إنَّindeed حبيmy love بكىwept لرَحout of pi— (word fragment)
إنَّ حبي بكى لرَح
مَتهِ—ty for it (word completion) منthose who يلومُهُreproach it
مَتهِ من يلومُهُ
Indeed, my love was wept over in pity
My love wept when he left,
by those who reproach it.
Who can blame him?
وشكتand lamented حرَّburning heat ماwhat يُقاit en— (word fragment)
وشكت حرَّ ما يُقا
سيهِ—dures it (word completion) منهُfrom it همومُهُits cares
سيهِ منهُ همومُهُ
And the burning heat of what it endures
And complained of the intense heat,
from it was lamented by its cares.
Matched only by his sorrows.
رحمةًmercy للفؤادِfor the heart إذsince
رحمةً للفؤادِ إذ
ليسَthere is no صبرٌpatience يُقيمُهُthat raises it
ليسَ صبرٌ يُقيمُهُ
Have mercy on the heart, for
Have mercy on my heart,
no patience can raise it
For patience cannot sustain it,
مِنfrom ضَنىwasting sickness الشوقِlonging إلفُهُits beloved
مِن ضَنى الشوقِ إلفُهُ
وهواهُand its passion يُديمُهُprolongs it
وهواهُ يُديمُهُ
from longing’s wasting sickness; its beloved
Accustomed to pining for him,
and its passion prolong it.
And to love that makes it endure.