قسوتِyou were cruel فلمso did not نجدwe find ظِلاshade يقينَاsheltering us
قسوتِ فلم نجد ظِلا يقينَا
أحلماa dream? كانَwas عطفُكِyour tenderness أمor يقينَاcertainty
أحلما كانَ عطفُكِ أم يقينَا
You were cruel, and we found no shade to shelter us.
Was your tenderness a dream or a certainty?
أهجراًestrangement? فيin الصبابةardent love بعدafter هجرٍestrangement
أهجراً في الصبابة بعد هجرٍ
أرىI see أيامَهits days لاnot ينتهينَاcome to an end
أرى أيامَه لا ينتهينَا
Estrangement in ardent love, after estrangement?
I see no end to its days.
لقدindeed أسرفتِyou went too far فيهin it وجُرتِand you were unjust حتىeven
لقد أسرفتِ فيه وجُرتِ حتى
علىagainst الرمقِthe last breath of life الذيthat أبقيتِyou left فينَاin us
على الرمقِ الذي أبقيتِ فينَا
You went too far in it, and wronged even
the last breath of life you left in us.
كأنas though قلوبَنَاour hearts خُلِقَتwere created لأمرٍfor a purpose
كأن قلوبَنَا خُلِقَت لأمرٍ
فمذfor since أبصرنَthey beheld منthe one whom نهوىwe love نسينَاwe were forgotten
فمذ أبصرنَ من نهوى نسينَا
It is as though our hearts were made for a purpose:
for since they beheld the one we love, we have been forgotten.
شُغلنَthey were preoccupied عنaway from الحياةlife ونمنَand they slept عنهاoblivious to it
شُغلنَ عن الحياة ونمنَ عنها
وبتنَand they spent the night بمنto the one whom نحِبُّwe love موكلينَاdevoted
وبتنَ بمن نحِبُّ موكلينَا
They were distracted from life and slept oblivious to it,
and spent their nights devoted to the one we love.
فإنfor if مُلِئَتare filled عروقٌveins منwith دماءblood
فإن مُلِئَت عروقٌ من دماء
فإنَّاthen indeed we قدalready ملأناهَاwe filled them حنينَاwith longing
فإنَّا قد ملأناهَا حنينَا
For if veins are filled with blood,
we have filled them with longing.
يمرpass الناسُpeople ماhowever مرواthey pass وشاءواand they wish
يمر الناسُ ما مروا وشاءوا
علىupon هَذاthis الثرىearth متنقلينَاmoving about
على هَذا الثرى متنقلينَا
People go their way as they please,
moving about upon this earth;
وأنتand you تَنَقَّلينَmove about علىover قلوبٍhearts
وأنت تَنَقَّلينَ على قلوبٍ
وأكبادٍand livers وأرواحٍand souls بلينَاthey have wasted away
وأكبادٍ وأرواحٍ بلينَا
while you move over hearts,
and livers and souls that have wasted away.
فرفقاًso be gentle بالذيwith what أبقيتِyou left منهاof them
فرفقاً بالذي أبقيتِ منها
وأقسمُand I swear كمhow much تركتِyou left لناfor us أنينَاgroaning
وأقسمُ كم تركتِ لنا أنينَا
So be gentle with what you have left of them;
and I swear, how many groans you have left us!
فإنكfor indeed you إنif سررتِyou rejoiced فلمthen did not نجدهاwe find it
فإنك إن سررتِ فلم نجدها
فرشناwe spread out الدمعَtears هتَّاناًpouring abundantly سخينَاhot
فرشنا الدمعَ هتَّاناً سخينَا
For if you have rejoiced, we have found no joy;
we spread out tears in hot torrents.
Sol 6.1