لَوif كُنتَyou were تُبصرto see حالَتيmy state
لَو كُنتَ تُبصر حالَتي
أَغنتكَit would spare you عَنfrom وَصفdescribing اِشتِياقيmy longing
أَغنتكَ عَن وَصف اِشتِياقي
If you could see my state,
If you could see my state,
you would need no description of my longing.
It would spare you my longing's depiction.
وَبِحَسبand sufficient for دَمعيmy tears أَنَّهُthat they are
وَبِحَسب دَمعي أَنَّهُ
دَمعٌtears تَضيقُare too narrow بِهِfor them المَئاقيthe inner corners of the eyes
دَمعٌ تَضيقُ بِهِ المَئاقي
And it is enough for my tears that they are
And my tears suffice that
tears the corners of my eyes cannot contain.
They are tears that narrow the horizons.
وَكَفىand it is enough اللَياليthe nights أَنَّهاthat they
وَكَفى اللَيالي أَنَّها
قَدalready أَفرَدتنيleft me alone عَنapart from رِفاقيmy companions
قَد أَفرَدتني عَن رِفاقي
And it is enough that the nights
And the nights suffice that
have left me alone, apart from my companions.
They have separated me from my companions.
وَالمَوتand death أَهوَنeasier مِنthan فِراparting (first part)
وَالمَوت أَهوَن مِن فِرا
قcompletion of فراق (parting) وُجوهfaces إِخوانbrothers الوِفاقconcord
ق وُجوه إِخوان الوِفاق
And death is easier than parting
And death is easier than parting
from the faces of brothers in concord.
From the faces of brethren and accord.
وَأَحرّand hotter مِنthan نارfire السُموthe scorching wind (first part)
وَأَحرّ مِن نار السُمو
مcompletion of السموم (scorching wind) نَسيمbreeze نيرانfires الفراقseparation
م نَسيم نيران الفراق
And hotter than the fire of the scorching wind
And hotter than the flames of thirst
is the breeze of separation's fires.
Is the breeze of the flames of separation.
إِنif يَسقِنيgives me to drink سابِقاًbeforehand
إِن يَسقِني سابِقاً
ماءَthe water of الحَياةlife يَدthe hand of التَلاقيreunion
ماءَ الحَياة يَد التَلاقي
If I were first given
If the hand of reunion quenches me
the water of life by reunion's hand,
With the water of life beforehand,
لانفكَّwould surely be undone طَوقthe collar of الكَربanguish بالby the (continued)
لانفكَّ طَوق الكَرب بال
فرجrelief المنفسthat relieves عَنfrom خِناقيmy throat
فرج المنفس عَن خِناقي
the collar of anguish would surely be undone by
The shackle of distress will not be undone
the relief that eases the constriction of my throat.
Except by relief from my strangulation.
إِنnot كُنتُI was أَنساكُمforget you (plural) وَلَوeven if
إِن كُنتُ أَنساكُم وَلَو
بَلَغَتreached بيwithin me الروحthe soul التَراقيthe collarbones
بَلَغَت بي الروح التَراقي
I would not forget you, even if
If I forgot you even when
my soul rose within me to my collarbones.
My soul reached the peaks of detachment,
وَأَظُننيand I think myself إِنif ضَنَّis stingy دَهmy fate (first part)
وَأَظُنني إِن ضَنَّ دَه
ريcompletion of دهري (my fate) بِالتَلاقيwith reunion غَيرَnot باقيsurviving
ري بِالتَلاقي غَيرَ باقي
And I think, if my fate withholds
And I think that if my age betrays me
reunion, I shall not survive.
With reunion, I will not remain.
Sol 6.1