فراقُكparting from you أمضىsharper منthan شَبَاthe edge of الصارمthe sword العَضبِkeen-edged
فراقُك أمضى من شَبَا الصارم العَضبِ
وبُعُدكand your distance أضْنىmore enfeebling للفؤادto the heart وللقلبand to the heart
وبُعُدك أضْنى للفؤاد وللقلب
Parting from you is sharper than the edge of a keen sword.
Your separation is more bitter than a severe, angry blade
And your distance is more withering to heart and soul.
And your distance brings more grief to my heart and soul
وماand not كنتُI was لوif لاnot وشكُthe imminence of بينكyour parting عالماًaware
وما كنتُ لو لا وشكُ بينك عالماً
بأنّthat النَّوىseparation تُخْلِempties الفؤادَthe heart منof اللبِّreason
بأنّ النَّوى تُخْلِ الفؤادَ من اللبِّ
And but for your imminent parting, I would not have known
Had I not felt a premonition of parting between us
That separation leaves the heart bereft of reason.
I would not have known that wishes hollow out the heart of desire
ولمand not تكwas نفسيmy soul فيin فراقكparting from you جَلْدةًresilient
ولم تك نفسي في فراقك جَلْدةً
فتَقْسِمهاso you divide it بينbetween التَّبعُّدkeeping distant والقربand nearness
فتَقْسِمها بين التَّبعُّد والقرب
And my soul was not resilient enough in parting from you
Nor was my soul patient in your absence
For you to divide it between remoteness and nearness.
To split it between distance and nearness
لقدindeed حُرَمْتwas deprived of عينيmy eye لبَينكbecause of your parting نومَهاits sleep
لقد حُرَمْت عيني لبَينك نومَها
كماjust as لمdid not تَجُدْgive generously إلاّexcept لكto you النّفسthe soul بالحبّwith love
كما لم تَجُدْ إلاّ لك النّفس بالحبّ
My eye has indeed been denied its sleep because of your parting,
Indeed my eyes were deprived of sleep because of your absence
Just as the soul has lavished love on you alone.
Just as my soul found no consolation except in loving you
Sol 6.1