ولماand when توافَقناwe met غداةthe morning of وداعناour farewell
ولما توافَقنا غداة وداعنا
أشرنَthey signaled إليناto us بالعيونِwith the eyes الفواتِرِlanguid
أشرنَ إلينا بالعيونِ الفواتِرِ
And when we met on the morning of our farewell,
When we bid farewell at dawn
They signaled to us with languid eyes.
Her eyes intimated our parting
ولاand no شيءَthing أقوىstronger شاهداًas a witness عندfor ذيone possessed of هوىًlove
ولا شيءَ أقوى شاهداً عند ذي هوىً
منthan اللحظِthe glance يأتيهit brings him بماwith what فيin الضمائرِthe inner thoughts
من اللحظِ يأتيه بما في الضمائرِ
And nothing is a stronger witness for a lover
And nothing testifies love more truly
Than a glance that brings him what lies within hearts.
Than a glance betraying the heart's secrets
كأنَّas though دموعاًtears قصَّرتstopped short عنof مسيلهاtheir flow
كأنَّ دموعاً قصَّرت عن مسيلها
حذارَfor fear of الأعاديthe foes منfrom عيونeyes الجآذرthe wild-ox calves
حذارَ الأعادي من عيون الجآذر
It was as though tears, held back from flowing,
As though tears, too few to flow
For fear of foes, from the eyes of wild-ox calves,
Guarded from hostile eyes
بقاياremnants رشاشٍspray فوقَupon روضٍa meadow مُنوِّرin bloom
بقايا رشاشٍ فوقَ روضٍ مُنوِّر
تحمَّلهit received it عنfrom صائباتfalling showers البواكرthe early-morning clouds
تحمَّله عن صائبات البواكر
Were remnants of spray upon a meadow in bloom,
Spray remnants on an illuminated meadow
Which had received it from the showers of early-morning clouds.
Endured from the blows of early plight
إذاwhen غفلواthey grew heedless رَقرَقنَهاthey made them shimmer فيin جفونهاtheir eyelids
إذا غفلوا رَقرَقنَها في جفونها
وإنand if رُقبواthey were watched غَيَّضنَهاthey made them subside فيin المحاجِرِthe eye sockets
وإن رُقبوا غَيَّضنَها في المحاجِرِ
When they grew heedless, the women made the tears shimmer in their eyelids;
If neglected, they would trickle over her eyelids
And if they were watched, the women made them subside within the eye sockets.
If watched, she would roll them into her pupils
Sol 6.1