علىaround أيّwhat وَجدٍpassionate longing طَوَيْتَyou folded الضلوعاthe ribs
على أيّ وَجدٍ طَوَيْتَ الضلوعا
وأجْرَيْتَand you made flow ممَّاfrom what وَجَدْتَyou felt الدُّموعاthe tears
وأجْرَيْتَ ممَّا وَجَدْتَ الدُّموعا
What longing have you enfolded within your ribs,
With what sorrow did you fold your ribs,
and let your tears flow for what you felt?
And shed the tears that you found?
ومنand of أيّwhat حالstate الهوىlove تشتكيyou complain
ومن أيّ حال الهوى تشتكي
فؤاداًa heart مروعاًterror-stricken وشوقاًand a yearning مُريعاterrifying
فؤاداً مروعاً وشوقاً مُريعا
And of what state of love do you complain—
And from what state of love do you complain,
a terror-stricken heart and a terrifying yearning?
A frightened heart and terrifying longing?
تذكّرْتُI recalled أيامناour days بالحمىin the protected pasture
تذكّرْتُ أيامنا بالحمى
وقدand had زانتadorned الغيدthe graceful maidens تلكthose الربوعاdwellings
وقد زانت الغيد تلك الربوعا
I recalled our days in the protected pasture,
I recalled our days in fever,
when graceful maidens adorned those dwellings.
When the thickets adorned those plains.
ولمand did not أدرI know حينwhen ذكرتyou recalled الألىthose who
ولم أدر حين ذكرت الألى
دموعاًtears أرقتَyou shed لهاfor them أمْor نجيعاcrimson blood
دموعاً أرقتَ لها أمْ نجيعا
And I could not tell, when you recalled those people,
And I did not know when I recalled days gone by,
whether you shed tears for them or crimson blood.
Were they tears that flowed or sobbing?
وقالand said عذولُكyour reprover لماwhen رآكhe saw you
وقال عذولُك لما رآك
وماand not كنتَyou had been للوجدof longing يوماًever مذيعاa revealer
وما كنتَ للوجد يوماً مذيعا
And your reprover said when he saw you—
And your companion said when he saw you,
though you had never disclosed your longing—
You were never one to broadcast sorrow before.
لأمرٍfor some reason تُصَبّبُyou pour out هذيthese الدموعtears
لأمرٍ تُصَبّبُ هذي الدموع
إذاwhen شمتَyou glimpsed فيat الجزعthe valley bend برقاًlightning لموعاflashing
إذا شمتَ في الجزع برقاً لموعا
For some reason you pour out these tears
For something makes these tears flow,
when you glimpse flashing lightning at the valley bend.
When you sense a flash of agony in grief.
ولماand when فَقَدْتَyou lost حبيبَthe beloved الفؤادof the heart
ولما فَقَدْتَ حبيبَ الفؤاد
غداةon the morning of الغميمal-Ghamim فقدتyou lost الهجوعاsleep
غداة الغميم فقدت الهجوعا
And when you lost your heart's beloved,
And when you lost the beloved of your heart
that morning at al-Ghamim, you lost your sleep.
The morning after cloudy days, you lost consolation.
وكنتَand you were غداةon the morning دعاكhe called you الهوىlove
وكنتَ غداة دعاك الهوى
لحملto bear الغرامpassion سميعاًattentive مطيعاobedient
لحمل الغرام سميعاً مطيعا
And on the morning when love called you
And the morning love called you
to bear passion, you were attentive and obedient.
To carry passion, obedient and compliant.
وإنِّيand indeed I نصحتُكadvised you منfrom قبلهاbefore that
وإنِّي نصحتُك من قبلها
وزِدْتُكand I gave you more لَوماًreproach فَزِدْتَso you grew more ولوعاinfatuated
وزِدْتُك لَوماً فَزِدْتَ ولوعا
And I had counseled you before that,
And I advised you against her before,
and I reproached you more, yet you grew more infatuated.
And blamed you more, so your torment grew.
ولماand when رغبتَyou desired بحملto bear الغرامpassion
ولما رغبتَ بحمل الغرام
حَمَلْتَyou shouldered الغرامَpassion فَلَنyet will not تستطيعاyou can
حَمَلْتَ الغرامَ فَلَن تستطيعا
And when you wished to shoulder passion,
And when you desired to carry passion’s load
you shouldered passion, yet you will not be able to bear it.
You shouldered passion, and will no longer have the strength.
وأصْبَحْتَand you became تبكيweeping for بدوراًfull moons غَرَبْنَthey had set
وأصْبَحْتَ تبكي بدوراً غَرَبْنَ
زَماناًfor a time علىover الحيّthe encampment كانتthey had been طلوعاrising
زَماناً على الحيّ كانت طلوعا
And you began to weep for full moons that had set,
And you came to weep at the abodes of those departed,
which for a time had risen over the encampment.
For an era when dawn used to rise over the living.
وأيّامُناand our days فيin زمانthe time الصّباof youth
وأيّامُنا في زمان الصّبا
وإنْand although لمnot تكنْthey were قافلاتٍjourneying home رجوعاback
وإنْ لم تكنْ قافلاتٍ رجوعا
And as for our days in the season of youth,
And our days in the springtime of youth,
though they have not come journeying back—
Even if they are not caravans returning.
فإنso if تبكِهمْyou weep for them أسَفاًin sorrow ياO هذيمُHudhaym
فإن تبكِهمْ أسَفاً يا هذيمُ
فخُذنيthen take me إليكto you لنبكيso we may weep جميعاtogether
فخُذني إليك لنبكي جميعا
if you weep for them in sorrow, O Hudhaym,
So if you weep for their loss, O Hathaym,
then take me to your side, so we may weep together.
Then take me with you and let us cry together.
Sol 6.1