طالhas lasted long هذاthis البعادseparation جداًvery much فمنso who ليfor me
طال هذا البعاد جداً فمن لي
بسبيلwith a way تدنىbrings me nearer إليكto you قليلاًa little
بسبيل تدنى إليك قليلاً
This separation has lasted so very long—who can offer me
This separation has been too long, so who can I
A way that brings me a little nearer to you?
Get close to you a little
كلماwhenever قلتفيI said, in غدtomorrow نتلاقىwe meet
كلما قلتفي غد نتلاقى
حلفswore الدهرtime صادقاًin earnest أنto يحولاstand between us
حلف الدهر صادقاً أن يحولا
Whenever I said, “Tomorrow we shall meet,”
Whenever I say tomorrow we will meet
Time swore in earnest to stand between us.
Fate swears sincerely to change
بيwithin me شوقlonging نماgrew فأضحىso became هياماfrenzied love
بي شوق نما فأضحى هياما
وهيامand frenzied love نماgrew فأمسىso became غليلاًburning thirst
وهيام نما فأمسى غليلاً
A longing within me grew into frenzied love,
I have a growing passion so it became infatuation
And frenzied love grew into burning thirst.
And the infatuation grew so it became torment
قدindeed أذابmelted away البعادseparation جسميmy body حتىuntil
قد أذاب البعاد جسمي حتى
فنيvanished الجسمthe body ثمthen أبقىleft behind النحولاgauntness
فني الجسم ثم أبقى النحولا
Separation has melted away my body, until
Separation has melted my body until
The body vanished; then only gauntness remained.
My body vanished but emaciation remained
عجباًhow strange! كيفhow لاnot تكونينyou are مثليlike me
عجباً كيف لا تكونين مثلي
عجباhow strange! كيفhow تصبرينyou endure طويلاًfor long
عجبا كيف تصبرين طويلاً
How strange that you are not like me!
Strangely you are not like me
How strange that you can endure so long!
Strangely you have great patience
كلevery ذيone with لوعةburning anguish يريدwants مثيلاًa counterpart
كل ذي لوعة يريد مثيلاً
وأناand I فيin الهوىlove أريدI want مثيلاًa counterpart
وأنا في الهوى أريد مثيلاً
Everyone in burning anguish wants someone like them,
Every sufferer wants a confidant
And I, in love, want someone like me.
And in love I want a confidant
إسهريstay awake الليلthe night واذرفيand shed مثلlike دمعيmy tears
إسهري الليل واذرفي مثل دمعي
واذكرينيand remember me إذاwhen ذكرتyou remember عليلاsomeone ailing
واذكريني إذا ذكرت عليلا
Stay awake through the night, and shed tears like mine,
Stay up at night and shed tears like my tears
And remember me when you remember someone ailing.
And remember me if you remember a sick person
لكyours ياO ميMay خاطريmy mind ولسانيand my tongue
لك يا مي خاطري ولساني
فاجعليso make منهماfrom them both رضاكyour favor بديلاa substitute
فاجعلي منهما رضاك بديلا
Yours, O May, are my mind and my tongue;
For you my mind and my tongue
So grant me your favor in exchange for them.
So make them your satisfaction instead
قدindeed علمتI have known الوفاءfaithfulness فيكin you ولكنand yet
قد علمت الوفاء فيك ولكن
ليسdoes not يرتاحfind rest منwhoever أحبloves جميلاsomeone beautiful
ليس يرتاح من أحب جميلا
I have known faithfulness in you, and yet
I know your faithfulness, but
One who loves someone beautiful finds no rest.
The one who loves cannot find comfort easily
Sol 6.1