هَلdo ...? تَعرِفُyou recognize الدارَthe dwelling وَالأَطلالَand the ruins وَالدِمَناand the campsite traces
هَل تَعرِفُ الدارَ وَالأَطلالَ وَالدِمَنا
زِدنَthey added الفُؤادَthe heart عَلىon top of عِلّاتِهِits afflictions حَزَناsorrow
زِدنَ الفُؤادَ عَلى عِلّاتِهِ حَزَنا
Do you recognize the dwelling, the ruins, and the campsite traces?
Do you know the house, the ruins, and the sand dunes
They added sorrow to the heart, on top of its afflictions.
That increased my heart in its sorrows?
دارٌa dwelling لِأَسماءَbelonging to Asma إِذwhen كانَتshe was تَحَلُّshe resides بِهاin it
دارٌ لِأَسماءَ إِذ كانَت تَحَلُّ بِها
وَأَنتَand you إِذat ذاكَthat time إِذwhen كانَتit was لَناfor us وَطَناa home
وَأَنتَ إِذ ذاكَ إِذ كانَت لَنا وَطَنا
A dwelling of Asma's, when she used to stay there,
A house for Asma, when she used to dwell in it
And you, back then, when it was our home.
While you, at that time, were a homeland to us
لَمdid not يُحبِبِlove القَلبُthe heart شَيئاًanything مِثلَlike حُبُّكُمُlove for you
لَم يُحبِبِ القَلبُ شَيئاً مِثلَ حُبُّكُمُ
وَلَمand did not تَرَsee العَينُthe eye شَيئاًanything بَعدَكُمafter you حَسَناbeautiful
وَلَم تَرَ العَينُ شَيئاً بَعدَكُم حَسَنا
The heart has loved nothing as it has loved you,
My heart has never loved anything like loving you
Nor has the eye seen anything beautiful after you.
And my eyes have never seen anything as beautiful as you after you
ماnot إِنemphatic particle أُباليI care إِذاif ماemphatic particle اللَهُGod قَرَّبَكُمbrings you near
ما إِن أُبالي إِذا ما اللَهُ قَرَّبَكُم
مَنwho كانَhad شَطَّgone far away مِنَamong الأَحبابِthe loved ones أَوor قَطَناstayed
مَن كانَ شَطَّ مِنَ الأَحبابِ أَو قَطَنا
I care not, if God brings you near,
I do not care if Allah brings you close
Who among my loved ones has gone far away or stayed.
Whether one had yearned or settled
فَإِنso if نَأَيتُمyou went far away أَصابَafflicted القَلبُthe heart نَأيُكُمُyour distance
فَإِن نَأَيتُم أَصابَ القَلبُ نَأيُكُمُ
وَإِنand if دَنَتdrew near دارُكُمyour dwelling كُنتُمyou were لَناfor us سَكَناa comfort
وَإِن دَنَت دارُكُم كُنتُم لَنا سَكَنا
So if you go far away, your distance afflicts the heart;
For if you are distant, absence has struck my heart
And if your dwelling draws near, you are a comfort to us.
And if your house comes near, you would be a dwelling for us
إِنif تَبخَليyou withhold لاnot يُسَلّوmakes forget القَلبَthe heart بُخلُكُمُyour withholding
إِن تَبخَلي لا يُسَلّو القَلبَ بُخلُكُمُ
وَإِنand if تَجوديyou are generous فَقَدthen already عَنّيتِناyou tormented us زَمَناfor a time
وَإِن تَجودي فَقَد عَنّيتِنا زَمَنا
If you withhold, your withholding does not make the heart forget;
If you withhold, your stinginess will not console my heart
And if you are generous, you have already tormented us for some time.
And if you give generously, then you have granted us an era
أَمسىhas become الفُؤادُthe heart بِكُمto you ياO هِندُHind مُرتَهَناًheld in pledge
أَمسى الفُؤادُ بِكُم يا هِندُ مُرتَهَناً
وَأَنتِand you كُنتِyou were الهَوىpassion وَالهَمَّand sorrow وَالوَسَناand drowsiness
وَأَنتِ كُنتِ الهَوى وَالهَمَّ وَالوَسَنا
The heart is now held in pledge to you, O Hind,
My heart has become hostage to you, oh Hind
And you were passion, sorrow, and drowsiness.
While you were the love, anxiety, and intimacy
إِذwhen تَستَبيكَshe captivates you بِمَصقولٍwith a polished [mouth] عَوارِضُهُits side teeth
إِذ تَستَبيكَ بِمَصقولٍ عَوارِضُهُ
وَمُقلَتَيand the two eyes of شادِنٍa young gazelle لَمnot يَعدُgo beyond أَنthat شَدَناit became independent
وَمُقلَتَي شادِنٍ لَم يَعدُ أَن شَدَنا
When she captivates you with a mouth whose teeth are polished,
As you bid farewell in polished litter
And the two eyes of a young gazelle that has only just become independent.
And eyes of a gazelle that have never looked with languor
Sol 6.1