تَناءَوْاthey drew apart وماand not شطّتlay far away بناwith us عنهمُfrom them الدّارُthe dwelling
تَناءَوْا وما شطّت بنا عنهمُ الدّارُ
ومالَتand turned بهمwith them عَنّاaway from us خُطوبٌcalamities وأقدارُand fates
ومالَت بهم عَنّا خُطوبٌ وأقدارُ
They drew away, though our dwelling lay not far from them;
They drew away, though home did not sever us,
And calamities and fates turned them away from us.
Nor change of fortune and events could swerve us.
همُthey جِيرَتيmy neighbors والبعدُand distance بينيbetween me وبينَهمand between them
همُ جِيرَتي والبعدُ بيني وبينَهم
وأعجبُand the strangest شيءٍthing بُعدُdistance مَنone who هُوَhe ليto me جارُa neighbor
وأعجبُ شيءٍ بُعدُ مَن هُوَ لي جارُ
They are my neighbors, yet distance lies between me and them,
My neighbors still, though distance parts between,
And strangest of all is the distance of one who is my neighbor.
Most wondrous this, one distant yet so near!
لهمfor them مِنّيَfrom me العُتْبىamends إذاwhen ماfor emphasis تجرّمُواthey found fault
لهم مِنّيَ العُتْبى إذا ما تجرّمُوا
وبَذْلُand freely granting الرّضاsatisfaction إنif أنصفونيthey treated me fairly أوor جارُواthey acted unjustly
وبَذْلُ الرّضا إن أنصفوني أو جارُوا
They shall have amends from me whenever they find fault,
I chide them when they err, forgive outright,
And freely given satisfaction, whether they treat me fairly or wrong me.
If they but do me justice, be sincere.
أجيرةَO neighbors قَلبيof my heart والّذينand those who هَواهمُlove for them
أجيرةَ قَلبي والّذين هَواهمُ
تَوافقَagreed إعلانٌopen avowal عليهconcerning it وإسرارُand secrecy
تَوافقَ إعلانٌ عليه وإسرارُ
O neighbors of my heart, and you for whom my love
The secret love my heart alone doth know,
Is the same in open avowal and in secrecy:
Kept hid, though inner self makes all quite clear.
تظنّونَyou think أنّthat الصّبرَpatience يُنجدُcomes to aid بَعدكمafter your departure
تظنّونَ أنّ الصّبرَ يُنجدُ بَعدكم
علىagainst بُعدِكُمyour distance هَيهاتَfar from it صَبْريَmy patience غَرّارُa deceiver
على بُعدِكُم هَيهاتَ صَبْريَ غَرّارُ
You think that patience will aid me after your departure,
You fancy patience, when you're gone, consoles,
In bearing your distance—far from it! My patience is a deceiver.
Nay, my sad heart disdains all comfort drear.
إذاwhenever عنّcame to mind ذِكراكُمremembrance of you عرَتْنِيَcame over me سَكرةٌintoxication
إذا عنّ ذِكراكُم عرَتْنِيَ سَكرةٌ
كأنّيas though I سَقانيgave me to drink البابليَّةَBabylonian wine خَمّارُa wine-seller
كأنّي سَقاني البابليَّةَ خَمّارُ
Whenever remembrance of you comes to mind, intoxication seizes me,
The mere thought of you intoxicates,
As though a wine-seller had given me Babylonian wine to drink.
As did the wine poured out by tavern keeper.
حفِظتُI guarded هَواكُمlove for you حِفظَthe guarding جَفْنٍan eyelid لمُقْلَةٍfor an eyeball
حفِظتُ هَواكُم حِفظَ جَفْنٍ لمُقْلَةٍ
وضاعتْand were lost مودَاتٌaffections لديكمin your keeping وأسْرارُand secrets
وضاعتْ مودَاتٌ لديكم وأسْرارُ
I guarded my love for you as an eyelid guards an eye,
Your love I keep locked in my inmost soul,
Yet affections and secrets were lost in your keeping.
Though affection and secrets disappear.
وعارٌand a disgrace بِكُمto you أنthat تعترِيكُمshould befall you ملالةٌweariness
وعارٌ بِكُم أن تعترِيكُم ملالةٌ
وحاشَىand far be it from هواكُمْlove for you أنthat يُدنِّسَهshould stain it العارُdisgrace
وحاشَى هواكُمْ أن يُدنِّسَه العارُ
And it is a disgrace to you that weariness should seize you,
A shame that boredom visits them, but far
Yet far be it that disgrace should stain my love for you!
Be it from your love to be stained indear!
أعاتِبُكمI reproach you أرجوI hope for عواطفَtender feelings وُدِّكمْyour affection
أعاتِبُكم أرجو عواطفَ وُدِّكمْ
وفيكُمand in you علىin ماwhat أوجبَwarranted العتبَreproach إصرارُpersistence
وفيكُم على ما أوجبَ العتبَ إصرارُ
I reproach you, hoping for the tenderness of your affection,
I blame, hoping fondness will wake in you,
Yet you persist in what warranted reproach.
Though blame but makes your coldness more severe.
ومنand of عجبٍwonder أنّيthat I أرِقْتُlay sleepless لراقِدٍfor one asleep
ومن عجبٍ أنّي أرِقْتُ لراقِدٍ
وألزَمنيand compelled me حفظَto preserve المودّةaffection غدّارُa betrayer
وألزَمني حفظَ المودّة غدّارُ
And how strange that I lay awake for one asleep,
Strange I'm kept awake by one fast asleep,
And a betrayer bound me to preserve affection.
And faithless love claims my fidelity.
أحينَwas it when استَرَقَّenslaved القلبَthe heart واقتادَنيand led me captive الهَوىpassion
أحينَ استَرَقَّ القلبَ واقتادَني الهَوى
وأسلَمَنيand abandoned me منfrom حُسنthe excellence صبريَof my patience أنصارُallies
وأسلَمَني من حُسن صبريَ أنصارُ
Was it when my heart was enslaved and passion led me captive,
When love stole in and passion seized my heart,
And the allies of my steadfast patience had abandoned me,
My patience lost all power to interfere.
تَصدّىset about لصدّيto repel me واعترتْهُand seized him ملالةٌweariness
تَصدّى لصدّي واعترتْهُ ملالةٌ
قَضَتْdecreed بِبعاديfor my banishment والملالاتُand bouts of weariness أطوارُphases
قَضَتْ بِبعادي والملالاتُ أطوارُ
That he set about rejecting me, and weariness seized him,
You turned away, boredom your peace disturbing,
Decreeing my banishment—and weariness comes in phases?
Tedium works wonders, distance brings you near.
فهلاّthen why not ودمِعيwhile my tears ماnot اريقَتwere poured out جِمَامُهُits reserves
فهلاّ ودمِعي ما اريقَت جِمَامُهُ
وقَلبِيَand my heart لمhad not تُسعَرْbeen kindled بأرجائِهin its recesses النّارُthe fire
وقَلبِيَ لم تُسعَرْ بأرجائِه النّارُ
Then why not when my tears' reserves had not yet been poured out,
Has not my streaming tears revealed my heart?
And fire had not yet been kindled in the recesses of my heart?
No inner fires my love for you can sear.
Sol 6.1