مَضىhas passed الوَصلُunion إِلّاexcept مُنيَةًa wish تَبعَثُstirs الأَسىsorrow
مَضى الوَصلُ إِلّا مُنيَةً تَبعَثُ الأَسى
أُداريI soothe بِهاwith it هِمَّتيmy yearning إِذاwhen اللَيلُthe night عَسعَساgrew dark
أُداري بِها هِمَّتي إِذا اللَيلُ عَسعَسا
Union has passed, save for a wish that stirs sorrow,
The union has passed away, leaving behind only demise which evokes sorrow.
With which I soothe my yearning when night grows dark.
I occupy my worries with it when the night grows dark.
أَتانيcame to me حَديثُtidings الوَصلِof reunion زوراًfalsely عَلىdespite النَوىthe distance
أَتاني حَديثُ الوَصلِ زوراً عَلى النَوى
أَعِدrepeat ذَلِكَthat الزورَthe lie اللَذيذَdelightful المُؤَنِّساconsoling
أَعِد ذَلِكَ الزورَ اللَذيذَ المُؤَنِّسا
False tidings of reunion reached me despite the distance;
The talk of union came to me falsely, over my companions.
Repeat that sweet, consoling lie.
Repeat that sweet, comforting falsehood.
وَياand O أَيُّهاyou الشَوقُlonging الَّذيwho جاءَcame زائِراًas a visitor
وَيا أَيُّها الشَوقُ الَّذي جاءَ زائِراً
أَصَبتَyou attained الأَمانيthe wishes خُذtake قُلوباًhearts وَأَنفُساand souls
أَصَبتَ الأَماني خُذ قُلوباً وَأَنفُسا
And O longing, you who came as a visitor,
O longing which came visiting,
You have attained your wishes; take hearts and souls.
You have attained wishes, take hearts and souls.
وَياand O أَرَقَsleeplessness الهِجرانِof estrangement بِاللَهِfor God’s sake خَلِّleave ليfor me
وَيا أَرَقَ الهِجرانِ بِاللَهِ خَلِّ لي
مِنَof النَومِsleep ماwhat أُقريI offer hospitality to الخَيالَthe phantom المُعَرِّساlodging for the night
مِنَ النَومِ ما أُقري الخَيالَ المُعَرِّسا
And O sleeplessness of estrangement, for God’s sake leave me
O most sleepless of estrangements, for God’s sake give me
Enough sleep to host the phantom lodging for the night.
Some slumber to appease my fanciful imagination.
كَسانِيَclothed me موسىMusa مِنfrom سَقامِthe languor جُفونِهِof his eyelids
كَسانِيَ موسى مِن سَقامِ جُفونِهِ
رِداءًa robe وَسَقّانيand gave me to drink مِنَof الحُبِّlove أَكؤُساcups
رِداءً وَسَقّاني مِنَ الحُبِّ أَكؤُسا
Musa fashioned from the languor of his eyelids
Like Moses, homesickness has clothed me
A robe for me, and gave me cups of love to drink.
In a cloak and given me cups of love to drink.
فَلاso may not صَرَّدَchill اللَهُGod الشَرابَthe drink الَّذيthat سَقىhe gave to drink
فَلا صَرَّدَ اللَهُ الشَرابَ الَّذي سَقى
وَلاand may not خَلَعَremove اللَهُGod الرِداءَthe robe الَّذيthat كَساhe gave to wear
وَلا خَلَعَ اللَهُ الرِداءَ الَّذي كَسا
So may God never chill the drink he served,
May God never remove the drink which He gave,
And may God never strip away the robe he bestowed.
May God never take away the cloak in which He clothed me.
تَلاقَتmet لِشَكوىto lament البَينِseparation أَنفاسُناour breaths فَقُلso say
تَلاقَت لِشَكوى البَينِ أَنفاسُنا فَقُل
شَذاthe fragrance الرَوضِof the garden فيin حَرِّthe heat الهَجيرِof midday تَنَفَّساbreathed
شَذا الرَوضِ في حَرِّ الهَجيرِ تَنَفَّسا
Our breaths met to lament separation, so say:
Our sighs met to complain of separation, so say:
The garden’s fragrance breathed in the midday heat.
The breeze of the garden exhaled in the heat of desolation.
وَنادَيتُand I announced بِالتَرحالِof departure عَنهُfrom him تَصَنُّعاًin pretense
وَنادَيتُ بِالتَرحالِ عَنهُ تَصَنُّعاً
لَعَلَّperhaps النَوىdistance مِنهُfrom him تُلَيِّنُsoftens ماwhat قَساhad hardened
لَعَلَّ النَوى مِنهُ تُلَيِّنُ ما قَسا
And I announced my departure from him as a pretense,
I called for leaving him, pretending,
Hoping distance from him might soften what had hardened.
Hoping that my companions might soften what had hardened.
وَقُلتُand I said عَساهُperhaps he إِنif رَحَلتُI depart يَرِقُّgrows tender ليtoward me
وَقُلتُ عَساهُ إِن رَحَلتُ يَرِقُّ لي
وَقَدand already نَسَخَتannulled لا‘No’ عِندَهُwith him ماwhat اِدَّعَتclaimed عَسى‘Perhaps’
وَقَد نَسَخَت لا عِندَهُ ما اِدَّعَت عَسى
And I said: Perhaps, if I leave, he will be tender toward me;
I said perhaps if I depart he will yearn for me,
Yet his ‘No’ had already annulled what ‘Perhaps’ had claimed.
But he has no “perhaps” or “maybe.”
وَقالَand he said اِرضَbe content with هُجرانيmy estrangement بَديلَin place of النَوىdeparture وَقُلand say
وَقالَ اِرضَ هُجراني بَديلَ النَوى وَقُل
لَعَلَّperhaps مُناياناour hopes تَحَوَّلنَhave turned into أَبؤُساwoes
لَعَلَّ مُنايانا تَحَوَّلنَ أَبؤُسا
And he said: Be content with my estrangement instead of departure, and say:
He said: “Be content with my estrangement in place of company and say
Perhaps our hopes have turned into woes.
Perhaps our deaths will turn out more anguished.”
أُناديI call upon سُلُوّيmy solace لِلَّذيfor what حَلَّbefell مِنكَfrom you بيupon me
أُنادي سُلُوّي لِلَّذي حَلَّ مِنكَ بي
كَأَنّيas though I أُناديcall أَوor أُكَلِّمُspeak to أَخرَساsomeone mute
كَأَنّي أُنادي أَو أُكَلِّمُ أَخرَسا
I call upon my solace for what has befallen me through you,
I call my consolation for what has befallen me from you
As though I were calling or speaking to someone mute.
As if calling out or speaking to one mute.
Sol 6.1