بدنٌa body تفرقhas spread فيin جوانحهits ribs الضنىwasting illness
بدنٌ تفرق في جوانحه الضنى
إنindeed التذكرَremembrance يُنحِلُemaciates الأبداناbodies
إن التذكرَ يُنحِلُ الأبدانا
A body in whose ribs wasting illness has spread—
A body whose grief is scattered in its wings
Indeed, remembrance wastes bodies away.
For remembrance dissolves bodies
فبكلfor in every جارحةٍlimb هَوىpassion غيرَunlike الذيthe one
فبكل جارحةٍ هَوى غيرَ الذي
فيin غيرِهاother than it تُهديit bestows لناupon us الأشجاناsorrows
في غيرِها تُهدي لنا الأشجانا
For every limb holds a passion unlike the one
In every limb is an ardor different
in another; each brings us sorrows.
From what leads us to yearning in another
واللَهby God ماnot نمَّتbetrayed بسريabout my secret عبرتيmy tear
واللَه ما نمَّت بسري عبرتي
إلاexcept وَقدand already ذهبَhad gone العزاءُsolace فباناand so departed
إلا وَقد ذهبَ العزاءُ فبانا
By God, my tear did not betray my secret
By God, my tears did not grow in secret
until solace had departed and was gone.
Except when consolation was gone
أدعوI call الحبيبَthe beloved فليسَbut does not يسمعُhe hear دَعوتيmy call
أدعو الحبيبَ فليسَ يسمعُ دَعوتي
فأردُّهُso I repeat it فيزيدُنيand he gives me more هِجراناestrangement
فأردُّهُ فيزيدُني هِجرانا
I call the beloved, but he does not hear my call;
I call upon the beloved but he does not hear my call
so I repeat my call, and he forsakes me all the more.
So I repeat it and it increases my abandonment
Sol 6.1