بَكيتُI wept الدُموعَtears حِذارَfor fear of الفِراقِparting
بَكيتُ الدُموعَ حِذارَ الفِراقِ
وَقَبلَand before الفِراقِparting وَلاand not أَعلَمُI know
وَقَبلَ الفِراقِ وَلا أَعلَمُ
I wept tears for fear of parting,
And before parting—and I know not.
فَلَوfor if قَدindeed تَوَلّىturned away وَسارَand departed الحَبيبُthe beloved
فَلَو قَد تَوَلّى وَسارَ الحَبيبُ
لَكانَthen there would be مَكانَin place of دُموعيmy tears دَمُblood
لَكانَ مَكانَ دُموعي دَمُ
For if the beloved were to turn away and depart,
There would be blood in place of my tears.
وَفيand in العِشقِpassionate love كَأسانِtwo cups مَسمومَتاpoisoned (continued)
وَفي العِشقِ كَأسانِ مَسمومَتا
نِcompletion of the dual ending طَعمُهُماthe taste of them both الصابُbitter sap وَالعَلقَمُand colocynth
نِ طَعمُهُما الصابُ وَالعَلقَمُ
And in love there are two poisoned cups;
Their taste is bitter sap and colocynth.
فَإِحداهُماso one of them كَأسُcup هَجرِestrangement الحَبيبِthe beloved
فَإِحداهُما كَأسُ هَجرِ الحَبيبِ
وَكَأسُand the cup الفِراقِparting هيَit الصَيلَمُutter ruin
وَكَأسُ الفِراقِ هيَ الصَيلَمُ
One is the cup of the beloved's estrangement,
And the cup of parting is utter ruin.
Sol 6.1