بِينِيdepart وكُونيand be عَلىin بَيانِclear understanding
بِينِي وكُوني عَلى بَيانِ
إنِّيindeed I سأُبديI shall reveal الذيwhat شَجانيgrieved me
إنِّي سأُبدي الذي شَجاني
Depart, and be fully aware:
indeed, I shall reveal what has grieved me.
لَنwill not يحبسَwithhold البينُseparation عنكِfrom you دَمعيmy tears
لَن يحبسَ البينُ عنكِ دَمعي
إذاwhen غَداbecomes حابِساًrestraining لِسانيmy tongue
إذا غَدا حابِساً لِساني
Separation will not withhold my tears from you
when it comes to hold my tongue captive.
ماwhat لِلفُؤادwith the heart الذيthat يُقاسِيsuffers
ما لِلفُؤاد الذي يُقاسِي
منfrom الهَوىlove ذِلَّةَabasement الهَوانِhumiliation
من الهَوى ذِلَّةَ الهَوانِ
What ails the heart that suffers
love's humiliating abasement?
يَنقلُهmoves it البَينُseparation منfrom مكانٍa place
يَنقلُه البَينُ من مكانٍ
فيin كلِّevery يومٍday إلىto مَكانِa place
في كلِّ يومٍ إلى مَكانِ
Separation moves it from one place
each day to another place.
والراحِلُونand the departing ones الذينَwho سارُواthey went their way
والراحِلُون الذينَ سارُوا
ولمand not تكُنthere were ليfor me بهِمover them يَدانِtwo hands (power)
ولم تكُن لي بهِم يَدانِ
And those departing, who went their way—
I had no power over them.
لوif قلتُI said منُّواgrant a favor بأخذby taking قلبيmy heart
لو قلتُ منُّوا بأخذ قلبي
لكانit would have been أولَىmore fitting منthan امتِنانِrecounting favors
لكان أولَى من امتِنانِ
Had I said, 'Favor me by taking my heart,'
that would have been more fitting than recounting favors.
قلتُI said أذُودI drive away الهمومَcares عنِّيfrom me
قلتُ أذُود الهمومَ عنِّي
وهنَّyet they منِّيto me بهِthrough it دَوانيnear
وهنَّ منِّي بهِ دَواني
I said, 'I shall drive cares away from me,'
yet through it they remain close to me.
وليسَand not أرجُوI hope لهfor it سُروراًjoy
وليسَ أرجُو له سُروراً
أيُّwhat سرورٍjoy معwith الزَّمانِTime
أيُّ سرورٍ مع الزَّمانِ
And I hope for no joy for it—
what joy is there with Time?
نفسُsoul بنانٍBanān يبيتُspends the night فيهاin it
نفسُ بنانٍ يبيتُ فيها
ماwhat ليسَis not فيin راحَتيthe two palms of بَنانِBanān
ما ليسَ في راحَتي بَنانِ
In Banān's soul dwells by night
what is not in Banān's two palms.
أفنَىconsumed الذيwhat كانَwas فيin يدَيthe two hands
أفنَى الذي كانَ في يدَي
هِhis ثاوٍabiding منof المَجدِglory غَيرُnot فانِperishing
هِ ثاوٍ من المَجدِ غَيرُ فانِ
What was in his two hands was consumed
by glory that abides and never perishes.
فكلَّماso all that تَخلُفُrestore المَعاليlofty deeds
فكلَّما تَخلُفُ المَعالي
عليكَto you تَحتاجُهneed it المَعانيnoble purposes
عليكَ تَحتاجُه المَعاني
So whatever lofty deeds restore
to you is needed by noble purposes.
أصبحَhe has come to be لاnot يتَّقيhe is wary of اللَّياليthe nights
أصبحَ لا يتَّقي اللَّيالي
فيin رِفدِaiding عافٍa supplicant وفَكِّand freeing عانِa captive
في رِفدِ عافٍ وفَكِّ عانِ
He has come to fear no nights
in aiding a supplicant and freeing a captive.
قَدindeed هدمَdemolished الناسُpeople ماwhat بنَوهُthey built it
قَد هدمَ الناسُ ما بنَوهُ
منof مَجدِهاtheir glory وهوwhile he بعدُstill بانِa builder
من مَجدِها وهو بعدُ بانِ
People have demolished what they built
of their glory, while he is still building.
Translation model: Sol 6.1