فيin راحتيmy two palms أخذتI took وجهthe face مودعيthe one bidding me farewell
في راحتي أخذت وجه مودعي
لثماto kiss وكانand there were بخدهupon his cheek العبراتthe tears
لثما وكان بخده العبرات
In my two palms I held the face of the one bidding me farewell,
In comfort I took the face of the one bidding me farewell
To kiss it; tears were upon his cheek.
And kissed his cheek though tears flowed there
وهززتهand I shook it فاساقطتso they fell فكأنso, as though أرىI see
وهززته فاساقطت فكأن أرى
ورداa rose يهزis shaken نفيضهwhat is shaken off it القطراتthe droplets
وردا يهز نفيضه القطرات
And I shook it; they fell, as though I saw
And I shook him till drops fell as though I saw
A rose being shaken, with droplets falling from it.
A rose whose dripping petals shed their tears
نزلfell النفيضthe shaken-off drops علىupon الغريضthe fresh saliva رشفتهI sipped it
نزل النفيض على الغريض رشفته
فحلاso it became sweet المزاجthe mixture ولوeven though بهin it لذعاتstings
فحلا المزاج ولو به لذعات
The shed drops fell upon fresh saliva; I sipped it.
The dripping fell upon the sad one I had moistened
So the mixture tasted sweet, though it held stings.
Sweetening the mood though it was with pain
لولاwere it not for الوداعfarewell وهذهand these أوشاعهits accompaniments
لولا الوداع وهذه أوشاعه
ماnot كانwould have been ليfor me عندat الفراقparting حياةlife
ما كان لي عند الفراق حياة
Were it not for farewell—and these are its accompaniments—
If it were not for the farewell and these associations
I would have had no life at parting.
I would have at the parting no life
لكنbut متىwhen سارdeparted الركابthe riding camels بهwith him غداًtomorrow
لكن متى سار الركاب به غداً
منwho ليfor me وقدand already حفلتhave thronged بيaround me الحسراتthe sorrows
من لي وقد حفلت بي الحسرات
But when the riding camels bear him away tomorrow,
But when the riders journey with him tomorrow
Who will be there for me, when sorrows have thronged around me?
Who do I have when filled with sorrows am I
Sol 6.1