أرجأتI postponed كتبيmy letters إلىuntil حينthe time of اللقاءmeeting فقدfor indeed
أرجأت كتبي إلى حين اللقاء فقد
أكدىproved fruitless رجائيmy hope وزادand increased الشوقlonging إرجائيmy postponement
أكدى رجائي وزاد الشوق إرجائي
I postponed my letters until the time of meeting, for
I postponed my books until we meet, for my
my hope proved fruitless, and my delay increased my longing.
Hope has let me down, and waiting made me sadder
وألجأتنيand forced me إلىto صبريmy patience موانعhindrances أيfirst fragment of 'my days'
وألجأتني إلى صبري موانع أي
ياميremaining fragment of 'my days' فلمyet did not يسلنيconsole me سعييmy striving وإلجائيand my forced recourse
يامي فلم يسلني سعيي وإلجائي
And my days' hindrances forced me to draw on my patience;
Obstacles forced me to be patient, oh my
yet neither my striving nor my forced recourse consoled me,
Neither my efforts nor pleadings consoled me
حتّىuntil أحاطتsurrounded بيme الأشواقyearnings واشتملتand wrapped themselves
حتّى أحاطت بي الأشواق واشتملت
عليّaround me واستحوذتand took hold منfrom كلّevery أرجائيside of me
عليّ واستحوذت من كلّ أرجائي
until yearnings surrounded me and wrapped themselves
Until yearnings surrounded me and took over
around me, taking hold of me from every side.
Me, and controlled me from all directions
فهلis there, then سبيلa way إلىto قربnearness يميطthat removes شجاthe thorn of grief
فهل سبيل إلى قرب يميط شجا
صدريmy breast فقدfor indeed طالhas lasted long تبريجيmy torment (likely a typo for تبريحي) وإشجائيand my sorrow
صدري فقد طال تبريجي وإشجائي
Is there, then, a way to nearness that will remove the thorn of grief
Is there a way to come closer and ease
from my breast? For my torment and sorrow have lasted long.
My chest's sadness? For too long have I suffered and lamented
Sol 6.1