خاتلتُI beguiled طيفكyour apparition فاستحالso it became سراباa mirage
خاتلتُ طيفك فاستحال سرابا
منwho علّمtaught الأطيافthe apparitions أنto ترتاباdoubt ؟!
من علّم الأطياف أن ترتابا ؟!
I beguiled your apparition, and it turned into a mirage.
I glimpsed your phantom, so it turned into a mirage
Who taught apparitions to doubt?!
Who taught specters to doubt?
وهتفتُand I called out باسمكwith your name فاستدارso it turned ليَtoward me الصدىthe echo
وهتفتُ باسمك فاستدار ليَ الصدى
مستأنسًاfinding solace .. صمتَsilence الفراغthe void .. جواباas an answer
مستأنسًا .. صمتَ الفراغ .. جوابا
And I called out your name; the echo turned toward me,
And I called your name, so the echo turned to me
finding solace in the void’s silence as an answer.
Making itself at home... the silence of space, an answer
وهرعتُand I rushed عَلّيperhaps I might .. إنّماonly ارتاعtook fright المدىthe expanse
وهرعتُ عَلّي .. إنّما ارتاع المدى
منwho أجفلَstartled الأمداءthe expanses .. والأبواباand the doors ؟!
من أجفلَ الأمداء .. والأبوابا ؟!
And I rushed, hoping I might ... only for the expanse to take fright.
And I rushed at you, but the horizon shrunk away, startled
Who startled the expanses—and the doors?!
By the most desolate of wastelands... and doors!
عيناكَyour two eyes ملهمتايَmy two muses .. كيفhow تجمهرتthronged
عيناكَ ملهمتايَ .. كيف تجمهرت
تِيهًاin haughty pride .. وزادتand increased بالدّلالwith coyness .. عذاباtorment
تِيهًا .. وزادت بالدّلال .. عذابا
Your eyes are my two muses—how did they throng
Your eyes inspired me... how they swarmed, confused,
in haughty pride, and with coyness increase torment?
Wandering... and with coquetry... increased my torment
الكونُthe universe دونكshort of you .. فاتّخذso choose ليfor me مسلكاًa path
الكونُ دونك .. فاتّخذ لي مسلكاً
نحوtoward المقامِthe station .. وهيّئand prepare الأسباباthe means
نحو المقامِ .. وهيّئ الأسبابا
The universe falls short of you—so choose a path for me,
The universe without you... so make me a path
toward the station, and prepare the means.
Toward the station... and prepare the means
أوor فاطّرحthen cast aside ماwhat كنتَyou were تحسبهyou considered it هوًىlove
أو فاطّرح ما كنتَ تحسبه هوًى
أودىbrought ruin بقلبٍupon a heart .. فيin غرامكَlove for you شاباgrew gray
أودى بقلبٍ .. في غرامكَ شابا
Or cast aside what you thought was love,
Or undo what you thought to be mere fancy
which destroyed a heart grown gray in loving you.
That ruined a heart... young with love for you
Sol 6.1