ماwhat أوجبَcaused الإعراضَturning away بعدَafter الذيwhat
ما أوجبَ الإعراضَ بعدَ الذي
قدalready كانَhad been منof وصلٍunion وإيناسِand companionship
قد كانَ من وصلٍ وإيناسِ
What caused this turning away, after what
What caused estrangement after what
there had been of union and companionship?
Had been of union and intimacy?
اراكِI see you فيin الهجرِestrangement كأنيas though I أرىsee
اراكِ في الهجرِ كأني أرى
بأعينٍwith eyes ماnot كنَّthey were فيin راسيmy head
بأعينٍ ما كنَّ في راسي
I see you in estrangement as though I see
I see you rejecting me as though
with eyes that were not in my head.
With eyes that had not been in my head.
فهلso, is there لقلبيfor my heart فيكِwith you منany حيلةٍrecourse
فهل لقلبي فيكِ من حيلةٍ
وهلand is there علىupon قلبكِyour heart منany باسِdistress
وهل على قلبكِ من باسِ
So has my heart any recourse with you?
Can my heart devise any strategy
And does your heart feel any distress?
Against your heart's unkindness?
عنabout (unclear here) تشبهُresembles الوردَthe rose فإنيfor I منfrom الthe (continued next line)
عن تشبهُ الوردَ فإني من ال
هوىlove عرتنيseized me هزَّةُtremor الآسِthe myrtle
هوى عرتني هزَّةُ الآسِ
[Unclear wording about resembling the rose]—for I, through
Do not resemble the rose, for passion
love, was seized by the myrtle’s tremor.
Has made me tremble with heartache.
ينبئنيtells me لحظكِyour glance أنَّthat الذيwhat
ينبئني لحظكِ أنَّ الذي
سبّبcaused هذاthis قلبكِyour heart القاسيcruel
سبّب هذا قلبكِ القاسي
Your glance tells me that what
Your glances inform me that what
caused this is your cruel heart.
Caused this was your cruel heart.
فأنتِso you تخفيconceal السرَّthe secret لكنماyet
فأنتِ تخفي السرَّ لكنما
تظهرهُreveal it عيناكِyour two eyes للناسِto people
تظهرهُ عيناكِ للناسِ
So you conceal the secret, yet
You hide the secret, but your eyes
your eyes reveal it to people.
Reveal it to all people.
Sol 6.1