تَذَكَرَhe remembered وَصلَهاunion with her فبكىso he wept وهاماand went mad with love
تَذَكَرَ وَصلَها فبكى وهاما
وكادand he nearly بذكرِهاat remembering her يقضيperish هياماfrom lovesickness
وكاد بذكرِها يقضي هياما
He recalled union with her, then wept and went mad with love.
He recalled their union, so he wept, lovesick,
And at the memory of her, he nearly died of longing.
And from remembering her, nearly died of lovesickness.
وَزادَand increased فؤادهhis heart الذاكيblazing ضراماin burning
وَزادَ فؤاده الذاكي ضراما
وَعَنْand from عينيهhis eyes قَدْindeed ذادَdrove away المناماsleep
وَعَنْ عينيه قَدْ ذادَ المناما
His blazing heart was set still more aflame,
His saddened heart was further hurt by her memory,
And sleep was driven from his eyes,
And sleep was banished from his eyes.
نواحُthe lament حمامةٍof a dove تدعوshe calls حماماdoves
نواحُ حمامةٍ تدعو حماما
حمامةُO dove ردديrepeat نَوْحَthe lament الحزينِof the grieving one
حمامةُ رددي نَوْحَ الحزينِ
By the lament of a dove calling to other doves.
The cooing of a dove calling to her mate -
O dove, repeat the grieving one's lament;
"Return, O dove, return my mournful song,
لعلّكperhaps you فيin نواحِكِyour lament تسعدينيwill console me
لعلّك في نواحِكِ تسعديني
فقالتْthen she said وهيwhile she تأخذtakes up عنfrom حنينيmy yearning cry
فقالتْ وهي تأخذ عن حنيني
Perhaps, in your lament, you will console me.
Perhaps in your mournful song you may bring me joy."
Then she spoke, taking up my yearning cry,
So she replied, taking away my longing:
وقدand indeed زادتْshe increased بماwith what قالتْshe said شجونيmy sorrows
وقد زادتْ بما قالتْ شجوني
أيسعدُcan ... console? مستهامٌa lovesick person مستهاماa lovesick person
أيسعدُ مستهامٌ مستهاما
And her words deepened my sorrows:
"With what she said, she increased my agony.
“Can one lovesick soul console another?”
Can a desperately lovesick one bring joy to a desperately lovesick one?
معذِّبتيmy tormentress لعينيكfor your eyes البقاءُenduring life
معذِّبتي لعينيك البقاءُ
فلمّاfor ... not yet يبقremain ليfor me إلاّexcept ذماءُa last remnant of life
فلمّا يبق لي إلاّ ذماءُ
My tormentress, may your eyes live on!
My tormentor, my eyes are destined to live without you,
For nothing remains to me but a last flicker of life.
So nothing remains for me but disgrace,
فحتَّامَso how long? التجنّيunjust blame والجفاءُand coldness
فحتَّامَ التجنّي والجفاءُ
أَماis there no ...? للوعدِto the promise عندكمُamong you وفاءُfaithfulness
أَما للوعدِ عندكمُ وفاءُ
So how long this unjust blame and coldness?
Estrangement and rejection dominate me.
Is there no faithfulness to the promise among you?
Is there no loyalty to promises among you?
فجوديso grant generously بالوصالwith reunion ولمand why? لماماoccasionally
فجودي بالوصال ولم لماما
So grant me reunion—and why only now and then?
Be kind, and unite me with my love, and do not refuse."
Sol 6.1