ودَّعتُهاI bade her farewell وَلَهيبُand the blaze الشَّوقِof longing فيin كبديmy liver
ودَّعتُها وَلَهيبُ الشَّوقِ في كبدي
والبينُand separation يُبْعِدُdrives apart بينَbetween الروحِthe soul والجَسَدِand the body
والبينُ يُبْعِدُ بينَ الروحِ والجَسَدِ
I bade her farewell, with longing's blaze in my liver,
while separation drove soul and body apart—
وَدَاعَthe farewell of صَبَّيْنِtwo lovers لمnot يُمكِنْwas possible وَدَاعُهُماtheir farewell
وَدَاعَ صَبَّيْنِ لم يُمكِنْ وَدَاعُهُما
إِلاexcept بِأَلْحاظِthrough the glances of عَيْنٍan eye أَوْor بَنانِthe fingertips of يَدِa hand
إِلا بِأَلْحاظِ عَيْنٍ أَوْ بَنانِ يَدِ
the farewell of two lovers, whose leave-taking was possible
only through an eye's glances or a hand's fingertips.
وحاذَرَتْand she feared أَعْيُنَthe eyes of الواشِينَthe tale-bearers فانصرفَتْso she turned away
وحاذَرَتْ أَعْيُنَ الواشِينَ فانصرفَتْ
تَعَضُّbiting مِنfrom غيظِهاher anger العنَّابَthe jujubes (her lips) بِالبَرَدِwith hailstones (her teeth)
تَعَضُّ مِن غيظِها العنَّابَ بِالبَرَدِ
She feared the eyes of tale-bearers and turned away,
biting, in her anger, her jujube lips with hailstone teeth.
وكانَand was أَوَّلُthe first عهدِacquaintance of العينِthe eye يَوْمَon the day نَأَتْshe went away
وكانَ أَوَّلُ عهدِ العينِ يَوْمَ نَأَتْ
بِالدَّمْعِwith tears آخِرَthe last عَهْدِacquaintance of القَلْبِthe heart بِالْجَلَدِwith fortitude
بِالدَّمْعِ آخِرَ عَهْدِ القَلْبِ بِالْجَلَدِ
And the eye's first acquaintance, the day she went away,
with tears was the heart's last acquaintance with fortitude.
Sol 6.1