منfrom حبسthe prison of هَواكَlove for you لَمdid not أُرِدI wish for إِفراجيmy release
من حبس هَواكَ لَم أُرِد إِفراجي
مَعdespite يأَسيmy despair عَنكof you ليI have اِنتِظارُthe expectation of الراجيone who hopes
مَع يأَسي عَنك لي اِنتِظارُ الراجي
I have not wished for my release from the prison of loving you.
I who am captive to your love, I did not want my freedom
Despite my despair of you, I wait as one who hopes.
Despite my despair of you, I have the waiting of the hopeful
لاnot يَعدُمُlack صَوبَthe downpour of عَبرَتيmy tears أَجفانيmy eyelids
لا يَعدُمُ صَوبَ عَبرَتي أَجفاني
أَوunless يَنقلبَturns back السيلُthe torrent عَلىalong الأَدراجِthe tracks
أَو يَنقلبَ السيلُ عَلى الأَدراجِ
My eyelids will never lack the downpour of my tears,
My eyelids do not lack the direction of my tears
Unless the torrent retraces its course.
Or the torrent turns back up the stairs
Sol 6.1