لولاwere it not for بروقٌflashes of lightning بالعقيقِat al-ʿAqīq تلوحُgleam
لولا بروقٌ بالعقيقِ تلوحُ
تَغدوcome in the morning علىover عَذباتِهits fringes وَتروحُand return in the evening
تَغدو على عَذباتِه وَتروحُ
Were it not for flashes of lightning gleaming at al-ʿAqīq,
If it were not for the lightning flashing
Coming over its fringes each morning and returning each evening,
In the horizon at dawn and dusk
ماnot زادَincreased قلبيmy heart لَوعةًanguish كَلاَّcertainly not ولاnor
ما زادَ قلبي لَوعةً كَلاَّ ولا
أدمَىbloodied خُدوديmy cheeks دَمعيَmy tears المسفوحُstreaming
أدمَى خُدودي دَمعيَ المسفوحُ
My heart would not have grown more anguished—no, nor
My heart would not have increased in yearning and sorrow
Would my streaming tears have bloodied my cheeks.
Nor would my cheeks be wet with pouring tears
ويحَalas for الصبَّاthe east wind حتّامhow long يُذكرنُيreminds me الصبِّاyouth
ويحَ الصبَّا حتّام يُذكرنُي الصبِّا
منهاfrom it نسيمٌa breeze كالعبيرِlike perfume يفوحُgives off fragrance
منها نسيمٌ كالعبيرِ يفوحُ
Alas for the east wind! How long shall I be reminded of youth
Alas for the winds of spring whenever it reminds me of the loved one
By a breeze from it, wafting like perfume?
From it blows a breeze like ambergris diffusing fragrance
خَطرتit glided past وقدand already أهدىbestowed لناon us منهاfrom it الشَّذاfragrance
خَطرت وقد أهدى لنا منها الشَّذا
غارُlaurel الغُويرِal-Ghuwayr ورَندهُand its rand trees والشيِّحُand wormwood
غارُ الغُويرِ ورَندهُ والشيِّحُ
It glided past, while its fragrance had been bestowed on us
It occurred to me when it brought to us from it
By al-Ghuwayr's laurel, its rand trees, and wormwood.
The valley of the jealous lover, and its vegetation and rain
ياO أهلَpeople of ودِّيmy love يومَon the day of كاظمةٍKāẓima أمَاis it not?
يا أهلَ ودِّي يومَ كاظمةٍ أمَا
عَنaway from وَصلِكمunion with you صبريmy patience الجميلُbeautiful قبيحٌugly
عَن وَصلِكم صبري الجميلُ قبيحٌ
O you I loved on the day at Kāẓima—is not
O people of my love, on a day of concealment, is not
My beautiful patience without union with you ugly?
My beautiful patience with your abandonment now unseemly
سرتُمyou departed وأسارتُمand you left behind بقلبيin my heart مُهجةٌa soul
سرتُم وأسارتُم بقلبي مُهجةٌ
أودىmade an end بهاof it التَّقريحُwounding والتَّبريحُand torment
أودى بها التَّقريحُ والتَّبريحُ
You departed and left a soul within my heart,
You brought ecstasy and captivated my heart, wounded
Which wounding and torment have destroyed.
By your flirtation and coquetry
قلبيmy heart بِحفظكُمُto your keeping لعهديof my covenant شاهدٌa witness
قلبي بِحفظكُمُ لعهدي شاهدٌ
لاnot أرتضيهِI accept it لأنَّهُbecause it is مَجروحُwounded
لا أرتضيهِ لأنَّهُ مَجروحُ
My heart bears witness that you have kept my covenant;
My heart bears witness with your keeping the covenant
I do not accept it as a witness, for it is wounded.
I am not pleased with it for it is wounded
منwho ليfor me بِطيفٍwith a dream-vision منكمُfrom among you إِنif أَغمضتI close
من لي بِطيفٍ منكمُ إِن أَغمضت
عينيmy eye يُعينhelps علىwith الأسىsorrow ويُريحُand brings relief
عيني يُعين على الأسى ويُريحُ
Who will bring me a dream-vision of you if I close
Who can lend me an apparition of you when
My eye, to help me bear sorrow and bring relief?
I close my eyes to aid me against melancholy and comfort me
أَطمعتُمونيyou made me hope فيfor الوصالِunion وليسَand there is not ليfor me
أَطمعتُموني في الوصالِ وليسَ لي
إلاَّexcept صُدودٌturning away منكمُfrom you ونُزوحُand departure
إلاَّ صُدودٌ منكمُ ونُزوحُ
You made me hope for union, yet I have nothing
You made me hope for union but I have
But rejection from you and departure.
Nothing except your rejection and avoidance
هذيthese الجفونُthe eyelids وإِنَّماand yet أينَwhere الكَرىsleep
هذي الجفونُ وإِنَّما أينَ الكَرى
منهاfrom them وهذاand this الجِسمُthe body أينَwhere الرُّوحُthe soul
منها وهذا الجِسمُ أينَ الرُّوحُ
Here are the eyelids—yet where is sleep
These are the eyelids but where are the dear ones
In them? And here is the body—where is the soul?
And this is the body but where is the soul
Sol 6.1