طيفٌ وساجعةٌ ودنّ قوافي
وثمالةٌ من صوتكَ الشّفافِ
A phantom, a cooing dove, and a wine jar of rhymes;
and intoxication drawn from your crystalline voice.
ذكرى وأمنيةٌ ولحنٌ واجفٌ
.. ..
يبكيه .. من فرطِ الحنين .. شغافي
A memory, a wish, and a trembling melody—
the core of my heart weeps for it, out of sheer longing.
ومدادُ شوقٍ حازَ أفئدةَ الورى
..
ثكلتكَ أمّكَ .. ذاكَ بعضُ سلافي
And ink of longing that has won the hearts of all humankind.
May your mother be bereaved of you! That is but some of my choicest wine.
شرِبَ الغريبُ وما تعمّدتُ القِرى
نخْبَ الغرامِ وأنتَ عنه مجافي
A stranger drank it, though I never meant to offer hospitality—
the toast of passion—while you hold yourself aloof from it.
؟ ؟
تخشى وقوعكَ ؟ والسلامةُ أضلعي ؟
؟!!!
والسّعدُ كلّ السعد في أكنافي ؟!!!
Do you fear falling, when safety itself is my ribs?
And bliss—all bliss—is within my embrace?!
Sol 5.6