خليلٌa beloved أظلُّI remain إذاwhen زارَنيhe visits me
خليلٌ أظلُّ إذا زارَني
كأنيas though I أُنشيهcreate him خَلقاًa creation جديداnew
كأني أُنشيه خَلقاً جديدا
A beloved—whenever he visits me, I remain
A friend whose visit delights me,
as though I were creating him anew.
As if he were just born anew.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تقضَّتhas passed بهwith him لَيلَةٌa night
إذا ما تقضَّت به لَيلَةٌ
ودِدتُI wished علىon إثرهاits heels أنthat يَعوداhe returns
ودِدتُ على إثرها أن يَعودا
Whenever a night with him has passed,
When a night with him has ended,
I wish, immediately afterward, that he would return.
I long for his return anew.
وجُدتُand I gave generously بنَفسيof myself علىfor حُبِّهlove of him
وجُدتُ بنَفسي على حُبِّه
لعلِّيperhaps I أعلِّمهteach him أنthat يَجوداhe gives generously
لعلِّي أعلِّمه أن يَجودا
And I gave myself freely for love of him,
I exert myself for his love,
hoping I might teach him to be generous.
That he may learn to give freely.
Sol 6.1