أقولُI say للقلبِto the heart لمَّاwhen فاتنيit outstripped me جَزَعاin anguish
أقولُ للقلبِ لمَّا فاتني جَزَعا
ياقلبُO heart ويحَكَalas for you إِنْif لمnot تَسْلُyou find solace فانصَدِعِthen split apart
ياقلبُ ويحَكَ إِنْ لم تَسْلُ فانصَدِعِ
I say to my heart, when it outstripped me in anguish:
I say to my heart when what I want eludes me,
O heart, alas for you! If you find no solace, then split apart!
"O heart, shame on you! If you don't forget, burst!"
أكلَّماwhenever ...? منعَwithheld الأيامthe days جانبَهاtheir side (favor)
أكلَّما منعَ الأيام جانبَها
لانتْsoftened حصاتُكyour resolve بينbetween الخوفfear والطَمَعand hope
لانتْ حصاتُك بين الخوف والطَمَع
Whenever the days withhold their favor,
Whenever the days deny me their sides,
does your resolve soften between fear and hope?
your pebbles are not between fear and hope.
تسَلَّlet go عمَّاof what مضَىhas passed إِذfor ليسis not مرتجعاًrecoverable
تسَلَّ عمَّا مضَى إِذ ليس مرتجعاً
وأَقلِلِand lessen الفكرَthought فيماabout what بعدُyet لمhas not يقَعِhappened
وأَقلِلِ الفكرَ فيما بعدُ لم يقَعِ
Let go of what has passed, for it cannot be brought back,
Ask to forget what has passed, since it won't return,
and think less about what has not yet happened.
and minimize thought of what has yet to happen.
Sol 6.1