ياO صاحِfriend هَلdo ...? تَدريyou know وَقَدand already جَمَدَتhas grown dry
يا صاحِ هَل تَدري وَقَد جَمَدَت
عَينيmy eye بِماbecause of what أَلقىI endure مِنَof الوَجدِlove's anguish
عَيني بِما أَلقى مِنَ الوَجدِ
O friend, do you know, now that it has grown dry—
my eye—from the anguish of love I endure,
لَمّاwhen رَأَيتُI saw ديارَهاher dwellings دَرَسَتhad worn away
لَمّا رَأَيتُ ديارَها دَرَسَت
وَتَبَدَّلَتand had changed أَعلامَهاtheir landmarks بَعديafter my departure
وَتَبَدَّلَت أَعلامَها بَعدي
when I saw her dwellings worn away,
and their landmarks changed since I left,
وَذَكَرتُand I recalled مَجلِسَهاher sitting place وَمَجلِسَناand our sitting place
وَذَكَرتُ مَجلِسَها وَمَجلِسَنا
ذاتَat the time of العِشاءِnightfall بِمَسقِطِat the foot of النَجدِthe highland
ذاتَ العِشاءِ بِمَسقِطِ النَجدِ
and recalled her sitting place and ours,
at nightfall, at the foot of the highland,
وَرِسالَةٍand a message مِنهاfrom her تُعاتِبُنيreproaching me
وَرِسالَةٍ مِنها تُعاتِبُني
فَرَدَدتُso I sent back مَعتَبَةٍa reproach عَلىto هِندِHind
فَرَدَدتُ مَعتَبَةٍ عَلى هِندِ
and a message from her reproaching me?
So I sent a reproach back to Hind:
أَنthat لاdo not تَلوميblame (addressing a woman) فيfor الخُروجِgoing out فَماfor ... not
أَن لا تَلومي في الخُروجِ فَما
أَسطيعُكُمI can reach you إِلّاexcept عَلىwith جَهدِdifficulty
أَسطيعُكُم إِلّا عَلى جَهدِ
“Do not blame me for going out, for I cannot
reach you except with difficulty.
وَاللَهِby God وَالبَيتِand by the House العَتيقِancient لَقَدindeed
وَاللَهِ وَالبَيتِ العَتيقِ لَقَد
ساوَيتِyou have equaled عِنديin my eyes جَنَّةَthe Garden الخُلدِeternity
ساوَيتِ عِندي جَنَّةَ الخُلدِ
By God and the Ancient House, indeed,
you have equaled, in my eyes, the Garden of Eternity.
فَاِعصيso defy الوُشاةَthe talebearers بِناabout us فَإِنَّfor indeed لَكُمfor you
فَاِعصي الوُشاةَ بِنا فَإِنَّ لَكُم
عِنديwith me مَصافاةًsincere affection عَلىwith عَمدِdeliberate intent
عِندي مَصافاةً عَلى عَمدِ
So defy those who slander us, for yours is
my sincere affection, by deliberate choice.”
Sol 6.1