ياO نازحاًone far away عنيfrom me ولوif only
يا نازحاً عني ولو
أسطيعI am able ماnot فارقتُهُI parted from him
أسطيع ما فارقتُهُ
O you who have gone far from me—if only
I were able, I would never have parted from you—
ومؤلّفاًand one gathering منيwithin me هوىlove
ومؤلّفاً مني هوى
لسواهُfor anyone other than him قدindeed فرَّقتهI scattered it
لسواهُ قد فرَّقته
you who gathered love within me,
though I scattered it from everyone but you;
ومعلقاًand one fastening أمليmy hope بهupon him
ومعلقاً أملي به
منfrom بعدafter ماthat عُلِّقتُهI was attached to him
من بعد ما عُلِّقتُه
and hung my hope upon you,
after I was bound to you.
اللهGod يعلمknows أننيthat I
الله يعلم أنني
فتُّI outstripped الغرامpassion وفقتهand I surpassed it
فتُّ الغرام وفقته
God knows that I
have outstripped passion and surpassed it.
وجهلتُand I did not know ماwhat فعَلdid الهوىlove
وجهلتُ ما فعَل الهوى
فيin النأيseparation حتىuntil ذقتهI tasted it
في النأي حتى ذقته
I did not know what love could do
in separation until I tasted it.
وظننتand I thought أنيthat I شيّقyearning
وظننت أني شيّق
فالآنso now قدindeed حققتهI confirmed it
فالآن قد حققته
I thought that I was yearning;
now I have proved it true.
وملكتand I possessed أنسيmy solace بعدكمafter you all
وملكت أنسي بعدكم
لكننيbut I أعتقتهset it free
لكنني أعتقته
I possessed my solace after you left,
but I set it free.
كمmany an أورقash-gray one جاريتهI raced him
كم أورق جاريته
شأوthe course الأسىof sorrow فسبقتهso I outstripped him
شأو الأسى فسبقته
Many an ash-gray one have I raced
over sorrow’s course, and outstripped.
ماnot, forming “still” زلتُI ceased أسكبI pour مدمعيmy tears
ما زلتُ أسكب مدمعي
حتىuntil لقدindeed أنطقتهI made them speak
حتى لقد أنطقته
I kept pouring out my tears
until I made them speak.
لمnot ادرِI know إذwhen غَنَّىthey sang ونُحتُand I wailed
لم ادرِ إذ غَنَّى ونُحتُ
أشاقنيdid they make me yearn أمor شقتهI made them yearn
أشاقني أم شقته
I could not tell, when they sang and I wailed,
whether they stirred my longing, or I stirred theirs.
إنif كانwas صبريmy patience بائداًperishing
إن كان صبري بائداً
يوماًever فهذاthen this وقتهits time
يوماً فهذا وقته
If ever my patience was to perish,
this is its moment.
فالقلبfor the heart قدindeed أحرقتهI burned it
فالقلب قد أحرقته
والجفنand the eyelid قدindeed أغرقتهI drowned it
والجفن قد أغرقته
For the heart—I have burned it,
and the eyelid—I have drowned it.
وبليتand I was afflicted غيرother than صبابةardent longing
وبليت غير صبابة
منby مدمعtears رقرقتهI made them shimmer
من مدمع رقرقته
And I was afflicted—not by mere longing—
but by tears I made shimmer and flow.
لولاwere it not for رجاءُhope لقائكمof meeting you all
لولا رجاءُ لقائكم
منafter it بعدهاthen I would have لأرقتهpoured them out
من بعدها لأرقته
Were it not for the hope of meeting you
afterward, I would have poured them all away.
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