ياO عقلةʿUqla حنَّتْyearned إليكfor you حشاheart
يا عقلة حنَّتْ إليك حشا
يmy منfrom بينbetween الضلوعِthe ribs
ي من بين الضلوعِ
O ʿUqla, my heart yearned for you
Oh Uqula, I yearned for you, longing
from between my ribs.
From within my ribs,
قدindeed زادنيincreased my longing منكof you الخياthe phan-
قد زادني منك الخيا
ل-tom وقدand already جنحتI inclined إلىtoward الهجوعِsleep
ل وقد جنحت إلى الهجوعِ
Your phantom heightened my longing,
You increased my life with love,
as I had inclined toward sleep.
And I inclined towards passion.
فأخذتُso I began أتلوto recite نفْثَةan outpouring المصthe breast-
فأخذتُ أتلو نفْثَة المص
دور-afflicted one حسبaccording to المستطيعthe able person
دور حسب المستطيع
So I began reciting a stricken breast's outpouring,
I began reciting the outpouring of my core
as best I could.
As much as I was able,
أبكيI weep وأبكيand I make someone weep زائراًa visitor
أبكي وأبكي زائراً
أمسىbecame at evening علىdespite نأيٍdistance ضجيعيmy bedfellow
أمسى على نأيٍ ضجيعي
I weep and make a visitor weep,
Crying and crying as a visitor
who, though far away, became my bedfellow that night,
Who spent the night distantly sleeping.
حتىuntil بداappeared فَلَقُthe first light الصباحof morning
حتى بدا فَلَقُ الصباح
وقمتُand I rose حرانَّburning الدموعِtears
وقمتُ حرانَّ الدموعِ
until the first light of morning appeared,
Until the dawn cracked open
and I rose, burning with tears.
And I arose with tearful eyes.
فكأنّماso it was as though طرقcame by night الخيالthe phantom
فكأنّما طرق الخيال
لشقوتيfor my misery بعدafter الشسوعfar separation
لشقوتي بعد الشسوع
So it was as though the phantom had come by night
It was as though imagination knocked
to torment me after so great a separation.
On my misery after waking.
ويليwoe to me علىfor صبٍّa lovesick man غداbecame
ويلي على صبٍّ غدا
شرقchoked المحاجرthe eye sockets بالنجيعwith gore
شرق المحاجر بالنجيع
Woe to me for a lover now
Woe to me for a youth that passed,
with eye sockets choked with gore,
The east lit up with whimpering,
أسفاًin grief علىover عهدa time تقضىpassed away
أسفاً على عهد تقضى
غيرnot مأمولhoped for الرجوعreturn
غير مأمول الرجوع
grieving for a time gone by,
Grieving over a time now gone,
with no hope of its return.
With no hope of return.
أيامdays لاnot أثنيI turn عِنانَthe reins الthe
أيام لا أثني عِنانَ ال
غيّwaywardness عنaway from خودa tender maiden شَمُوعplayful
غيّ عن خود شَمُوع
Days when I would not turn the reins of
Days when I don't hold back the rein of disdain
waywardness away from a playful maiden,
From my cheek's candles.
وأظلّand I remain فيin مَرَحmerriment الصِباyouth
وأظلّ في مَرَح الصِبا
نشوانَintoxicated ماemphatic particle بينamong الربوعthe dwellings
نشوانَ ما بين الربوع
and would linger in youth's merriment,
And I remain playfully content
intoxicated among the dwellings.
Wandering between the homes.
عنfrom مثلthe like of هذاthis مصدريmy departure
عن مثل هذا مصدري
ضحىat forenoon ومنand from هذاthis نزوعيmy withdrawal
ضحى ومن هذا نزوعي
From such things I take my leave
From this is my source at dawn
at forenoon, and from these I turn away.
And from this my inclination.
Sol 6.1