مَنwho حاكمٌan arbiter بينَbetween الزمانِTime وبينيand me
مَن حاكمٌ بينَ الزمانِ وبيني
ماnot زالceased حتىuntil راضنيit tamed me بالبينِthrough separation
ما زال حتى راضني بالبينِ
Who will judge between Time and me?
It did not relent until it tamed me through separation.
فأمَاso indeed وربعيَّby my two dwellings اللذينwhich both تأبَّداbecame desolate
فأمَا وربعيَّ اللذين تأبَّدا
لاnever عُجْتُI turned aside بعدهماafter them both علىat ربعينtwo dwellings
لا عُجْتُ بعدهما على ربعين
So indeed, by my two dwellings that have grown desolate,
never after them will I turn aside to two other dwellings.
ماليwhat ails me نأيْتُI went far away عنfrom الهنيِّal-Hanī وكنتُand I was لاnot
مالي نأيْتُ عن الهنيِّ وكنتُ لا
أسطيعI can أَنأىgo far away عنهfrom it طُرْفَةَa blink عينof an eye
أسطيع أَنأى عنه طُرْفَةَ عين
Why have I gone far from al-Hanī, when I was never
able to leave it for the blink of an eye?
ياO ديرَmonastery of زكّىZakkā كنتَyou were أحسنَthe loveliest مألفٍhaunt
يا ديرَ زكّى كنتَ أحسنَ مألفٍ
منَّbestowed a favor الزمانُTime بهwith it علىupon إلفينtwo lovers
منَّ الزمانُ به على إلفين
O Monastery of Zakkā, you were the loveliest haunt
that Time bestowed upon two lovers.
وبنفسيَand with my life as ransom المرجُthe meadow الذيwhose ابتسمتْsmiled لناfor us
وبنفسيَ المرجُ الذي ابتسمتْ لنا
جَنَباتهُits flanks عنrevealing عسجدgold ولُجينand silver
جَنَباتهُ عن عسجد ولُجين
And I would give my life for the meadow, where smiled upon us
its flanks, revealing gold and silver.
لوif حُمّلwere made to bear الثقلانِhumankind and jinn ماwhat حُمِّلْتُI was made to bear منof
لو حُمّل الثقلانِ ما حُمِّلْتُ من
شوقٍlonging لأثْقَلَwould surely weigh down حَمْلُهُbearing it الثقلينhumankind and jinn
شوقٍ لأثْقَلَ حَمْلُهُ الثقلين
If humankind and jinn were laden with my burden of
longing, bearing it would weigh them both down.
Sol 6.1