ماwhy وقوفُكyour halting بالركائبwith the riding camels فيin الطلْلthe ruins
ما وقوفُك بالركائب في الطلْل
ماwhy سؤالكَyour asking عنabout حبيبكَyour beloved قدalready رحلْdeparted
ما سؤالكَ عن حبيبكَ قد رحلْ
Why do you halt with the riding camels at the ruins?
Why ask after your beloved, who has already departed?
ياO فؤاديmy heart ماwhat أصابكbefell you بعدَهمafter them
يا فؤادي ما أصابك بعدَهم
أينwhere صبرُكyour patience ياO فؤاديmy heart ماwhat فعلْit did
أين صبرُك يا فؤادي ما فعلْ
O my heart, what has befallen you since they left?
Where is your patience, O my heart—what has become of it?
كنتَyou were محتملاًenduring لكلّfor every مشقةٍhardship
كنتَ محتملاً لكلّ مشقةٍ
والكريمُand the noble man منamong الرجالmen منthe one who احتملْendured
والكريمُ من الرجال من احتملْ
You used to endure every hardship,
and the noble among men is the one who endures.
هيجتكstirred you حمامةٌa dove سجعتْcooed علىon
هيجتك حمامةٌ سجعتْ على
فننa branch فبكيتso you wept منfrom جزعٍanguish نزلْbefell
فنن فبكيت من جزعٍ نزلْ
A dove stirred you, cooing on
a branch, so you wept from anguish that befell you.
ياO حمامةdove حاجزHajiz بحياةby the life of مَنْthe one whose
يا حمامة حاجز بحياة مَنْ
تحفظينyou keep عهودهhis pledges لمنbelonging to whom الطللْthe ruins
تحفظين عهوده لمن الطللْ
O dove of Hajiz, by the life of him whose
pledges you keep, whose are these ruins?
كلُّevery دارdwelling بلىdecay تمرُّyou pass برسمهاby its traces
كلُّ دار بلى تمرُّ برسمها
دارdwelling خولةَKhawla فاندبنّso lament ولاand do not تسلْask
دار خولةَ فاندبنّ ولا تسلْ
Every ruined dwelling whose traces you pass
is Khawla's dwelling: so lament, and do not ask.
Sol 6.1