ياO أميريmy prince أزفhas drawn near البيthe parting (fragment)
يا أميري أزف البي
نparting (completion) وماand not زلتyou ceased ضنيناwithholding
ن وما زلت ضنينا
O my prince, parting draws near,
O my prince, I bring tidings
and you are still withholding.
And yet remain resentful
أصغlisten attentively ليto me وانظرand look ودعand leave كفhand (fragment)
أصغ لي وانظر ودع كف
فكyour hand (completion) فيin كفيَmy hand حيناa while
فك في كفيَ حينا
Listen to me, look, and leave your hand
Hear me, see, and let go of your palm
in mine awhile.
In my palm for a while
آهِAh! منfrom يمناكyour right hand هذيthis
آهِ من يمناك هذي
والذيand that which منهاfrom it سقيناwe were given to drink
والذي منها سقينا
Ah, for this right hand of yours,
Ah, from your right hand this
and what we were given to drink from it!
From which we were given drink
عللتناit soothed us بالأمانيwith hopes
عللتنا بالأماني
فشربناso we drank ظامئيناthirsting
فشربنا ظامئينا
It soothed us with hopes,
You blamed us for wishes
so we drank, thirsting.
So we drank while thirsty
ثمthen دارتit went round بالمناياwith deaths
ثم دارت بالمنايا
فوردناso we came to drink طائعيناwillingly
فوردنا طائعينا
Then it made the rounds with death,
Then they turned with death
so we came willingly to drink.
So we arrived obedient
آهAh! منfrom قاسيةa cruel one رياbrimming (fragment)
آه من قاسية ريا
نةٍbrimming (completion) ضعفاًwith frailty وليناand softness
نةٍ ضعفاً ولينا
Ah, for a cruel hand, brimming
Ah, from the harsh sight
with frailty and softness!
Of weakness and softness towards us
ياO بناناًfingers ساحراًenchanting قدalready حكgave authority (fragment)
يا بناناً ساحراً قد حك
كَمgave authority (completion) الأقدارthe fates فيناover us
كَم الأقدار فينا
O enchanting fingers that have given
O charming fingers that
the fates dominion over us!
Destinies have gathered in us
شفتيmy lip موتورةwronged ظمthirsting (fragment)
شفتي موتورة ظم
آنةthirsting (completion) جنتit went mad جنوناmadness
آنة جنت جنونا
My lip, wronged and thirsting,
Lips full of pain
has gone utterly mad.
Crazed and mad
وكأنand as though الآنnow كفيmy hand
وكأن الآن كفي
حملتit carried ثأراًvengeance دفيناburied
حملت ثأراً دفينا
And now it is as though my hand
And as if now my palm
bore a buried vengeance,
Carried deep vengeance
تتمناكit longs for you حبيساًcaptive
تتمناك حبيساً
عندهاwith it العمرa lifetime سجيناa prisoner
عندها العمر سجينا
longing to hold you captive,
Longing for you captive
a prisoner with it for a lifetime:
Where life is imprisoned
طائراًa bird ألفىfound علىupon راpalm (fragment)
طائراً ألفى على را
حتهاits palm (completion) وكراًa nest أميناsafe
حتها وكراً أمينا
a bird that found upon its palm
A bird that found upon its plains
a safe nest,
A faithful den
وشعاعاًand a ray قدسياًsacred
وشعاعاً قدسياً
هاديguiding النورthe light مبيناmaking clear
هادي النور مبينا
and a sacred ray,
And a sacred ray
guiding the light, making it clear.
Guiding the clear light
Sol 6.1