أَرِقتُI lay awake فَلَمso did not أَنَمI sleep طَرَباfrom longing
أَرِقتُ فَلَم أَنَم طَرَبا
وَبِتُّand I spent the night مُسَهَّداًkept awake نَصِباweary
وَبِتُّ مُسَهَّداً نَصِبا
I lay awake, unable to sleep for longing,
and spent the night sleepless and weary,
لَطَيفِfor the phantom of أَحَبِّthe dearest خَلقِcreatures of اللَGod (name begins here)
لَطَيفِ أَحَبِّ خَلقِ اللَ
هِcompletion of God's name إِنساناًa human being وَإِنand even if غَضِباhe grew angry
هِ إِنساناً وَإِن غَضِبا
for the phantom of the dearest of God's creatures—
a human being, even when angry—
إِلىto نَفسيmy soul وَأَوجَهِهِمand the fairest-faced of them
إِلى نَفسي وَأَوجَهِهِم
وَإِنand even though أَمسىhe has become قَدِalready اِحتَجَباhe has hidden himself
وَإِن أَمسى قَدِ اِحتَجَبا
to my soul, and the fairest-faced of them,
though he has now withdrawn from sight,
وَصَرَّمَand he severed حَبلَناour cord ظُلماًunjustly
وَصَرَّمَ حَبلَنا ظُلماً
لِبَلغَةِbecause of a report from كاشِحٍa spiteful foe كَذَباhe lied
لِبَلغَةِ كاشِحٍ كَذَبا
and unjustly severed the cord between us,
because of a report from a spiteful foe who lied.
فَلَمso did not أَردُدI dispute مَقالَتَهاher words
فَلَم أَردُد مَقالَتَها
وَلَمand not أَكُI was عاتِباًreproachful عَتِباresentful
وَلَم أَكُ عاتِباً عَتِبا
I did not dispute her words,
nor was I reproachful or resentful;
وَلَكِنbut صَرَّمَتshe severed حَبليmy cord
وَلَكِن صَرَّمَت حَبلي
فَأَمسىand so became الحَبلُthe cord مُنقَضِباsevered
فَأَمسى الحَبلُ مُنقَضِبا
but she severed my cord,
and so the cord was left severed.
Translation model: Sol 6.1