برانيwore me away الضنىwasting sickness حتىuntil خفيتI became hidden عنfrom الورىhumankind
براني الضنى حتى خفيت عن الورى
وأمسيتand I became فيin طيthe folds of الوجودexistence مقدراimplied
وأمسيت في طي الوجود مقدرا
Wasting sickness wore me away until I was hidden from humankind.
Melancholy has overwhelmed me until I vanished from sight
And I became, in the folds of existence, merely implied.
And I spent the night folded into existence, fated
كأنيas though I were ضميرa pronoun يستحيلis impossible بروزهits explicit appearance
كأني ضمير يستحيل بروزه
أقدّرI am reckoned فيin الأوهامimaginings شيئاًsomething ولاand not أرىI am seen
أقدّر في الأوهام شيئاً ولا أرى
As though I were a pronoun that could never appear explicitly:
As if I were a conscience too shy to emerge
I am reckoned as something in the imagination, yet I am not seen.
I imagine things but cannot see them
وقدand indeed كنتI used to أشكوcomplain of قلةscarcity of النومsleep والضنىand wasting sickness
وقد كنت أشكو قلة النوم والضنى
فمنwho, then ليfor me بأنthat ألقىI encounter السقامsickness وأسهراand stay awake
فمن لي بأن ألقى السقام وأسهرا
And I once complained of scant sleep and wasting sickness;
I used to complain of lack of sleep and melancholy
Who, then, can grant that I suffer sickness and stay awake?
So who will relieve me of my sickness so I can stay up
وأنكرنيand failed to recognize me منthe one لستI do not أعرفknow غيرهanyone besides him
وأنكرني من لست أعرف غيره
وقالand he said متىwhen رقgrew thin الفتىthe young man وتغيراand changed
وقال متى رق الفتى وتغيرا
And the one besides whom I know no other failed to recognize me,
And someone I know no other than him denied me
And said, “When did the young man grow thin and change?”
And said, when did this young man become frail and change?
فواحرقيso, alas for my burning anguish مماfrom what ألاقيهI suffer it فيin الهوىlove
فواحرقي مما ألاقيه في الهوى
وشوقيand my longing إلىfor منthe one لاnot يرىis seen فيهin him ماwhat أرىI see
وشوقي إلى من لا يرى فيه ما أرى
Ah, how I burn from what I suffer in love,
So burn me for what I experience in passion
And my longing for one in whom others do not see what I see!
And my longing for one who does not see in it what I see
أعللI console نفسيmyself باللقاءwith meeting وأجتنيand I gather
أعلل نفسي باللقاء وأجتني
ثمارthe fruits of الأمانيwishes فيin الغرامpassionate love تصبّراto muster patience
ثمار الأماني في الغرام تصبّرا
I console myself with the hope of meeting, and gather
I indulge myself with meeting and avoid
The fruits of wishes in passionate love, striving for patience.
The fruits of wishes in love, so taste bitterness
Sol 6.1