أَمُخَلِّفيAre you leaving me behind ياO فَتحُFath أَنتَyou وَظاعِنٌand departing
أَمُخَلِّفي يا فَتحُ أَنتَ وَظاعِنٌ
فيamong الظاعِنينَthose departing وَشاهِدٌand present وَمُغَيِّبيand keeping me away
في الظاعِنينَ وَشاهِدٌ وَمُغَيِّبي
Are you leaving me behind, O Fath, and departing
O those left behind, O Victory, you are a witness
among those who depart—present yourself, yet keeping me away?
Among the left behind, a witness and one who makes me absent
ماذاwhat أَقولُshall I say إِذاwhen سُئِلتُI am asked فَحَطَّنيso it brought me low
ماذا أَقولُ إِذا سُئِلتُ فَحَطَّني
صِدقيmy truthfulness وَلَمand did not يَستُرgive cover عَلَيَّfor me تَكَذُّبيmy lying
صِدقي وَلَم يَستُر عَلَيَّ تَكَذُّبي
What shall I say when asked? For I am brought low
What can I say if I am asked, so it diminished me
by my truthfulness, and my lying gives me no cover.
My truthfulness and my lying was not concealed from me
ماذاwhat أَقولُshall I say لِشامِتينَto those who gloat يَسُرُّهُمdelights them
ماذا أَقولُ لِشامِتينَ يَسُرُّهُم
ماwhat ساءَنيgrieved me وَلِمُنكِرٍand to one incredulous مُتَعَجِّبِastonished
ما ساءَني وَلِمُنكِرٍ مُتَعَجِّبِ
What shall I say to those who gloat, who delight
What can I say to those who gloat, made happy
in what grieves me, and to one incredulous and astonished?
By what pained me, and to the incredulous critic?
أَأَقولُShall I say مَغضوبٌanger is directed عَلَيَّat me فَعِلمُهُمfor their knowledge
أَأَقولُ مَغضوبٌ عَلَيَّ فَعِلمُهُم
أَنthat لَستُI am not مُعتَذِراًapologizing وَلَستُand I am not بِمُذنِبِguilty
أَن لَستُ مُعتَذِراً وَلَستُ بِمُذنِبِ
Shall I say, "He is angry with me"? Yet they know
Shall I say: "They are angry with me," so their knowledge
that I offer no apology and am guilty of no offense.
Is that I am no apologizer and no sinner?
أَمor هَلshall أَقولُI say تَخَلَّفَتfell short بِيَfor me عِندَهُwith him
أَم هَل أَقولُ تَخَلَّفَت بِيَ عِندَهُ
حالٌa circumstance فَمَنthen who ذاis the one بَعدَهُafter him مُستَصحِبيtaking me along
حالٌ فَمَن ذا بَعدَهُ مُستَصحِبي
Or shall I say that, with him, I have been let down
Or what if I say: "A state detained me with him,
by my circumstances? Then who, after him, will take me along?
So who after him is my companion?"
سَأُقيمُI shall remain بَعدَكَafter you إِنif أَقَمتُI remain بِغُصَّةٍwith a choking lump
سَأُقيمُ بَعدَكَ إِن أَقَمتُ بِغُصَّةٍ
فيin الصَدرِthe breast لَمdid not تَصعَدrise وَلَمand did not تَتَصَوَّبِdescend
في الصَدرِ لَم تَصعَد وَلَم تَتَصَوَّبِ
I shall remain after you—if I remain—with a choking lump
I will remain after you if I remain in sorrow
in my breast that neither rises nor goes down.
In my chest that did not ascend or curve.
وَسَأَرفُضُand I shall forsake الأَشعارَpoetry إِنَّindeed مَذاقَهاits taste
وَسَأَرفُضُ الأَشعارَ إِنَّ مَذاقَها
بِمَديحِin praise of غَيرِكَanyone other than you فيin فَميmy mouth لَمdid not يَعذُبِtaste sweet
بِمَديحِ غَيرِكَ في فَمي لَم يَعذُبِ
And I shall forsake poetry, for its taste
And I will reject poems, for their taste
in praising anyone but you has not been sweet in my mouth.
In praise of other than you is not sweet in my mouth.
لاnot أَخلِطُI mingle التَأميلَhope مِنكَfrom you بِغَيرِهِwith anything other than it
لا أَخلِطُ التَأميلَ مِنكَ بِغَيرِهِ
أَبَداًever وَلاand not أَلقىI meet دَنِيَّbase المَكسَبِearnings
أَبَداً وَلا أَلقى دَنِيَّ المَكسَبِ
I do not mingle hope in you with any other hope,
I will never mix daydreaming of you with another,
ever, nor meet one whose earnings are base.
Nor will I meet the lowly earnings.
Sol 6.1