لاdo not تَصرِميsever ياO جُملُJuml حبليmy cord فإنَّنيfor indeed I
لا تَصرِمي يا جُملُ حبلي فإنَّني
ورودٌone who enters علَىinto سَكِّthe straits of الأُمورaffairs صَدُورُone who emerges
ورودٌ علَى سَكِّ الأُمور صَدُورُ
Do not sever my cord, O Juml, for I am
Do not break my ropes, O camel, for I
one who enters the straits of affairs and emerges again.
Am flowers atop the saddlebags, enduring.
وَإِنِّيand indeed I علَىdespite سَفحِthe shedding of الدموعِtears التيwhich تُرىare seen
وَإِنِّي علَى سَفحِ الدموعِ التي تُرى
لَجَلدٌtruly steadfast عَلىthrough بَينseparation from الحَبيبِthe beloved صَبورُpatient
لَجَلدٌ عَلى بَين الحَبيبِ صَبورُ
And I, despite the shedding of the tears you see,
Though I stand at the slope of tears you see,
am truly steadfast, patient through separation from the beloved.
I’m leather on my lover’s saddle, enduring.
وَإِنيand indeed I بنارٍof a fire أَوقَدَتهاshe kindled it بِذيat Dhu الغَضاal-Ghada
وَإِني بنارٍ أَوقَدَتها بِذي الغَضا
عَلىdespite ماwhat بِعَينيis in my eye مِنof قَذَىًgrit لَبَصِيرُtruly keen-sighted
عَلى ما بِعَيني مِن قَذَىً لَبَصِيرُ
And I can indeed see a fire she kindled at Dhu al-Ghada,
I lit a fire with my tears for he who forsook me,
clearly, despite the grit in my eye.
Keenly aware of the barbs in my eyes.
أَضاءَتshe gave light لَناfor us وَحشيةa wild female creature غيرَexcept أنَّهاthat she
أَضاءَت لَنا وَحشية غيرَ أنَّها
مَعwith الأُنسِpeople ترعىshe grazes ماwhat رعواthey grazed on وتَسِيرُand she journeys
مَع الأُنسِ ترعى ما رعوا وتَسِيرُ
A wild creature gave us light, save that she
It lit up the desolate wilderness for us
grazes with people on what they graze on, and journeys.
Yet with company it grazes like they grazed, advancing.
Sol 6.1