أَأُخَيَّO my dear brother ماnot اِتَّسَعَgrew spacious الزَماtime (first part)
أَأُخَيَّ ما اِتَّسَعَ الزَما
نُ(completes 'time') عَلىfor جَماعَتِناour company وَضاقاand grew narrow
نُ عَلى جَماعَتِنا وَضاقا
O my dear brother, time has never opened wide
for our company, nor grown narrow,
إِلّاexcept لِيُعقِبَناto bring us in turn اِجتِماa meeting (first part)
إِلّا لِيُعقِبَنا اِجتِما
عاً(completes 'a meeting') بِالنَوائِبِwith misfortunes وَاِفتِراقاand a parting
عاً بِالنَوائِبِ وَاِفتِراقا
except to bring us a meeting
with misfortunes, and a parting.
سابِقrace ahead فَلَيسَfor not تُنالُare attained أَغgoals (first part)
سابِق فَلَيسَ تُنالُ أَغ
راضُ(completes 'goals') المُنىof desire إِلّاexcept سِباقاby racing
راضُ المُنى إِلّا سِباقا
Race ahead, for none can attain the goals
of desire except by racing,
مِنfrom قَبلِbefore أَنthat تَرِدَarrive الخُطوmisfortunes (first part)
مِن قَبلِ أَن تَرِدَ الخُطو
بُ(completes 'misfortunes') عَلىupon مَوَدَّتِناour affection طِراقاin succession
بُ عَلى مَوَدَّتِنا طِراقا
before misfortunes descend
upon our affection in succession.
فَأَزيدُso I grow بُعداًin distance مِنfrom لِقاmeeting (first part)
فَأَزيدُ بُعداً مِن لِقا
ئِكَyou (completes 'meeting you') كُلَّماwhenever اِزدَدتُI grow اِشتِياقاin longing
ئِكَ كُلَّما اِزدَدتُ اِشتِياقا
And I grow farther from meeting
you whenever my longing grows.
وَأَراكَand I see you تَمنَحُنيyou grant me الصَدوrejection (first part)
وَأَراكَ تَمنَحُني الصَدو
دَ(completes 'rejection') وَبَعدُand as yet لَمnot أَنوِI intend اِنطِلاقاdeparture
دَ وَبَعدُ لَم أَنوِ اِنطِلاقا
And I see you bestow rejection on me,
though I have not yet intended to depart.
إِنif كانَis ذاthis خَوفَfor fear of الفِراparting (first part)
إِن كانَ ذا خَوفَ الفِرا
قِ(completes 'parting') فَقَدthen indeed تَعَجَّلتَyou have hastened الفِراقاthe parting
قِ فَقَد تَعَجَّلتَ الفِراقا
If this is for fear of parting,
then you have hastened the parting.
Sol 6.1