ألمhas not يأنِthe time come لطيفfor a phantom انto يعطفاshow compassion
ألم يأنِ لطيف ان يعطفا
وأنand to يطرُقَvisit by night الهائمَthe love-distraught one المُدنفاwasted by illness
وأن يطرُقَ الهائمَ المُدنفا
Has the time not come for a phantom to show compassion,
and visit the love-crazed, ailing man by night?
جفاhe shunned بعدafter ماthat كانhe was ليto me واصلاَmaintaining closeness
جفا بعد ما كان لي واصلاَ
وخلَّفand he left behind عنديَwith me ماwhat خلَّفاhe left behind
وخلَّف عنديَ ما خلَّفا
He shunned me after once being close to me,
and left with me what he left behind.
أماwill you not تعطِفَنَّsurely show compassion علىon خاضعone humbly bowed
أما تعطِفَنَّ على خاضع
لديكbefore you يناجيكhe whispers to you مستعطفاpleading for compassion
لديك يناجيك مستعطفا
Will you not have compassion on one bowed low
before you, whispering to you, pleading for compassion?
إذاwhenever كتبتwrites يدُهhis hand أحرفآletters
إذا كتبت يدُه أحرفآ
إليكto you محاerases دمعُهُhis tears أحرُفاletters
إليك محا دمعُهُ أحرُفا
Whenever his hand writes letters
to you, his tears wipe letters away.
ولوand if كنتُI were أملكI control غَربَthe flow of الدموعtears
ولو كنتُ أملك غَربَ الدموع
منعتُI would restrain جفونيmy eyelids أنfrom تذرفاshedding tears
منعتُ جفوني أن تذرفا
And if I could control the flow of tears,
I would keep my eyelids from shedding them,
غراماًout of passion بأشكالfor the forms of نارthe fire of الغرامpassionate love
غراماً بأشكال نار الغرام
وماand what عذرexcuse صَبٍّa passionate lover بكىwept واشتفىand found relief
وما عذر صَبٍّ بكى واشتفى
out of passion for the forms of passion's fire—
and what excuse has a lover who wept and found relief?
Sol 6.1