كَمhow many لِيَI have مِنof عَذولٍa reproacher
كَم لِيَ مِن عَذولٍ
بِتُّI spent the night لَهُto him عَذولاa reproacher
بِتُّ لَهُ عَذولا
How many a reproacher have I,
How many a friend from whom I sought union
Whom I spent the night reproaching!
dwelt apart and became my solace.
فَرَّقَhe took pity (reading faraqqa) ليon me وَأَمسىand became
فَرَّقَ لي وَأَمسى
عَلىin الهَوىlove دَليلاa guide
عَلى الهَوى دَليلا
He took pity on me, and became
He divided me from himself and yet united me,
A guide in love;
for my heart made him its very sign.
وَصارَand became ليfor me رَسولاa messenger
وَصارَ لي رَسولا
وَتَرَكَand abandoned الفُضولاmeddling
وَتَرَكَ الفُضولا
And became my messenger,
He became my messenger and left superfluities behind.
And gave up meddling,
He led me to my love and was no burden.
وَقادَand led ليto me حَبيبيmy beloved
وَقادَ لي حَبيبي
وَلَمand did not يَكُنbe ثَقيلاburdensome
وَلَم يَكُن ثَقيلا
And led my beloved to me,
And was not burdensome.
Partial English translation: 6 of 8 Arabic lines translated.