أبداًforever لوصلكمfor union with you تحنّyearn ضلوعيmy ribs
أبداً لوصلكم تحنّ ضلوعي
وبطيبand through the sweetness of ذكركمremembering you يزيدincreases ولوعيmy ardor
وبطيب ذكركم يزيد ولوعي
Forever my ribs yearn for union with you.
My ribs yearn for your union
And the sweetness of remembering you increases my ardor.
And with your sweet memory my affliction grows
متّعتI delighted ألحاظيmy eyes ببعضwith some of جمالكمyour beauty
متّعت ألحاظي ببعض جمالكم
فسرىthen coursed الغرامpassionate love جميعهall of it لجميعيinto all of me
فسرى الغرام جميعه لجميعي
I delighted my eyes with some of your beauty,
My eyes delighted in some of your beauty
Then all of love coursed through all of me.
So love spread through all of me
قدindeed كانused to يُؤنسنيcomfort me المنامsleep بطيفكمwith your phantom
قد كان يُؤنسني المنام بطيفكم
حتىuntil منعتمyou denied بعدafter ذاكthat هجوعيmy slumber
حتى منعتم بعد ذاك هجوعي
Sleep used to comfort me with your phantom,
Dreams would comfort me with your image
Until, after that, you denied me my slumber.
Until after that you denied my longing
فجفاso shunned الكرىslumber جفنيmy eyelid وواصلهand kept it company النوىseparation
فجفا الكرى جفني وواصله النوى
عندwhen التفكّرthinking فيكمof you برجوعيupon my return
عند التفكّر فيكم برجوعي
So slumber shunned my eyelid, and separation kept it company,
So sadness dried my eyelids and haunting filled me
When, upon my return, I think of you.
When thinking of you and my return
ياO مَنthose whom أعزّهمexalted them الهوىlove وأذلّنيand abased me
يا مَن أعزّهم الهوى وأذلّني
رفقاًhave mercy بذلّيon my abasement فيin الهوىlove لخضوعيfor my submission’s sake
رفقاً بذلّي في الهوى لخضوعي
O you whom love has exalted while abasing me,
Oh you whom love honors yet humiliates me
Have mercy on my abasement in love, for my submission’s sake.
Be gentle with my humiliation in love and submission
عنaway from غيركمothers besides you لكمto you رجعتI returned أحبّتيmy beloveds
عن غيركم لكم رجعت أحبّتي
لاmay not كانthere be عنكمaway from you ماas long as حييتI live رجوعيmy turning back
لا كان عنكم ما حييت رجوعي
From others I have returned to you, my beloveds;
I have returned, my loved ones, from all others to you
May I never turn away from you as long as I live.
For as long as I live, I will not cease my return to you