قَسمَdivided الهَوَىlove دَهْرَthe lifetime of المروَّعِthe terrified one بالنّوىby separation
قَسمَ الهَوَى دَهْرَ المروَّعِ بالنّوى
شَطرْينinto two halves بينbetween شُؤُونِهhis tear ducts وشُجُونِهِand his sorrows
شَطرْين بين شُؤُونِه وشُجُونِهِ
Love divided the life of the one terrified by separation
Into two halves, between his tears and his sorrows.
هُوhe فيin الدُّجَىthe darkness كالشَمعِlike a candle يَقْطُرُdrips دمعُهُhis tears
هُو في الدُّجَى كالشَمعِ يَقْطُرُ دمعُهُ
نَاراًas fire فتحرقُهand so burn him مياهُthe waters of جُفُونِهِhis eyelids
نَاراً فتحرقُه مياهُ جُفُونِهِ
In the darkness he is like a candle; his tears drip
As fire, and the waters of his eyelids burn him.
فإذَاthen when بداappears وَضَحُthe brightness of الصّباحِmorning رأيتَهِyou see him
فإذَا بدا وَضَحُ الصّباحِ رأيتَهِ
مثلَlike الحَمامِthe doves ينُوحُlaments فوقَupon غُصونِهِhis branches
مثلَ الحَمامِ ينُوحُ فوقَ غُصونِهِ
Then, when morning's brightness appears, you see him
Like a dove, lamenting upon his branches.
Sol 6.1