ياOh لَيتَنيif only I قَدalready أَجَزتُI crossed الحَبلَthe sand ridge نَحوَكُمُtoward you
يا لَيتَني قَد أَجَزتُ الحَبلَ نَحوَكُمُ
حَبلَthe ridge المُعَرَّفِal-Muʿarraf أَوor جاوَزتُI passed beyond ذاDhū (place-name element) عُشَرِʿUshar
حَبلَ المُعَرَّفِ أَو جاوَزتُ ذا عُشَرِ
Oh, if only I had crossed the sand ridge toward you—
the ridge of al-Muʿarraf—or passed beyond Dhū ʿUshar.
إِنَّindeed الثَواءَdwelling بِأَرضٍin a land لاnot أَراكِI see you بِهاin it
إِنَّ الثَواءَ بِأَرضٍ لا أَراكِ بِها
فَاِستَيقِنيهِso be certain of it ثَواءٌa sojourn حَقُّtruly ذيpossessing كَدَرِsorrow
فَاِستَيقِنيهِ ثَواءٌ حَقُّ ذي كَدَرِ
Indeed, dwelling in a land where I do not see you
is—be certain of it—a truly sorrowful sojourn.
وَماand not مَلِلتُI grew weary وَلَكِنand yet زادَincreased حُبُّكُمُlove for you
وَما مَلِلتُ وَلَكِن زادَ حُبُّكُمُ
وَماand not ذَكَرتُكِI remembered you إِلّاexcept ظِلتُI remained كَالسَدِرِlike one dazed
وَما ذَكَرتُكِ إِلّا ظِلتُ كَالسَدِرِ
And I have not grown weary; rather, my love for you has increased.
And whenever I remembered you, I remained like one dazed,
أُذريI shed الدُموعَtears كَذيlike one with سُقمٍsickness يُخامِرُهُbesets him
أُذري الدُموعَ كَذي سُقمٍ يُخامِرُهُ
وَماand not يُخامِرُbesets مِنof سُقمٍsickness سِوىother than الذِكَرِmemories
وَما يُخامِرُ مِن سُقمٍ سِوى الذِكَرِ
shedding tears like one beset by sickness.
Yet no sickness besets me but memories.
كَمhow often قَدindeed ذَكَرتُكِI remembered you لَوif only أُجزيI were rewarded بِذِكرِكُمُfor remembering you
كَم قَد ذَكَرتُكِ لَو أُجزي بِذِكرِكُمُ
ياO أَشبَهَmost resembling الناسِpeople كُلِّall الناسِpeople بِالقَمَرِto the moon
يا أَشبَهَ الناسِ كُلِّ الناسِ بِالقَمَرِ
How often I have remembered you—if only I were rewarded for remembering you!
O you who, of all people, most resemble the moon!
إِنّيindeed I لَأَجذَلُsurely I rejoice إِنif أَمشيI walk مُقابِلَهُfacing it
إِنّي لَأَجذَلُ إِن أَمشي مُقابِلَهُ
حُبّاًout of love لِرُؤيَةِfor seeing مَنthe one whom أَشبَهتِyou resembled فيin الصُوَرِoutward forms
حُبّاً لِرُؤيَةِ مَن أَشبَهتِ في الصُوَرِ
Indeed, I do rejoice if I walk facing it,
out of love for seeing the one you resemble in appearance.
وَماand not جَذِلتُI rejoiced لِشَيءٍin anything كانَcame to pass بَعدَكُمُafter you
وَما جَذِلتُ لِشَيءٍ كانَ بَعدَكُمُ
وَلاnor مَنَحتُI bestowed سِواكِanyone but you الحُبَّlove مِنamong بَشَرِhuman beings
وَلا مَنَحتُ سِواكِ الحُبَّ مِن بَشَرِ
And I have rejoiced in nothing that came after you,
nor have I given my love to any human being but you.
Sol 6.1