تميلyou sway سلمتmay you be safe منfrom; of غصنa bough قويمupright
تميل سلمت من غصن قويم
بخيلstingy الوصلunion نفّارskittish كريمgenerous
بخيل الوصل نفّار كريم
You sway—may you be safe—like an upright bough.
She swayed like a branch, erect and slim
Stingy with union, skittish, yet generous.
Stingy with union, generous in estrangement
فتُقصيso you drive away منfrom نعيمbliss الوصلunion قلبيmy heart
فتُقصي من نعيم الوصل قلبي
وتُدنيهand you bring it near منto الهجرestrangement الأليمpainful
وتُدنيه من الهجر الأليم
So you drive my heart away from the bliss of union,
So she deprives my heart of the bliss of union
And draw it near to painful estrangement.
And brings it near to painful separation
وكلّمتand you addressed الفؤادthe heart فقالso it said ربيmy Lord
وكلّمت الفؤاد فقال ربي
فهلso, is there? ميقاتan appointed time وصلunion للكليمfor the one addressed
فهل ميقات وصل للكليم
And you addressed the heart, which said: My Lord,
And my heart said: My Lord!
Is there, then, an appointed time of union for the one addressed?
Is there an appointed time for meeting the Clement?
منamong الأروامthe Greeks لُوّامreproachers رمونيthey shot at me
من الأروام لُوّام رموني
فأصمواso they struck fatally إذas نماgrew وجديmy longing صميمdeep
فأصموا إذ نما وجدي صميم
Reproachers among the Greeks shot at me,
Arrows shot by twisting bows have struck me
And struck me down as my deep longing grew.
Deafening as they hit the core of my heart
نأواthey withdrew عنيfrom me وعَنّand appeared لهمto them فؤاديmy heart
نأوا عني وعَنّ لهم فؤادي
يُناديit calls out كلماwhenever عنّتarose هموميmy cares
يُنادي كلما عنّت همومي
They withdrew from me, and my heart appeared before them,
They turned away from me, and so did my heart
Calling whenever my cares arose:
Calling out whenever my sorrows renewed
عيونeyes الوجدlonging ناميsleep لاdo not تناميyou sleep
عيون الوجد نامي لا تنامي
وإنand if تهويyou love فَرُوميthen seek لاdo not تروميyou seek
وإن تهوي فَرُومي لا ترومي
Eyes of longing, sleep—do not sleep;
Eyes of passion! Sleep not, sleep not
And if you love, then seek—do not seek.
And if you must sleep, sleep lightly
Sol 6.1