سَرَىtraveled by night الشَّوقُlonging والسُّهادُand sleeplessness
سَرَى الشَّوقُ والسُّهادُ
ووجدٌand love’s anguish هوit is المُفادُthe outcome
ووجدٌ هو المُفادُ
Longing and sleeplessness traveled by night,
And love’s anguish is the outcome.
فصاخَتْthen hearkened لهto it عَوادٍafflictions
فصاخَتْ له عَوادٍ
هيthey are الحَرفُthe letter والمِدادُand the ink
هي الحَرفُ والمِدادُ
Then afflictions hearkened to it—
They are the letter and the ink.
بلَيلٍin a night تجُولُroam فيهthrough it
بلَيلٍ تجُولُ فيه
نجومٌstars لهاthey have امتدادُan extended reach
نجومٌ لها امتدادُ
In a night through which roam
Stars extending far.
إذاwhen أقبلتْthey approach تعدَّتْthey overstep
إذا أقبلتْ تعدَّتْ
ببأسٍwith might هوit is العتادُthe armament
ببأسٍ هو العتادُ
When they approach, they overstep,
With a might that is their armament.
وإنْand if أدبرتْthey turn away تولَّىdeparts
وإنْ أدبرتْ تولَّى
بهاwith them الصَّفوُserenity والرُّقادُand sleep
بها الصَّفوُ والرُّقادُ
And if they turn away, there departs
With them, serenity and sleep.
ولِيand I have منكِfrom you قبلُpreviously وعدٌa promise
ولِي منكِ قبلُ وعدٌ
بهthrough it الصبرُpatience يُستزادُis sought in greater measure
به الصبرُ يُستزادُ
And I have an earlier promise from you,
Through it, more patience is sought.
فإنْso if أسْلُI forget ماwhat دهانيbefell me
فإنْ أسْلُ ما دهاني
فأنَّىthen how ليَfor me ابتعادُdrawing away
فأنَّى ليَ ابتعادُ
So if I forget what befell me,
How, then, can I draw away?
وإنْand if أصْبُI yearn نحوَtoward وصلٍunion
وإنْ أصْبُ نحوَ وصلٍ
فصَرميthen cutting me off هوis المرادُthe intent
فصَرمي هو المرادُ
And if I yearn toward union,
Then cutting me off is the intent.
فإنْso if كانit is مِنfrom وشاةٍslanderers
فإنْ كان مِن وشاةٍ
فماthen no إنْat all (emphasis) ليَfor me اعتمادُreliance
فما إنْ ليَ اعتمادُ
So if this comes from slanderers,
Then I have no trust at all.
ولكنْbut هوit is التَّأسِّيtaking solace
ولكنْ هو التَّأسِّي
بقلبٍin a heart لهit has اعتقادُconviction
بقلبٍ له اعتقادُ
But it is finding solace
In a heart that holds conviction.
فدَعْso leave aside عنكَaway from you مَنwhoever تولَّىturned away
فدَعْ عنكَ مَن تولَّى
بحقدٍwith hatred لهit has اتِّقادُburning
بحقدٍ له اتِّقادُ
So leave aside whoever has turned away
With hatred that burns.
فإنَّfor indeed المعادَthe return آتٍcoming
فإنَّ المعادَ آتٍ
وكلٌّand everyone لهhe has معادُa return
وكلٌّ له معادُ
For the return is coming,
And everyone has a return.
ودَعْand leave aside هذهthese المآسيtragedies
ودَعْ هذه المآسي
لهاthey have ساعةًat some time نَفادُan end
لها ساعةً نَفادُ
And leave these tragedies aside;
They will have an end in time.
فكمfor how many قبْلَهاbefore them تقضَّتْhave passed
فكم قبْلَها تقضَّتْ
فماso no إنْat all (emphasis) لهاthey have اطِّرادُunbroken continuity
فما إنْ لها اطِّرادُ
For how many before them have passed!
So they have no unbroken continuance.
هوit is الدَّهرُtime فيin رحاهُits mill
هو الدَّهرُ في رحاهُ
ضروبٌvaried forms لهاthey have اعتمادُsupport
ضروبٌ لها اعتمادُ
Such is time; within its mill
Are varied forms, each with its own support.
Sol 6.1