أَرِقَlay sleepless الحَزينُthe grieving one وَعادَهُand returned to him سُهُدُهhis sleeplessness
أَرِقَ الحَزينُ وَعادَهُ سُهُدُه
لِطَوارِقِbecause of night visitations الهَمِّgrief الَّتيthat تَرِدُهcome upon him
لِطَوارِقِ الهَمِّ الَّتي تَرِدُه
The grieving man lay awake, and his sleeplessness returned to him,
The grieved couldn't sleep, insomnia haunted him,
because of the night visitations of grief that come upon him.
Due to worries' ghosts that kept visiting him.
وَذَكَرتُand I remembered مَنthe one لانَتgrew tender كَبِديmy liver
وَذَكَرتُ مَن لانَت كَبِدي
فَأَبىbut he refused فَلَيسَso does not تَلينُsoften ليtoward me كَبِدُهhis liver
فَأَبى فَلَيسَ تَلينُ لي كَبِدُه
And I remembered the one for whom my liver grew tender,
And I remembered the one who burdened my liver,
but he refused: his liver does not soften toward me.
But he refused, so my liver won't be softened.
وَأَبىand he refused فَلَيسَso he is not بِنازِلٍsettling بَلَديmy land
وَأَبى فَلَيسَ بِنازِلٍ بَلَدي
أَبَداًever وَلَيسَand is not بِمُصلِحيrestoring me بَلَدُهhis land
أَبَداً وَلَيسَ بِمُصلِحي بَلَدُه
And he refused: he will not settle in my land,
And he refused, so he won't reside my country,
ever; nor will his land restore me.
Never, and he won't fix my homeland's affairs.
فَصَدَعتُso I broke off حينَwhen أَبىhe refused مَوَدَّتَهُaffection for him
فَصَدَعتُ حينَ أَبى مَوَدَّتَهُ
صَدَعَa fracture الزُجاجَةِof the glass vessel دائِمٌlasting أَبَدُهits perpetuity
صَدَعَ الزُجاجَةِ دائِمٌ أَبَدُه
So, when he refused, I broke off my affection for him,
So I cracked when he refused his affection,
like a crack in a glass vessel, enduring forever.
The one who always cracks glass cracked it.
وَعَرَفتُand I knew أَنَّthat الطَيرَthe birds قَدindeed صَدَقَتspoke truly
وَعَرَفتُ أَنَّ الطَيرَ قَد صَدَقَت
يَومَon the day of الكَدانَةِal-Kadānah شَرَّthe worst ماwhat تَعِدُهthey foretell it
يَومَ الكَدانَةِ شَرَّ ما تَعِدُه
And I knew that the birds had spoken true,
And I knew the birds told the truth,
on the day of al-Kadānah, in the worst of what they foretold.
On the day of the pot - how evil is what it promises!
فَاِصبِرso be patient فَإِنَّfor indeed لِكُلِّfor every ذيone possessing أَجَلٍan allotted lifespan
فَاِصبِر فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ ذي أَجَلٍ
يَوماًa day يَجيءُcomes فَيَنقَضيand then ends عَدَدُهhis count
يَوماً يَجيءُ فَيَنقَضي عَدَدُه
So be patient, for everyone with an allotted lifespan
So be patient, for every being with a lifespan,
has a day that comes, when his numbered days run out.
Has a day that comes and finishes his count.
ماذاwhat تُعاتِبُdo you reproach مِنin زَمانِكَyour times إِذwhen
ماذا تُعاتِبُ مِن زَمانِكَ إِذ
ظَعَنَdeparted الحَبيبُthe beloved وَحَلَّand settled بيupon me كَمَدُهgrief for him
ظَعَنَ الحَبيبُ وَحَلَّ بي كَمَدُه
What fault do you find with your times, when
What do you blame your time for when,
the beloved has departed, and grief for him has settled upon me?
The beloved was unfaithful and his negligence befell me?
Sol 6.1