لعلَperhaps الخيالَthe phantom العامريَّʿĀmirī إذاwhen سرىtraveled by night
لعلَ الخيالَ العامريَّ إذا سرى
يدلُّguides عيونَeyes الهاشميّof the Hāshimī علىto الكَرىslumber
يدلُّ عيونَ الهاشميّ على الكَرى
Perhaps the ʿĀmirī phantom, when it travels by night,
Perhaps imaginings, when they roam,
will guide the Hāshimī’s eyes to slumber.
will guide the eyes of the Hashimite to the burial grounds.
وياand O ربّLord إنif روَحتَYou granted respite to فِكراa mind منfrom الهوىpassion
ويا ربّ إن روَحتَ فِكرا من الهوى
فزِدthen increase نارَthe fire of قلبيmy heart حُرقةًburning وتسعّراand blazing
فزِد نارَ قلبي حُرقةً وتسعّرا
And O Lord, if You grant a mind respite from passion,
And oh Lord, if thoughts of passion depart,
then make my heart’s fire burn and blaze more fiercely.
then increase the burning in my heart and make it flare up.
وإنand if كانthere is فيin وَصليunion with me الَملالةُweariness والقِلىand aversion
وإن كان في وَصلي الَملالةُ والقِلى
فأوحِthen inspire إليهاto her الهجرَabandonment ربّيmy Lord لتَهجُراso that she may forsake
فأوحِ إليها الهجرَ ربّي لتَهجُرا
And if union with me brings weariness and aversion,
And if boredom and disinterest enter my union,
then inspire her to leave me, my Lord, that she may forsake me.
then inspire her, my Lord, to abandon me.
ودَدِتُI wished وماand not تُغنيavail الوَدادةُlove والمنىand wishes
ودَدِتُ وما تُغني الوَدادةُ والمنى
لوَif only انّيthat I أرىsee قلباًa heart يُباعis sold فيُشترىand then is bought
لوَ انّي أرى قلباً يُباع فيُشترى
I wished—though love and wishes avail nothing—
I wished - but wishing and desires are fruitless -
that I could see a heart being sold and then bought.
that I might see a heart put up for sale, and bought.
Sol 6.1