أَيَذهبُwill it pass? هذاthis الدَهرُlifetime وَالحالُand the situation بَينَناbetween us
أَيَذهبُ هذا الدَهرُ وَالحالُ بَينَنا
عَلىas ماwhat أَرىI see لاnot يَستَقيمُgoes right لَناfor us الدَهرُtime
عَلى ما أَرى لا يَستَقيمُ لَنا الدَهرُ
Will this lifetime pass, with things between us
as I see them? Time will not favor us.
إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle اِلتَقَيناwe meet كانَis أَكثَرَthe greatest حَظِّناour share
إِذا ما اِلتَقَينا كانَ أَكثَرَ حَظِّنا
وَغايَةَand the utmost ماwhat نَرضىwe are content بِهِwith it النَظَرُglancing الشَزرُsidelong
وَغايَةَ ما نَرضى بِهِ النَظَرُ الشَزرُ
Whenever we meet, the greatest share we have
and the utmost we settle for are sidelong glances,
مُراقَبَةًout of wariness مِنof كاشِحٍa spiteful foe وَصَبابَةًand ardent longing
مُراقَبَةً مِن كاشِحٍ وَصَبابَةً
تَهيجُsurges فلَاand so ... not يَقوىis strong enough عَلىto رَدِّهاrestrain it الصَدرُthe breast
تَهيجُ فلَا يَقوى عَلى رَدِّها الصَدرُ
out of wariness of a foe, and ardent longing
that surges, so the breast cannot restrain it.
Sol 6.1