صَبرتُI endured وصابرتَand you persevered وإنيand indeed I صابرُpatient
صَبرتُ وصابرتَ وإني صابرُ
لَعلَperhaps الذيthe one whom أهواهI love him يوماًone day يُسامرُconverses by night
لَعلَ الذي أهواه يوماً يُسامرُ
I endured, and you persevered; I remain patient.
I have been patient, and you have been patient, and I am still patient,
Perhaps the one I love will one day keep me company by night.
Perhaps the one I love will one day become my companion,
ومنand of عجبwonder أنيthat I أُقابلُam met بالجفاwith coldness
ومن عجب أني أُقابلُ بالجفا
وروحيand my soul رهنa hostage فيin يَديthe two hands of منone who يُكابرُacts obstinately
وروحي رهن في يَدي من يُكابرُ
And it is strange that I am met with coldness,
How strange that I meet cruelty with kindness,
While my soul is held hostage in the hands of one who will not yield.
While my soul is held captive by one who is stubborn.
ولوميand my blame علىon نفسيmyself لأنيbecause I أناI الذيthe one who
ولومي على نفسي لأني أنا الذي
رَميتُI cast بِنفسيwith myself حيثُwhere أولاهاbestowed upon it كاسرُa breaker
رَميتُ بِنفسي حيثُ أولاها كاسرُ
And my blame falls on myself, for it was I who
I blame myself because it was I
Cast myself where a breaker bestowed [his attention] upon it.
Who threw myself where the unfaithful lies in wait.
ولماand when رأىhe saw حُبيmy love لهfor him ليسَis not هيناًslight
ولما رأى حُبي له ليسَ هيناً
تَمطىhe stretched himself بِكُبرٍin arrogance أينwhere منهfrom him المشاعرُfeelings
تَمطى بِكُبرٍ أين منه المشاعرُ
And when he saw that my love for him was no slight thing,
And when he saw that my love was not insignificant,
He stretched himself in arrogance—how far feelings were from him!
He drew himself up in pride - where is his compassion?
تَرومyou seek عُلواًloftiness أنتyou أعلىhigher منthan العُلىthe heights
تَروم عُلواً أنت أعلى من العُلى
وإنيand indeed I دوماًalways للهوىfor love منكَbecause of you ساهرُwakeful
وإني دوماً للهوى منكَ ساهرُ
You seek loftiness, yet you are higher than the heights.
You aspire to the heights, though you are above all heights,
And because of you, I am always wakeful with love.
While I am always wakeful, longing for you.
فَفتشso search فؤاديmy heart كيso that ترىyou see لكَfor you ثانياًanother
فَفتش فؤادي كي ترى لكَ ثانياً
وإنand if لمnot تَجدyou find أنتyou الحبيبthe beloved المُناصرُthe supporter
وإن لم تَجد أنت الحبيب المُناصرُ
So search my heart to find another beside you;
So search my heart, that you may find another for yourself,
And if you find none, you are the beloved who lends support.
And if you do not, you are still the beloved protector.
فَعطفُكَfor your tenderness إحسانkindness ولينُكand your gentleness جنةٍparadise
فَعطفُكَ إحسان ولينُك جنةٍ
وحُبُكَand your love روحlife-breath أوor فَهلthen, do...? أنتyou ناكرُdenying
وحُبُكَ روح أو فَهل أنت ناكرُ
For your tenderness is kindness, and your gentleness is paradise,
Your kindness is a blessing, your softness a paradise,
And your love is life's breath—or do you, then, deny it?
And your love is my soul - or are you a denier?
تَدللbe coy فقدfor perhaps يَهناكَgladdens you قلبa heart عهدتهyou have known it
تَدلل فقد يَهناكَ قلب عهدته
يميلُinclines إلىtoward لُقياكَmeeting you لاnot منكَfrom you نافرُfleeing
يميلُ إلى لُقياكَ لا منكَ نافرُ
Be coy, for a heart you have known may gladden you,
Be gentle, for a heart that has been yours
It longs to meet you, not to flee from you.
Inclines always to meet you, not to flee you.
Sol 6.1