عُتبُʿUtb ماwhat لِلخَيالِwith the phantom
عُتبُ ما لِلخَيالِ
خَبِّرينيtell me وَماليand why do I
خَبِّريني وَمالي
ʿUtb, what ails the phantom?
Reproach not the phantom of fantasy
Tell me—and why is it that
Tell me now, what ails me?
لاnot أَراهُI see it أَتانيit came to me
لا أَراهُ أَتاني
زائِراًas a visitor مُذsince لَياليnights
زائِراً مُذ لَيالي
I have not seen it come to me
I see him not since nights ago
As a visitor these past nights?
Visiting, as he was wont to do
لَوif رَآنيhe saw me صَديقيmy friend
لَو رَآني صَديقي
رَقَّfelt compassion ليfor me أَوor رَثىfelt pity ليfor me
رَقَّ لي أَو رَثى لي
If my friend saw me,
Had my friend but seen me thus
He would feel compassion for me or pity me;
He would have wept for me, or grieved for me
أَوor يَرانيhe sees me عَدُوّيmy enemy
أَو يَراني عَدُوّي
لانَsoftened مِنbecause of سوءِthe wretchedness of حاليmy state
لانَ مِن سوءِ حالي
Or if my enemy saw me,
Or had my foe but seen me so
He would soften at my wretched state.
He would refrain from doing me more woe
Sol 6.1