ماnot يومُthe day بَيْنِparting from الحبيبthe beloved بالسَّعْدِfortunate
ما يومُ بَيْنِ الحبيب بالسَّعْدِ
ولاand no مُحِبٌّlover عليهin bearing it بالجَلْدِsteadfast
ولا مُحِبٌّ عليه بالجَلْدِ
The day of parting from the beloved is no happy day,
Nor is any lover steadfast in bearing it.
لوif كنتyou had been يومon the day الفراقof parting حاضرناpresent with us
لو كنت يوم الفراق حاضرنا
وهنwhile they (feminine) يطفئنwere quenching غُلَّةthe burning thirst الوجْدِof longing
وهن يطفئن غُلَّة الوجْدِ
Had you been with us on the day of parting,
While they quenched the burning thirst of longing,
لمnot ترyou would have seen إلاexcept دموعtears باكيةٍa weeping woman
لم تر إلا دموع باكيةٍ
تَقْطُرُdripping منfrom مقْلةٍan eye علىonto خدِّa cheek
تَقْطُرُ من مقْلةٍ على خدِّ
You would have seen only a weeping woman's tears,
Dripping from an eye onto a cheek,
كأَنَّas though تلكthose الدموعthe tears قطرُdrops ندىof dew
كأَنَّ تلك الدموع قطرُ ندى
يقْطُرdripping منfrom نرجسٍnarcissus علىonto وردِroses
يقْطُر من نرجسٍ على وردِ
As though those tears were drops of dew,
Dripping from narcissus onto roses.
Sol 6.1