I have an earlier promise from you,

    Through it, more patience is sought.

  7. فإنْ أسْلُ ما دهاني

    فأنَّى ليَ ابتعادُ

    So if I forget what befell me,

    How, then, can I draw away?

  8. وإنْ أصْبُ نحوَ وصلٍ

    فصَرمي هو المرادُ

    And if I yearn toward union,

    Then cutting me off is the intent.

  9. فإنْ كان مِن وشاةٍ

    فما إنْ ليَ اعتمادُ

    So if this comes from slanderers,

    Then I have no trust at all.

  10. ولكنْ هو التَّأسِّي

    بقلبٍ له اعتقادُ

    But it is finding solace

    In a heart that holds conviction.

  11. فدَعْ عنكَ مَن تولَّى

    بحقدٍ له اتِّقادُ

    So leave aside whoever has turned away

    With hatred that burns.

  12. فإنَّ المعادَ آتٍ

    وكلٌّ له معادُ

    For the return is coming,

    And everyone has a return.

  13. ودَعْ هذه المآسي

    لها ساعةً نَفادُ

    And leave these tragedies aside;

    They will have an end in time.

  14. فكم قبْلَها تقضَّتْ

    فما إنْ لها اطِّرادُ

    For how many before them have passed!

    So they have no unbroken continuance.

  15. هو الدَّهرُ في رحاهُ

    ضروبٌ لها اعتمادُ

    Such is time; within its mill

    Are varied forms, each with its own support.