النومsleep بعدكمُafter your departure عليّto me محرّمforbidden
النوم بعدكمُ عليّ محرّم
منwho ذاthis one ينامsleeps وقلبهwhile his heart يتضرّمburns fiercely
من ذا ينام وقلبه يتضرّم
After your departure, sleep is forbidden to me.
Who can sleep while his heart is aflame?
ماءwater الحياةof life وقدand now that نأيتمyou have gone far away آسنstagnant
ماء الحياة وقد نأيتم آسن
ريقspittle ووجهand the face الدهرof time أسحمcoal-black مظلمdark
ريق ووجه الدهر أسحم مظلم
The water of life, now you have gone afar, is stagnant
Spittle; and time's face is coal-black and dark.
قدindeed بانdeparted عنيfrom me الصبرpatience لماwhen بنتمyou departed
قد بان عني الصبر لما بنتم
فالوجدso longing ينجدgoes to the highlands فيin الفؤادthe heart ويتهمand goes to the lowlands
فالوجد ينجد في الفؤاد ويتهم
Patience departed from me when you departed.
So longing roams the highlands and lowlands of my heart.
أجريتمyou made flow دمعيmy tears دماًas blood لفراقكمbecause of parting from you
أجريتم دمعي دماً لفراقكم
ظلماًunjustly وقلتمand you said ماwhat لهwith him لاnot يكتُمhe conceals
ظلماً وقلتم ما له لا يكتُم
You made my tears flow as blood at parting from you,
Unjustly, and said, "Why does he not conceal it?"
ماhow كانwas اكتمنيsecretive I was لسريwith my secret قبلbefore أنthat
ما كان اكتمني لسري قبل أن
تكفdrip الدموعthe tears كأنهنَّas though they were العندمcrimson dye
تكف الدموع كأنهنَّ العندم
How well I once kept my secret, before
The tears dripped as though they were crimson dye.
فإذاso whenever شهدتI attend جماعةa gathering واعتادنيand revisits me
فإذا شهدت جماعة واعتادني
تذكاركمthe memory of you فاضتoverflowed دموعيmy tears تسجمstreaming down
تذكاركم فاضت دموعي تسجم
Whenever I attend a gathering and am revisited by
The memory of you, my tears overflow and stream.
فبحقكُّمso, by your claim upon me منwho ذاthis one يعاينbeholds أدمعيmy tears
فبحقكُّم من ذا يعاين أدمعي
تنهلّpour down إلّاexcept قالhe said هذاthis man مغرمlove-stricken
تنهلّ إلّا قال هذا مغرم
By your claim upon me, who could behold my tears
Pouring down without saying, "This man is love-stricken"?
حملتمونيyou made me bear ثقلthe burden بينكمof parting from you ألمdid you not
حملتموني ثقل بينكم ألم
تتبينّواrealize ألاthat ... not أطيقI can endure it فترحَّمواand so take pity
تتبينّوا ألا أطيق فترحَّموا
You made me bear the burden of parting from you; did you not
See that I could not bear it, and take pity?
عاقبتمونيyou punished me فيin الهوىlove بذنوبكمfor your own sins
عاقبتموني في الهوى بذنوبكم
لقدindeed استطعتمyou were able إذsince قدرتمyou had the power فاعلمواso know this
لقد استطعتم إذ قدرتم فاعلموا
You punished me in love for your own sins.
You could indeed do so, since you had the power—know that.
أتَظلمّونَdo you complain of injustice وتظلمونwhile you do wrong بجهدكمwith all your might
أتَظلمّونَ وتظلمون بجهدكم
ومنand among العجائبthe wonders ظالمa wrongdoer متظلمcomplaining of injustice
ومن العجائب ظالم متظلم
Do you complain of injustice while doing wrong with all your might?
And among wonders is a wrongdoer complaining of wrong.
أعتبتمyou were appeased فعتبتمyet you found fault وأطعتمand you were obeyed
أعتبتم فعتبتم وأطعتم
وعصيتمyet you disobeyed ووصلتمand you were shown affection فهجرتمthen you abandoned
وعصيتم ووصلتم فهجرتم
You were appeased, yet found fault, and were obeyed;
Yet you disobeyed; you were shown affection, yet turned away.
قدindeed كانthere was ليfor me فيin هجركمleaving you أوor أنَّنيthat I
قد كان لي في هجركم أو أنَّني
أقوىI have the strength عليهto bear it منof السلامةsafety سلمa ladder
أقوى عليه من السلامة سلم
I had, in leaving you—or in being
Strong enough to bear it—a ladder to safety.
ولقدand indeed علمتمyou knew أننيthat I قدalready رمتهhad sought it
ولقد علمتم أنني قد رمته
فغضبتthen you grew angry فافعلواso do ماwhatever شئتمyou wish
فغضبت فافعلوا ما شئتم
And you knew full well that I had sought it;
Then you grew angry—so do whatever you wish.
أنتمyou منايmy desire وفيتمyou kept faith أوor خنتمyou betrayed
أنتم مناي وفيتم أو خنتم
ولكمand yours is هوايmy love دنوتمyou drew near أوor بنتمyou departed
ولكم هواي دنوتم أو بنتم
You are my heart's desire, whether you keep faith or betray.
And yours is my love, whether you draw near or depart.
ياoh حبذاhow dear أمUmm (mother of) الوفاءal-Wafa (fidelity) وانand even if جفتshe grows cold
يا حبذا أم الوفاء وان جفت
وتغيرتand she changes فهيfor she is التيthe one who لاnever تسامis wearied of
وتغيرت فهي التي لا تسام
Oh, how dear is Umm al-Wafa, even if she grows cold
And changes, for she never grows wearisome.
وهيand she is التيthe one who انفردتclaimed exclusively فؤاديmy heart كلهall of it
وهي التي انفردت فؤادي كله
ولطالماand for so long قدindeed كانit had been وهوwhile it was مقسمdivided
ولطالما قد كان وهو مقسم
She alone has claimed my whole heart,
Though for so long it had been divided.
Sol 6.1