لولا رجائي ثانياً للقائه

لولا رجائي ثانياً للقائه

ما كنتُ أَحيا ساعةً في نأيهِ

ما كنتُ أَحيا ساعةً في نأيهِ

Were it not for my hope of meeting him again,

Were it not for my hope of meeting him again,

I would not remain alive one hour in his absence.

I would not live an hour in his absence.

سَكَنٌ له أبداً فؤادي مسكنٌ

سَكَنٌ له أبداً فؤادي مسكنٌ

ما مَلَّ يوماً فيه طولُ ثوائِه

ما مَلَّ يوماً فيه طولُ ثوائِه

A resting place for him forever—my heart is his dwelling;

He is a solace; my heart is forever his dwelling.

never once did the length of his stay there grow wearisome.

He has never tired of his long stay there.

غُصنٌ إذا ما مادَ في ميدانه

غُصنٌ إذا ما مادَ في ميدانه

أسدٌ إذا ما هاجَ في هيجائهِ

أسدٌ إذا ما هاجَ في هيجائهِ

A supple bough whenever he sways in his arena,

A branch when he sways in his arena,

a lion whenever he rages in battle.

A lion when he rages in his battle.

في جفن ناظرِه وجَفن حُسامِه

في جفن ناظرِه وجَفن حُسامِه

سيفان مختلفان في أنحائهِ

سيفان مختلفان في أنحائهِ

Within the eyelid of his eye and the sheath of his saber

In the lid of his eye and the sheath of his sword

are two swords, unlike in where they turn:

Are two swords, aimed in different directions:

فبواحدٍ يسطو على أحبابهِ

فبواحدٍ يسطو على أحبابهِ

وبواحدٍ يسطو على أعدائِه

وبواحدٍ يسطو على أعدائِه

with one he assails those who love him,

So with one he strikes at his lovers,

and with the other he assails his enemies.

And with the other he strikes at his enemies.

قَمَرٌ غدا رُوحي وراحَ مُفارقي

قَمَرٌ غدا رُوحي وراحَ مُفارقي

والجسمُ بالروح امتساكُ بقائِه

والجسمُ بالروح امتساكُ بقائِه

A moon who became my soul, then went away, parting from me—

A moon who became my soul, then departed from me,

yet the body's continued existence is sustained by the soul.

And the body's continued life is sustained by the soul.

فَتعَجُّبي أن عِشتُ بعد فِراقِه

فَتعَجُّبي أن عِشتُ بعد فِراقِه

وتَحَسُّري إن مُتُّ قبل لقائِه

وتَحَسُّري إن مُتُّ قبل لقائِه

My wonder is that I lived after parting from him,

So I marvel that I lived after parting from him,

and my sorrow, if I die before meeting him.

And would grieve if I died before meeting him.

لو لم أَرِد بَصَري لرؤية وَجههِ

لو لم أَرِد بَصَري لرؤية وَجههِ

ما كنتُ ذا حِرصٍ على استبقائهِ

ما كنتُ ذا حِرصٍ على استبقائهِ

Had I not desired my sight in order to behold his face,

If I did not want my sight to behold his face,

I would have had no eagerness to preserve it.

I would not be eager to preserve it.