قدonce كانَwas فيكَfor you غراميmy passion
قد كانَ فيكَ غرامي
كالنارِlike fire فيin مقلتيّاmy two eyes
كالنارِ في مقلتيّا
My passion for you once was
You were my passion
like fire in my two eyes.
Like fire in my eyelids
وكنتَand you were ليto me فيin مناميmy dream
وكنتَ لي في منامي
كالمالِlike money فيin راحيّاmy palms
كالمالِ في راحيّا
And in my dream you were to me
And you were in my dream
like money in my palms.
Like wealth in my hands
ومذْand since صحوتُI awoke منfrom الthe
ومذْ صحوتُ من ال
حبِّlove إذwhen كوانيit seared me كيّاa searing (for emphasis)
حبِّ إذ كواني كيّا
And since I awoke from
Since I awoke from
love, when it seared me sorely,
Love's sleep as if I were mad
فتحتُI opened كفيmy palm ولكنْbut
فتحتُ كفي ولكنْ
لمdid not أُلْفِI find منof ذاكَthat شيّاa thing
لم أُلْفِ من ذاكَ شيّا
I opened my palm, but
I opened my palm but
found nothing of that.
Found nothing of that
وقدand perhaps يموتُdies هوىlove المرthe person (word fragment)
وقد يموتُ هوى المر
ءِcompletion of 'person' وهوwhile he ماnot زالَhas ceased حيّاalive
ءِ وهو ما زالَ حيّا
And a person's love may die
And a man's love may die
while he is still alive.
While he's still alive
Sol 6.1