سبحتshe glorified God حينwhen أبصرتshe saw منfrom دموعيmy tears
سبحت حين أبصرت من دموعي
لجdeep waters بحرa sea قدalready أعجزrendered helpless السباحاthe swimmer
لج بحر قد أعجز السباحا
She exclaimed, 'Glory be to God!' when she saw in my tears
I sighed when I saw tears in my eyes
the depths of a sea that had defeated the swimmer.
Form a sea that exhausted the swimmer
ثمthen قالتshe said لتربهاto her companion of the same age فيin خفاءsecrecy
ثم قالت لتربها في خفاء
ليتif only هذاthis الفتىthe young man قضىhe died فاستراحاand so he found rest
ليت هذا الفتى قضى فاستراحا
Then she said to her companion in secret,
Then she whispered in secret to the ground
If only this young man had died and found rest!
If only this young man found peace in death
أيهاO you الراحلونthose departing ردواgive back علىto الthe (attached to the next line)
أيها الراحلون ردوا على ال
مشتاقyearning one قلباًa heart أثخنتموهyou grievously wounded it جراحاwith wounds
مشتاق قلباً أثخنتموه جراحا
O you who depart, give back to the
Oh you who are departing, grant respite
yearning one a heart you have riddled with wounds.
To a heart you have wounded with deep sorrows
كتمhe concealed الوجدpassion جهدهwith all his effort فاذاbut behold الدمthe tears (continued on the next line)
كتم الوجد جهده فاذا الدم
عcompletes 'tears' from the preceding line بأسرارwith the secrets of وجدهhis passion قدalready باحاrevealed
ع بأسرار وجده قد باحا
He hid his passion as best he could, but behold—the tears
He suppressed his passion to no avail
had revealed the secrets of his passion.
For his blood disclosed the secrets of his inner pain
باعكمhe sold to you قلبهhis heart الكئيبsorrowful سفاهاًfoolishly
باعكم قلبه الكئيب سفاهاً
فأخذتمso you took رقادهhis sleep استرباحاfor profit
فأخذتم رقاده استرباحا
He foolishly sold you his sorrowful heart,
You took unfair advantage of his weary heart
so you took his sleep as profit.
And stole the comfort of his rest
Sol 6.1