يُخوِّفُنِيfrightens me فراقُكَparting from you وهوthough it is مِمَّاamong what
يُخوِّفُنِي فراقُكَ وهو مِمَّا
هممتُI intended بهِto do it علىon حَبْلِthe vein الذِراعِof the forearm
هممتُ بهِ على حَبْلِ الذِراعِ
Parting from you frightens me, though it is something
I had contemplated, within easy arm’s reach.
رويدَكَtake your time فالسُلوُّfor forgetting لهit has دَواعٍcauses
رويدَكَ فالسُلوُّ له دَواعٍ
كماjust as أنَّthat الغرامَpassionate love لهit has دواعيcauses
كما أنَّ الغرامَ له دواعي
Easy now—for forgetting has its causes,
Just as passionate love has its causes.
سأسلُوI shall cease longing عنكfor you بعدafter اليومtoday يأساًout of despair
سأسلُو عنك بعد اليوم يأساً
إِذاif لمnot يُسلنيmake me forget مللweariness الطِبَاعِof natural dispositions
إِذا لم يُسلني ملل الطِبَاعِ
After today I shall cease longing for you, out of despair,
If my nature’s weariness does not make me forget.
ألمdid ... not تَرَyou see أننيthat I منfrom قبلِbefore هذاthis
ألم تَرَ أنني من قبلِ هذا
سلوتُI ceased longing عنfor الشبيبةِyouth والرِّضاعِand suckling
سلوتُ عن الشبيبةِ والرِّضاعِ
Have you not seen that, before this,
I had ceased longing for youth and suckling?
وعلَّمنيand taught me مصاحبةُcompanionship with اللياليthe nights
وعلَّمني مصاحبةُ الليالي
نزوعَwithdrawal النفسِof the soul منfrom بعدِafter النِزَاعِyearning
نزوعَ النفسِ من بعدِ النِزَاعِ
And companionship with the nights has taught me
The soul’s withdrawal after yearning.
إِذاif لمnot يُرْضِنيsatisfy me حُبٌّlove جَبانٌcowardly
إِذا لم يُرْضِني حُبٌّ جَبانٌ
فزعتُI sought refuge بهِbecause of it إِلىto صبرٍpatience شُجَاعِcourageous
فزعتُ بهِ إِلى صبرٍ شُجَاعِ
If cowardly love does not satisfy me,
Because of it, I seek refuge in courageous patience.
Sol 6.1