هَدَأَgrew still الناسُthe people وَنامَتand slept
هَدَأَ الناسُ وَنامَت
كُلُّevery عَينٍeye غَيرَexcept عَينيmy eye
كُلُّ عَينٍ غَيرَ عَيني
The people grew still, and slept
The people are calm and asleep
every eye but mine.
Every eye but mine
وَالأَمانيand hopes رُسُلٌmessengers بَيbetween (first fragment)
وَالأَماني رُسُلٌ بَي
نَbetween (final fragment) الَّذيthe one whom أَهوىI love وَبَينيand between me
نَ الَّذي أَهوى وَبَيني
And hopes are messengers between
And my wishes are messengers between
the one I love and me.
The one I love and me
ماnot أَرىI see بَدءَthe beginning طِلابيmy pursuit
ما أَرى بَدءَ طِلابي
لَكَof you إِلّاexcept بَدءَthe beginning حَينيmy death
لَكَ إِلّا بَدءَ حَيني
I see the beginning of my pursuit
I see no end to my longing for you
of you as nothing but the beginning of my death.
Except with the end of my days
Sol 6.1