طافَvisited الخيالُthe phantom عليناupon us منكِfrom you (feminine) هنَّاداHannād (a name)
طافَ الخيالُ علينا منكِ هنَّادا
وَهْناًlate at night فأورثناand so bequeathed us هَمّاًgrief وتَسهاداand sleeplessness
وَهْناً فأورثنا هَمّاً وتَسهادا
Your phantom visited us, Hannād,
Imagination came to us from you here brisk and gentle,
Late at night, leaving us grief and sleeplessness.
And so brought us anxiety and sleeplessness.
أَنَّىhow اهتديتِyou found your way لركبٍto a caravan بينamong أوديةٍvalleys
أَنَّى اهتديتِ لركبٍ بين أوديةٍ
لمdid not تَسْتَدِلّيyou seek directions ولمand did not تَسْتَحقيyou have entitlement to زاداprovisions
لم تَسْتَدِلّي ولم تَسْتَحقي زادا
How did you find your way to a caravan amid valleys,
How did you find your way to a group between valleys,
Though you neither sought directions nor had a claim to provisions?
When you did not inquire directions or take provisions?
ياO أحسنَmost beautiful الناسِof people منfrom قرنٍthe crown of the head إلىto قدمٍthe foot
يا أحسنَ الناسِ من قرنٍ إلى قدمٍ
هامwas madly in love الفؤادُthe heart بكمwith you (plural) بلnay طارَflew أوor كاداnearly did
هام الفؤادُ بكم بل طارَ أو كادا
O fairest of all people, from crown to foot,
O fairest of people from one generation to the next,
My heart was madly in love with you—nay, it flew, or nearly did.
My heart swoons for you - nay, it flies or almost does.
ماnot هبَّتblew الريحُthe wind ليtoward me منfrom نحوthe direction of أرضِكُمُyour land (plural)
ما هبَّت الريحُ لي من نحو أرضِكُمُ
إلاّexcept that تحيَّرwelled up ماءُwater العينِof the eye أوor جاداflowed freely
إلاّ تحيَّر ماءُ العينِ أو جادا
Never did the wind blow toward me from your land
No wind has blown from your land towards me
But my eye's tears welled up or flowed freely.
Except the water in my eyes wavered or overflowed.
Sol 6.1