بعثَتْshe sent إليِّto me تلومُنِيreproaching me فيduring هَجْعَةٍa slumber
بعثَتْ إليِّ تلومُنِي في هَجْعَةٍ
أهدتْshe gifted إِليَّto me خَيالَهاher apparition المذعُوراfrightened
أهدتْ إِليَّ خَيالَها المذعُورا
She sent to me, reproaching me in my sleep;
she gifted me her frightened apparition.
وتقولُand she says ماwhat للطَّيفِwith the phantom أبطأَhas tarried بعدَماafter
وتقولُ ما للطَّيفِ أبطأَ بعدَما
كنَّاwe had اشترطناwe stipulated أنْthat يُقيمَit should stay يسِيراa little while
كنَّا اشترطنا أنْ يُقيمَ يسِيرا
And she says, “Why has the phantom tarried, when
we had agreed that it should stay only briefly?”
فأجبْتُهاso I answered her بالعُذْرِwith the excuse وهوand it is مُبَيَّنٌclear
فأجبْتُها بالعُذْرِ وهو مُبَيَّنٌ
لوif كانwere يُنْصِفُto treat fairly لائِمٌa reproacher معذُورَاone with an excuse
لو كان يُنْصِفُ لائِمٌ معذُورَا
So I answered her with my excuse—it is clear,
if only a reproacher would be fair to one with an excuse:
أطبقتُI closed أجفانِيmy eyelids عليهover it وسُمْتُهand I tasked it with
أطبقتُ أجفانِي عليه وسُمْتُه
خوضَwading through الدُّموعِthe tears فماbut it did not أطاقَmanage عُبورَاa crossing
خوضَ الدُّموعِ فما أطاقَ عُبورَا
“I closed my eyelids over it and bade it
wade through tears, but it could not cross.”
Sol 6.1