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With a dove I entered in hopes

وحمام حللت به لكيما

1. With a dove I entered in hopes
Of gaining peace and benefit therein

١. وحمّامٍ حَللتُ به لكَيْما
أفوزَ براحةٍ فيه ونَفْعِ

2. Yet after being estranged from a beloved
My patience was consumed and hearing deafened

٢. وكنتُ عَقيبَ هجرٍ من حبيبٍ
أَكَلَّ تَصَبُّري وأصَمَّ سمعي

3. So I thought perhaps in solitude I may weep
A weeping that exhausted my ability and means

٣. فقلت لعلَّني أخلو فأبكي
بكاءً جهدَ مقدِرتي ووُسْعي

4. But when in it I was enabled
What collection with the destined - any collection

٤. فلما أن حصلتُ به بَدا لي
مع المقدورِ جَمْعٌ أيُّ جمع

5. Thus I remained thinking on the weakness of my fortune
In both states in origin and branch

٥. فظَلْتُ مفكرا في ضَعْف قَسْمي
من الحالَيْن في أصلٍ وفرع

6. And lacking were fuel and water
So my breath and tears restored them

٦. وقد عُدِم الوقود وليس ماءٌ
فردّهما له نَفَسي ودَمْعِي

7. Yet people remained in prosperity and increased
Then returned asking and soon my return

٧. فظلّ الناس في رَغَدٍ وزادوا
فعادوا يسألون وَشيك رَجْعي