لمdid not تدعنيleave me الأيامthe days فيكَconcerning you لحقfor a right or claim (unclear)
لم تدعني الأيام فيكَ لحق
شرقتchoked مقلتيmy eye بدمعٍwith tears مجيبِanswering
شرقت مقلتي بدمعٍ مجيبِ
The days have left me no claim to you [wording unclear].
The days did not let me attain you as I wished
My eye choked with answering tears.
My eyelids reddened with tears responding
أيwhat شَيءthing أشهىsweeter إِلىto العاذلthe reproacher الthe (continued article)
أي شَيء أشهى إِلى العاذل ال
جاهلignorant لاnot كانmay he exist منthan فراقِparting from حبيبِa beloved
جاهل لا كان من فراقِ حبيبِ
What is sweeter to the reproacher—the
What is more desired to the passionate lover except
ignorant one (may he never exist!)—than parting from a beloved?
A reunion with the beloved after separation
بانdeparted قلبيmy heart ببَينِwith the departure of إلفىmy beloved companion فأصبحand so became (continued verb)
بان قلبي ببَينِ إلفى فأصبح
تُI (verb ending) غريباًa stranger أبكيI weep لكلfor every غريبِstranger
تُ غريباً أبكي لكل غريبِ
My heart departed with my beloved's departure, and I became
My heart was revealed in its affinity so it became
a stranger, weeping for every stranger.
A stranger, and I weep for every stranger
كيفَhow أرجوI hope for الحياةَlife أوor أحمدُI praise الthe (continued article)
كيفَ أرجو الحياةَ أو أحمدُ ال
عيشَlife وقدwhen indeed بانَhas departed مسقميthe one who sickens me وطبيبيand my physician
عيشَ وقد بانَ مسقمي وطبيبي
How can I hope for life, or praise the
How can I hope for life or praise
life I live, when my afflicter and physician has departed?
Living when my illness and its healer are gone
Sol 6.1