ياO ناعسlanguid الطرفthe gaze قدindeed فازتtriumphed أعاديناour enemies
يا ناعس الطرف قد فازت أعادينا
واستبشرواand they rejoiced بمناهمat their wishes فيin تجافيناour estrangement
واستبشروا بمناهم في تجافينا
O languid-eyed one, our enemies have triumphed.
O sleepy-eyed one, our enemies have prevailed
And they rejoiced at their wishes fulfilled through our estrangement.
And rejoiced at our decline and separation
وكفand withheld عناfrom us كؤوسcups of الصفوbliss ساكبهاtheir pourer
وكف عنا كؤوس الصفو ساكبها
وعادand returned بالشجوwith grief والأحزانand sorrows يسقيناgives us to drink
وعاد بالشجو والأحزان يسقينا
And the pourer of the cups of bliss withheld them from us,
Stop pouring us cups of pure wine
and returned to give us grief and sorrows to drink.
And make us drink again of sadness and sorrow
وودعتناand bade us farewell أمانيhopes of الوصلunion مسرعةhastily
وودعتنا أماني الوصل مسرعة
حتىuntil غدوناwe became بمنأىat a distance عنfrom أمانيناour hopes
حتى غدونا بمنأى عن أمانينا
And hopes of union hastily bade us farewell,
The hopes of union left us hastily
until we were far removed from our hopes.
Until we were far from our wishes
واستسلمتand surrendered لظلامto the darkness of اليأسdespair انفسناour souls
واستسلمت لظلام اليأس انفسنا
إلاexcept for العلالاتthe small consolations منfrom ذكرىthe memory of تلاقيناour meeting
إلا العلالات من ذكرى تلاقينا
And our souls surrendered to the darkness of despair,
Our souls surrendered to the darkness of despair
save for small consolations from the memory of our meeting.
Except for the pain from the memory of our meeting
وكانand was بالأمسyesterday شاديthe songster of الورقthe gray doves يطربناdelighting us
وكان بالأمس شادي الورق يطربنا
لكنهbut it إنif يغنيsings اليومtoday يشجيناsaddens us
لكنه إن يغني اليوم يشجينا
And yesterday the gray doves' songster delighted us,
Yesterday the leaves filled us with joy
but if it sings today, it saddens us.
Today if they sing they would grieve us
فقدfor indeed سمعتمyou listened إلىto إرجافthe rumor-mongering of عاذلناour reproacher
فقد سمعتم إلى إرجاف عاذلنا
وقدand indeed أطعتمyou obeyed وشاياتslanders of الهوىlove فيناagainst us
وقد أطعتم وشايات الهوى فينا
For you have listened to our reproacher's malicious rumors,
For you have heard the commotion of our slanderer
and have heeded love's slanders against us.
And you have obeyed the gossip of passion about us
ماnot كانwas ظنيmy expectation بكمof you ياO منتهىthe utmost extent of أمليmy hope
ما كان ظني بكم يا منتهى أملي
أنthat الوشاةthe talebearers تقصيكمestrange you فتقصيناand thus estrange us
أن الوشاة تقصيكم فتقصينا
I never expected this of you, O my utmost hope:
I did not think, O object of my hopes
that talebearers would estrange you and thus estrange us,
That talebearers would make you shun us
وأنand that ماwhat زعمclaimed الحسادthe envious مقتدرis capable
وأن ما زعم الحساد مقتدر
أنto يطمئتfeel reassured (apparent typo) إليهby it قلبكمyour heart حيناfor a while
أن يطمئت إليه قلبكم حينا
and that what the envious claimed had the power
And that what the envious claimed had power
to win your heart's trust, even for a while;
To reassure your heart for a moment
وأنكمand that you تؤثرونprefer الشكdoubt إنif عرضتappeared
وأنكم تؤثرون الشك إن عرضت
بهwith it البوارقthe lightning flashes منfrom إرعادthe thundering of لاحيناour faultfinder
به البوارق من إرعاد لاحينا
and that you would prefer doubt, should there appear
That you would prefer doubt if
its lightning flashes from our faultfinder's thunder;
Suspicions were cast by the deluded amongst us
وأنكمand that you قدindeed صممتمyou turned deaf عنto معاذرناour excuses
وأنكم قد صممتم عن معاذرنا
لمnot تسمعوهاyou hear them واسمعتمand you made heard أهاجيناlampoons against us
لم تسمعوها واسمعتم أهاجينا
and that you had turned deaf to our excuses.
And that you were determined against our excuses
You did not hear them, yet gave voice to lampoons against us.
And heard not them, but heard our critics
زعمتموناyou claimed that we نقضناwe broke عهدهمtheir pledge وغداand came to be
زعمتمونا نقضنا عهدهم وغدا
لناfor us بغيركموwith someone other than you شكلa companion يعيناhelps us (unclear form)
لنا بغيركمو شكل يعينا
You claimed we had broken their pledge, and that there was now
You claimed we broke our covenant with you
a companion for us, other than you, to help us.
And that another form allured and helped us
وand ماnot عناناmattered to us سواكمexcept you فيin الدنىthe worlds أحدanyone
و ما عنانا سواكم في الدنى أحد
ولاnor غريناwe were enamored بهof him أنbecause باتhe spent the night يغريناenticing us
ولا غرينا به أن بات يغرينا
Yet no one but you in all the worlds has mattered to us,
But we had no intimate but you in life
nor were we enamored of anyone because he spent the night enticing us.
And none made us stray but those who make us stray
إناindeed we وإياكمand you نجمانtwo stars فيin فلكan orbit
إنا وإياكم نجمان في فلك
يديرهturns it الحبlove فيwithin آفاقthe horizons of ماضيناour past
يديره الحب في آفاق ماضينا
We and you are two stars in an orbit,
You and us are two stars orbiting
which love turns within the horizons of our past.
In a heaven spun by the love of our past days
مهماhowever اختصمناwe quarrel فإنthen indeed الشوقlonging يجمعناunites us
مهما اختصمنا فإن الشوق يجمعنا
أوor افترقناwe part فإنthen indeed الحبlove يدنيناdraws us near
أو افترقنا فإن الحب يدنينا
However we quarrel, longing brings us together,
However much we quarrel, longing unites us
or if we part, love draws us near.
Or if we part, love brings us together
فماso what ترىyou see اليومtoday منof صبريmy patience ومنand of جلديmy endurance
فما ترى اليوم من صبري ومن جلدي
فللكرامةso to dignity فضلcredit منof تأسيناour self-consolation
فللكرامة فضل من تأسينا
As for the patience and endurance you see in me today,
So what you see today of my patience and composure
dignity deserves a share of the credit for our consolation.
Is for dignity, which instructed us