نمّتbetrayed بسرof the secret of ضميرهhis innermost heart عبراتهhis tears
نمّت بسر ضميره عبراته
وتكلمتand spoke بسقامهof his sickness زفراتهhis sighs
وتكلمت بسقامه زفراته
His tears betrayed the secret of his heart;
And his sighs spoke of his sickness.
ودعاand called forth العليلthe ailing man أنينهhis moaning فتتابعتthen followed in succession
ودعا العليل أنينه فتتابعت
منهfrom him بوادرoutbursts كلهاall of them حسراتهhis sighs of grief
منه بوادر كلها حسراته
The ailing man called forth his moans, and there followed
Outbursts from him, all of them his sighs of grief.
ماnot مدhe cast طرفاًa glance نحوtoward أرضthe land of حبيبهhis beloved
ما مد طرفاً نحو أرض حبيبه
إلاexcept that بكتwept for نظراتهhis glances نظراتهhis glances
إلا بكت نظراته نظراته
He never cast a glance toward his beloved’s land
But his glances wept for his glances.
ألفَgrew accustomed to السقامsickness وماand did not شكاcomplain of ألمthe pain of الهوىlove
ألفَ السقام وما شكا ألم الهوى
دنفاًwasted by sickness تخاضare waded through بقلبهwith his heart غمراتهits engulfing depths
دنفاً تخاض بقلبه غمراته
He grew accustomed to sickness and did not complain of love’s pain,
Wasted away, his heart wading through love’s depths.
Sol 6.1