أماas for الفراقparting فليthen I have فيon يومهits day فرَقُdread
أما الفراق فلي في يومه فرَقُ
وقدand indeed أرِقتُI lay awake لهover it لوif only ينفعُhelps الأرقُsleeplessness
وقد أرِقتُ له لو ينفعُ الأرقُ
As for parting, on its very day I am all fear.
As for parting, on its day dread is mine;
For its sake I have lain awake—if only sleeplessness could avail.
And I have lain awake over it—if only sleeplessness could help.
أظعانهمtheir departing caravans سابقتraced عينيmy eye التيwhich انهملتstreamed with tears
أظعانهم سابقت عيني التي انهملت
أمُّmother of الدموعtears معalongside الأظعانthe departing caravans تستبقُraces
أمُّ الدموع مع الأظعان تستبقُ
Did their departing camel-litters race my streaming eye,
Their departing caravans raced my eye as it streamed;
or do the tears race alongside the departing litters?
The mother of tears races alongside the caravans.
عاقhindered العقيقُal-‘Aqiq عنfrom السّلوانsolace واتضحتand became clear
عاق العقيقُ عن السّلوان واتضحت
فيin توضحTawdih ليto me منfrom نهجthe course of الهوىlove طرقpaths
في توضح لي من نهج الهوى طرق
Al-ʿAqīq barred me from solace, and there became clear
Al-‘Aqiq kept me from solace, and there became clear
to me at Tūḍiḥ roads branching from passion’s path.
In Tawdih, to me, paths along the course of love.
لولاwere it not for النسيمُthe breeze الذيthat تأتيcome الرِّياحُthe winds بهwith it
لولا النسيمُ الذي تأتي الرِّياحُ به
إذاwhen تضوّعgrew fragrant منfrom عَرفِthe scent of الحِمىthe protected pasture الأفقُthe horizon
إذا تضوّع من عَرفِ الحِمى الأفقُ
Were it not for the breeze the winds bear,
Were it not for the breeze that the winds bring,
when the horizon grows fragrant with the sanctuary’s scent,
When the horizon grows fragrant with the protected pasture's scent,
لمdid not أدرI know أنَّthat بيوتَthe tents of الحيِّthe tribe نازلةٌsettled
لم أدر أنَّ بيوتَ الحيِّ نازلةٌ
نجداًin Najd ولاnor اعتادنيrepeatedly visited me نحوtoward الحِمىthe protected pasture الأفقُthe horizon
نجداً ولا اعتادني نحو الحِمى الأفقُ
I would not know that the tribe’s tents had encamped
I would not have known that the tribe's tents had settled
in Najd, nor would the horizon toward the sanctuary keep visiting me.
In Najd, nor would the horizon toward the protected pasture have haunted me.
ماnot فيin الهوادجthe camel litters إلاexcept الشمسُthe sun طالعةًrising
ما في الهوادج إلا الشمسُ طالعةً
وماand not بقلبيin my heart إلاexcept الشوقُlonging والأرقُand sleeplessness
وما بقلبي إلا الشوقُ والأرقُ
There is nothing in the camel-litters but the sun, rising;
In the camel litters there is only the sun, rising,
and nothing in my heart but longing and sleeplessness.
And in my heart there is only longing and sleeplessness.
Sol 6.1