إِنَّindeed الحبيبَthe beloved مَلالاًout of weariness
إِنَّ الحبيبَ مَلالاً
قدindeed صارَhas begun يأْتيto come لِمَامَاonly rarely
قد صارَ يأْتي لِمَامَا
Indeed, the beloved, out of weariness,
The beloved has become
Has begun to come only rarely.
One who comes to Mama
وعادand has become بالهجرwith estrangement والصـand rejec-
وعاد بالهجر والصـ
ـدِّ-tion هائماًenamored مستهاماbesotted
ـدِّ هائماً مستهاما
And has become, with estrangement and rejec—
And returns with estrangement and rejection
—tion, enamored and besotted.
Wandering, confused
هذاthis one فكمso how often قلتI have said فيهof him
هذا فكم قلت فيه
أَماdo … not? ترىyou see ماwhat ترامىhe has gone far
أَما ترى ما ترامى
This one—how often have I said of him:
So much have I said about him
“Do you not see how far he has gone?”
Do you not see what is apparent
Sol 6.1