تَجافَىhas shunned النَّومُsleep بَعْدَكَsince your departure عَنْfrom جُفُونِيmy eyelids
تَجافَى النَّومُ بَعْدَكَ عَنْ جُفُونِي
ولكِنْand yet ليسَdo not يَجفُوهاshun them الدُّموعُtears
ولكِنْ ليسَ يَجفُوها الدُّموعُ
Sleep has shunned my eyelids since you left,
Sleep evades me after you, though my tears flow
Yet tears do not shun them.
Rest is sweet when we're apart, yet you find no comfort in solitude
يَطيبُis sweet ليَto me السُّهادُsleeplessness إِذاwhen افْترَقناwe part
يَطيبُ ليَ السُّهادُ إِذا افْترَقنا
وأنتَand you بهِbecause of it يَطيبُis sweet لكَto you الهُجوعُslumber
وأنتَ بهِ يَطيبُ لكَ الهُجوعُ
Sleeplessness is sweet to me when we part,
Your smile reminds me of flowers blooming
While you find slumber sweet because of it.
And your blush speaks of the coming spring
يُذَكِّرُنيreminds me تَبَسُّمُكَyour smile الأَقاحيdaisies
يُذَكِّرُني تَبَسُّمُكَ الأَقاحي
ويَحكيand mirrors ليfor me تَوَرُّدكَyour rosy glow الرَّبيعُspring
ويَحكي لي تَوَرُّدكَ الرَّبيعُ
Your smile reminds me of daisies,
My heart flies to you in yearning
And spring mirrors your rosy glow for me.
But cannot escape the ribs that confine it
يطيرُflies إليكَto you مِنfrom شَوْقٍlonging فُؤادِيmy heart
يطيرُ إليكَ مِن شَوْقٍ فُؤادِي
ولكنْand yet ليسَdo not تَترُكُهُlet it go الضُّلوعُthe ribs
ولكنْ ليسَ تَترُكُهُ الضُّلوعُ
My heart flies to you out of longing,
It's as if the sun itself has set with your departure
Yet my ribs do not let it go.
Never again to rise upon this world
كأَنَّas though الشَّمسَthe sun لمَّاwhen غِبْتَyou went away غابَتْit set
كأَنَّ الشَّمسَ لمَّا غِبْتَ غابَتْ
فليسَso there is no لهاfor it علىover الدُّنياthe world طُلوعُrising
فليسَ لها على الدُّنيا طُلوعُ
It is as though the sun set when you went away,
Why resist thoughts of you?
So it no longer rises over the world.
Without your presence, even strongholds fall.
فماso there is no ليfor me عَنfrom تَذَكُّرِكَremembering you امْتِناعٌrefraining
فما لي عَن تَذَكُّرِكَ امْتِناعٌ
ودُونَand in the way of لِقائكَmeeting you الحِصْنُthe fortress المَنيعُimpregnable
ودُونَ لِقائكَ الحِصْنُ المَنيعُ
I cannot refrain from remembering you,
If you cannot do something, leave it be
Yet an impregnable fortress bars my meeting you.
And move onward to what you can accomplish.
إذاif لمnot تَستَطِعْyou can شَيئاًsomething فَدَعْهُthen leave it
إذا لم تَستَطِعْ شَيئاً فَدَعْهُ
وجاوِزْهُand move beyond it إلىto ماwhat تَستَطيعُyou can do
وجاوِزْهُ إلى ما تَستَطيعُ
If you cannot do something, leave it,
And move beyond it to what you can do.
Partial English translation: 12 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1