قدindeed قلتI said جسميmy body فنيhas wasted away صلنيjoin me فقالso he said إلىuntil
قد قلت جسمي فني صلني فقال إلى
أنthat لاnot يُرىis seen ظلّهits shadow فيin الشمسthe sun ماwhenever طلعتit rises
أن لا يُرى ظلّه في الشمس ما طلعت
I said, “My body has wasted away; join me.” He said, “Until
I said my body is weak, so join me
its shadow is no longer seen in sunlight whenever the sun rises.
Until its shadow cannot be seen in the rising sun
أماdo you not ترىsee البدرthe full moon شمسُthe sun of الأفقthe horizon تهجرهshe forsakes it
أما ترى البدر شمسُ الأفق تهجره
حتىuntil إذاwhen ماemphatic particle فنىwasted away وجداfrom longing بهwith it اجتمعتshe united
حتى إذا ما فنى وجدا به اجتمعت
Do you not see the full moon? The sun of the horizon forsakes it,
Don’t you see the full moon, the sun of the horizon, leaves it
until, when it wastes away from longing, she joins it.”
Until when it passes, fondness for it returns
Sol 6.1