طولُthe length of النوىseparation والكبدِand the liver الذائبهmelting
طولُ النوى والكبدِ الذائبه
والزفرةand the sigh الجائيةcoming الذاهبَهgoing
والزفرة الجائية الذاهبَه
Long separation and the melting heart,
The long separation and the melting liver,
the sigh that comes and goes,
And the sigh that comes and goes,
والمقلةُand the eye العبرىtearful التيwhich دمعُهاits tears
والمقلةُ العبرى التي دمعُها
ننشقُهُwe inhale it منfrom حسرةٍgrief غالبَهoverwhelming
ننشقُهُ من حسرةٍ غالبَه
the tearful eye, whose tears
And the tearful eye, whose tears
we inhale because of overpowering grief—
We inhale out of overwhelming grief,
أسرعُswifter فيin جسمٍa body فتيًyoung مدنفٍailing
أسرعُ في جسمٍ فتيً مدنفٍ
ماnot أخطأتهmissed it الأسهمُthe arrows الصائبهstriking true
ما أخطأته الأسهمُ الصائبه
all race through a lovesick youth’s body faster
Are swifter in a young, ailing body;
than sure-striking arrows that never miss him.
The arrows that strike true have not missed it.
يطمعhe hopes منfrom بعدِكَafter you فيfor سلوتيmy solace
يطمع من بعدِكَ في سلوتي
لاmay not صدقتcome true آمالهhis hopes الكاذبَهfalse
لا صدقت آماله الكاذبَه
Whoever, after you, hopes that I may find consolation—
He hopes, after you, that I will find solace;
may his lying hopes never come true.
May his false hopes never come true.
Sol 6.1