لاNo وأَيَّامناby our days قُبَيلَjust before الفِراقِparting
لا وأَيَّامنا قُبَيلَ الفِراقِ
فيin الحِمَىthe sanctuary وانتِظارِand waiting for يَومِthe day of التَّلاقيreunion
في الحِمَى وانتِظارِ يَومِ التَّلاقي
No—by our days just before parting,
in the sanctuary, and our waiting for the day of reunion;
وَعَشِيَّاتِناand by our evenings علىat الجِزعِthe valley bend نَشكوwe lament
وَعَشِيَّاتِنا على الجِزعِ نَشكو
ماwhat لَقِيناwe endured منof لاعِجِsearing anguish الأَشواقِlongings
ما لَقِينا من لاعِجِ الأَشواقِ
and by our evenings at the valley bend, when we lamented
the searing longings we had endured;
وَبلَيلِand by the night of النَّقاthe sandhill وَقَدwhile already هَوَّمَdozed الرَّكthe caravan (first part)
وَبلَيلِ النَّقا وَقَد هَوَّمَ الرَّك
بُcompletion of ‘the caravan’ وبِتناand we spent the night مِنَof الدُّجىdarkness فيin رِواقِa canopy
بُ وبِتنا مِنَ الدُّجى في رِواقِ
and by the night at the sandhill, when the caravan was drowsing,
and we spent the night beneath a canopy of darkness—
لاَnot تَسلَّيتُI found consolation عنfrom هَواكُمlove for you وَلَوeven if ذُقtasted (verb continues)
لاَ تَسلَّيتُ عن هَواكُم وَلَو ذُق
تُI (completing ‘I tasted’) منَof الحُبِّlove كُلَّevery صَعبِharsh الَمذاقِthe taste
تُ منَ الحُبِّ كُلَّ صَعبِ الَمذاقِ
no, I have not ceased loving you, even were I to taste
every bitter taste of love.
لاNo وَلاnor قُلتُI said للمُسائِلِto the one asking عَنكُمabout you
لا وَلا قُلتُ للمُسائِلِ عَنكُم
قَدindeed بَلَونيthey afflicted me بِلَوعَةٍwith anguish وَفِراقِand parting
قَد بَلَوني بِلَوعَةٍ وَفِراقِ
No, nor have I told one who asks about you,
“They have afflicted me with anguish and parting.”
حُبُّكُمlove for you كالغَرامِlike abiding torment ياO أَهلَpeople of نَجدٍNajd
حُبُّكُم كالغَرامِ يا أَهلَ نَجدٍ
بَعدَafter يَومِthe Day of الحِسابِReckoning والعَرضِand presentation for judgment باقِenduring
بَعدَ يَومِ الحِسابِ والعَرضِ باقِ
My love for you, like abiding torment, O people of Najd,
will endure beyond the Day of Reckoning and Presentation.
وإِذاand when اشتَقتُكُمI yearn for you فَأَنتُمthen you منَof القَلthe heart (first part)
وإِذا اشتَقتُكُم فَأَنتُم منَ القَل
بِcompletion of ‘the heart’ نُزولٌguests فيهِin it مكانَin place of اشتياقِlonging
بِ نُزولٌ فيهِ مكانَ اشتياقِ
And when I yearn for you, you are within my heart,
guests lodged there in place of longing.
حَيثُماwherever كُنتُمُyou are فإنِّيthen I مُقيمٌdwelling
حَيثُما كُنتُمُ فإنِّي مُقيمٌ
فيin تَدانٍcloseness لَديكُمُbeside you وَتَلاقِand reunion
في تَدانٍ لَديكُمُ وَتَلاقِ
Wherever you may be, I remain
in nearness to you and in reunion.
فَلهِذاso for this reason قَدindeed رُحتُI have become فيin مَذهَبِthe school of الحُبِّlove
فَلهِذا قَد رُحتُ في مَذهَبِ الحُبِّ
إِماماًa spiritual leader لأُمَّةِfor the community of العُشَّاقِlovers
إِماماً لأُمَّةِ العُشَّاقِ
Thus I have become, in the school of love,
an imam for the community of lovers.
Translation model: Sol 6.1