أَعاذِلُO reproacher كَيفَhow يَنسانيforgets me حَبيبٌa beloved
أَعاذِلُ كَيفَ يَنساني حَبيبٌ
وَأَنساهُand I forget him وَفيwhile in الدُنياthe world مَشوقُa yearning soul
وَأَنساهُ وَفي الدُنيا مَشوقُ
O reproacher, how can a beloved forget me,
How can a lover forget me
And I forget him, while a yearning soul remains in the world?
When I cannot forget him, though we are far apart
يُذَكِّرهُreminds him اِنسِكابَthe pouring down المُزنِof rainclouds دَمعيmy tears
يُذَكِّرهُ اِنسِكابَ المُزنِ دَمعي
وَتُذَكِّرُنيand remind me ثَناياهُhis front teeth البُروقُflashes of lightning
وَتُذَكِّرُني ثَناياهُ البُروقُ
My tears remind him of the rainclouds’ downpour,
My falling tears should remind him
And flashes of lightning remind me of his front teeth.
And his lightning smile reminds me
أَعاذِلُO reproacher كَيفَhow أَسلوI find solace عَنaway from شَقيقٍa kindred companion
أَعاذِلُ كَيفَ أَسلو عَن شَقيقٍ
تَساوَتwere alike وَجنَتاهُhis two cheeks وَالشَقيقُand the anemone
تَساوَت وَجنَتاهُ وَالشَقيقُ
O reproacher, how can I forget a kindred soul
How can I ask after a cheek
Whose two cheeks matched the anemone,
Whose apple is the same pink as the rose?
وَاِطَّرَحَand cast aside المُدامُwine وَفيهِwhile in him مِنهاof it
وَاِطَّرَحَ المُدامُ وَفيهِ مِنها
ثَلاثٌthree مُقلَةٌan eye وَفَمٌand a mouth وَريقُand saliva
ثَلاثٌ مُقلَةٌ وَفَمٌ وَريقُ
And forsake wine, when he shares with it
The wine spills over the cup
Three things: an eye, a mouth, and saliva?
With three bubbles, a mouthful, a trickle
أَعاذِلُO reproacher قَلَّhas diminished صَبريmy patience زادَhas increased شَوقيmy longing
أَعاذِلُ قَلَّ صَبري زادَ شَوقي
حَمَلتُI have borne مِنَof الهَوىlove ماwhat لاnot أُطيقُI can bear
حَمَلتُ مِنَ الهَوى ما لا أُطيقُ
O reproacher, my patience has waned, my longing has grown.
My patience grows scarce, my longing more
I have borne of love what I cannot bear.
I bear a love too great to endure
أَوَدِّعُهُI bid him farewell وأودِعُهُand entrust him with فُؤاداa heart
أَوَدِّعُهُ وأودِعُهُ فُؤادا
يُعَذِّبُهُtorments it التَفَرُّقُseparation وَالفَريقُand the departing one
يُعَذِّبُهُ التَفَرُّقُ وَالفَريقُ
I bid him farewell and entrust him with a heart
I bid him farewell, and a heart farewell
Tormented by separation and the one who departs.
Tormented by parting and separation
Sol 6.1