ماthe interval بَينَbetween جفائِهاher coldness وَبَينَand between المَيلِaffection
ما بَينَ جفائِها وَبَينَ المَيلِ
ضاعَتwere lost فُرَصُopportunities الشَبابyouth وَيليwoe is me وَيليwoe is me
ضاعَت فُرَصُ الشَباب وَيلي وَيلي
Between her coldness and affection,
Between her coldness and my longing
Youth’s opportunities were lost—woe is me, woe is me!
The chances of youth are lost, woe is me, woe is me
زارَتنيَshe visited me فاِستَبطَأَتِso she found slow الصُبحَthe dawn وَكَمand how often
زارَتنيَ فاِستَبطَأَتِ الصُبحَ وَكَم
جاءَتنيَshe came to me تَستَقصِرُfinding too short طولَthe length of اللَيلِthe night
جاءَتنيَ تَستَقصِرُ طولَ اللَيلِ
She visited me and found dawn slow to come—and how often
She visited me and the dawn dragged on, and how much
She came to me, finding the long night too short.
She came to me complaining of the length of night
Sol 6.1