كَلِفَbecame enamored الفُؤَادُthe heart بِجَارِهِof its neighbor
كَلِفَ الفُؤَادُ بِجَارِهِ
كَلَفَاwith a passion يَكَادُnearly يُقَطِّعُهْtears it apart
كَلَفَا يَكَادُ يُقَطِّعُهْ
The heart is enamored of its neighbor,
with a passion that nearly tears it apart.
جَارٌa neighbor يُجُوزُpasses by وَلاَand does not يَزُوhe visits (continued)
جَارٌ يُجُوزُ وَلاَ يَزُو
رُcompletes 'he visits' وَدُونَهُand before him مَنْsomeone who يَمْنَعُهْkeeps him back
رُ وَدُونَهُ مَنْ يَمْنَعُهْ
A neighbor who passes by but does not
visit; before him stands someone who keeps him back.
لاnot مُوئِسُone who makes despair مِنْof وَصْلِهِunion with him
لا مُوئِسُ مِنْ وَصْلِهِ
صَبّاًa lovesick lover وَلاَnor هُوَhe مُطْمِعُهْone who gives him hope
صَبّاً وَلاَ هُوَ مُطْمِعُهْ
He brings no despair of union with him
to a lovesick lover, nor does he give him hope.
دَانِيnear المَحَلِّthe dwelling مَزَارُهُa visit to him
دَانِي المَحَلِّ مَزَارُهُ
يَنْآىis far off وَيَقْرُبُand is near مَوْضِعُهْhis place
يَنْآى وَيَقْرُبُ مَوْضِعُهْ
His dwelling is near; a visit to him
is far off, though his place is close.
إِنْif لَمْnot تَكُنْbe عَيْنِيmy eye تَرَاsees
إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَيْنِي تَرَا
هُhim فَإِنَّthen indeed أُذُنِيmy ear تَسْمَعُهْhears him
هُ فَإِنَّ أُذُنِي تَسْمَعُهْ
If my eye does not see
him, then indeed my ear hears him.
Sol 6.1