بِأَبيmay my father be ransom الغائِبِthe absent one الَّذيwho لَمdid not يَغِبbe absent عَـfrom (continued)
بِأَبي الغائِبِ الَّذي لَم يَغِب عَـ
ـنْيme (completing 'from me') فَأَشكوso I might complain إِلَيهِto him هَمَّthe sorrow المَغيبِof absence
ـنْي فَأَشكو إِلَيهِ هَمَّ المَغيبِ
My father be ransom for the absent one, never so absent from
By my father who's absent yet still near
me that I could complain to him of the sorrow of absence.
I pour out my grief and my worries sincere
باشَرَتهُtouched him كَفُّthe hand الطَبيبِof the physician فَلَوso if نِلـattained (continued)
باشَرَتهُ كَفُّ الطَبيبِ فَلَو نِلـ
ـتُI (verb ending) الأَمانيthe wishes قَبَّلتُI would kiss كَفَّthe hand الطَبيبِof the physician
ـتُ الأَماني قَبَّلتُ كَفَّ الطَبيبِ
The physician's hand touched him; if I could attain
The doctor took my arm and made it bleed
my wishes, I would kiss the physician's hand.
Had my hopes been met, his hand I'd kiss indeed
فَعَلَتdid فيin ذِراعهhis arm ظِبةُthe cutting edge المَبـthe lancet (continued)
فَعَلَت في ذِراعه ظِبةُ المَبـ
ـضَعِcompletion of 'lancet' أَفعالthe deeds لَحظِهِof his glance بِالقُلوبِin hearts
ـضَعِ أَفعال لَحظِهِ بِالقُلوبِ
The lancet's edge did to his arm
The needle did pierce and make my arm swell
what his glance does to hearts.
Performing in that moment deeds the heart can't quell
فَأَسالَتso it made flow دَماًblood كَأَنَّas though جُفونيmy eyelids
فَأَسالَت دَماً كَأَنَّ جُفوني
عَصفَرَتهُdyed it safflower-red بِدَمعِهاwith their tears المَسكوبِpoured out
عَصفَرَتهُ بِدَمعِها المَسكوبِ
So it made blood flow, as though my eyelids
It drew out blood as though my weeping eyes
had dyed it safflower-red with their streaming tears.
Had yellowed it with their pouring cries
طابَwas fragrant جِداًexceedingly فَلَوso if بِهِwith it سَمحُwas generous الدَهـTime (continued)
طابَ جِداً فَلَو بِهِ سَمحُ الدَهـ
ـرcompletion of 'Time' لأَمسيit would be at evening عِطريmy perfume وَأَصبَحَand be at dawn طيبيmy fragrance
ـر لأَمسي عِطري وَأَصبَحَ طيبي
It was exceedingly fragrant; were Time to grant it,
How excellent the scent, if time would allow
it would be my perfume at evening and my fragrance at dawn.
My perfume at eve and balm on the morrow
Sol 6.1