جَارَacted unjustly الفِراقُparting وأَسْرَفاand went too far
جَارَ الفِراقُ وأَسْرَفا
مَاwhat ضَرَّهُharmed it لوif أَنْصَفَاit had been fair
مَا ضَرَّهُ لو أَنْصَفَا
Parting was unjust and went too far.
What harm would it have suffered, had it been fair?
ياO مَوْقِفاًparting-place تَرَكَleft الفُؤاthe heart (first part)
يا مَوْقِفاً تَرَكَ الفُؤا
دَcompletion of “heart” عَلىin التَّلَهُّفِanguished longing موقفَاheld fast
دَ عَلى التَّلَهُّفِ موقفَا
O parting-place that left the heart
Held fast in anguished longing!
دَمْعِيmy tears عَزيزٌscarce والكَرىand sleep
دَمْعِي عَزيزٌ والكَرى
عِنْدِيto me أَعَزُّscarcer مِنَthan الوَفاfaithfulness
عِنْدِي أَعَزُّ مِنَ الوَفا
My tears are scarce, and sleep
Is scarcer to me than faithfulness.
وَجْهُthe face السُّرورِof joy لِفَقْدِكُمْbecause of losing you
وَجْهُ السُّرورِ لِفَقْدِكُمْ
قَدْalready صارَbecame فيin عَيْنيmy eyes قَفاthe back of a head
قَدْ صارَ في عَيْني قَفا
The face of joy, since losing you,
Has become, in my eyes, the back of a head.
Sol 6.1