أَذِنَpermitted الرَحيلُdeparture بِلُقيَةٍa meeting لِوَداعِfor farewell
أَذِنَ الرَحيلُ بِلُقيَةٍ لِوَداعِ
إِنَّindeed اللَياليthe nights نَزرَةُscant in الإِمتاعِthe giving of pleasure
إِنَّ اللَيالي نَزرَةُ الإِمتاعِ
Departure granted a meeting for farewell.
Indeed, the nights afford scant pleasure.
فَأَطَلتُso I prolonged عَضَّthe biting of أَنامِليmy fingertips أَسَفاًin sorrow عَلىover
فَأَطَلتُ عَضَّ أَنامِلي أَسَفاً عَلى
زَمَنٍa time خَلاwas bereft مِنهُof it قَصيرُshort الباعِthe reach of the arms
زَمَنٍ خَلا مِنهُ قَصيرُ الباعِ
So I long bit my fingertips, grieving for
A time I was left without, my reach too short.
لَمdid not يَنفَصِمbreak away عَنfrom ضَمَّةٍan embrace لِإِقامَةٍfor staying
لَم يَنفَصِم عَن ضَمَّةٍ لِإِقامَةٍ
إِلّاexcept إِلىinto تَعنيقَةٍan embrace around the neck لَزَماعِfor setting out
إِلّا إِلى تَعنيقَةٍ لَزَماعِ
I never broke away from an embrace for staying
Except into an embrace for setting out.
Sol 6.1