ولَمّاand when رَأَتْshe saw طَيْرَthe birds of الفِراقِparting نَوَاعِباًcawing
ولَمّا رَأَتْ طَيْرَ الفِراقِ نَوَاعِباً
وَقَدand already هَمَّwas preparing بِالتوديعِto bid farewell كُلُّevery مودَّعِone being bid farewell
وَقَد هَمَّ بِالتوديعِ كُلُّ مودَّعِ
And when she saw the birds of parting cawing,
When she saw the bird of separation being intimate,
and everyone being bid farewell was preparing to say goodbye,
And every friend was intent on bidding farewell,
شكتْshe lamented ماwhat شَكاlamented المحزونُthe sorrowful one منbecause of عَزْمَةِthe resolve of النَّوىdeparture
شكتْ ما شَكا المحزونُ من عَزْمَةِ النَّوى
فأبكتْso she made weep لهاfor her عينيْthe two eyes of غَزَالٍa gazelle مُرَوَّعِfrightened
فأبكتْ لها عينيْ غَزَالٍ مُرَوَّعِ
she lamented, as the sorrowful do, the resolve to part,
She complained of what the sorrowful complain of firm resolve,
and made a frightened gazelle's two eyes weep for her.
So my eyes wept for her, frightened gazelle.
ولمand not أرَI saw فيon خدٍّa cheek يُزَرَّرُis buttoned up (veiled) قبلهاbefore her
ولم أرَ في خدٍّ يُزَرَّرُ قبلها
منamong الغيدslender beauties شهباًshooting stars فيin غمامةa cloud of برقُعِa face-veil
من الغيد شهباً في غمامة برقُعِ
Never before her had I seen, on a cheek behind a fastened veil,
And I had not seen before her on any cheek
among slender beauties, shooting stars in the cloud of a veil.
Sparks in a cloudburst from intense passion.
وقَدand already سَفِرتshe unveiled عَنrevealing صفرةٍa pallor عَبْرَexpressed (contextual reading) الأسىsorrow
وقَد سَفِرت عَن صفرةٍ عَبْرَ الأسى
لعينيto my eyes بهاthrough it عنof وَجْدthe anguish of قلبٍa heart مفجَعِgrief-stricken
لعيني بها عن وَجْد قلبٍ مفجَعِ
And she had unveiled a pallor; sorrow spoke
She turned away from me yellow with sorrow,
to my eyes, through it, of a grief-stricken heart's anguish.
My eyes overflowing for her with agonized grief.
وأَقبَلَand came forth دُرّthe pearls of النَّحرِthe throat فَوقَabove تَريبِهاher upper chest
وأَقبَلَ دُرّ النَّحرِ فَوقَ تَريبِها
يصافِحُهclasps hands with them منfrom خدّهاher cheek دُرّpearls of أدْمُعِtears
يصافِحُه من خدّها دُرّ أدْمُعِ
And the pearls at her throat came forth above her breast,
And the pearls of her tears flowed over her breast,
as pearls of tears from her cheek clasped hands with them.
Kissing her cheek with the pearls of her weeping.
فياso O ربِّmy Lord إنّindeed البينَseparation أضحتhave become صُرُوفُهُits reversals
فيا ربِّ إنّ البينَ أضحت صُرُوفُهُ
عليّagainst me وماand not ليfor me منany معينٍhelper فكنْso be معيwith me
عليّ وما لي من معينٍ فكنْ معي
So, my Lord, indeed separation's reversals are now
So my Lord, separation has certainly turned
against me, and I have no helper—so be with me,
Its back on me, and I have no helper, so be with me,
علىin the face of قُرْبِthe nearness of عُذّاليmy reproachers وبُعْدِand the distance of حبائبيmy beloveds
على قُرْبِ عُذّالي وبُعْدِ حبائبي
وأمْوَاهِand the waters of أجفانيmy eyelids ونيرانِand the fires of أضلُعيmy ribs
وأمْوَاهِ أجفاني ونيرانِ أضلُعي
in the face of my reproachers' nearness and my beloveds' distance,
Despite my drawing near to reproachers and the distance of loved ones,
and the waters of my eyelids and the fires within my ribs.
And the sleeplessness of my eyelids and the fires in my ribs.
Sol 6.1