إِنَّindeed عَهديmy recollection بِهِمof them غَداةَon the morning اِستَقَلّواthey departed
إِنَّ عَهدي بِهِم غَداةَ اِستَقَلّوا
مِنfrom فِلَسطينَPalestine وَالدُموعُand the tears غِزارُcopious
مِن فِلَسطينَ وَالدُموعُ غِزارُ
Truly, I remember them on the morning they departed
from Palestine, while tears poured down.
وَاِستَحازَتand they gathered عَلىupon القَناطِرِthe bridges مِنof حَوHau— (first part of Hauran)
وَاِستَحازَت عَلى القَناطِرِ مِن حَو
رانَ—ran (completes Hauran) عينٌwide-eyed women نَواعِمٌdelicate أَبكارُvirgins
رانَ عينٌ نَواعِمٌ أَبكارُ
And on the bridges of Hauran gathered
wide-eyed, delicate virgins.
لَمdid not يُكَلِّمنَthey speak خَشيَةَfor fear of العَينِthe watchful eye ذاthe man of اللُبthe intellect (continued)
لَم يُكَلِّمنَ خَشيَةَ العَينِ ذا اللُب
بِcompletes “intellect” وَغَطّىand concealed الدُموعَthe tears مِنهاfrom her الخِمارُthe veil
بِ وَغَطّى الدُموعَ مِنها الخِمارُ
Fearing watchful eyes, they did not speak to the man of understanding,
and her veil concealed her tears.
غَيرَexcept أَنّيthat I سَمِعتُheard حينَwhen اِنصَرَفناwe turned away
غَيرَ أَنّي سَمِعتُ حينَ اِنصَرَفنا
قَولَهُمtheir words شَطَّhas grown distant بِالحَبيبِwith the beloved المَزارُthe dwelling
قَولَهُم شَطَّ بِالحَبيبِ المَزارُ
Yet I heard, as we turned away,
their words: “Far away lies the beloved’s dwelling.”
Sol 6.1