تودَّدتُI showed affection حتىuntil لمdid not أجدI find مُتَودَّداa way to show affection
تودَّدتُ حتى لم أجد مُتَودَّدا
وأَمْلَلْتُand I wearied أقلاميmy pens عتاباًwith reproach مُردَّداrepeated
وأَمْلَلْتُ أقلامي عتاباً مُردَّدا
I showed affection until I found no further way to show it;
I yearned until I found no one to yearn for
And I wearied my pens with repeated reproach.
And I blunted my pens with repeated reproaches
كأنِّيَas though I أستدنيseek to draw close بكin you ابنthe son of حَنِيَّةٍa bow
كأنِّيَ أستدني بك ابن حَنِيَّةٍ
إذاwhen النَّزْعُthe drawing of the bow أدناهbrought it near إلىto الصدرthe breast أبعداsent it farther away
إذا النَّزْعُ أدناه إلى الصدر أبعدا
As though, in drawing you close, I sought to draw close a bow's son:
As though I coaxed to me the son of Haniah
When the draw brings it near the breast, it sends it farther away.
When closer drawn by yearning's, further away he speeds
Sol 6.1