إنif تجدyou find ياO قلبُheart قلباًa heart قدhas لَهَاgrown heedless
إن تجد يا قلبُ قلباً قد لَهَا
عنof حبيبٍa beloved ماتdied فيهfor him وَلَهاof longing
عن حبيبٍ مات فيه وَلَها
If you find, O heart, a heart that has turned away
If you find, O heart, a heart that has grown heedless
from a beloved in whom it died, for whom it was mad with love—
Of a beloved for whom it died of longing,
رُبَّmany a شمسٍsun منحتنَاgranted us ظلَّهَاher shade
رُبَّ شمسٍ منحتنَا ظلَّهَا
وتخلَّتand withdrew غفرَmay forgive اللهGod لَهَاfor her
وتخلَّت غفرَ الله لَهَا
Many a sun has granted us her shade,
Many a sun granted us her shade
then forsaken us—may God forgive her.
And withdrew—may God forgive her.
ذنبُthe fault of منone who يهواكَloves you أوor ذنبُthe fault of السنينthe years
ذنبُ من يهواكَ أو ذنبُ السنين
ذلكَthat الهجرُthe estrangement ولاand no لومَblame عليكon you
ذلكَ الهجرُ ولا لومَ عليك
The fault of one who loves you—or the fault of the years—
The fault of one who loves you, or the fault of the years,
is that desertion; no blame is yours.
Is that estrangement; no blame rests on you.
أذنَبَتsinned ساعةan hour نجوىwhispered confidences وحنينand longing
أذنَبَت ساعة نجوى وحنين
وسدتpillowed راحتَهُhis palm فيin راحتيكyour two palms
وسدت راحتَهُ في راحتيك
An hour of whispered communion and longing sinned,
An hour of whispers and longing sinned,
and pillowed his palm within your two palms.
Pillowing his palm within your two palms.
آهِAh! لوif only تعرفُyou know يوماًone day ألميmy pain
آهِ لو تعرفُ يوماً ألمي
مستطاراًdistraught تأكلُdevours النارُthe fire ضلوعيmy ribs
مستطاراً تأكلُ النارُ ضلوعي
Ah, if only one day you knew my pain:
Ah, if only one day you knew my pain—
frantic, as fire devours my ribs;
Distraught, while fire devours my ribs,
أوor شريداًwandering يلفحُscorches القَفرُthe wasteland دميmy blood
أو شريداً يلفحُ القَفرُ دمي
أوor طريداًhunted تشربُdrinks الريحُthe wind دموعيmy tears
أو طريداً تشربُ الريحُ دموعي
or wandering, as the wasteland sears my blood;
Or wandering, while the wasteland scorches my blood,
or hunted, as the wind drinks my tears.
Or hunted, while the wind drinks my tears.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved غامَتِclouded over اليومَtoday السماءthe sky
يا حبيبي غامَتِ اليومَ السماء
وعلىand on الأُفقِthe horizon جهامٌa rainless cloud منfrom بعيدafar
وعلى الأُفقِ جهامٌ من بعيد
My beloved, today the sky has clouded over,
O my beloved, the sky has clouded over today,
and on the horizon a rainless cloud looms from afar.
And on the horizon, a rainless cloud looms from afar.
كلّماwhenever أطمعُI hope فيfor يومِa day of صفاءserenity
كلّما أطمعُ في يومِ صفاء
عَصَفَraged العاصفُthe storm عنديaround me منfrom جديدnew
عَصَفَ العاصفُ عندي من جديد
Whenever I hope for a day of serenity,
Whenever I hope for a day of serenity,
the tempest rages around me anew.
The storm rages around me once again.
Sol 6.1