لاdo not تسأليask عنيabout me الطيورthe birds فإننيfor indeed I
لا تسألي عني الطيور فإنني
أصبحتُI have become منfrom نظرgaze الطيورthe birds غيوراjealous
أصبحتُ من نظر الطيور غيورا
Do not ask the birds about me—for I
Do not ask the birds about me, for I
have grown jealous of the birds’ gaze.
have grown jealous of the birds' gaze.
حتىeven ولوand if طالlasts long الِبِعادseparation فإنfor indeed ليfor me
حتى ولو طال الِبِعاد فإن لي
أملاًa hope ثرياrich فيin البِعادseparation صبوراpatient
أملاً ثريا في البِعاد صبورا
Even if the separation should stretch on, I have
Even if separation lasts long, I have
a rich hope, patient through the distance.
a rich hope, patient in separation.
لاdo not تتركينيleave me فيin الديارthe dwellings مُعذباُtormented
لا تتركيني في الديار مُعذباُ
أطأI tread الديارthe dwellings مُحيراًbewildered مذعوراterrified
أطأ الديار مُحيراً مذعورا
Do not leave me tormented in these dwellings,
Do not leave me tormented in the dwellings,
treading them bewildered and terrified.
I tread the dwellings, bewildered and terrified.
قدindeed كُنتَyou were (context suggests: I was) أُدِعُI leave فيin النسيمthe breeze رسائليmy letters
قد كُنتَ أُدِعُ في النسيم رسائلي
عَلّيperhaps I أرىI see منكfrom you الودادaffection سطوراlines
عَلّي أرى منك الوداد سطورا
I once entrusted my letters to the gentle breeze,
I used to leave my letters in the breeze,
hoping to see your affection written in lines.
hoping to see your affection in lines.
إنيindeed I وإنand even if عشتَyou lived (context suggests: I lived) الزمانtime مُشرداًa wanderer
إني وإن عشتَ الزمان مُشرداً
أجدُI find النعيمbliss معwith الحياةlife قُبوراgraves
أجدُ النعيم مع الحياة قُبورا
Though I should live out my days displaced,
Indeed, though I have lived through time as a wanderer,
I find bliss, with life itself a field of graves.
I find bliss, along with life, to be graves.
قدindeed ذَقتI tasted منof ألمpain الهوىlove وهوانهُand its humiliation
قد ذَقت من ألم الهوى وهوانهُ
ولقيتَand you found (context suggests: and I found) منfrom حُبlove الحبيبthe beloved قشوراhusks
ولقيتَ من حُب الحبيب قشورا
I have tasted passion’s pain and humiliation,
I have tasted love's pain and its humiliation,
and found the beloved’s love wanting.
and found husks in the beloved's love.
لاdo not تعجبيbe surprised إنif قدindeed رأيتِyou saw منof الهوىlove
لا تعجبي إن قد رأيتِ من الهوى
أوor قدindeed سمعتِyou heard لِحبُناfor our love مسحوراspellbound
أو قد سمعتِ لِحبُنا مسحورا
Do not wonder if, through love, you have seen me,
Do not be surprised if you have seen something of love,
or heard that I am spellbound by our love.
or heard someone spellbound by our love.
لولاwere it not for الغرامpassion لماwould not have علمتَyou knew بأننيthat I
لولا الغرام لما علمتَ بأنني
ماnot عشتُI lived إلاexcept كيin order to أضمُI embrace زهوراflowers
ما عشتُ إلا كي أضمُ زهورا
Were it not for passion, I would never have known
Were it not for passion, you would not have known that I
that I have lived only to embrace flowers.
have lived only to embrace flowers.
فبِذاso through this الغرامpassion تعبتI grew weary حتىuntil ظننيthought me
فبِذا الغرام تعبت حتى ظنني
منwhoever كانwas حوليaround me مُرهقاexhausted محظوراbarred
من كان حولي مُرهقا محظورا
This passion so exhausted me that they deemed me—
So through this passion I grew weary, until I was deemed
all who were around me—spent, a man to be shunned.
by those around me to be exhausted and barred.
ويطيبُand it pleases ليme أنthat قدalready سكنتI dwelt كويخةًa little hut
ويطيبُ لي أن قد سكنت كويخةً
ومعيand with me الحبيبthe beloved فلاso not أُريدI desire قصوراpalaces
ومعي الحبيب فلا أُريد قصورا
I would be content to dwell in a little hut,
And it pleases me to have dwelt in a little hut,
my beloved with me—I would desire no palaces.
with my beloved beside me; I desire no palaces.
يادهرO Time جدbe generous ليto me بالوصالwith reunion فإننيfor indeed I
يادهر جد لي بالوصال فإنني
أصبحتَyou have become (context suggests: I have become) منfrom نظرgaze الطيورthe birds غيوراjealous
أصبحتَ من نظر الطيور غيورا
O Time, generously grant me reunion—for I
O Time, grant me reunion, for I
have grown jealous of the birds’ gaze.
have grown jealous of the birds' gaze.
Sol 6.1