دون الأحبة ما لا أستطيع ولي
شوق يسير به حاد وملّاحُ
Between me and those I love lies what I cannot surmount—yet I have
Between me and my loved ones lies what I cannot overcome, and I have
a longing carried onward by cameleer and sailor.
a longing borne onward by a camel-driver and a sailor.
يا لجة البحر إن يممت ساحلهم
وخامرتك لدى البوغاز أرواح
O deep sea, if you should make for their shore,
O deep waters of the sea, if you make for their shore
and winds commingle with you at the Bosporus,
and spirits mingle with you at the strait,
عودي من الكوثر الأحلى إلى بلد
يشكو الغليل شجيٌّ فيه صدَّاح
return from that sweetest Kawthar to a land
return from the sweetest Kawthar to a land
where a sorrowing, full-throated singer laments his burning thirst.
where a sorrowful, melodious singer laments his burning thirst.
Sol 6.1