أزورI visit بقلبيwith my heart معهدَthe haunt of الأُنسcompanionship والهوىand love
أزور بقلبي معهدَ الأُنس والهوى
وأَنْهَبُand I plunder منfrom أيديthe hands of النسيمthe breeze رسائِلاletters
وأَنْهَبُ من أيدي النسيم رسائِلا
In my heart I visit the haunt of companionship and love,
I visit with my heart the abode of intimacy and passion
And plunder letters from the hands of the breeze.
And I seize from the hands of the breeze messages
ومهماand whenever سألتI question البرقthe lightning يهفوflickers منfrom الحمىthe sanctuary
ومهما سألت البرق يهفو من الحمى
يبادرُهُhastens to meet it دمعيmy tears مُجيباًanswering وسائلاand asking
يبادرُهُ دمعي مُجيباً وسائلا
And whenever I question the lightning flickering from the sanctuary,
And no matter how much I ask the lightning that pants from yearning
My tears hasten to meet it, answering and asking.
My tears preempt it, responding and pleading
فياso, ah ليتif only شعريmy knowledge والأمانيand wishes تعلُّلٌself-consolation
فيا ليت شعري والأماني تعلُّلٌ
أيرعىwill it honor ليَfor me الحيُّthe clan الكرامُthe noble الوسائلاthe bonds
أيرعى ليَ الحيُّ الكرامُ الوسائلا
Ah, if only I knew—though wishes are but self-consolation—
Oh, would that my poetry and wishes were valid excuses -
Will the noble clan honor my bonds with them?
Would the noble living one tend to my pleas
وهلand do جيرتيmy neighbors الأولىformer كماas قدindeed عهدتُهمI knew them
وهل جيرتي الأولى كما قد عهدتُهم
يُوالونcontinue to bestow بالإحسانwith kindness منwhoever جاءcame سائلاasking
يُوالون بالإحسان من جاء سائلا
And do my former neighbors, as I once knew them,
And are my first neighbors as I knew them
Still bestow kindness on whoever comes asking?
Loyal in kindness to whoever comes asking
Sol 6.1