Sol 6.1

  1. ياللَه يا رب القَدر يا عالي

    يا مُنجد المنضام ترحم حالي

    O God, Lord of destiny, O Most High,

    O helper of the oppressed, have mercy on my plight.

  2. يا منجد المنضام ترحم ذلي

    بجاه النبي المصطفى المفضالي

    O helper of the oppressed, have mercy on my humiliation.

    By the honor of the chosen, bountiful Prophet,

  3. بجاه النبي المصطَفى وَصحابو

    ترحم لِمَن فارق جَميع صحابوا

    By the honor of the chosen Prophet and his companions,

    have mercy on one who has parted from all his companions.

  4. يا طارشي خذلي السَلام لصاحبو

    وَاقري التحية للوليف الغالي

    O my messenger, take my greetings to their recipient,

    and convey my greeting to the precious beloved.

  5. أَقري التحية للوليف الغايب

    نجم السَعد من عقب نورو غايب

    Convey my greeting to the absent beloved.

    The star of good fortune—its light has since vanished.

  6. عافرقتك عقلي ورشدي غايب

    مالي فرج غير الدَمع سيالي

    Since parting from you, my mind and judgment are gone.

    I have no relief but streaming tears.

  7. مالي فرج غير الدَمع خاف اللَه

    اللَه يجازي الفرقونا اللَه

    I have no relief but tears—fear God!

    May God requite those who parted us—God!

  8. يا حلو فيما بيننا عهد اللَه

    وَاللي يخون العَهد مالو تالي

    Sweet one, God's covenant stands between us.

    And whoever betrays the covenant has no good end.

  9. اللي يخون العَهد اللَه يخونو

    وبديت أَوصف قامتو وفنونو

    Whoever betrays the covenant, may God betray him.

    And I began describing his stature and his charms.

  10. عُيون الفهد يومن تشوف عيونو

    وَالهدب مِن ريش الظَليم العالي

    When you see his eyes, they are a cheetah's eyes.

    And the lashes are feathers from the tall male ostrich.

  11. وَالهدب من ريش الظَليم الأَسمر

    وَالخَد جوري يَوم فَتح أَحمر

    And the lashes are feathers from the dusky male ostrich.

    And the cheek is a damask rose, red when it opens.

  12. وَالفَم خاتم صايغينو مدور

    وَسنونها لُولو من المشلالي

    And the mouth is a ring they have fashioned round.

    And her teeth are pearls from the mishlāl [term unclear].

  13. وَسنونها مثل البَرد وَاللُولو

    وَجعودها سمر الحنيش وطولو

    And her teeth are like hailstones and pearls.

    And her curls have the little snake's dark hue and length.

  14. وَالراس يلبقلو الذهب حطولو

    وَجبينها مثل البَدر شعالي

    Gold befits that head—place it there.

    And her forehead shines like the full moon.

  15. مثل البَدر صدغ الوَليف الطالع

    وَالطُول غُصن البان عَلى أُمو طالع

    The beloved's temple is like the rising full moon.

    And the figure is a bān-tree bough growing on its mother tree.

  16. وَالعُنق عنق الريم يُومن طالع

    فيهِ العُقود محبكات شلالي

    And the neck is a white gazelle's neck as it looks up.

    Upon it, necklaces are intricately woven in cascading strands.

  17. فيه العُقود محبكا وَشفافو

    مثل الوَرد قبل أَن يحل قطافو

    Upon it, necklaces are entwined; and his lips

    are like a rose before its picking time arrives.

  18. مع عانة الغُزلان يا مَن شافو

    ريقو مثل قطر الشهد عسالي

    Among a herd of gazelles—O you who have seen him!

    His saliva is like drops of honey, honey-sweet.

  19. ريقو مثل قطر الشَهد يحلالي

    وَالصَدر يا لُوح الرخام الغالي

    His saliva, like drops of honey, is sweet to me.

    And the chest—oh, a slab of precious marble!

  20. وَنهود مثل الجوهر الشعالي

    مِن فوقهم ثُوب الحَرير رفالي

    And breasts like gleaming gems.

    Over them flows a trailing silken gown.

  21. مِن فوقهم ثُوب الملس وَالستري

    ضامر مثل عُنق الغَزال الخصري

    Over them is a gown of smooth cloth, a covering.

    The waist is slender as a gazelle's neck.

  22. نيال من ضم الحلو للصدري

    يذهب إِلى الجَنة بعير سؤالي

    Lucky is the one who clasps the sweet beloved to his breast.

    He goes to Paradise without being questioned.

  23. يذهب إلى الجَند بغير حسابي

    وَمعطراً ومخضباً بخضاي

    He goes to Paradise [apparently intended], without reckoning.

    And perfumed, and stained with my dye [reading uncertain].

  24. وَزنوده شبه الخيار الرابي

    عند القَطف قبل أَن يجيه زبالي

    And his forearms resemble plump cucumbers,

    at picking time, before withering comes upon them.

  25. مثل الخيار اللي ربي عا أُمو

    أَطيب من العَنبر رَوايح فَمو

    Like a cucumber that grew on its mother vine.

    The scent of his mouth is sweeter than ambergris.

  26. اليا لبس مسح الحَرير بكمو

    يَدعي عُقول الناظرين هبالي

    When he dons a silk robe with its sleeves,

    he drives the onlookers' minds mad.

  27. يدعى عُقول الناظرين هرافي

    وَكذيلتو ريش النعام ردافي

    He leaves the onlookers' minds delirious.

    And his tresses are ostrich feathers, trailing behind.

  28. قيسان من تَحت البَياض الصافي

    جوز الحَواجب مثل خَط ميالي

    Two bows beneath that pure whiteness:

    the pair of eyebrows is like a slanting stroke.

  29. جوز الحَواجب مثل خَط النُوني

    هذا الوَصف مني كمل وَاللوني

    The pair of eyebrows is like the stroke of the letter nūn.

    This description of mine is complete; as for the complexion:

  30. بيضا رداح مِن المَها مَزيوني

    مَسلوب عوداً مثل رُمح العالي

    fair and full-hipped, a beauty among the oryx,

    slender of figure, like a lofty spear.

  31. يا حلو خاف اللَه عَلى تَعذيبي

    عافرقتك وضح بياض الشيبي

    Sweet one, fear God for the torment you inflict on me.

    Since parting from you, the white of my gray hair has shown.

  32. يا زين قد طالَت علي الغيبي

    ظَهري انحنا وَالضعف غير حالي

    Fair one, your absence has lasted too long for me.

    My back has bent, and weakness has changed my condition.

  33. ظَهري اِنحَنى وَالضعف غير جسمي

    وَما عاد غير خيالنا وَالرَسمي

    My back has bent, and weakness has changed my body.

    And nothing remains but our shadow and outward form.

  34. إِن كان رَبي ما كتبلي قسمي

    في نظرتك مت بمرض سلالي

    If my Lord has not allotted me a share

    in seeing you, I shall die of consumption.

  35. مت بمرض سلال من فرقاكم

    يا ريت من بعد البعد نَلقاكُم

    I have died of consumption from parting with you.

    If only we could meet you after this separation.

  36. لقرا التحيد وَالحَمد وارقاكم

    في سورة الإِخلاص وَالأَنفالي

    I would recite al-Tawḥīd and al-Ḥamd, and healing prayers over you,

    with the surahs al-Ikhlāṣ and al-Anfāl.

  37. وَتقر عَيني بالنظر من زوله

    وَاخش جوات الحِمى مَنزوله

    And may my eye rejoice in seeing his form,

    and may I enter the sanctuary where he dwells.

  38. يا ربنا يُوم الفراق تَزوله

    بِجاه النَبي وَالأَربعة أَبطالي

    O our Lord, banish the day of parting.

    By the honor of the Prophet and my four heroes,

  39. بِجاه الأَقطاب الأَربعة وَالعَشرة

    يا زين يا حلو النَبا وَالعَشرة

    By the honor of the four spiritual poles and the ten,

    O fair one, sweet in word and companionship,

  40. لَو أَعرضوها لي ببيع وَشَرا

    وَأَملك عَلى الفَيحا جزت عن بالي

    Were they to offer it to me for buying and selling,

    and were I to rule al-Fayḥāʾ, it would pass from my mind.

  41. وقول أَنا الربحان في المسواق

    يَشهد علي الواحد الخلاقي

    And I would say: I am the winner in the marketplace.

    May the One, the Creator, bear witness to my words.

  42. اشلي بدور الشام وَالأَسواق

    لا صار زولك ما يلوح قبالي

    What use have I for Damascus's houses and markets,

    if your form does not appear before me?

  43. لا شك زولك يا منى الأَحداق

    من كل علة بالحَشا درياقي

    No doubt your form, O desire of the eyes,

    is my antidote to every ailment within my breast.

  44. وَاختم كَلامي بالشَفيع الواقي

    يفكنا من هالبلا العضالي

    And I end my words invoking the protecting intercessor:

    may he free us from this incurable affliction.