تعبgrew weary البكاءweeping منof البكاءweeping وملّنيand grew tired of me
تعب البكاء من البكاء وملّني
ليلٌa night طويلlong بالمواجعamid the torments أقطعهI pass through it
ليلٌ طويل بالمواجع أقطعه
Weeping grew weary of weeping and grew tired of me.
A long night I pass amid torments.
ياقلبO heart حتّامhow long انتصاركyour championing للذيfor the one whom
ياقلب حتّام انتصارك للذي
أفنيتَyou spent دهركyour lifetime تتقيهyou guard against him وتمنعهand keep him away ؟
أفنيتَ دهرك تتقيه وتمنعه ؟
O heart, how long will you champion the one
you spent your lifetime guarding against and keeping away?
ثكلىbereaved الأمانيthe hopes مااغتدتnever went forth at dawn بمودَعٍwith one sent off
ثكلى الأماني مااغتدت بمودَعٍ
إلاexcept وعادتand returned فيin الرواحthe evening تشيّعهfollowing his funeral procession
إلا وعادت في الرواح تشيّعه
Bereaved are the hopes: never do they set out at dawn with one sent off
without returning in the evening to follow his funeral procession.
اليومtoday أُجزىI am repaid والغرامand love جريرتيmy crime
اليوم أُجزى والغرام جريرتي
أضعافmany times as much شوقlonging كنتI was قبلbefore أجرِّعهI make him swallow it
أضعاف شوق كنت قبل أجرِّعه
Today I am repaid—love being my crime—
with many times the longing I once made him swallow.
Sol 6.1