سبلتَyou let flow فوقover العارضَينboth cheeks دموعاًtears
سبلتَ فوق العارضَين دموعاً
وأذبتَand you melted منfrom وهجburning heat الزفيرsighing ضلوعاribs
وأذبتَ من وهج الزفير ضلوعا
You let tears stream over both cheeks,
You shed tears over the cheeks,
And melted your ribs with the heat of sighing.
And melted ribs from the heat of sighing,
وهجرتَand you abandoned منamong دُورabodes النعيمbliss مرابعاًhaunts
وهجرتَ من دُور النعيم مرابعاً
والفتَand you grew accustomed منamong دورabodes الشقاءmisery ربوعاquarters
والفتَ من دور الشقاء ربوعا
And abandoned haunts in the abodes of bliss,
And deserted the mansions of bliss,
And grew familiar with quarters in the abodes of misery.
And met with the winds of misery.
حييتَyou spent ليلكyour night فيin العراءthe open مراقباًwatching
حييتَ ليلك في العراء مراقباً
فيon الافقthe horizon منof زُهرbright النجومthe stars طلوعاa rising
في الافق من زُهر النجوم طلوعا
You passed your night in the open, watching
You spent your night awake exposed,
The rising of bright stars on the horizon.
Watching the stars rise in the horizon.
فنيتَyou wore away عمركyour life ساهداًsleepless متحرّقاًburning
فنيتَ عمرك ساهداً متحرّقاً
متنهداًsighing متألماًsuffering ملذوعاscorched
متنهداً متألماً ملذوعا
You wore away your life, sleepless and burning,
You wasted your life burning,
Sighing, suffering, and scorched.
Sighing painfully, wounded.
الويتَyou turned away عنfrom ندمانboon companions صفوكyour joy هاجراًforsaking
الويتَ عن ندمان صفوك هاجراً
طيبَthe sweetness of الحيوةlife ولمand did not تشاyou wish التوديعاfarewell
طيبَ الحيوة ولم تشا التوديعا
You turned from the boon companions of your joy, forsaking
You avoided your loyal friends departed,
The sweetness of life, though you did not wish to bid farewell.
Forsaking the sweetness of life without farewell.
ونسكتَand you took to asceticism حتىuntil صرتyou became وحشاًa wild beast نافراًskittish
ونسكتَ حتى صرت وحشاً نافراً
منfrom بعدafter ماthat كنتyou were الانيسthe friendly companion وُلوعاardently attached
من بعد ما كنت الانيس وُلوعا
And took to asceticism until you became a skittish wild beast,
You fell silent until you became estranged,
After having been a sociable, devoted companion.
After you were the most affectionate and tender.
وعصيتَand you disobeyed قولthe words of الناصحينوعهدهمthe advisers and their knowledge
وعصيتَ قول الناصحينوعهدهم
بكof you فيin الحداثةyouth سامعاًattentive ومطيعاand obedient
بك في الحداثة سامعاً ومطيعا
And defied the advisers' words, though they had known
You disobeyed the words and covenant of advisers
You in youth as attentive and obedient.
Who counseled you in youth as listener and obedient.
فعلىso for مَwhat ذاthis والىand to مَwhat ذاthis حتىuntil مَذاwhat
فعلى مَ ذا والى مَ ذا حتى مَذا
احزنتَyou saddened قلباًa heart صارbecame منكbecause of you صديعاshattered
احزنتَ قلباً صار منك صديعا
So why, to what end, and for how long
So why, to what end, how far
Have you saddened a heart now shattered because of you?
Have you saddened a heart that became compliant to you?
قدindeed مرَّpassed بيby me ظبيٌa gazelle يُجيلcasts about لحاظهُhis glances
قد مرَّ بي ظبيٌ يُجيل لحاظهُ
فرناthen he gazed ورانand he prevailed فرحتُso I became ثمَّthere صريعاstruck down
فرنا وران فرحتُ ثمَّ صريعا
A gazelle passed by me, casting his glances about;
A gazelle passed me, glancing,
He gazed and conquered; there I fell, struck down.
So I rejoiced, then fell prey.
ورجوتand I hoped أنto احييlive لهُfor him ولأجلهِand for his sake
ورجوت أن احيي لهُ ولأجلهِ
فيهِin him بهِthrough him معهُwith him نسرُّwe rejoice جميعاall together
فيهِ بهِ معهُ نسرُّ جميعا
And I hoped to live for him and for his sake,
And I hoped to seduce him, for his sake,
In him, through him, with him, that we might rejoice together.
To frolic with him, altogether.
غازلتُهُI wooed him جاملتُهُI treated him courteously باغمتُهُI murmured to him
غازلتُهُ جاملتُهُ باغمتُهُ
ناغيتُهُI cooed to him فأَرىso he showed الوفاقaccord سريعاquickly
ناغيتُهُ فأَرى الوفاق سريعا
I wooed him, treated him courteously, murmured to him;
I flirted, complimented, intrigued him,
I cooed to him, and he soon showed accord.
I sang to him, and saw agreement was quick.
واحسرتيoh, my sorrow! ابدىhe showed رضاهُhis favor خديعةًa deception
واحسرتي ابدى رضاهُ خديعةً
ثمthen انثنىhe turned away يبديshowing الجفاءَcoldness مُريعاterrifying
ثم انثنى يبدي الجفاءَ مُريعا
Alas for me! He showed his favor as a ruse,
But alas! He showed my consent to be a trick,
Then turned away, displaying frightening coldness.
Then he recoiled, displaying terrible betrayal.
ولذاand therefore ترانيyou see me والهاًdistraught متدّلهاًmaddened with love
ولذا تراني والهاً متدّلهاً
متنهداًsighing متأوّهاًgroaning مصدوعاshattered
متنهداً متأوّهاً مصدوعا
And so you see me distraught, maddened with love,
Thus you see me, confused,
Sighing, groaning, shattered.
Sighing, groaning, broken.
عبثاًin vain أناديI call upon الحتفdeath ارجوI hope بعدهُafter it
عبثاً أنادي الحتف ارجو بعدهُ
فرجاًrelief وَمنand who ليfor me أنthat يكونit will be سميعاhearing
فرجاً وَمن لي أن يكون سميعا
In vain I call upon death, hoping that after it
In vain I call out to destiny, hoping after it
Relief may come—but who can assure me that it will listen?
Relief, and who can be listening?
Sol 6.1