مالhe turned away عنىfrom me ومضىand left
مال عنى ومضى
غاضباًangry ظبيgazelle الفضاthe open plain
غاضباً ظبي الفضا
He turned away from me and left,
He turned away and left
angry, the gazelle of the open plain.
Angrily, like a gazelle bounding through empty space
لمnot (past tense) أطقI could bear حبسholding back دموعيmy tears
لم أطق حبس دموعي
يومthe day ولىhe departed معرضاturning away
يوم ولى معرضا
I could not hold back my tears
I could not restrain my tears
the day he departed, turning away.
The day he turned his back
تارةat times يرضىhe is pleased وطوand at other times (first fragment)
تارة يرضى وطو
راًcompletes ‘at other times’ التقيهI meet him مبغضاfeeling hatred
راً التقيه مبغضا
At times he is pleased, and at
At times he would be pleased, then
other times I meet him full of dislike.
I would find him resentful
كانhe used to لاnot يألفbe fond of غother than me (first fragment)
كان لا يألف غ
يريcompletes ‘other than me’ مالهwhat is wrong with him? قدindeed أعرضاhe turned away
يري ماله قد أعرضا
He used to be fond of no one but
He was not fond of any
me—why has he turned away?
Other than me, but he has now turned away
لائمىmy reproacher واللومand reproach حقjustified
لائمى واللوم حق
إنماnothing but الحبlove قضاfate
إنما الحب قضا
O my reproacher—and reproach is justified—
Blame me, the blame is right
love is nothing but fate.
For love is destiny's decree
لمnot (past tense) أجدI found غيرother than حبيmy beloved (first fragment)
لم أجد غير حبي
بيcompletes ‘my beloved’ عنin place of حبيبيmy beloved عوضاa substitute
بي عن حبيبي عوضا
I found none but my beloved
I found no one but my love
to take my beloved’s place.
To replace my beloved
فاحتملso endure ياO قلبheart إنـindeed (first fragment)
فاحتمل يا قلب إنـ
ـنيI (attached pronoun) لستI am not أشكوI complain of مضضاanguish
ـني لست أشكو مضضا
So endure, O heart, for
So bear it, O my heart, for
I do not complain of anguish.
I do not complain of the pain
ليتهif only he لوif كنتI had أذI sinned (first fragment)
ليته لو كنت أذ
نبتُcompletes ‘I sinned’ تناسىhe would forget ماwhat مضىhas passed
نبتُ تناسى ما مضى
I wish that, if I had done
If only he had, could I
wrong, he would forget the past,
Forget what has passed
وأتانيand he came to me باسماًsmiling
وأتاني باسماً
شيقاyearning منتفضاtrembling
شيقا منتفضا
and come to me smiling,
And he had come to me with
yearning, trembling,
An endearing name, ecstatic
وارتمىand threw himself بينbetween ذراmy arms (first fragment)
وارتمى بين ذرا
عيّcompletes ‘my arms’ مجيباًanswering بالرضىwith assent
عيّ مجيباً بالرضى
and throw himself into my
And fallen into my arms
arms, answering with assent.
Responding with pleasure
Sol 6.1