أتانيcame to me كتربlike dust (uncertain reading) لوif يقرwere to rest قسيمهits counterpart
أتاني كترب لو يقر قسيمه
بقبرin a grave رميمcrumbling عاشwould live منwhoever كانwas فيin القبرthe grave
بقبر رميم عاش من كان في القبر
It came to me like dust [uncertain reading]; were its counterpart to rest
in a crumbling grave, whoever was in the grave would come alive.
فجددand so it renewed ليfor me شوقاlonging وماand not كنتI was ناسياforgetful
فجدد لي شوقا وما كنت ناسيا
ولكنهbut it تجديدrenewal ذكرremembrance علىupon ذكرremembrance
ولكنه تجديد ذكر على ذكر
So it renewed my longing, though I had not forgotten;
but it was a renewal of remembrance upon remembrance.
Sol 6.1