علىupon كَبديmy liver تَهميpour down السَّحابُthe clouds وَتَذرفُand shed tears
على كَبدي تَهمي السَّحابُ وَتَذرفُ
وَمِنand from جَزعيmy anguish تَبكيweep الحمامُthe doves وَتَهتفُand cry out
وَمِن جَزعي تَبكي الحمامُ وَتَهتفُ
Upon my liver the clouds pour down and shed tears,
And at my anguish the doves weep and cry out.
كَأَنَّas though السَّحابَthe clouds الواكِفاتِdripping غَواسِليthose who wash me for burial
كَأَنَّ السَّحابَ الواكِفاتِ غَواسِلي
وَتِلكَand those عَلىover فَقديthe loss of me نَوائحُfemale mourners هُتَّفُloudly wailing
وَتِلكَ عَلى فَقدي نَوائحُ هُتَّفُ
As though the dripping clouds were washing me for burial,
And those doves were loud-voiced mourners grieving at my loss.
ألاLo! ظَعنتdeparted لَيلىLayla وَبانand departed قطينُهاher household
ألا ظَعنت لَيلى وَبان قطينُها
وَلكنَّنيand yet I باقٍremain alive فَلومواso blame وَعَنِّفواand rebuke harshly
وَلكنَّني باقٍ فَلوموا وَعَنِّفوا
Lo, Layla has departed, and her household has gone away;
And yet I live on—so blame me and rebuke me.
وَآنستُand I perceived فيin وَجهthe face الصَّباحmorning لِبَينهاbecause of her departure
وَآنستُ في وَجه الصَّباح لِبَينها
نحولاemaciation كَأَنَّas though الصُّبحَdawn مثليَlike me مُدنَفُgravely ill
نحولا كَأَنَّ الصُّبحَ مثليَ مُدنَفُ
And for her departure I discerned in morning’s face
A wasting thinness, as though dawn were gravely ill like me.
وَأقربُand most recent عَهدٍencounter رَشفَةٌa sip بَلَّتِmoistened الحشاthe inward parts
وَأقربُ عَهدٍ رَشفَةٌ بَلَّتِ الحشا
فَعادَso it became شِتاءًwinter بارِداًcold وَهوَthough it was صَيِّفُsummer-hot
فَعادَ شِتاءً بارِداً وَهوَ صَيِّفُ
And our last encounter was a sip that moistened my breast,
So it became cold winter, though it was summer-hot.
وَكانَتand she was عَلىin خَوفٍfear فَوَلَّتthen she turned away كَأَنَّهاas though she
وَكانَت عَلى خَوفٍ فَوَلَّت كَأَنَّها
مِنbecause of الرِّدفِthe haunches فيin قيدthe fetters of الخَلاخلِthe anklets تَرسفُshuffles in fetters
مِن الرِّدفِ في قيد الخَلاخلِ تَرسفُ
And she was afraid and turned away, as though
Her heavy haunches made her shuffle in the fetters of her anklets.
وَأَهدَتand she offered سَلاماًa greeting عَنfrom بنانٍfingertips كَأَنَّهاas though they
وَأَهدَت سَلاماً عَن بنانٍ كَأَنَّها
التماعاًin flashing وَوحياًand swiftness بارِقٌa lightning-flash مُتَخَطِّفُfleeting
التماعاً وَوحياً بارِقٌ مُتَخَطِّفُ
And she sent a greeting from fingertips that seemed,
In flashing and swiftness, a fleeting bolt of lightning,
بمعصمِon a wrist كافورٍcamphor بَياضاًin whiteness تُكِنُّهُshe conceals it
بمعصمِ كافورٍ بَياضاً تُكِنُّهُ
بِغاليةٍwith ghaliya perfume مِنof صِبغِهِits hue وَتُطَرِّفُand dyes her fingertips
بِغاليةٍ مِن صِبغِهِ وَتُطَرِّفُ
On a wrist as white as camphor, which she conceals
With ghaliya perfume of its hue, and she tints her fingertips.
Sol 6.1