أظهرrevealed البعدseparation بكاهاher weeping
أظهر البعد بكاها
اعترافاas a confession بالشجونof sorrows
اعترافا بالشجون
Separation revealed her weeping,
She revealed her sadness
as a confession of sorrow.
Admitting her sorrows
قلتI said هلhave you? أحببتyou loved قالتshe said
قلت هل أحببت قالت
فتحopened الدمعtears عيونيmy eyes
فتح الدمع عيوني
I asked, “Have you loved?” She said,
I asked "Did you love?" She replied
“Tears opened my eyes.”
Tears opened my eyes
ثمthen قالتshe said كيفhow أنتمyou (plural)
ثم قالت كيف أنتم
قلتI said زدناwe have increased فيin الجنونmadness
قلت زدنا في الجنون
Then she said, “How are you all?”
Then she asked "How are you?"
I said, “We have grown madder.”
I said "We've gone more insane"
دونهاbeneath her ليلىLayla جمالاin beauty
دونها ليلى جمالا
وأناand I المجنونMajnun (the madman) دونيbeneath me
وأنا المجنون دوني
Layla falls short of her in beauty,
Below her, Layla has beauty
and as for me, Majnun falls short of me.
And I, the insane one, below
فإذاso if ماever (emphatic particle) همتI became lost in love يوماone day
فإذا ما همت يوما
فيin هواهاlove for her فاعذرونيthen excuse me (plural address)
في هواها فاعذروني
So if one day I lose myself
So if one day she decides
in love with her, excuse me.
To love, then forgive me
Sol 6.1