إنيindeed I لأقنعam surely content منfrom ظلالshadows أحبّتيmy loved ones
إني لأقنع من ظلال أحبّتي
بحنانwith the tenderness of أختa sister أوor بكفّwith the hand of مسلّمone offering a greeting
بحنان أخت أو بكفّ مسلّم
I am indeed content with the shadows of my loved ones—
I find solace in the shadows of my loved ones
with a sister's tenderness, or a hand offered in greeting,
With a sister's tenderness or a welcoming hand
وبجلسةand with a sitting طابتwas pleasant لدىّto me بغرفةin a room
وبجلسة طابت لدىّ بغرفة
حملتcarried عبيرfragrance الغائبthe absent one المتوسّمenvisioned
حملت عبير الغائب المتوسّم
and with a sitting I found pleasant in a room
And a session that brought me joy in a room
that bore the fragrance of the absent one I envisioned.
That carried the fragrance of the fancied absent
ياO أختsister of هندHind خبّريهاtell her أننيthat I
يا أخت هند خبّريها أنني
صبٌّa lovesick man يعيشlives بمهجةwith the heart of المتألمthe sufferer
صبٌّ يعيش بمهجة المتألم
O Hind's sister, tell her that I am
Oh sister Hind, inform her that I
a lovesick man who lives with a sufferer's heart.
Am a lovesick one living with the ache of the pained
صبٌّa lovesick man سئمتI have grown weary منof الحياةlife بدونهاwithout her
صبٌّ سئمت من الحياة بدونها
أناI لاnot أحبُّI love إذاif أناI لمdid not أسأمI grow weary
أنا لا أحبُّ إذا أنا لم أسأم
A lovesick man, I have grown weary of life without her;
A lovesick one, weary of life without her
I do not love if I have not grown weary.
I do not love if I do not pine
ومضىand passed النهارthe day ولاand no نهارday لأنهbecause it
ومضى النهار ولا نهار لأنه
يمتدُّstretches عنديfor me كالفراغlike the void المظلمdark
يمتدُّ عندي كالفراغ المظلم
And the day passed—yet it was no day, for it
The day has passed, yet no day has passed
stretches for me like a dark void.
For it stretches before me like the dark void
ياO دارhouse of هندHind إنif أذنتyou consent تكلَّميspeak
يا دار هند إن أذنت تكلَّمي
ياO دارهاher house عيشيlive لهندfor Hind واسلميand be safe
يا دارها عيشي لهند واسلمي
O Hind's house, if you consent, speak.
Oh Hind's home, if you would speak
O her house, live on for Hind, and be safe.
Oh her home, live for Hind and be safe
فدمىso my blood الفداءthe ransom لحبّfor love of هندٍHind وحدهاher alone
فدمى الفداء لحبّ هندٍ وحدها
وأناand I المقّصِرُthe one falling short إنif بذلتI gave لهاto her دميmy blood
وأنا المقّصِرُ إن بذلت لها دمي
So my blood is the ransom for love of Hind alone,
For my blood is ransom for love of Hind alone
and I would still fall short if I gave her my blood.
And I fall short if I give her my blood
ولقدand indeed حلفتI swore لهاto her ودمعيand my tears شاهدٌa witness
ولقد حلفت لها ودمعي شاهدٌ
أنيthat I فنيتI have wasted away علمتyou knew أمor لمdid not تعلميyou know
أني فنيت علمت أم لم تعلمي
And indeed I swore to her, with my tears as witness,
I swore to her, my tears bear witness
that I have wasted away, whether you knew or did not know.
That I am devoted, whether she knows or not
Sol 6.1