لوif أنthat قلبيناour two hearts استقاماboth stayed true فيin الهوىlove
لو أن قلبينا استقاما في الهوى
مابتyou would not have spent the night شاكيةcomplaining ولاnor أناI شاكياcomplaining
مابت شاكية ولا أنا شاكيا
Had our two hearts stayed true in love,
If only our hearts had been steadfast in love
You would not have spent the night complaining, nor would I.
You wouldn't have complained, nor would I have complained
ماذاwhat دهاكbefell you وماand what دهانيbefell me فيin النوىseparation
ماذا دهاك وما دهاني في النوى
حسبيenough for me وحسبكand enough for you فيin الفراقparting دواهياcalamities
حسبي وحسبك في الفراق دواهيا
What has befallen you, and what has befallen me in separation?
What has afflicted you and what has afflicted me in purpose?
The calamities of parting are enough for me and you.
It sufficed me and sufficed you - parting was its remedy
ماnot كنتI was أحسبI suppose أنthat سنصبحwe would become هكذاlike this
ما كنت أحسب أن سنصبح هكذا
بعدafter التصافيmutual affection نستزيدwe seek more تجافياestrangement
بعد التصافي نستزيد تجافيا
I never thought we would come to this,
I never thought we would become like this
After mutual affection, seeking ever more estrangement.
After intimacy, we seek more estrangement
إنif كانis لاnot يكفيكsuffices you ماwhat كابدتهI endured it
إن كان لا يكفيك ما كابدته
فلقدthen indeed كفانيsufficed me بعضهsome of it وكفانياand sufficed me
فلقد كفاني بعضه وكفانيا
If what I have endured is not enough for you,
If my suffering is not enough for you
Then some of it has surely sufficed me—sufficed me.
Then some of it has sufficed me and has been enough
عوديreturn أعدادnumbers (unclear in context) فيin الشبيبةyouth فضلةa remnant
عودي أعداد في الشبيبة فضلة
لاdo not تحسبيsuppose عهدthe days of الشبيبةyouth باقياlasting
لا تحسبي عهد الشبيبة باقيا
Return—[“numbers” is unclear here]—there is still a remnant of youth.
Go back to being extra in my youth
Do not think the days of youth will last.
Do not think the days of youth will last
لاdo not تشتكيcomplain منabout شاعرa poet هفواتهhis lapses
لا تشتكي من شاعر هفواته
فلكمfor how many شكاياتcomplaints تصيرbecome مراثياelegies
فلكم شكايات تصير مراثيا
Do not complain of a poet's lapses,
Do not complain of a poet whose flaws
For many a complaint becomes an elegy.
For you have complaints that become elegies
واستحفظيand take care بدموعهof his tears فدموعهfor his tears
واستحفظي بدموعه فدموعه
منfrom روحهhis soul أنif (apparently intended as إن) تفنthey perish يصبحhe becomes فانياperished
من روحه أن تفن يصبح فانيا
And take care of his tears, for his tears
And preserve his tears, for his tears
Are from his soul; if they perish, he perishes.
If his soul dies, he becomes perished
تتناوحlament to one another الشعراءthe poets فيin عهدthe days of الصباyouth
تتناوح الشعراء في عهد الصبا
مثلlike البلابلnightingales فيin الربيعspring شوادياsinging
مثل البلابل في الربيع شواديا
Poets lament to one another in the days of youth,
Poets revel in the days of youth
Like nightingales singing in spring.
Like nightingales in spring, chanting
Sol 6.1