بالقلبin the heart منfrom جفنيكyour two eyelids سهمan arrow
بالقلب من جفنيك سهم
وبهand in it منfrom الهجرانseparation سقمsickness
وبه من الهجران سقم
In my heart is an arrow from your eyelids,
and in it, sickness from separation.
هذهthese ابتساماتsmiles الحياlife (word continues)
هذه ابتسامات الحيا
ة(completes 'life') لهاthey have علىupon خديكyour two cheeks وسمa mark
ة لها على خديك وسم
These are life's smiles;
their mark is upon your cheeks.
أناI للهوىfor love ذوpossessing همةresolve
أنا للهوى ذو همة
ولغيرهand to anything other than it أعمىblind أصمdeaf
ولغيره أعمى أصم
For love, I am full of resolve,
and blind and deaf to anything else.
وسهرتand I stayed awake ليلىmy night والجناand the heart (word continues)
وسهرت ليلى والجنا
ن(completes 'heart') بغيرon anything other than ذكركremembrance of you لاdoes not يلمalight
ن بغير ذكرك لا يلم
And I kept vigil all night, and my heart
alights on nothing but remembrance of you.
وكتمتand I concealed أمرىmy affair فيin الهوىlove
وكتمت أمرى في الهوى
والدمعand the tears عنconcerning حالthe plight of يتيمan orphan
والدمع عن حال يتيم
And I concealed my affair in love,
and tears over an orphan's plight.
والشاعرand the poet المطبوعnaturally gifted منpart of
والشاعر المطبوع من
مطبوعهhis innate nature سقمsickness وهمand worry
مطبوعه سقم وهم
And the born poet—part of
his nature is sickness and worry.
تمwas attained الوصالunion لغيرهfor someone other than him
تم الوصال لغيره
ولهand for him وصلكunion with you لاnot يتمis fulfilled
وله وصلك لا يتم
Another has attained union,
yet for him, union with you remains unfulfilled.
Sol 6.1