حارتshe became bewildered وغابand was absent طبيبهاher physician ودواؤهاand her remedy
حارت وغاب طبيبها ودواؤها
ياO ويحwoe to نفسيmy soul كمhow much يطولlasts long عناؤهاher suffering
يا ويح نفسي كم يطول عناؤها
She grew bewildered, and her physician and her remedy were gone.
Her sickness worsened, her doctor was absent, her medicine as well
Alas for my soul! How long her suffering endures!
Oh my soul, how prolonged is her torment!
حكمcontrolled الشذوذwaywardness عنانهاher reins فتمردتso she rebelled
حكم الشذوذ عنانها فتمردت
بجموحهاwith her wildness وتعددتand multiplied أدواؤهاher ailments
بجموحها وتعددت أدواؤها
Waywardness controlled her reins, so she rebelled
The rule of strangeness tightened its reins so she rebelled
With her wildness, and her ailments multiplied.
With her rashness, and her cures diversified
تشكوshe complains عسىperhaps الشكوىthe complaint تلطفalleviates ماwhat بهاis within her
تشكو عسى الشكوى تلطف ما بها
فيخيبso is dashed فيin المشكوthe one addressed in complaint إليهاto her رحاؤهاher hope (likely intended: رجاؤها)
فيخيب في المشكو إليها رحاؤها
She complains, hoping complaint may ease what ails her.
She complains hoping that complaining may soften her pain
So her hope in the one she complains to is dashed.
But seeking relief from her complaint disappoints her
وتعودand she returns صابرةpatient علىdespite كرهreluctance بهاwithin her
وتعود صابرة على كره بها
والصبرand patience فيin هذاthis الوجودexistence عزاؤهاher consolation
والصبر في هذا الوجود عزاؤها
And she returns, patient despite the reluctance within her.
And she returns, patient with the pain inside her
And patience in this existence is her consolation.
For patience in this existence is her consolation
تجدshe finds الشقاءmisery ملذةa delight ولوand even if أنهاthat she
تجد الشقاء ملذة ولو أنها
رأتshe saw النعيمbliss لكانthen would be فيهin it شقاؤهاher misery
رأت النعيم لكان فيه شقاؤها
She finds misery a delight, and even if she
She finds misery a pleasure though if she
Saw bliss, her misery would lie within it.
Saw comfort, in it would be her agony
سبحانكglory be to You اللهمO God شئتYou willed لحكمةfor a wise purpose
سبحانك اللهم شئت لحكمة
جعلmaking النفوسthe souls تباينتdiffered أهواؤهاtheir desires
جعل النفوس تباينت أهواؤها
Glory be to You, O God! For a wise purpose You willed
Glory to You, O Lord, in Your wisdom
To make souls with differing desires.
You made souls' desires so contradicting