وانتحيناand we withdrew معاtogether مكاناًa place قصياًremote
وانتحينا معا مكاناً قصياً
نتهادىwe exchange الحديثconversation أخذاًtaking ورداand returning
نتهادى الحديث أخذاً وردا
Together we withdrew to a secluded place,
And we withdrew together to a remote place,
passing our conversation back and forth.
Exchanging words, taking and giving them back.
سألتنيshe asked me مللتناyou tired of us أمor تبدلتَyou took instead سواother than
سألتني مللتنا أم تبدلتَ سوا
ناus هوىًlove عنيفاًfierce ووجداand ardent longing
نا هوىً عنيفاً ووجدا
She asked me, “Have you tired of us, or turned to someone other than—
She asked me, “Have you tired of us, or chosen someone other than
—us with a fierce love and ardor?”
us for fierce love and yearning?”
قلتI said هيهاتfar from it كمhow much لعينيكto your eyes عنديwith me
قلت هيهات كم لعينيك عندي
منof جميلٍkindness كمhow often باتhas been يهدىgiven ويسدىand bestowed
من جميلٍ كم بات يهدى ويسدى
I said, “Never! How much I owe your eyes
I said, “Far from it! How much I owe your eyes
in gracious favor—how much has kept being offered and bestowed!
for kindness, so often offered and bestowed!
أناI ماas long as عشتI live أدفعI repay الدينthe debt شوقاlonging
أنا ما عشت أدفع الدين شوقا
وحنيناًand yearning إلىtoward حماكyour sanctuary وسهداand sleeplessness
وحنيناً إلى حماك وسهدا
As long as I live, I shall repay the debt in longing,
As long as I live, I repay the debt in longing,
in yearning for your sanctuary, and in sleeplessness;
and yearning for your sanctuary, and sleeplessness,
وقصيداًand poetry مجلجلاًresounding كلevery بيتverse
وقصيداً مجلجلاً كل بيت
خلفهbehind it ألفa thousand عاصفa tempest ليسdoes not يهداsubside
خلفه ألف عاصف ليس يهدا
and in a resounding poem, every verse
and resounding poetry, each verse
with a thousand raging winds behind it that never subside.
with a thousand tempests behind it that do not subside.
ذاكthat عهديmy pledge لكلto all of قلبكمyour heart لمhas not يقrepay (beginning)
ذاك عهدي لكل قلبكم لم يق
ضِrepay (ending) ديونdebts الهوىof love ولمand has not يرعhonor عهداa pledge
ضِ ديون الهوى ولم يرع عهدا
That is my pledge to you: how often the heart has failed—
That is my pledge to your whole heart; it has not re-
—to pay love’s debts or keep a covenant.
paid love’s debts or honored a pledge.
والوعودand the promises التيthat وعدتِyou promised فؤاديmy heart
والوعود التي وعدتِ فؤادي
لاnot أرانيI see myself أعيشI live حتىuntil تؤدىare fulfilled
لا أراني أعيش حتى تؤدى
And the promises you made my heart—
And the promises you made to my heart—
I cannot see myself living until they are fulfilled.”
I do not think I shall live to see them fulfilled.”
Sol 6.1