آهِah! منْfrom حرheat الفِراقparting وَيَاand oh! حَسْregret (first part)
آهِ منْ حر الفِراق وَيَا حَسْ
رةَregret (completion) منْone who خابَwas disappointed بعدَafter مَاhaving قدْalready تَمَنىhe hoped
رةَ منْ خابَ بعدَ مَا قدْ تَمَنى
Ah, the burning heat of parting! And oh, the re—
—gret of one disappointed after having hoped!
لَيْتَif only شعريmy knowing أكانwas it? هجريmy being forsaken لِمَعْنىًfor a reason
لَيْتَ شعري أكان هجري لِمَعْنىً
عِنْدamong أهْلthe people of العَقيقal-ʿAqīq أمor لاnot لمعنىfor a reason
عِنْد أهْل العَقيق أم لا لمعنى
Would that I knew: was I forsaken for a reason
by the people of al-ʿAqīq, or for no reason?
Sol 6.1