ياO صاحِcompanion لاdo not تَعذُلreproach أَخاكَyour brother فَإِنَّهُfor indeed he
يا صاحِ لا تَعذُل أَخاكَ فَإِنَّهُ
ماwhat لاnot تَرىyou see مِنof وَجدِpassionate longing نَفسيmy soul أَوجَدُmore deeply afflicted
ما لا تَرى مِن وَجدِ نَفسي أَوجَدُ
O friend, do not reproach your brother, for he
Is more deeply afflicted by a passion in my soul that you cannot see.
اللَهُGod يَعلَمُknows أَنَّنيthat I لَأَظُنُّنيI truly think myself
اللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّني لَأَظُنُّني
إِنif بِنتُمُyou all depart أُمَّUmm الوَليدِal-Walid سَأَكمَدُI shall pine away
إِن بِنتُمُ أُمَّ الوَليدِ سَأَكمَدُ
God knows that I truly think
If you all depart, Umm al-Walid, I shall pine away.
ماwhy do I ليI see أَرىlove حُبَّcreation البَرِيَّةِall of it neighborhood? كُلِّهاall of it
ما لي أَرى حُبَّ البَرِيَّةِ كُلِّها
عِنديwithin me يَبيدُperishes وَحُبُّكُمand your love يَتَجَدَّدُis renewed
عِندي يَبيدُ وَحُبُّكُم يَتَجَدَّدُ
Why do I see the love of all creation
Perish within me, while your love is ever renewed?
وَإِذاand whenever أَقولُI say سَلاhe has found solace تُجَدِّدُshe renews ماwhat بِهِafflicts him
وَإِذا أَقولُ سَلا تُجَدِّدُ ما بِهِ
مِنهاfrom her عَقائِلُchoice treasures حُبُّهاher love المُتَرَدِّدُever-returning
مِنها عَقائِلُ حُبُّها المُتَرَدِّدُ
Whenever I say, “He has found solace,” what ails him is renewed
By the choice treasures of her ever-returning love.
شَمسُsun النَهارِthe daytime إِذاwhen أَرادَتshe desires زَينَةٌadornment
شَمسُ النَهارِ إِذا أَرادَت زَينَةٌ
وَالبَدرُand the full moon عاطِلَةًunadorned إِذاwhen تَتَجَرَّدُshe bares herself
وَالبَدرُ عاطِلَةً إِذا تَتَجَرَّدُ
She is the daytime sun when she desires adornment,
And the full moon, unadorned, when she bares herself.
كَلِفَbecame infatuated الفُؤادُthe heart بِهاwith her فَلَيسَand so none يَصُدُّهُturns it away
كَلِفَ الفُؤادُ بِها فَلَيسَ يَصُدُّهُ
عَنهاfrom her العَدُوُّthe enemy وَلاnor الصَديقُthe friend المُرشِدُthe guiding counselor
عَنها العَدُوُّ وَلا الصَديقُ المُرشِدُ
The heart is infatuated with her, and none can turn it
Away from her—neither enemy nor guiding friend.