أخلفتِyou broke ياO جيهانُJihan وعديmy promise
أخلفتِ يا جيهانُ وعدي
فالقلبُso the heart مضطرمٌablaze بكمْدِwith grief
فالقلبُ مضطرمٌ بكمْدِ
You broke the promise made to me, Jihan;
You broke your promise, oh Jihane
So my heart is ablaze with grief.
And my heart is aflame with yearning
فوقفتُso I stood منتظرًاwaiting بلاwithout
فوقفتُ منتظرًا بلا
أملٍhope يصبِّرنيgives me patience فيُجْديand thus helps
أملٍ يصبِّرني فيُجْدي
So I stood waiting, without
I stood waiting without any
A hope to give me patience and bring relief.
Hope to console me and avail
أخلفتِyou broke وعديmy promise فانبَرىand sprang forth
أخلفتِ وعدي فانبَرى
دمعيmy tears يحرِّقُنيburn me بزنْدِwith a firestick
دمعي يحرِّقُني بزنْدِ
You broke the promise made to me, and forth sprang
You broke your promise so my tears
My tears, burning me with a firestick.
Burn me with intense ardour
ماnot كنتُI was أعلمُknowing أنَّناthat we
ما كنتُ أعلمُ أنَّنا
يومًاone day إلىtoward نأيٍseparation مُعَدِّdestined
يومًا إلى نأيٍ مُعَدِّ
I never knew that we
I did not know that one day
Would one day be destined for separation.
We would drift so far apart
إنِّيindeed I وإنْand even if تنأَيْyou keep your distance فلاthen not
إنِّي وإنْ تنأَيْ فلا
أنفكُّcease فيin الأشواقِthe longings تُبديyou reveal
أنفكُّ في الأشواقِ تُبدي
Indeed, though you keep your distance, I do not
Though you distance yourself, still
Cease amid the longings you reveal.
I cannot cease expressing longing
خلَّفتِنيyou left me فيin وحدتيmy solitude
خلَّفتِني في وحدتي
بعدَafter الحديثِthe conversation بكلِّwith all وُدِّaffection
بعدَ الحديثِ بكلِّ وُدِّ
You left me in my solitude
You left me in my solitude
After talk full of affection.
After affectionate words of love
وضربتِand you made ليfor me وعدَa promise of اللِّقاthe meeting (first part)
وضربتِ لي وعدَ اللِّقا
ءِcompletion of 'meeting' فلمand not يكنْit was يومًاever بجِدِّin earnest
ءِ فلم يكنْ يومًا بجِدِّ
And you promised me a meeting,
And made me a false promise
Yet it was never once in earnest.
Of meeting that was never true
وبقيتُand I remained وحديby myself راصدًاwatching for
وبقيتُ وحدي راصدًا
منكِfrom you اللِّقاءَthe meeting بفرْطِwith an excess of وجْديmy longing
منكِ اللِّقاءَ بفرْطِ وجْدي
And I remained alone, watching for
And I remained alone watching
A meeting with you, in my overwhelming longing.
For you, overflowing with fervour
إنَّindeed الحديثَthe talk عنِabout الهوىlove
إنَّ الحديثَ عنِ الهوى
أشجَىmade sorrowful اللَّهيبَthe flame بغيرِwithout بُعدِseparation
أشجَى اللَّهيبَ بغيرِ بُعدِ
Indeed, talk of love
Speaking of passion makes
Made the flame sorrowful, even without separation.
The flames fiercer without distance
فظَللتُso I kept أبكيweeping over فُرقتيmy parting
فظَللتُ أبكي فُرقتي
دمعًاtears شجيًّاsorrowful دُونَwithout رَدِّa reply
دمعًا شجيًّا دُونَ رَدِّ
So I kept weeping over my parting,
So I wept over our separation
Sorrowful tears, with no reply,
With copious, burning tears
مِنfrom بضَّةٍa soft-skinned woman فتانةٍenchanting
مِن بضَّةٍ فتانةٍ
تبدوappear الخُدودُthe cheeks كلَونِlike the color of وَردِroses
تبدو الخُدودُ كلَونِ وَردِ
From a tender-skinned enchantress,
Of a charming, bewitching one
Whose cheeks appear rose-colored;
Whose cheeks show the hue of roses
قتَّالةٍa slayer فيin عينِهاher eye
قتَّالةٍ في عينِها
سِحرٌmagic يفيضُoverflows كسَهمِlike an arrow of بُدِّan idol
سِحرٌ يفيضُ كسَهمِ بُدِّ
A slayer, in whose eye
A lethal one, in her eyes
Magic overflows like an idol's arrow;
Is magic overflowing like arrows
وبحالكٍand with jet-black hair مثلِlike الدُّجَىthe night's darkness
وبحالكٍ مثلِ الدُّجَى
يهفوflutters فُوَيْقَjust above المتنِthe back يُنْديsheds dew
يهفو فُوَيْقَ المتنِ يُنْدي
And with hair as black as night's darkness,
And in your state like the darkness
Fluttering just above her back, shedding dew;
The breeze of the tracts calls plaintively
وبخطوةٍand with a step تشكوcomplains لهاto her
وبخطوةٍ تشكو لها
تللكthat البسِيطةُthe earth عندwhen عَدِّcounting
تللك البسِيطةُ عند عَدِّ
And with a step to which
And with a gait that complains
That earth complains when steps are counted;
The plains tell of your count
وفمٍand a mouth كأنَّas though رُضابَهits saliva
وفمٍ كأنَّ رُضابَه
لوeven if ماnot شربتُI have drunk كطعمِlike the taste of شَهدِhoney
لو ما شربتُ كطعمِ شَهدِ
And a mouth whose saliva seems,
And a mouth that if I never drank
Even if I have not drunk it, like the taste of honey;
Its taste is like honey sweet
وعوارضٍand teeth مصقولةٍpolished
وعوارضٍ مصقولةٍ
تبدوappear كسيفٍlike a sword بينَwithin غِمدِa sheath
تبدو كسيفٍ بينَ غِمدِ
And polished teeth
And well-formed eyebrows
That appear like a sword within a sheath;
That look like a sword in its sheath
ولطيفِand a delicate كشحٍwaist ناعمٍsoft
ولطيفِ كشحٍ ناعمٍ
وبدِلَّةٍand with coyness وبديعِand an exquisite قدِّfigure
وبدِلَّةٍ وبديعِ قدِّ
And a delicate, soft waist,
And gentle, delicate charm
And with coy charm and an exquisite figure;
And wonderful composure and grace
وبِرقَّةٍand with tenderness أودَتْdestroyed فؤاheart (first part)
وبِرقَّةٍ أودَتْ فؤا
ديmy heart (completion) فاسبكَرَّso it lengthened لطُولِfrom the length of شرْدِwandering
دي فاسبكَرَّ لطُولِ شرْدِ
And with a tenderness that destroyed my heart,
And with a tenderness that almost
So it lengthened through prolonged wandering.
Ruined me, so I wandered distraught
صارحتُهاI spoke frankly to her بِتَعَذُّبيof my torment
صارحتُها بِتَعَذُّبي
فيin حبِّهاlove for her عندat التَّردِّيfalling into ruin
في حبِّها عند التَّردِّي
I spoke frankly to her of my torment
I confessed to her my torment
In loving her, as I fell into ruin.
In loving her when dejected
فتردَّدَتْso she hesitated فيin رَيْبِهاher doubt
فتردَّدَتْ في رَيْبِها
وتأمَّلتْand she pondered هزْليmy jesting وجدِّيand my earnestness
وتأمَّلتْ هزْلي وجدِّي
So she hesitated in her doubt
She hesitated in her doubt
And pondered my jesting and my earnestness;
And considered my fervour and ardour
وقطيعِand a herd of رئمٍgazelles حولناaround us
وقطيعِ رئمٍ حولنا
ينظرنَthey look at منِّيfrom me فيضَthe flood of سُهديmy sleeplessness
ينظرنَ منِّي فيضَ سُهدي
And a herd of gazelles around us
And the flock of censurers around
Watches the flood of my sleeplessness pour from me.
Watching my overflowing love
لكنَّنيbut I سأظلُّI shall remain مُنـwaiting (first part)
لكنَّني سأظلُّ مُنـ
ـتظرًاwaiting (completion) برغمِdespite طويلِlong بُعدِseparation
ـتظرًا برغمِ طويلِ بُعدِ
But I shall remain
But still I will remain
Waiting, despite the long separation.
Waiting, despite the great distance
Sol 6.1