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They left me with a fading shadow and a mirage

غادروني بالأثيل والنقا

1. They left me with a fading shadow and a mirage
I shed tears and complain of burning

١. غادَروني بِالأَثيلِ وَالنَقا
أَسكُبُ الدَمعَ وَأَشكو الحُرَقا

2. By the one I melted for like a candle
By the one I die of love for him until we are separated

٢. بِأَبي مَن ذُبتُ فيهِ كَمَداً
بِأَبي مَن مُتُّ مِنهُ فَرَقا

3. The redness of dusk on his cheeks
And the dawn glows, competing with the horizon

٣. حُمرَةُ الحَجلَةِ في وَجنَتِهِ
وَضَحُ الصُبحِ يُناغي الشَفَقا

4. Patience collapsed, and sorrow fluttered
While I am between the two, we met

٤. قَوَّضَ الصَبرُ فَطَنَّبَ الأَسى
وَأَنا ما بَينَ هذَينِ لَقا

5. Who will stay with me, who will feel my pain, guide me
Who will share my sorrow, who fell in love like me

٥. مَن لِبَثّي مَن لِوَجدي دُلَّني
مَن لِحُزني مِن لِصَبٍّ عَشِقا

6. Whenever the thoughts of passion tightened
Tears streamed and kept me awake

٦. كُلَّما ضَنَّت تَباريحُ الهَوى
فَضَحَ الدَمعُ الجَوى وَالأَرَقا

7. So when I say come and look at me
I am told you are denied out of shame

٧. فَإِذا قُلتُ هَبوا لي نَظرَةً
قيلَ ما تُمنَعُ إِلّا شَفَقا

8. What use is a glance from them to you
It is just a glimpse of lightning, flashing

٨. ما عَسى تُغنيكَ مِنهُم نَظرَةٌ
هِيَ إِلّا لَمحُ بَرقٍ بَرَقا

9. I won't forget when the lost ones were led away
Seeking separation and desiring distance

٩. لَستُ أَنسى إِذ حَدا الحادي بِهِم
يَطلُبُ البَينَ وَيَبغي الأَبرَقا

10. The camel of separation cried for them
May Allah not let a crow croak like that

١٠. نَعَقَت أَغرِبَةُ البَينِ بِهِم
لا رَعى اللَهُ غُراباً نَعَقا

11. The crow of separation is just a camel
That walked away with the loved ones, straightening its neck

١١. ما غُرابُ البَينِ إِلّا جَمَلٌ
سارَ بِالأَحبابِ نَصّاً عَنَقا