ولولاand were it not أننيthat I أُغفيdoze لعلّيhoping I might
ولولا أنني أُغفي لعلّي
ألاقيmeet الطّيفَthe dream-vision مُزوَرَّturned away الجنابِin bearing
ألاقي الطّيفَ مُزوَرَّ الجنابِ
And were it not that I doze, hoping I might
meet the dream-vision, aloof in bearing,
فأقضيand so I fulfill منof ذِمامكَyour bond بعضَsome حقٍّa duty
فأقضي من ذِمامكَ بعضَ حقٍّ
تقاصرfell short دونهof reaching it أيديforelegs الركابthe riding camels
تقاصر دونه أيدي الركاب
and so fulfill some duty owed to your bond,
beyond the reach of the riding camels’ forelegs,
لماwould not طعِمتْtasted جفونيmy eyelids الغمْضsleep حتىuntil
لما طعِمتْ جفوني الغمْض حتى
يُجَدِّدrenews عهدَهاtheir acquaintance منكwith you اقترابيmy drawing near
يُجَدِّد عهدَها منك اقترابي
my eyelids would not taste sleep until
my drawing near renewed their acquaintance with you.
Sol 6.1