يدُthe hand of الغرامpassion عَلتrose above يومon the day of الوداعِfarewell يديmy hand
يدُ الغرام عَلت يوم الوداعِ يدي
فسرتُso I journeyed فيin أسرِcaptivity of جيشthe army of الشوقِlonging والكمَدِand anguish
فسرتُ في أسرِ جيش الشوقِ والكمَدِ
Passion's hand rose above mine on the day of farewell.
The hand of passion rose on the day of farewell over my hand
So I journeyed, captive to the army of longing and anguish.
So I marched as a captive of the army of longing and determination
ولمand did not أزلcease واثقاًtrusting بالصبرin patience يُنجدُنيit aids me
ولم أزل واثقاً بالصبر يُنجدُني
أوor التجلُّدِsteadfastness حتىuntil خانَنيbetrayed me جَلَديmy endurance
أو التجلُّدِ حتى خانَني جَلَدي
And I kept trusting patience to come to my aid,
And I remained confident that patience would help me
or steadfastness, until my endurance betrayed me.
Or composure, until my own composure betrayed me
وماand not تبيَّنتI discerned بيناًparting علىat ديارِهُمtheir dwellings
وما تبيَّنت بيناً على ديارِهُم
حتىuntil تبيَّنتُI discerned بينthe parting of الرُّوحthe soul عنfrom جَسَديmy body
حتى تبيَّنتُ بين الرُّوح عن جَسَدي
And I did not discern parting at their dwellings
And I did not become clear-sighted about their homes
until I discerned the soul's parting from my body.
Until I became clear-sighted about the spirit's separation from my body
وهمand they وإنand though بَعُدواgrew distant عنيfrom me فإنَّهمthen indeed they
وهم وإن بَعُدوا عني فإنَّهم
منيto me لأقربُindeed closest ماthat كانواthey have been علىdespite البعُدِthe distance
مني لأقربُ ما كانوا على البعُدِ
And though they have grown distant from me, they are indeed
And though they are far from me, yet they
nearer to me than ever, despite the distance.
Are closer than they were at the distance
ومَسلكٍand a path أبَتrefused الريحُthe wind السلوكَpassage بهthrough it
ومَسلكٍ أبَت الريحُ السلوكَ به
خوفاًout of fear ولوand if قطعَتهcrossed it الريحُthe wind لمdid not تعُدِreturn
خوفاً ولو قطعَته الريحُ لم تعُدِ
And a path the wind refused to travel
And a path the wind refused to blow along
out of fear—and had the wind crossed it, it would not have returned—
Fearfully, and if the wind had crossed it, it would not have returned
قطعتُهI crossed it وأسودand lions الوحشِof the wild لائذةٌseeking refuge
قطعتُه وأسود الوحشِ لائذةٌ
بجانبيat my side إذwhen رأتthey saw قصديmy course إلىtoward أسَدِa lion
بجانبي إذ رأت قصدي إلى أسَدِ
I crossed it, while the lions of the wild sought refuge
I crossed it while the beasts of the wilderness took refuge
at my side, when they saw me heading toward a lion.
Beside me when they saw my intent for the lion
Sol 6.1