يطوفwanders بقلبيthrough my heart المضنّيweary
يطوف بقلبي المضنّي
خيالُthe image النازحthe distant one الناسيthe forgetful one
خيالُ النازح الناسي
Through my weary heart wanders
The image of the forlorn emigrant
the image of the distant, forgetful one.
roams my troubled heart,
وهاجand stirred باضلعيwithin my ribs شجناsorrow
وهاج باضلعي شجنا
حبيبa beloved قلبهhis heart قاسيcruel
حبيب قلبه قاسي
And sorrow was stirred within my ribs
And my ribs quiver with sorrow
by a beloved whose heart is cruel.
for a beloved whose heart is harsh.
فرحتso I became أسيرa captive أشجانيmy sorrows
فرحت أسير أشجاني
أصارعI wrestle with ظلمةdarkness الياسdespair
أصارع ظلمة الياس
So I became a captive of my sorrows,
I rejoice going as my sorrows take me,
wrestling with the darkness of despair.
wrestling with the darkness of despair.
خليليmy friend لاdo not تُطِلprolong عتبيreproaching me
خليلي لا تُطِل عتبي
فلنfor … will not يبرأbe cured وسواسيmy obsessive thoughts
فلن يبرأ وسواسي
My friend, do not keep reproaching me,
My friend, do not prolong my reproach,
for my obsessive thoughts will not be cured.
for my obsession will not heal.
ولنand … will not أخشىI fear فضولprying الناسpeople
ولن أخشى فضول الناس
إذas يحصونthey count أنفاسيmy breaths
إذ يحصون أنفاسي
And I will not fear people's prying
Nor will I fear people's nosiness
as they count my breaths.
as they count my breaths.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle استحكمtakes firm hold الداءُthe illness
إذا ما استحكم الداءُ
فليسthen there is no لطبِّهِfor its treatment آسيhealer
فليس لطبِّهِ آسي
When the illness takes firm hold,
When the illness grows strong,
then there is no healer to treat it.
its cure avails me nothing.
Sol 6.1