بانَdeparted الخَليطُthe companions الَّذيwhom كُنّاwe were بِهِin them نَثِقُwe trust
بانَ الخَليطُ الَّذي كُنّا بِهِ نَثِقُ
بانواthey departed وَقَلبُكَand your heart مَجنَونٌcrazed بِهِمfor them عَلِقُattached
بانوا وَقَلبُكَ مَجنَونٌ بِهِم عَلِقُ
The companions in whom we trusted have departed.
The mixture with which we were confident
They departed, yet your heart is mad for them, clinging to them.
Showed itself, while your heart is infatuated with them
تُنيلُshe grants نَزراًa scant amount قَليلاlittle وَهيَand she is مُشفِقَةٌapprehensive
تُنيلُ نَزراً قَليلا وَهيَ مُشفِقَةٌ
كَماas يَخافُfears مَسيسَthe touch الحَيَّةِof the snake الفَرِقُthe fearful one
كَما يَخافُ مَسيسَ الحَيَّةِ الفَرِقُ
She grants only a scant amount, apprehensive,
She gets a little sip, while being cautious
as a fearful man dreads the touch of a snake.
Like the snake fears the snake charmer's cleft stick
ياO أُمَّmother of عِمرانَImran ماnot زالَتceased وَماand not بَرِحَتwent away
يا أُمَّ عِمرانَ ما زالَت وَما بَرِحَت
بيَwithin me الصَبابَةُardent longing حَتّىuntil شَفَّنيwore me thin الشَفَقُanxiety
بيَ الصَبابَةُ حَتّى شَفَّني الشَفَقُ
O Umm Imran, it neither ceased nor went away—
Oh mother of Imran, the youth did not stop
this yearning within me—until anxiety wore me thin.
Frequenting my house until twilight healed me
لاmay … not أَعتَقَset free اللَهُGod رِقّيmy bondage مِنfrom صَبابَتِكُمlonging for you
لا أَعتَقَ اللَهُ رِقّي مِن صَبابَتِكُم
ماwhat ضَرَّنيhas harmed me أَنَّنيthat I am صَبُّlovesick بِكُمfor you قَلِقُrestless
ما ضَرَّني أَنَّني صَبُّ بِكُم قَلِقُ
May God never free me from bondage to longing for you.
May God not free me from your youthfulness
What harm has it done me to be lovesick for you and restless?
I don’t mind that I lose sleep over all of you
ضَحِكتِyou smiled عَنrevealing مُرهَفِfine-pointed الأَنيابِthe canines ذيhaving أُشُرٍfine tooth serrations
ضَحِكتِ عَن مُرهَفِ الأَنيابِ ذي أُشُرٍ
لاno قَضَمٌchipping فيin ثَناياهُits incisors وَلاand no رَوَقُprotrusion
لا قَضَمٌ في ثَناياهُ وَلا رَوَقُ
You smiled, revealing a mouth with fine-pointed canines and finely serrated teeth;
You smiled with bared sharp teeth
its incisors have neither chips nor protrusion.
No biting inside nor pleasure
يَتوقُyearns قَلبيmy heart إِلَيكُمfor you كيso that يُلاقيَكُمit may meet you
يَتوقُ قَلبي إِلَيكُم كي يُلاقيَكُم
كَماas يَتوقُyearns إِلىfor مَنجاتِهِhis deliverance الغَرِقُthe drowning man
كَما يَتوقُ إِلى مَنجاتِهِ الغَرِقُ
My heart yearns for you, that it may meet you,
My heart yearns to meet you
as a drowning man yearns for his deliverance.
Like a drowning man yearns for his savior
Sol 6.1