تَقُولُ وَعَانَقَتْنِي يَوْمَ بِيْنٍ

تَقُولُ وَعَانَقَتْنِي يَوْمَ بِيْنٍ

وَمَا إِنْ عَانَقَتْ غَيْرَ السَّقَامِ

وَمَا إِنْ عَانَقَتْ غَيْرَ السَّقَامِ

She says, having embraced me on the day of parting—

You say you embraced me one clear day

though she embraced nothing but sickness—

But truly you embraced none but malady

أَجِسْمُكَ ذَا خَيَالٌ زَارَ جِسْمِي

أَجِسْمُكَ ذَا خَيَالٌ زَارَ جِسْمِي

فَقَلْتُ نَعَمْ وَوَصْلُكِ كَالْمَنَامِ

فَقَلْتُ نَعَمْ وَوَصْلُكِ كَالْمَنَامِ

“Is this body of yours a phantom that visited my body?”

Is your body a phantom that visited mine?

I said, “Yes, and union with you is like a dream.”

I said yes, and your union is like a dream