وَلمَّاand when التَقَيْنَاwe met لِلوَداعِfor farewell وَلِلْجَوَىand for love’s anguish
وَلمَّا التَقَيْنَا لِلوَداعِ وَلِلْجَوَى
بِقَلْبِيin my heart سُكُونٌa dwelling طَالَgrew prolonged مِنْهُbecause of it خُفُوقُهُits throbbing
بِقَلْبِي سُكُونٌ طَالَ مِنْهُ خُفُوقُهُ
And when we met for farewell, with love’s anguish
When we met to bid farewell and passion's fire,
Dwelling in my heart and prolonging its throbbing,
My heart was filled with peace, its throbbing beat grew still.
لَثمْتُI kissed ثَناياهُhis front teeth وَقبَّلْتُand I kissed فَرْقَهُthe parting of his hair
لَثمْتُ ثَناياهُ وَقبَّلْتُ فَرْقَهُ
وَقَدْand already جَدَّgrew intense وَجْدٌardent longing بِالفُؤادِin the heart يَشُوقُهُmaking it yearn
وَقَدْ جَدَّ وَجْدٌ بِالفُؤادِ يَشُوقُهُ
I kissed his front teeth and kissed the parting of his hair,
I kissed his cheeks and touched his brow,
While ardent longing grew intense in my heart, making it yearn.
Though deep within my heart with longing thrilled.
فَقَدْfor indeed رَاقَنِيdelighted me يَوْمَon the day of الوَداعِfarewell وَراعَنِيand dismayed me
فَقَدْ رَاقَنِي يَوْمَ الوَداعِ وَراعَنِي
بِحُسْنٍwith beauty وحُزْنٍand sorrow فرقُهُthe parting of his hair وفَرِيقُهُand his company
بِحُسْنٍ وحُزْنٍ فرقُهُ وفَرِيقُهُ
For on the day of farewell I was delighted and dismayed
The day we parted, such beauty and such pain -
By the beauty of his hair’s parting and the sorrow of his company.
His charm, our parting, each emotion fills my brain.
Sol 6.1