خليليmy two friends ماnot الهجرانestrangement شيمةa trait معشرa company of people
خليلي ما الهجران شيمة معشر
بنيتI built علىupon آمالهمtheir hopes صرحthe edifice آماليmy hopes
بنيت على آمالهم صرح آمالي
O my two friends, desertion is not the way of a people
My two friends, estrangement is not the way of those
upon whose hopes I built the edifice of my hopes.
On whose hopes I built the edifice of my hopes.
وأودعتهمand I entrusted them with سرىmy secret الذيwhich كانwas قبلهمbefore them
وأودعتهم سرى الذي كان قبلهم
دفيناًburied كأنيas though I كنتI had been ذاكthat الفتىthe youth الخاليcarefree
دفيناً كأني كنت ذاك الفتى الخالي
And I entrusted them with my secret, which before them
And I entrusted them with my secret, which, before them, had been
lay buried, as though I had been that carefree youth.
Buried, as though I had been that carefree youth.
وشاطرتهمand I shared with them فيin العيشliving لذتهits pleasure التيwhich
وشاطرتهم في العيش لذته التي
تقضتcame to an end كحلمlike a dream مرpassed فيacross صفحةthe page البالthe mind
تقضت كحلم مر في صفحة البال
And I shared with them life’s delight, which
And I shared with them the pleasure of living, which
passed like a dream across the page of memory.
Passed away like a dream that crossed the mind's page.
هناhere أشربI drink الكاسthe cup التيwhich خالطmingled الأسىsorrow
هنا أشرب الكاس التي خالط الأسى
سلافتهاits pure wine بالدمعwith tears نمrevealed عنabout الحالthe state
سلافتها بالدمع نم عن الحال
Here I drink the cup in which sorrow has mingled
Here I drink the cup in which sorrow has mingled
its choicest wine with tears that betrayed my state.
Its pure wine with tears, revealing my state.
أحنI yearn إلىfor الأوجاعpains طوعاًwillingly وإنماand only
أحن إلى الأوجاع طوعاً وإنما
يحنyearn إلىfor الأوجاعpains فيin الحبlove أمثاليthose like me
يحن إلى الأوجاع في الحب أمثالي
I willingly yearn for pain—for only
I willingly yearn for pain, and only
those like me in love yearn for pain.
Those like me yearn for pain in love.
Sol 6.1