أَقولُI say وَقَدand indeed ناحَتcooed mournfully بِقُربيbeside me حَمامَةٌa dove
أَقولُ وَقَد ناحَت بِقُربي حَمامَةٌ
أَياO جارَتاmy neighbor هَلdo ...? تَشعُرينَyou feel بِحاليmy plight
أَيا جارَتا هَل تَشعُرينَ بِحالي
I say, as a dove coos mournfully beside me:
O my neighbor, do you feel my plight?
مَعاذَI seek refuge in الهَوىlove ماذُقتِyou have not tasted طارِقَةَthe sudden blow of النَوىseparation
مَعاذَ الهَوى ماذُقتِ طارِقَةَ النَوى
وَلاnor خَطَرَتoccurred مِنكِfrom you الهُمومُcares بِبالِto mind
وَلا خَطَرَت مِنكِ الهُمومُ بِبالِ
Love forbid! You have never tasted separation's sudden blow,
Nor have cares ever crossed your mind.
أَتَحمِلُcan ... carry? مَحزونَgrief-stricken الفُؤادِof heart قَوادِمٌflight feathers
أَتَحمِلُ مَحزونَ الفُؤادِ قَوادِمٌ
عَلىonto غُصُنٍa branch نائيfar off المَسافَةِin distance عالِlofty
عَلى غُصُنٍ نائي المَسافَةِ عالِ
Can wings bear one grieving at heart
Onto a distant, lofty branch?
أَياO جارَتاmy neighbor ماnot أَنصَفَdealt fairly الدَهرُtime بَينَناbetween us
أَيا جارَتا ما أَنصَفَ الدَهرُ بَينَنا
تَعالِيcome أُقاسِمكِI will share with you الهُمومَsorrows تَعالِيcome
تَعالِي أُقاسِمكِ الهُمومَ تَعالِي
O my neighbor, time has not dealt fairly between us.
Come, let me share sorrows with you—come.
تَعالَيcome تَرَيyou will see روحاًa soul لَدَيَّwithin me ضَعيفَةًfrail
تَعالَي تَرَي روحاً لَدَيَّ ضَعيفَةً
تَرَدَّدُflutters فيin جِسمٍa body يُعَذِّبُtorments بالِwasted
تَرَدَّدُ في جِسمٍ يُعَذِّبُ بالِ
Come, see a frail soul within me,
Fluttering in a wasted body that torments it.
أَيَضحَكُdoes ... laugh? مَأسورٌa captive وَتَبكيand she weeps طَليقَةٌa free one
أَيَضحَكُ مَأسورٌ وَتَبكي طَليقَةٌ
وَيَسكُتُand falls silent مَحزونٌone grieving وَيَندِبُand laments سالِone free of sorrow
وَيَسكُتُ مَحزونٌ وَيَندِبُ سالِ
Does a captive laugh while a free one weeps,
And a grieving man fall silent while a carefree one laments?
لَقَدindeed كُنتُI was أَولىmore deserving مِنكِthan you بِالدَمعِof tears مُقلَةًan eye
لَقَد كُنتُ أَولى مِنكِ بِالدَمعِ مُقلَةً
وَلَكِنَّbut دَمعيmy tears فيin الحَوادِثِcalamities غالِprecious
وَلَكِنَّ دَمعي في الحَوادِثِ غالِ
Indeed, my eye had more right to tears than yours,
But my tears are precious in adversity.
Sol 6.1