أخاطبI address فكريmy mind بالذيwith what أناI واجدٌfeeling
أخاطب فكري بالذي أنا واجدٌ
وأكتمُand I conceal سرّيmy secret دونfrom كلّevery صديقfriend
وأكتمُ سرّي دون كلّ صديق
I address my mind with what I feel;
I address my thoughts with what I possess
And I conceal my secret from every friend.
And conceal my secret from every friend
تفرّقتdiverged الآراءthe opinions فيكabout you فناظريso my gaze
تفرّقت الآراء فيك فناظري
يُراعيكwatches you منfrom شتىvarious quarters بكلalong every طريقpath
يُراعيك من شتى بكل طريق
Opinions about you have diverged, so my gaze
Opinions about you diverged, so my eyes
Watches you from various quarters, along every path.
Observe you in every way from all sides
وإنيand indeed I لأخلوam surely alone فيكconcerning you باليأسwith despair والرجاand hope
وإني لأخلو فيك باليأس والرجا
وحبلand the cord رجايَmy hope فيكin you غيرُnot وثيقبsecure (apparently a typo for وثيق)
وحبل رجايَ فيك غيرُ وثيقب
And I am indeed alone with despair and hope concerning you;
Despair and hope - with them alone I confide in you
And the cord of my hope in you is not secure.
Though in you my rope of hope is not secure
أمالتdrew بيme الأطماعthe desires فيكfor you إلىtoward الردىdeath
أمالت بي الأطماع فيك إلى الردى
وغصّصَنيand made me choke فيكin you الرجاءhope بريقيon my saliva
وغصّصَني فيك الرجاء بريقي
Desires for you have drawn me toward death;
Ambitions inclined me through you to ruin
And hope in you has made me choke on my own saliva.
And hope allured me in you with its glimmer
Sol 6.1