أفنىconsumed الضناwasting sickness جسديmy body وابلىand wore out باليmy mind
أفنى الضنا جسدي وابلى بالي
غلبprevailed الهوىpassion وازادand increased بلوىthe affliction of الباليthe worn-out one
غلب الهوى وازاد بلوى البالي
Wasting sickness consumed my body and wore out my mind.
My body is worn by longing and my mind confused,
Passion prevailed and increased the worn one's affliction.
Love has overcome me and increased my turmoil,
العقلreason منbecause of ألمthe pain of الهوىlove ينهانيwarns me away
العقل من ألم الهوى ينهاني
والبالand the mind منfrom فرطexcess of الجوىheartache باليworn out ليfor me
والبال من فرط الجوى بالي لي
Reason warns me away because of love's pain.
Reason warns me against the pain of passion,
And my mind, from excessive heartache, is worn out within me.
Yet my mind is distracted by intense ardour.
قلبيmy heart حوىembraced محنthe trials of المحبهlove رغبةwillingly
قلبي حوى محن المحبه رغبة
وهوand it الذيis the one that بالنصحto counsel ليسdoes not يباليpay heed
وهو الذي بالنصح ليس يبالي
My heart willingly embraced the trials of love.
My heart harbours the tribulations of ardent love,
And it is the one that pays no heed to counsel.
Yet it heeds no advice nor cares for blame.
لومthe reproaches of العواذلthe reproving women لاdo not يضرharm صبابتيmy ardent longing
لوم العواذل لا يضر صبابتي
شرفthe honor of العلىlofty rank بمصايبthrough calamities الاهواليthe terrors
شرف العلى بمصايب الاهوالي
The reproaches of reproving women do not harm my ardent longing.
No reproach of the envious can harm my innocence,
The honor of lofty rank comes through dreadful ordeals.
Nobility in hardship is the mark of true devotion.
بدرٌa full moon تجلىappeared كلeveryone منwho طلبsought الولاdevotion
بدرٌ تجلى كل من طلب الولا
صلىinvoked blessings علىupon خيرthe best of الورىhumankind والألىand those who
صلى على خير الورى والألى
A full moon appeared; whoever sought devotion
A full moon rises, blessing all who seek friendship,
Invoked blessings upon the best of humankind and those who...
And prayers upon the best of mankind and family.
جذبdrew القلوبhearts بقدهwith his stature متمايلاًswaying
جذب القلوب بقده متمايلاً
قتلslew النفوسsouls بلحظةwith a glance القتاليdeadly
قتل النفوس بلحظة القتالي
He drew hearts with his swaying stature.
He draws hearts near by his gentle swaying gait,
He slew souls with a deadly glance.
And slays souls with a glance from his deadly eyes.
ياO منyou whose تثبتbecame fixed فيin الحشاشهthe heart's core حكمهhis rule
يا من تثبت في الحشاشه حكمه
وتغيرتand changed بثباتهthrough its constancy احواليmy circumstances
وتغيرت بثباته احوالي
O you whose rule became fixed in the heart's core,
O you whose decree is affirmed in cataclysm,
And through its constancy my circumstances changed.
Whose constancy alters my every state!
نتyou المرادthe one sought منamong العوالمthe worlds كلهاall of them
نت المراد من العوالم كلها
وبكand with you اكتفيتI was satisfied رضىcontentedly وغيركand anyone but you ماnot ليfor me
وبك اكتفيت رضى وغيرك ما لي
You are the one sought among all the worlds.
You are the purpose of all worlds entire,
And with you I was content and satisfied; I have no one else.
In you alone I find satisfaction, no other is my desire.
ماnot ليfor me لغيركfor anyone but you رغبةdesire ومحبةand love
ما لي لغيرك رغبة ومحبة
روحa soul فداكa ransom for you معwith الفوادthe heart وماليand my wealth
روح فداك مع الفواد ومالي
I have no desire or love for anyone but you.
I desire and love none but you,
My soul be your ransom, together with my heart and wealth.
My soul is yours, along with my heart and all I own.
حقa right عليكincumbent upon you ليdue to me الوصالunion لأنbecause ليI have
حق عليك لي الوصال لأن لي
بكwith you نسبةa connection وتعلقand attachment فيin الحاليthe present state
بك نسبة وتعلق في الحالي
Union is my due from you, for I have
I have a claim to union with you,
A connection and attachment to you in my present state.
For my tie and attachment to you are clear.
اناI فيin هواكlove for you موحدaffirming oneness متفردstanding alone
انا في هواك موحد متفرد
لكyours فيin البهاsplendor عدمabsence of المثالan equal مثاليmy ideal
لك في البها عدم المثال مثالي
In love for you, I affirm oneness, standing alone.
In passion for you I am uniquely devoted,
Your matchlessness in splendor is my ideal.
To your incomparable beauty I am enslaved.
لكfor you فيin الملاحةcharm والجمالand beauty
لك في الملاحة والجمال
فيin خلقكyour character المتلونchangeful المياليwavering
في خلقك المتلون الميالي
For you, in charm and beauty,
In your varied hues and handsome features,
In your changeful, wavering character.
Are marvels of your colorful, diverse creation.
ليI have فيin هواكlove for you تشوقlonging متنوعvaried
لي في هواك تشوق متنوع
فيthrough كلall ايامdays بدتappeared ولياليand nights
في كل ايام بدت وليالي
In love for you, I have longing of many kinds,
For you I have a myriad longing,
Through all the days and nights that have come:
Renewed and abundant, growing night and day.
متجددrenewed متوفرٌabundant متكثرmultiplying
متجدد متوفرٌ متكثر
متزايدincreasing متواترrecurring متواليsuccessive
متزايد متواتر متوالي
Renewed, abundant, multiplying,
Ever increasing, recurring, succeeding,
Increasing, recurring, following in succession.
Should you aim harm I'll witness what I see,
انif رمتyou wished ليfor me بضراsight (uncertain reading) يشاهدbeholds ماwhat يرىis seen
ان رمت لي بضرا يشاهد ما يرى
لاdo not تخفhide عنfrom نظريmy gaze سوادthe blackness of الخاليthe mole
لا تخف عن نظري سواد الخالي
If you wish me [sight?] that beholds what is seen,
Think not that I have vision,
Do not hide the mole's blackness from my gaze.
When darkness obscures my sight.
لاdo not تحسبنيsuppose me انthat اكونI am مبصراًable to see
لا تحسبني ان اكون مبصراً
ومنand from السوادthe blackness يكونbecomes طرفيmy gaze خياليimaginary
ومن السواد يكون طرفي خيالي
Do not suppose that I can see,
O my wish, trust not in tricks
And from the blackness my gaze becomes imaginary.
Contrived by those practiced in cunning and fraud.
ياO منيتيmy heart's desire لاdo not تامنfeel safe from الحيلthe ruses التيthat
يا منيتي لا تامن الحيل التي
تنشواarise منfrom المتفتنthe cunning one المحتاليthe deceiver
تنشوا من المتفتن المحتالي
O my heart's desire, beware the ruses that
Consider well the fruits of keeping evil company,
Arise from the cunning deceiver.
And beware the fellowship of pompous boors.
فانظرso consider عواقبconsequences منof معاشرتassociating with الردىruin
فانظر عواقب من معاشرت الردى
واحذرand beware معاشرcircles رفعةthe elevation of الانداليthe vile
واحذر معاشر رفعة الاندالي
So consider the consequences of consorting with ruin,
Scorn not my advice and counsel,
And beware circles that exalt the vile.
By God, my loyalty and devotion are true.
لاdo not تحقرنever scorn مواعظيmy admonitions ونصايحيand my advice
لا تحقرن مواعظي ونصايحي
واللَby God انيindeed I مخلصsincere ومواليand loyal
واللَ اني مخلص وموالي
Never scorn my admonitions and advice.
Look to the words of the wise man that:
By God, I am sincere and loyal.
He is free of corruption and misguidance.
فانظرso consider الىat قولthe saying of الفضوليFuzuli انهindeed it is
فانظر الى قول الفضولي انه
خالfree عنfrom الافسادcorruption والاضلالand misguidance
خال عن الافساد والاضلال
So consider Fuzuli's saying: it is
Do not cease to be safeguarded in the abode,
Free of corruption and misguidance.
Of the Protected Full Moon.
دمremain لاnot تذالbe debased منby المكارهhardships فيamong الملاthe people
دم لا تذال من المكاره في الملا
فيin حصنthe stronghold of حفظthe protection of البدرthe full moon كlike المتعاليthe exalted one
في حصن حفظ البدر ك المتعالي
Remain, never debased by hardships among the people,
In the stronghold of the full moon's protection, like the exalted one.
Partial English translation: 40 of 42 Arabic lines translated.