ماwhat بالcondition قلبكyour heart إنwhen جرىcame up
ما بال قلبك إن جرى
ذكرmention الأحبةthe loved ones يضطربtrembles
ذكر الأحبة يضطرب
Why does your heart, whenever
Where longing hearts once walked
The loved ones are mentioned, tremble?
Now memories disturb the soul
أوor سارtraveled ركبa caravan نحوهمtoward them
أو سار ركب نحوهم
باتتspent the night دموعكyour tears تنسكبpouring down
باتت دموعك تنسكب
Or, when a caravan travels toward them,
When travelers pass them by
Do your tears flow through the night?
Tears begin to take their toll
أوor شمتyou glimpsed برقاlightning خلتyou imagined أنتyou
أو شمت برقا خلت أنت
كyou (attached pronoun) بتyou came to be منهمto them مقتربnear
ك بت منهم مقترب
Or, if you glimpse lightning, you imagine that you
When lightning flashes bright
Have come to be near them.
Reminding of their warm embrace
أينwhere الذيwhat أوعدتنيyou promised me
أين الذي أوعدتني
هلwhether كانwas صبركyour patience منof كذبfalsehood
هل كان صبرك من كذب
Where is what you promised me?
Where are the promises made
Was your patience a lie?
Was your patience built on lies
Sol 6.1