لاdo not تَظُنَّنَّever think بيof me سُلُوًّاfreedom from longing وإنeven if كنbe (verb stem)
لا تَظُنَّنَّ بي سُلُوًّا وإن كن
تُI (verb ending) عزيزَsparing of الدموعtears بينbetween الجفونِthe eyelids
تُ عزيزَ الدموع بين الجفونِ
Do not ever think me free of longing, even if I
Do not think me easy to shed a tear though you are
am sparing of tears between my eyelids.
Dear tears between my eyelids ever near
إنماonly يصعبُis hard to bear الدفينُwhat is hidden منof الداthe ailment (first part)
إنما يصعبُ الدفينُ من الدا
ءِcompletion of 'ailment' وسهلand easy ماwhatever كانwas غيرnot دفينhidden
ءِ وسهل ما كان غير دفين
Only the hidden ailment is hard to bear;
The hidden grief is hardest to bury inside
and whatever is not hidden is easy.
What's plain is always easiest to confide
وبكاءand the weeping القلوبthe hearts أسرفmore profuse فيin حكjudgment (first part)
وبكاء القلوب أسرف في حك
مcompletion of 'judgment' المحبّينَthe lovers منthan بكاءِthe weeping العيونthe eyes
م المحبّينَ من بكاءِ العيون
And the weeping of hearts is more profuse, in the judgment
A heart's laments surpass for lovers true
of lovers, than the weeping of eyes.
The streaming tears a weeping eye may do
Sol 6.1