زادتincreased شجونيmy sorrows فيهover him عنbeyond حدِّthe limit of السرفexcess
زادت شجوني فيه عن حدِّ السرف
وجرىand flowed عليهfor him مدمعيmy tears حتىuntil وقفstopped
وجرى عليه مدمعي حتى وقف
My sorrows over him have exceeded the bounds of excess.
My passions for him exceeded all bounds,
And my tears flowed for him until they stopped.
And my tears flowed until they stopped.
متمنّعaloof تلقاهyou find him فيin حالa state of الرِّضاcontentment
متمنّع تلقاه في حال الرِّضا
وكأنهand as though he were غضبانangry منfrom فرطِan excess of الصلفhaughtiness
وكأنه غضبان من فرطِ الصلف
You find him aloof even when he is pleased,
He was aloof, though compliant,
And he seems angry, so great is his haughtiness.
As if vexed by excessive composure.
ألفgrew accustomed to الصدودshunning تجنُّباًkeeping away وتحجُّباًand veiling himself
ألف الصدود تجنُّباً وتحجُّباً
فلوso if أنهthat he رامsought التواصلunion ماnot عرفknew how
فلو أنه رام التواصل ما عرف
He has grown used to shunning, keeping away and veiling himself,
He grew accustomed to avoidance and shyness,
So if he sought union, he would not know how.
Else he'd have sought accord, which he never knew.
ومنand part of الشقاmisery أنَّthat الجفاcoldness وتشوُّقيand my longing
ومن الشقا أنَّ الجفا وتشوُّقي
لاnot ينتهيends هذاthis وذاكand that إلىto طرفan endpoint
لا ينتهي هذا وذاك إلى طرف
And it is my misery that his coldness and my longing
My misery is that his disdain and my yearning
Never reach an end, neither the one nor the other.
Will end neither this nor that way.
ماnot مالswayed غصنthe bough of قوامهِhis stature عنaway from فكرتيmy thoughts
ما مال غصن قوامهِ عن فكرتي
يوماًfor a day ولاnor دينارdinar (gold coin) وجنتهِhis cheek انْصرفdeparted
يوماً ولا دينار وجنتهِ انْصرف
The bough of his stature has never swayed from my thoughts,
The branch of his figure never strayed
Even for a day, nor has the dinar of his cheek departed.
From my thoughts, not for a day. Nor did his dinar or paradise depart.
Sol 6.1