يَاO نَازِحينَyou who have gone far away واصطِبَارِيand my patient endurance والأَسَىand grief
يَا نَازِحينَ واصطِبَارِي والأَسَى
يُجِمُّreplenishes ذَاthis one دَمعِيmy tears وهَذاand this one يَنزَحُdrains
يُجِمُّ ذَا دَمعِي وهَذا يَنزَحُ
O you who have gone far away, my patience and grief—
one replenishes my tears, and the other drains them.
لاnot أَسأَلُI ask الأَيّامَthe days تعويضاًa replacement بِكُمfor you
لا أَسأَلُ الأَيّامَ تعويضاً بِكُم
لِأَنَهاbecause they بِمِثلِكُمwith the like of you لاnot تَسمَحُbestow
لِأَنَها بِمِثلِكُم لا تَسمَحُ
I do not ask the days for a replacement for you,
for they do not bestow the like of you.
غِبتُمyou have gone away وأَشباحُكُمُand your forms بِنَاظِريin my eye
غِبتُم وأَشباحُكُمُ بِنَاظِري
كأَنَّهاas though they were إِنسانُهُits pupil لاnot تَبرحُdepart
كأَنَّها إِنسانُهُ لا تَبرحُ
You are gone, yet your forms are in my eye,
as though they were its pupil, never departing.
وَلائِمٍand many a reproacher يَلومُblames فيكُمover you والهَوىand passion
وَلائِمٍ يَلومُ فيكُم والهَوى
يُصحِبُهُyields to him طوراًat times وطوراًand at times يَجْمَعُgathers force
يُصحِبُهُ طوراً وطوراً يَجْمَعُ
And many a reproacher blames me over you, while passion
yields to him at times, and at times gathers force.
يلجُّpersists فيin نُصحيadvising me وماand how! أشْغَلَنيhas preoccupied me
يلجُّ في نُصحي وما أشْغَلَني
بالبَينِwith parting والهِجرانِand estrangement عمَّنaway from whoever يَنْصَحُgives advice
بالبَينِ والهِجرانِ عمَّن يَنْصَحُ
He persists in advising me—yet how preoccupied I am
with parting and estrangement, heedless of whoever counsels me!
Sol 6.1