قرأتُI read الكتابَthe letter فكانَso was الفؤادthe heart
قرأتُ الكتابَ فكانَ الفؤاد
كأنكَas though you تلمسهُyou touch it باليدِwith the hand
كأنكَ تلمسهُ باليدِ
I read the letter, and my heart felt
I read the book, so my heart was
As though you were touching it with your hand.
As if you were touching it with your hand
وقبلتهُand I kissed it ثمَّthen أدنيتهُI brought it close
وقبلتهُ ثمَّ أدنيتهُ
منto القلبِthe heart كالعينِlike the eye والإثمدِand antimony kohl
من القلبِ كالعينِ والإثمدِ
And I kissed it, then drew it close
And I kissed it, then brought it close
To my heart, as close as the eye and kohl.
To my heart, like an intimate friend
فطارَso flew بهِwith it طيبُthe fragrance أنفاسكمyour breaths
فطارَ بهِ طيبُ أنفاسكم
إلىuntil أنْthat تعلقَit clung بالفرقدِto the Farqad star
إلى أنْ تعلقَ بالفرقدِ
Then the fragrance of your breaths carried it aloft
So the scent of your breath took wing with it
Until it clung to the Farqad star.
Until it clung to my temples
وقلتُand I said لعينيto my eye انظريlook للفؤادat the heart
وقلتُ لعيني انظري للفؤاد
وماand what فعلَhas done الشوقُlonging بيَto me واشهديand bear witness
وما فعلَ الشوقُ بيَ واشهدي
And I said to my eye: Look at my heart,
And I said to my eyes: "Look at my heart
And what longing has done to me, and bear witness.
And see what longing has done to me - bear witness."
فقالَthen said لهاto her القلبُthe heart هذاthis غراميmy passion
فقالَ لها القلبُ هذا غرامي
وبعضُand part of غرامكِyour passion أنthat تسهديyou lie awake
وبعضُ غرامكِ أن تسهدي
Then the heart said to her: This is my passion,
So my heart said to them: "This is my passion,
And part of your passion is to lie awake.
And part of your passion is that you grow calm."
فخذْso take منيَfrom me اليومَtoday قلبيmy heart وعينيand my eye
فخذْ منيَ اليومَ قلبي وعيني
وذيand this الروحُthe soul أسلمهاI surrender it فيin غدِtomorrow
وذي الروحُ أسلمها في غدِ
So take from me today my heart and my eye,
So take from me today my heart and my eyes,
And this soul—I shall surrender it tomorrow.
And tomorrow the owner of my soul will surrender them.
Sol 6.1