أرسلتsent forth مقلتيmy eye دُموعاًtears غزاراًabundant
أرسلت مقلتي دُموعاً غزاراً
وحَوتand contained أضلُعيmy ribs لهيباًa blaze وناراًand fire
وحَوت أضلُعي لهيباً وناراً
My eye poured forth abundant tears,
My tears streamed copiously
And my ribs held a blaze and fire.
And my ribs contained raging fire
وتناءىand grew distant صَبريmy patience وهَلand can ...? بعدَafter بُعدٍseparation
وتناءى صَبري وهَل بعدَ بُعدٍ
يَجِدُfind الصَبُّthe lovelorn one سلوَةًsolace واصطِباراًand patient endurance
يَجِدُ الصَبُّ سلوَةً واصطِباراً
And my patience grew distant—after separation, can
My patience faded away after separation
the lovelorn find solace and endurance?
Will the young man ever find solace and composure?
ياO ديارَdwellings الأحبابِof the loved ones كانwas اختياريmy choice
يا ديارَ الأحبابِ كان اختياري
أنthat أراكِI see you المساءَin the evening والأبكاراand at daybreak
أن أراكِ المساءَ والأبكارا
O dwellings of my loved ones, my choice was
O homeland of loved ones, it was my choice
to see you in the evening and at daybreak.
To see you in the evening and dawn
ليسis not عَزميmy resolve رضىًconsent وعنand out of طيبِcontentment نَفسِof spirit
ليس عَزمي رضىً وعن طيبِ نَفسِ
إنّماonly كانwas بالقضاءِby fate اضطِراراunder compulsion
إنّما كان بالقضاءِ اضطِرارا
My decision was not made gladly or of my own free will;
It was not my contentment and willingness
It was only compulsion imposed by fate.
But it was out of obligation and coercion
واختياريand my choice أنthat لاnot أفارقَكِI part from you الدهرfor all time
واختياري أن لا أفارقَكِ الدهر
ولكنand yet لاnot أملكُI possess الاختياراthe choice
ولكن لا أملكُ الاختيارا
And my choice is never to part from you,
And my choice is not to leave you forever
Yet I do not have the choice.
But I have no control over the choice
فعَسىso may اللَهُGod أنthat يَمُنَّbestow graciously بعودٍwith a return
فعَسى اللَهُ أن يَمُنَّ بعودٍ
وعساهُand may He يُطفيquench لهيباًa blaze وناراand fire
وعساهُ يُطفي لهيباً ونارا
So may God graciously grant a return,
May Allah grant me return
And may He quench the blaze and fire.
And may He extinguish the blaze and fire
Sol 6.1