ياO سائقdriver العيسthe pale camels مهلاgently فالضليعfor the strong one وهاhas weakened
يا سائق العيس مهلا فالضليع وها
عزماin resolve وضاقتand grew tight بهabout him حينduring السرىthe night journey الحبلthe ropes
عزما وضاقت به حين السرى الحبل
O driver of the pale camels, go gently: the strong one has weakened
In resolve, and the ropes have tightened about him during the night journey.
يريدhe seeks مثلكlike you اطلالruined dwellings الحبيبthe beloved وقدand indeed
يريد مثلك اطلال الحبيب وقد
قدmay اتقوىI draw strength منهfrom him حيثwhere الدمعthe tears متصلunceasing
قد اتقوى منه حيث الدمع متصل
Like you, he seeks the beloved’s ruined dwellings, and indeed,
I may draw strength from him where tears flow unceasingly.
والهفand alas for قلبيmy heart والايامand the days خائنةtreacherous
والهف قلبي والايام خائنة
والوقتand time ظلa shadow وركبand the caravan العمرof life مرتحلdeparting
والوقت ظل وركب العمر مرتحل
And alas for my heart, while the days are treacherous;
Time is a shadow, and life’s caravan is departing.
تبعثawakens ثايةa shelter منthe one whom اهوىI love فغالطنيthen he misled me
تبعث ثاية من اهوى فغالطني
زمزمتI murmured مشتملاwrapped up والحبand love مقتبلstill young
زمزمت مشتملا والحب مقتبل
The shelter of the one I love awakens [me]; then he misled me.
I murmured, wrapped up, while love was still young.
خلleave off البكاءweeping اعينيO my eye واصبريand be patient فعسىfor perhaps
خل البكاء اعيني واصبري فعسى
يأتيكcomes to you نصراaid اذاwhen ماan emphatic particle استيأسhave despaired الرسلthe messengers
يأتيك نصرا اذا ما استيأس الرسل
Leave off weeping, O my eye, and be patient; perhaps
Aid will come to you when the messengers have despaired.
Sol 6.1