أَياO كِبَداًa liver كادَتnearly عَشِيَّةَon the evening غُرَّبٍGhurrab
أَيا كِبَداً كادَت عَشِيَّةَ غُرَّبٍ
مِنَfrom البَينِseparation إِثرَin the wake of الظاعِنينَthose departing تَصَدَّعُsplit apart
مِنَ البَينِ إِثرَ الظاعِنينَ تَصَدَّعُ
O liver that, on the evening at Ghurrab, nearly
Oh my aching heart that almost broke at dusk
split apart from separation, in the wake of those departing!
From separation, after the reproachers had gone,
عَشِيَّةَthat evening ماليI had no حيلَةٌrecourse غَيرَexcept أَنَّنيthat I
عَشِيَّةَ مالي حيلَةٌ غَيرَ أَنَّني
بِلَقطِwith gathering الحَصىpebbles وَالخَطِّand drawing lines فيin الأَرضِthe ground مولَعُabsorbed
بِلَقطِ الحَصى وَالخَطِّ في الأَرضِ مولَعُ
That evening, I had no recourse except that I
At dusk I have no solution but to indulge
was absorbed in gathering pebbles and drawing on the ground.
In drawing lines and circles in the sand.
أَخُطُّI draw lines وَأَمحوand I erase الخَطَّthe drawing ثُمَّthen أُعيدُهُI repeat it
أَخُطُّ وَأَمحو الخَطَّ ثُمَّ أُعيدُهُ
بِكَفِّيَwith my palm وَالغِزلانُand the gazelles حَولِيَaround me وُقَّعُlying down
بِكَفِّيَ وَالغِزلانُ حَولِيَ وُقَّعُ
I trace a line and erase it, then trace it again
I trace and erase the lines then redraw them
with my palm, while the gazelles lie resting around me.
With my palm, while the does surround me, startled,
عَشِيَّةَthat evening ماnot فيamong مَنthose who أَقامَstayed بِغُرَّبٍat Ghurrab
عَشِيَّةَ ما في مَن أَقامَ بِغُرَّبٍ
مُقامٌa place to stay وَلاnor فيamong مَنthose who مَضىwent away مُتَسَرَّعُa place to hasten to
مُقامٌ وَلا في مَن مَضى مُتَسَرَّعُ
That evening, among those who stayed at Ghurrab, there was no
At dusk, neither those who stayed in Ghorab
place to stay, nor among those who had gone a place to hasten to.
Had rest, nor those who left in haste.
Sol 6.1