حملتنيyou burdened me ماwhat لاnot أُطيfirst part of 'I can bear'
حملتني ما لا أُطي
قُfinal part of 'I can bear' منof الهَوىlove فعدمتso I lost صبريmy patience
قُ من الهَوى فعدمت صبري
You burdened me with what I cannot
The impossible yearning has lifted me
bear of love, and so I lost my patience.
High, till all patience has left me.
وكتمتُand I concealed ماwhat ألقاهI endure it حتىuntil
وكتمتُ ما ألقاه حتى
ضاقَgrew tight بالكِتمانِfrom concealment صدريmy breast
ضاقَ بالكِتمانِ صدري
And I concealed what I endured until
I've hidden what has befallen me
my breast grew tight from concealment.
Till my heart is bursting from hiding.
هذاthis ونمتand betrayed عبرةٌa tear
هذا ونمت عبرةٌ
بدميwith my blood علىon خدِّيmy cheek تجريflows
بدمي على خدِّي تجري
All this—and a tear betrayed me,
My tears flow down my cheeks
flowing with my blood down my cheek.
While I sleep. When far away
وإذاand when نأيتyou are far away فإنَّthen indeed ليfor me
وإذا نأيت فإنَّ لي
إلفينِtwo companions منof شوقٍlonging وذكرِand remembrance
إلفينِ من شوقٍ وذكرِ
And when you are far away, I have
Longing and remembering are
two companions: longing and remembrance.
My only companions day after day.
Sol 6.1