الآنَnow حينwhen انتَهىhas ended السّلوانُsolace والجلدُand fortitude
الآنَ حين انتَهى السّلوانُ والجلدُ
فَقَصّرواso lessen it أقْصرواdesist فيin الهجرِestrangement واقْتَصِدُواand be moderate
فَقَصّروا أقْصروا في الهجرِ واقْتَصِدُوا
Now, when solace and fortitude are spent,
Now when solace and patience have ended
so lessen your estrangement—desist, and show restraint.
And you have shortened, so shorten estrangement and be frugal,
قلتُمyou said حملْناwe have borne غراماًa passion لاnot تطيقcan endure لَهُfor it
قلتُم حملْنا غراماً لا تطيق لَهُ
جبالُmountains رضوىRadwa ولاnor يقوىis strong enough لهfor it أُحدُUhud
جبالُ رضوى ولا يقوى له أُحدُ
You said, 'We have borne a passion that cannot be endured
You said you have borne a passion no Rizwan mountain can bear,
by the mountains of Radwa, nor withstood by Uhud.'
Nor anyone has the strength for it,
هذاthis وماand not وجدتْfelt يوماُever جوانحكمyour breasts
هذا وما وجدتْ يوماُ جوانحكم
مِنof الصَّبابةِyearning إلاَّexcept بعضa portion of ماwhat أجدُI feel
مِن الصَّبابةِ إلاَّ بعض ما أجدُ
You say this, though your breasts have never felt
Yet never have I found your wings
more than a fraction of the yearning I feel.
Possess any youth but some of what I own.
ولاnor أَثارkindled الجوىheartache ناراًa fire بأضْلعكمin your ribs
ولا أَثار الجوى ناراً بأضْلعكم
وفيand in ضلوعيmy ribs لظىthe blaze الأَشواقlongings تتّقِدُburns
وفي ضلوعي لظى الأَشواق تتّقِدُ
Nor has heartache kindled a fire within your ribs,
Nor have the fires of love kindled flames in your ribs,
while in my ribs the blaze of longing burns.
While in my ribs the flames of longing burn.
ولاnor جَفَاforsook النّومُsleep مِنْfrom بَعْديafter me نواظرَكمyour eyes
ولا جَفَا النّومُ مِنْ بَعْدي نواظرَكم
وناظريand my eye بعدكمafter you أودَىbrought ruin بهupon it السَّهَدُsleeplessness
وناظري بعدكم أودَى به السَّهَدُ
Nor has sleep forsaken your eyes in my absence,
Nor has sleep avoided your eyes after me,
while my eye, since you left, has been ruined by sleeplessness.
While my eyes after you are destroyed by wakefulness.
ولاnor جَرتْflowed لِلنّوىbecause of separation يوماًever مَدامعكمyour tears
ولا جَرتْ لِلنّوى يوماً مَدامعكم
ومِدمعيand my tears أبداًalways فيon الخَدِّthe cheek يَطّردُflows continuously
ومِدمعي أبداً في الخَدِّ يَطّردُ
Nor have your tears ever flowed over separation,
Nor have your tears flowed to the beloved,
while my tears flow endlessly down my cheek.
While my tears always flow down my cheek.
فكيفَso how حاليmy condition ووجْديand my passion كلّevery آونةٍmoment
فكيفَ حالي ووجْدي كلّ آونةٍ
يمدّfeeds شوقيmy longing وصبريand my patience ماno لَهfor it مَدَدُsupport
يمدّ شوقي وصبري ما لَه مَدَدُ
What, then, is my plight, when my passion at every moment
So how is my state and passion every moment?
feeds my longing, while my patience has nothing to sustain it?
My longing and patience extend, having no end.
Sol 6.1