هُوَit الفِراقُparting فَعِشْso live إِنْif شِئْتَyou wish أَوْor فَمُتthen die
هُوَ الفِراقُ فَعِشْ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَوْ فَمُت
لَيْسَis not الحَياةُlife إِذاwhen بانُواthey have departed بِمُعْجِبَتيpleasing to me
لَيْسَ الحَياةُ إِذا بانُوا بِمُعْجِبَتي
It is parting: live if you wish, or die.
It is separation, so live if you wish, or die
Life is not pleasing to me when they are gone.
Life is not pleasing when my loved ones are gone
وَيْحَwoe to المَنِيَّةِdeath إِذْwhen سارَتْset out رَكائِبُهُمْtheir mounts
وَيْحَ المَنِيَّةِ إِذْ سارَتْ رَكائِبُهُمْ
لَوْif أَنَّهاthat it قَبَضَتْhad seized رُوحيmy soul لأَحْسَنَتِthen it would have done well
لَوْ أَنَّها قَبَضَتْ رُوحي لأَحْسَنَتِ
Woe to death, when their mounts set out!
Alas for death when their camel litters departed
Had it seized my soul, it would have done well.
I wish it had claimed my soul, that would have been best
كَانَتْused to تَطيبُbe sweet ليَto me الدُّنْياthe world بِقُربِهِمُthrough their nearness
كَانَتْ تَطيبُ ليَ الدُّنْيا بِقُربِهِمُ
فَقَدْso indeed أَمَرُّواthey made bitter لِيَfor me الدُّنْياthe world الَّتيthat حَلَتِwas sweet
فَقَدْ أَمَرُّوا لِيَ الدُّنْيا الَّتي حَلَتِ
The world used to be sweet to me when they were near.
The world was sweet to me in their nearness
So they have made bitter for me the world that was sweet.
Now they have made the world bitter for me
قَدْindeed كُنْتُI was آمُلُهُمْhoping for them والبَيْنُwhile parting يُوعِدُنيthreatened me
قَدْ كُنْتُ آمُلُهُمْ والبَيْنُ يُوعِدُني
فَأَنْجَزَso made good its threat البَيْنُparting والآمَالُwhile hopes أَخْلَفَتِbroke their promises
فَأَنْجَزَ البَيْنُ والآمَالُ أَخْلَفَتِ
I had been hoping for them while parting threatened me.
I hoped they would return though parting promised otherwise
So parting made good its threat, while hopes broke their promises.
But parting fulfilled its promise and hopes were unmet
Sol 6.1