أحنI yearn إلىfor بغدادBaghdad شوقاwith longing وإنماyet only
أحن إلى بغداد شوقا وإنما
أحنI yearn إلىfor إلفa beloved بهاin it ليfor me شائقstirring longing
أحن إلى إلف بها لي شائق
I yearn for Baghdad with deep longing; yet I only
I yearn for Baghdad with longing, yet I yearn only
yearn for a beloved there who stirs longing in me.
for a beloved there who stirs my longing,
مقيمdwelling بأرضin a land غبتI am absent عنهاfrom it وبدعةand an oddity
مقيم بأرض غبت عنها وبدعة
إقامةthe staying معشوقof a beloved ورحلهand departure (apparently intended as رحلة) عاشقof a lover
إقامة معشوق ورحله عاشق
He dwells in a land from which I am absent—and what a marvel:
dwelling in a land from which I am absent; and strange it is:
a beloved’s staying, while his saddle is a lover.
a beloved’s staying and a lover’s departure.
Sol 6.1