دعانيcalled me الشوقlonging والركبانwhile the riders قدalready هجدواthey slept
دعاني الشوق والركبان قد هجدوا
والشمسand the sun فيin آخرthe end of الجوزاءGemini تنقدblazes
والشمس في آخر الجوزاء تنقد
Longing called me while the riders had fallen asleep.
Longing called me, and the caravans had awakened,
And the sun blazed at the end of Gemini.
And the sun in the last of Gemini grew hot,
والقيظand the summer heat محتدمraging والروحand the breeze منصرمceased
والقيظ محتدم والروح منصرم
والرأيand opinion مختلفdivided والحتفand death مطردrelentless
والرأي مختلف والحتف مطرد
And the summer heat raged, and the breeze had ceased.
And the heat was raging, and my soul was pouring out,
And opinions were divided, and death was relentless.
My mind confused, and death ever present.
والبيدand the deserts مغبرةdust-covered الأرجاءthe reaches مقفرةٌdesolate
والبيد مغبرة الأرجاء مقفرةٌ
كأنas though أعلامهاtheir landmarks فيin الآلthe mirage ترتعدtremble
كأن أعلامها في الآل ترتعد
And the deserts were dusty in their reaches, desolate,
The desert was dusty, its expanse desolate,
As though their landmarks trembled in the mirage.
As if its guideposts in the dark were trembling.
فظلتso I kept طوعاًwillingly لداعيto the call of الشوقlonging أوقظهمI wake them
فظلت طوعاً لداعي الشوق أوقظهم
وعلand perhaps أكثرهمmost of them ساهونinattentive ماnot رقدواthey slept
وعل أكثرهم ساهون ما رقدوا
So, willingly obeying longing's call, I kept waking them.
So I willingly obeyed the caller of longing. I woke them,
And perhaps most of them were distracted, not asleep.
Though most of them, drowsy, had not slept.
حتىuntil إذاwhen قلتI said شدواsaddle up قالsaid بعضهمsome of them
حتى إذا قلت شدوا قال بعضهم
قدindeed جنhas gone mad هذاthis man فخلواso leave عنهfrom him وابتعدواand keep away
قد جن هذا فخلوا عنه وابتعدوا
When at last I said, “Saddle up,” some of them said:
When I said, “Be prepared,” some of them said,
“This man has gone mad; leave him alone and keep away.”
“This man is possessed, so leave him and keep away.”
يدرونthey know ماwhat وجدواthey experienced منfrom حرthe heat of يومهمtheir day
يدرون ما وجدوا من حر يومهم
وقتat the time of النزولhalting ولاand not يدرونthey know ماwhat أجدI feel
وقت النزول ولا يدرون ما أجد
They know what they suffered from their day's heat
They know the heat they felt on their day
At the halt—but they do not know what I feel:
Of alighting, but do not know the heat I feel—
حرthe heat of الفراقparting إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle الهجرestrangement ساعدهaids it
حر الفراق إذا ما الهجر ساعده
حرa heat تخصsingles out بهwith it الأحشاءthe entrails الكبدthe liver
حر تخص به الأحشاء الكبد
The heat of parting, when estrangement aids it,
The heat of separation when the severance assists it,
Is a heat the liver reserves for the entrails alone.
A heat that attacks the viscera and liver.
Sol 6.1