وَدَّعْتُI bade farewell مِنْكَfrom you فُؤَادِيmy heart يَوْمَthe day of تَرْحَالِيmy departure
وَدَّعْتُ مِنْكَ فُؤَادِي يَوْمَ تَرْحَالِي
فَلاَso do not تَسَلْask بَعْدَafter ذَاكَthat الْيَوْمِday عَنْabout حَالِيmy condition
فَلاَ تَسَلْ بَعْدَ ذَاكَ الْيَوْمِ عَنْ حَالِي
I bade farewell to my heart in you on the day of my departure.
So do not ask about my condition after that day.
جَارَwronged الزَّمَانُtime عَلَىagainst ضَعْفِيmy weakness وَأَرْخَصَand cheapened مَاwhat
جَارَ الزَّمَانُ عَلَى ضَعْفِي وَأَرْخَصَ مَا
قَدْhad صُنْتُهُI guarded it قَبْلَهَاbefore it مِنْof دَمْعِيَmy tears الْغَالِيprecious
قَدْ صُنْتُهُ قَبْلَهَا مِنْ دَمْعِيَ الْغَالِي
Time wronged me in my weakness and cheapened what
I had guarded before then—my precious tears.
لاَnot الْمَاءُthe water بَعْدَكَafter you مَاءٌwater حِينَwhen أَشْرَبُهُI drink it
لاَ الْمَاءُ بَعْدَكَ مَاءٌ حِينَ أَشْرَبُهُ
وَلاَnor الطَّعَامُthe food طَعَامٌfood حِينَwhen يُدْنَىis brought near لِيto me
وَلاَ الطَّعَامُ طَعَامٌ حِينَ يُدْنَى لِي
In your absence, water is not water when I drink it,
Nor is food food when it is brought to me.
وَلاَnor يَلّذis pleasing حَدِيثُtalk النَّاسِthe people فِيin أُذُنِيmy ear
وَلاَ يَلّذ حَدِيثُ النَّاسِ فِي أُذُنِي
وَلاَnor يَجُولُwanders جَمَالُbeauty الْكَوْنِthe universe فِيin بَالِيmy mind
وَلاَ يَجُولُ جَمَالُ الْكَوْنِ فِي بَالِي
Nor does people's talk delight my ear,
Nor does the universe's beauty cross my mind.
قَدْindeed كُنْتَyou were أَهْلِيmy family وَمَالِيand my wealth وَالشَّبِيبَةَand youth لِيfor me
قَدْ كُنْتَ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي وَالشَّبِيبَةَ لِي
فَلاَso neither شَبَابِيmy youth وَلاَnor أَهْلِيmy family وَلاَnor مَالِيmy wealth
فَلاَ شَبَابِي وَلاَ أَهْلِي وَلاَ مَالِي
You were my family, my wealth, and my youth;
So I have neither my youth, nor my family, nor my wealth.
ضَرَائِرُafflictions الدَّهْرِtime سَارَتْdeparted عَنْfrom دِيَارِكَyour dwellings لَوْwere it
ضَرَائِرُ الدَّهْرِ سَارَتْ عَنْ دِيَارِكَ لَوْ
لاَnot for الضَّرُورَةُnecessity لَمْdid not يَخْطُرْoccur عَلَىto بَالِيmy mind
لاَ الضَّرُورَةُ لَمْ يَخْطُرْ عَلَى بَالِي
Time's afflictions departed from your dwellings; were it
not for necessity, it would not have crossed my mind.
قَالُواthey said سَلاَSalé حَرَّكَتْit stirred أَشْوَاقَهhis longings فَسَلاَso he forgot
قَالُوا سَلاَ حَرَّكَتْ أَشْوَاقَه فَسَلاَ
وَاللَّهِby God مَاnot كُنْتُI was يَوْماًa single day عَنكَof you بِالسَّالِيat all forgetful
وَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ يَوْماً عَنكَ بِالسَّالِي
They said, “Salé stirred his longings, so he forgot.”
By God, I have never once forgotten you.
إِنْif كَانَthere is لِيfor me بَعْدَafter بُعْدِيmy separation عَنْكَfrom you مِنْany أَمَلِhope
إِنْ كَانَ لِي بَعْدَ بُعْدِي عَنْكَ مِنْ أَمَلِ
إِلاَّother than لِقَاؤُكَmeeting you لاَmay not بُلِّغْتُI be granted آمَالِيmy hopes
إِلاَّ لِقَاؤُكَ لاَ بُلِّغْتُ آمَالِي
If, after my separation from you, I have any hope
other than meeting you, may I never be granted my hopes.
Sol 6.1