هَلdo ...? تَعلَمينَyou know وَراءَbeyond الحُبِّlove مَنزِلَةًa station
هَل تَعلَمينَ وَراءَ الحُبِّ مَنزِلَةً
تُدنيbrings near إِلَيكِto you فَإِنَّfor indeed الحُبَّlove أَقصانيhas driven me far away
تُدني إِلَيكِ فَإِنَّ الحُبَّ أَقصاني
Do you know of a station beyond love
That draws me near you? For love has driven me far away.
ياO رِئمُgazelle قوليsay لِمِثلِto one like الرِئمِthe gazelle قَدindeed هَجَرَتshe has forsaken [me]
يا رِئمُ قولي لِمِثلِ الرِئمِ قَد هَجَرَت
يَقظىawake فَماso what بالُهاher state فيin النَومِsleep تَغشانيshe visits me
يَقظى فَما بالُها في النَومِ تَغشاني
O gazelle, ask the gazelle-like one, who has forsaken me
While awake, why she visits me in sleep.
لَهفيmy anguish عَلَيهاfor her وَلَهفيand my anguish مِنfrom تَذَكُّرِهاremembering her
لَهفي عَلَيها وَلَهفي مِن تَذَكُّرِها
يَدنوdraws near تَذَكُّرُهاthe memory of her مِنّيto me وَتَنآنيand she stays far from me
يَدنو تَذَكُّرُها مِنّي وَتَنآني
My anguish for her, and my anguish at remembering her!
The memory of her draws near me, while she stays far from me.
إِذfor لاnot يَزالُceases لهاof hers طَيفٌan apparition يُؤَرِّقُنيkeeps me awake
إِذ لا يَزالُ لها طَيفٌ يُؤَرِّقُني
نَشوانَdrunk مِنwith حُبِّهاlove for her أَوor غَيرَnot نَشوانِdrunk
نَشوانَ مِن حُبِّها أَو غَيرَ نَشوانِ
For an apparition of hers never ceases to keep me awake,
Drunk with love for her or sober.
Sol 6.1