غابwas absent عنيfrom me حيناًfor a while ولماand when تبدىappeared
غاب عني حيناً ولما تبدى
لمdid not أجدI find ليfor myself منfrom قولهمtheir saying ماتhe died بداany alternative
لم أجد لي من قولهم مات بدا
He was absent from me for a while, and when he appeared,
I found no escape from their saying, “He has died.”
قمرٌa moon زارvisited بعدafter ماthat (clause marker) ازورturned away عنيfrom me
قمرٌ زار بعد ما ازور عني
فبرانيso he wasted me away وأوجدand filled القلبthe heart وجداwith longing
فبراني وأوجد القلب وجدا
A moon visited after turning away from me,
then wasted me away and filled the heart with longing.
لوif أتيcame to الصبthe passionate lover صبرهhis patience وهوwhile it يسعىhurries
لو أتي الصب صبره وهو يسعى
ماwould not تصدىrespond لهto it ولوeven if ماتhe died صداًfrom rejection
ما تصدى له ولو مات صداً
Were the lover’s patience to come running to him,
he would not turn to it, even if he died of rejection.
Sol 6.1