أياO منكراًdenying ودِّيmy love لهfor him وهوthough he عارفٌknows
أيا منكراً ودِّي له وهو عارفٌ
بأنَّthat وِداديmy affection لاnot يداخلهُenters it النُّكرُdeceit
بأنَّ وِدادي لا يداخلهُ النُّكرُ
O you who deny my love for him, though he knows
O you who deny my love for you though you know
that no deceit intrudes upon my affection.
That my affection cannot be replaced
يبيتُhe spends the night قريرَtranquil العينِthe eye فيin جنبِthe side of راحةٍrepose
يبيتُ قريرَ العينِ في جنبِ راحةٍ
وبينَand between ضلوعيmy ribs مِنfrom محبّتِكَlove for you الجمرُembers
وبينَ ضلوعي مِن محبّتِكَ الجمرُ
He spends the night with tranquil eyes, beside repose,
My eyes yearn for you through the night
while between my ribs lie the embers of love for you.
While love for you burns inside my ribs
تراخيتَyou drew away عنّيfrom me حيثُwhen لجَّgrew relentless بينseparation الهوىlove
تراخيتَ عنّي حيثُ لجَّ بين الهوى
وجرَّبتand you tested صبريmy patience عندماwhen نفدَran out الصّبرُpatience
وجرَّبت صبري عندما نفدَ الصّبرُ
You drew away from me when love's separation grew relentless,
You neglected me when passion took hold
and tested my patience when patience had run out.
And tested my patience when it ran out
فلوfor if نظرتhad looked عيناكَyour two eyes فيin اللَّيلِthe night حالتيmy state
فلو نظرت عيناكَ في اللَّيلِ حالتي
وقدwhile already هزَّنيshook me شوقٌlonging وقلقلنيand unsettled me فِكرُthought
وقد هزَّني شوقٌ وقلقلني فِكرُ
For had your eyes seen my state at night,
If your eyes saw me one night
while longing had shaken me and thought had unsettled me,
When longing shook me and worry gripped my mind
رأيتَyou would have seen سليماًsnakebitten فيin ثيابِthe clothes of مُسلّمٍone unharmed
رأيتَ سليماً في ثيابِ مُسلّمٍ
ومُستعِراًand one aflame قدalready ضمَّclasped شُرسُوفهُhis rib cartilage الشّعرُhair
ومُستعِراً قد ضمَّ شُرسُوفهُ الشّعرُ
you would have seen a snakebitten man in an unharmed man's clothes,
You'd see me surrendered in the clothes of a captive
and one aflame, his rib cartilage clasped by hair.
My hair disheveled by the flames of yearning
Sol 6.1