عاقَنيhindered me عنكَfrom you تواليthe succession of المَطرِthe rain
عاقَني عنكَ توالي المَطرِ
واصلاًjoining آصالَهits late afternoons بالبُكَرِwith the early mornings
واصلاً آصالَه بالبُكَرِ
Unceasing rain has kept me from you,
joining its late afternoons to the early mornings.
مَلأَfilled الأَرضَthe earth وُحولاًwith mire أصحبتbecame (apparently intended for أصبحت)
مَلأَ الأَرضَ وُحولاً أصحبت
وهيand it مثلlike الحِبرink هلّاwhy not الحِبَرpatterned cloths
وهي مثل الحِبر هلّا الحِبَر
It filled the earth with mire, until it became
like ink—why not patterned cloth?
فكَأنَّso it is as though البحرَthe sea أضحىbecame فَوقناabove us
فكَأنَّ البحرَ أضحى فَوقنا
سائِلاًflowing أجمعُهall of it لمnot يُسجَرbe confined
سائِلاً أجمعُه لم يُسجَر
It is as though the sea were now above us,
flowing in its entirety, unconfined.
نعمةٌa blessing آضَتbecame لعمريby my life نِقمةًa curse
نعمةٌ آضَت لعمري نِقمةً
عَمَّتbecame widespread البَلوىaffliction بهاbecause of it فيamong البَشَرhumankind
عَمَّت البَلوى بها في البَشَر
A blessing has become, by my life, a curse;
through it, affliction has spread among humankind.
وعلىand despite ذاكthat فإنthen if أرسلتَyou sent ليto me
وعلى ذاك فإن أرسلتَ لي
سابحاًa swimming steed خُضتI would wade بذاكinto that البَحرsea
سابحاً خُضت بذاك البَحر
Even so, if you sent me
a swimming steed, I would wade into that sea.
لاdo not تَظُنَّthink الأَمرَthe matter عنديfor me هَيِّناًeasy
لا تَظُنَّ الأَمرَ عندي هَيِّناً
غَلَبovercame الشَوقُlonging علىover مُصطَبريmy endurance
غَلَب الشَوقُ على مُصطَبري
Do not think the matter easy for me:
longing has overcome my endurance.
Sol 6.1