لهفيmy sorrow لأشجارfor the trees المحبlove (word continues)
لهفي لأشجار المحب
بةcompletion of “love” منbecause of فصلthe season ربيعهاtheir spring
بة من فصل ربيعها
Alas for the trees of love,
My longing for the trees of love
because of their spring season!
In the springtime of their bloom
جدstrove الهوىpassion فيat عرسهاtheir wedding
جد الهوى في عرسها
ليجدonly to strive فيat تقطيعهاcutting them to pieces
ليجد في تقطيعها
Passion strove at their wedding,
Passion finds its wedding day
only to strive at cutting them to pieces.
In the rhythm of their prune
كلall الفتوقthe rents لهاfor them الرقاعthe patches
كل الفتوق لها الرقاع
ترمmend منfrom تصديعهاtheir splitting
ترم من تصديعها
All rents have patches
Every branch and twig in place
to mend the damage from their splitting.
Sways in seasonal tune
وإذاand when تمزقتis torn apart المحبةlove
وإذا تمزقت المحبة
حرتI am at a loss فيabout ترقيعهاpatching it
حرت في ترقيعها
And when love is torn apart,
And if love should tear and shred
I am at a loss to patch it.
Lost, I'd be in its reprune
Sol 6.1