خلّيleave ركابَكِyour stirrup عالقاًclinging بركابيto my stirrup
خلّي ركابَكِ عالقاً بركابي
قِصَرُshortness الطريقِof the road يُطيلُprolongs فيin أَتعابيmy weariness
قِصَرُ الطريقِ يُطيلُ في أَتعابي
Keep your stirrup linked to mine.
Let your stirrups catch on my stirrups
The road's shortness prolongs my weariness.
The shortness of the road prolongs my weariness
سأَضُمُّI shall clasp فيin قبريmy grave لتُؤْنسَto soothe وحشتيmy loneliness
سأَضُمُّ في قبري لتُؤْنسَ وحشتي
رَعْشَthe trembling الشفاهِof lips، ورجفةَand the quivering الأهدابِof lashes
رَعْشَ الشفاهِ، ورجفةَ الأهدابِ
I shall clasp within my grave, to soothe my loneliness,
I will take to my grave to comfort my loneliness
the tremor of lips and the quivering of lashes.
The quiver of lips, and the flutter of eyelids
ماnot كنتُI was أحسبI think أنthat طارقةَthe sudden visitation النَّوىof separation
ما كنتُ أحسب أن طارقةَ النَّوى
قُصوىthe utmost limit المَطافِof the journey، وغايةُand the end التَّطْلابof seeking
قُصوى المَطافِ، وغايةُ التَّطْلاب
I never thought that separation's sudden visitation
I did not think the knocker of resolve
was the journey's farthest reach and the end of seeking,
Was the farthest end, and the goal of yearning
حتىuntil ابْتُلِيتُI was afflicted ببؤْسِهاwith its misery ونعيمهاand its bliss
حتى ابْتُلِيتُ ببؤْسِها ونعيمها
فإذاand lo بهاthere it was سببٌa cause منamong الأسبابthe causes
فإذا بها سببٌ من الأسباب
until I was afflicted with its misery and its bliss,
Until I was afflicted by its misery and joy
and lo, it was one cause among others.
So it became a cause among causes
قَسَماًan oath بِعَيْنَيْكِby your two eyes اللتينِwhich (both) اسْتُودعاwere both entrusted
قَسَماً بِعَيْنَيْكِ اللتينِ اسْتُودعا
سرَّthe secret الحياةِof life، وحَيْرةand the bewilderment الألبابof minds
سرَّ الحياةِ، وحَيْرة الألباب
I swear by your two eyes, entrusted with
I swear by your eyes in which were entrusted
the secret of life and the bewilderment of minds.
The secret of life, and the confusion of minds
نحنwe السباياthe captives " أربعfour " فيin غربةٍexile
نحن السبايا " أربع " في غربةٍ
أناI، والهوىand love، ويديand my hand، وكأسُand the cup شرابيof my drink
أنا، والهوى، ويدي، وكأسُ شرابي
We are four captives in exile:
We captives are "four" in exile
I, love, my hand, and my drinking cup.
I, passion, my hand, and my cup of drink
قدindeed كنتُI was أُصْعَقُI am thunderstruck فيin حضورِكِyour presence دَهْشةًwith wonder
قد كنتُ أُصْعَقُ في حضورِكِ دَهْشةً
فتصَوَّرينيso picture me منكfrom you رهنَheld hostage to غيابabsence
فتصَوَّريني منك رهنَ غياب
I was thunderstruck with wonder in your presence;
I used to be dumbfounded in your presence
so picture me, held hostage to your absence.
So imagine me yours in absence
أُصغيI listen لجَرْسِكِto your voice طائفاًhovering فيin مِسْمَعيmy ear
أُصغي لجَرْسِكِ طائفاً في مِسْمَعي
وأشُمُّand I smell عطْركِyour scent عالقاًclinging بثيابيto my clothes
وأشُمُّ عطْركِ عالقاً بثيابي
I listen to your voice, hovering in my ear,
I listen to your voice hovering in my hearing
and breathe in your scent, clinging to my clothes.
And I smell your scent clinging to my clothes
وأُزِيرُand I bring to visit طيفَكِyour phantom ناظِريmy eye فيin يقْظةٍwakefulness
وأُزِيرُ طيفَكِ ناظِري في يقْظةٍ
مَرحَmerry الخُطىthe steps . ثَمِلاًdrunk علىupon الأهدابthe lashes
مَرحَ الخُطى . ثَمِلاً على الأهداب
And I bring your phantom to visit my waking eye,
And I chase your phantom my eyes wide awake
merry of step, drunk upon the lashes.
Slow of step. Drowsy eyelids
وأجُلُّهْand I revere it عنabove أنthat يزورَit visits علىduring الكرىslumber
وأجُلُّهْ عن أن يزورَ على الكرى
فيتيهَand so it would stray منbecause of ظُلُماتِهits darkness فيin غابِa forest
فيتيهَ من ظُلُماتِه في غابِ
And I revere it too much to let it visit in slumber,
And distract it from visiting the others
and so lose its way in a forest because of sleep's darkness.
So it gets lost in their darkness
Sol 6.1