ياO بُؤسَmisery of مُقتَنِصِone who hunts الغَزالِthe gazelle طَماعَةًout of greed
يا بُؤسَ مُقتَنِصِ الغَزالِ طَماعَةً
ذَهَبَwent away الغَزالُthe gazelle بِلُبِّwith the wits of ذاكَthat القانِصِthe hunter
ذَهَبَ الغَزالُ بِلُبِّ ذاكَ القانِصِ
Alas for him who hunts the gazelle out of greed!
O misery of the eager gazelle hunter
The gazelle carried off that hunter’s wits.
The gazelle has gone with the heart of that hunter
كَالدَرَّةِlike the pearl البَيضاءِwhite حانَthe time came for ضَياعُهاits loss
كَالدَرَّةِ البَيضاءِ حانَ ضَياعُها
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat مَلأَتfilled يَمينَthe right hand of الغائِصِthe diver
مِن بَعدِ ما مَلأَت يَمينَ الغائِصِ
Like a white pearl whose hour of loss had come
Like a white pearl, its loss has come
After it had filled the diver’s right hand.
After it had filled the palm of the diver
ماnot كانَwas قُربُكَyour nearness غَيرَother than بَرقٍlightning لامِعٍflashing
ما كانَ قُربُكَ غَيرَ بَرقٍ لامِعٍ
وَلّىdeparted الغَمامُthe clouds بِهِwith it وَظِلٍّand a shadow قالِصِshrinking
وَلّى الغَمامُ بِهِ وَظِلٍّ قالِصِ
Your nearness was nothing but flashing lightning,
Your nearness was no more than a flashing lightning
Borne away by the clouds, and a shrinking shadow.
The clouds have turned away with it and little rain
أَغدوI set out at dawn عَلىwith أَمَلٍhope كَحُبِّكَlike love for you زائِدٍgrowing
أَغدو عَلى أَمَلٍ كَحُبِّكَ زائِدٍ
وَأَروحُand I return at dusk عَنfrom حَظٍّfortune كَوَصلِكَlike union with you ناقِصِdwindling
وَأَروحُ عَن حَظٍّ كَوَصلِكَ ناقِصِ
At dawn I set out with growing hope, like my love for you,
I rise with hope like your love growing
And at dusk return with dwindling fortune, like union with you.
And I return with share like your connection missing
Sol 6.1