إِنَّindeed يَومَthe day of الفِراقِparting يَومٌa day عَبوسُgrim
إِنَّ يَومَ الفِراقِ يَومٌ عَبوسُ
أَيُّwhat a سَيلٍtorrent تَسيلُflow فيهِin it النُفوسُsouls
أَيُّ سَيلٍ تَسيلُ فيهِ النُفوسُ
Indeed, the day of parting is a grim day.
What a torrent, in which souls flow!
لَمnot أَزَلI cease أُبغِضُI hate الخَميسَThursday وَلَمand did not أَدI know (continued)
لَم أَزَل أُبغِضُ الخَميسَ وَلَم أَد
رِ(completes 'I know') لِماذاwhy حَتّىuntil دَهانيstruck me الخَميسُThursday
رِ لِماذا حَتّى دَهاني الخَميسُ
I have always hated Thursday, and did not know
why, until Thursday struck me.
بِأَبيwith my father as ransom مَنthe one who إِذاwhenever رَآهاhe saw her أَبوهاher father
بِأَبي مَن إِذا رَآها أَبوها
شَعَفاًin ardent love قالَhe said لَيتَif only أَنّاthat we مَجوسُMagians
شَعَفاً قالَ لَيتَ أَنّا مَجوسُ
May my father be ransom for her whose father, whenever he sees her,
says in rapture, "If only we were Magians!"
لَوif تَجافىkept clear إِبليسُIblis عَنfrom لَحظِthe gaze of عَينَيthe two eyes of
لَو تَجافى إِبليسُ عَن لَحظِ عَينَي
هاher تَقَرّاwould become devout عِبادَةًin worship إِبليسُIblis
ها تَقَرّا عِبادَةً إِبليسُ
Had Iblis kept clear of the gaze of her eyes,
Iblis would have become devout in worship.
إِنif تُفارِقshe leaves لَحظيmy gaze فَقَدthen indeed كانَit was مِنهاof her
إِن تُفارِق لَحظي فَقَد كانَ مِنها
وَهوَwhile it فيin كُلِّevery ساعَتَينِtwo hours عَروسُa bridegroom
وَهوَ في كُلِّ ساعَتَينِ عَروسُ
If she leaves my gaze, it has had its share of her,
while every two hours it was a bridegroom.
Sol 6.1