دمعٌtears منfrom العينthe eye جرىflowed كالمطرlike rain
دمعٌ من العين جرى كالمطر
يذكرrecalls منfrom أهلthe people of الغويرal-Ghuwayr الخبرthe tidings
يذكر من أهل الغوير الخبر
Tears flowed from the eye like rain,
Tears from the eyes flowed like rain
Recalling tidings from the people of al-Ghuwayr.
Recalling the news of the beloved's caravan
ومقلةٌand an eye شاخصةٌstaring لهفةًin yearning
ومقلةٌ شاخصةٌ لهفةً
تبعثُsends خلفafter القافلينthose returning home النظرthe gaze
تبعثُ خلف القافلين النظر
And an eye, staring in yearning,
And an eager, yearning eyelid
Sends its gaze after those returning home.
Sending its gaze behind the caravans
ومهجةٌand a heart شَبَّتblazed بنارٍwith a fire لهاit has
ومهجةٌ شَبَّت بنارٍ لها
زفيرُa breath جمرٍembers بالولوعِwith passionate love استعرflared up
زفيرُ جمرٍ بالولوعِ استعر
And a heart that blazed with a fire whose
And burning entrails kindled with fire
Embers’ breath flared up with passionate love.
With burning embers sighing in anguish
وأَنَّهُand a moan تتبعهاfollows it حنَّةٌa sigh of longing
وأَنَّهُ تتبعها حنَّةٌ
ترقُّsoftens بالتأثيرthrough its effect قلبthe heart of الحجرstone
ترقُّ بالتأثير قلب الحجر
And a moan followed by a sigh of longing,
And that pining follows it
Whose effect softens a heart of stone.
Softening the heart of stone with its effect
لاneither حاجراًHajir تبغيit seeks ولاnor المنحنىthe bend
لا حاجراً تبغي ولا المنحنى
ولاnor خميلthe thicket of الروضthe garden وقتat the hour of السحرpredawn
ولا خميل الروض وقت السحر
It seeks neither Hajir nor the bend,
Seeking neither a confidant nor the bending willow
Nor the garden’s thicket in the hour before dawn.
Nor the valley's chamomile at dawn
يزفهاescorts it الوجدlonging لبدرto the full moon of الحمىthe sanctuary
يزفها الوجد لبدر الحمى
فهلso, have…? رأيتمyou seen مغرماًone enamored بالقمرof the moon
فهل رأيتم مغرماً بالقمر
Longing escorts it to the full moon of the sanctuary.
Passion carries her to the full moon
Have you, then, seen one enamored of the moon?
Have you seen one enamored with the moon?
إنif غابhe is absent تبكيweeps العينthe eye منbecause of فقدهlosing him
إن غاب تبكي العين من فقده
وتشتكيand complains البعدthe distance اذاwhen ماemphatic particle حضرhe is present
وتشتكي البعد اذا ما حضر
If he is absent, the eye weeps at losing him,
If he is absent, the eyes weep for losing him
And laments the distance when he is present.
And complain of distance when he is present
Sol 6.1