أَجفوهُI shun him أَنّيbecause I أُبقيI spare عَلَيهِhim وَفيand in الthe
أَجفوهُ أَنّي أُبقي عَلَيهِ وَفي ال
قَلبِheart اِشتياقٌyearning كَأَنَّهُas though it were اللَهَبُflame
قَلبِ اِشتياقٌ كَأَنَّهُ اللَهَبُ
I shun him to spare him, while in the
I pretend indifference while yearning burns within
heart is a yearning like flame.
Like flames set to my heart afire again
أَرهَبُI fear أَنthat يَظهَرَcome to light الحَديثُthe story وَأنand that
أَرهَبُ أَن يَظهَرَ الحَديثُ وَأن
تَسقُطَfall فيinto كَفِّthe hand of غَيرِهِsomeone other than him الكُتُبُthe letters
تَسقُطَ في كَفِّ غَيرِهِ الكُتُبُ
I fear that the story will come to light, and that
I fear my love unveiled if words are ever said
the letters will fall into someone else's hand.
And all our treasured tomes fall in another’s stead
مَتىwhen يُداويwill heal شَوقيmy longing مُهَيِّجَهُthe one who stirs it
مَتى يُداوي شَوقي مُهَيِّجَهُ
لَطالَhas indeed lasted long هَذاthis البَلاءُaffliction وَالتَعَبُand weariness
لَطالَ هَذا البَلاءُ وَالتَعَبُ
When will the one who stirs it heal my longing?
When will this yearning cease, its fever finally fade?
This affliction and weariness have indeed lasted long.
Too long has this affliction raged and anguish weighed
Sol 6.1