وَماand whatever أَنسَI forget مِنَof الأَشياءِthe things لاnot أَنسَI forget قَولَهاher words
وَما أَنسَ مِنَ الأَشياءِ لا أَنسَ قَولَها
وَأَدمُعَهاand her tears يُذرينَscatter حَشوَthe contents of المَكاحِلِthe kohl-cases
وَأَدمُعَها يُذرينَ حَشوَ المَكاحِلِ
Whatever I may forget, I will not forget her words,
Nothing is more unforgettable than the words of things,
as her tears scattered the contents of the kohl-cases:
And their tears that shed the powder of kohl,
تَمَتَّعtake pleasure بِذاin this اليَومَthe day القَصيرَthe short فَإِنَّهُfor indeed it
تَمَتَّع بِذا اليَومَ القَصيرَ فَإِنَّهُ
رَهينٌheld hostage بِأَيّامِto the days of الشُهورِthe months الأَطاوِلِthe very long
رَهينٌ بِأَيّامِ الشُهورِ الأَطاوِلِ
"Enjoy this short day, for it
Enjoy this short day, for it is
is hostage to the days of the long months."
A hostage to the lengthy months,
تَراءَتshe appeared وَأَستارٌand curtains مِنَof البَيتِthe house دونَهاin front of her
تَراءَت وَأَستارٌ مِنَ البَيتِ دونَها
إِلَيناto us وَحانَتand there came غَفلَةُa lapse of attention المُتَفَقِّدِthe watcher
إِلَينا وَحانَت غَفلَةُ المُتَفَقِّدِ
She appeared, with curtains of the house screening her,
Veils from the house appeared
to us, as the watcher's attention lapsed,
To us, and the inattentiveness of the watcher approached,
بِعَينيwith the two eyes of مَهاةٍan oryx يَحدُرُflows down الدَمعُtears مِنهُماfrom both of them
بِعَيني مَهاةٍ يَحدُرُ الدَمعُ مِنهُما
بَريمَينِtwo twisted, two-colored strands شَتّىvaried مِنof دُموعٍtears وَإِثمِدِand antimony kohl
بَريمَينِ شَتّى مِن دُموعٍ وَإِثمِدِ
with the eyes of an oryx, tears flowing down from them
With the eyes of Maha, tears flow from them
in two variegated strands of tears and antimony kohl.
In torrents, of various tears and suppression,
خُذيtake عُدَّةًprovision لِلبَينِfor parting إِنِّيَindeed I راحِلٌdeparting
خُذي عُدَّةً لِلبَينِ إِنِّيَ راحِلٌ
قَرىsustenance أَمَلٍa hope يُجديكِbenefits you وَاللَهُand God صانِعُone who brings things about
قَرى أَمَلٍ يُجديكِ وَاللَهُ صانِعُ
"Take provision for parting; I am departing—
Take provisions for separation, for I am leaving
the sustenance of a hope that will help you; and God brings things about."
To the hopes that suffice you, and God is the Maker
فَسَحَّتthen she poured forth بِسِمطَيin two strings of لُؤلُؤٍpearls خِلطَmingled with إِثمِدِantimony kohl
فَسَحَّت بِسِمطَي لُؤلُؤٍ خِلطَ إِثمِدِ
عَلىupon الخَدِّthe cheek إِلّاexcept ماwhat تَكُفُّhold back الأَصابِعُthe fingers
عَلى الخَدِّ إِلّا ما تَكُفُّ الأَصابِعُ
Then she shed two strings of pearls mingled with antimony kohl
So she spilled necklaces of pearls mixed with suppression
upon her cheek, except what her fingers held back.
On her cheek, except what fingers can hold back
Sol 6.1