بينbetween العذيبal-ʿUdhayb وحاجرand Ḥājir ربعa dwelling-place
بين العذيب وحاجر ربع
ينهلpours down فيin عرصاتهits courtyards الدمعtears
ينهل في عرصاته الدمع
Between al-ʿUdhayb and Ḥājir lies a dwelling-place;
Between al-Udhayb and Hajar a quarter
tears pour down in its courtyards.
My tears flow in its plains
كانتwere قطوفthe fruits الوصلof union دانيةwithin reach
كانت قطوف الوصل دانية
فيهin it وكانand there was لشملناfor our company جمعa gathering
فيه وكان لشملنا جمع
The fruits of union once hung within reach
The fruits of unity were near
there, and our company was gathered together.
And our gathering was complete
فإذاand when ذكرتI recall ليالياًnights سلفتthat passed
فإذا ذكرت ليالياً سلفت
بالجزعat the valley bend هاجstirs غراميmy passion الجزعanguish
بالجزع هاج غرامي الجزع
And when I recall nights gone by
When I recall past nights
at the valley bend, anguish stirs my passion.
My passion stirs with sorrow
احمامةO dove الواديof the valley التيwho سجعتcooed
احمامة الوادي التي سجعت
فيamong الدوحthe great trees حيثwhere يضمهاenfolds her الفرعthe bough
في الدوح حيث يضمها الفرع
O dove of the valley, who cooed
The valley dove that cooed
among the great trees, where a bough enfolds her,
Where the branch holds her
ماwhat أنتyou منof وجديmy anguish ومنand of كلفيmy ardent love
ما أنت من وجدي ومن كلفي
شأنيmy lot البكاءweeping وشأنكand your lot السجعcooing
شأني البكاء وشأنك السجع
what have you to do with my anguish and my ardent love?
You are not of my love or my burden
My lot is weeping, and yours is cooing.
My way is weeping and yours is cooing
ياO نازلينcampers بسفحat the foot of كاظمةKāẓima
يا نازلين بسفح كاظمة
هلis there? للزمانfor time بعهدناto our days together رجعa return
هل للزمان بعهدنا رجع
O you who camp at the foot of Kāẓima,
O you who descend on Kadhimah's slope
will time return to our days together,
Can time return our covenant
فتعودso it returns بالاحبابwith loved ones زاهرةradiant
فتعود بالاحباب زاهرة
حزوىḤazwā ويجمعand reunites شملناour company جمعa gathering
حزوى ويجمع شملنا جمع
so that, radiant with loved ones, back comes
To bloom again with loved ones
Ḥazwā, and a gathering reunites us?
At Hazzuwa our gathering made complete
اضحىhas become مذاقthe taste العيشof life بعدكمafter you all
اضحى مذاق العيش بعدكم
سلعاًbitter salaʿ (a plant) عشيةthe evening when اقفرتlay deserted سلعSalʿ
سلعاً عشية اقفرت سلع
The taste of life after you has turned
Since you left, the taste of life
bitter as salaʿ, the evening Salʿ lay deserted.
Became, one eve, barren wares
واغنand a nasal-voiced one مثلlike البدرthe full moon طلعتهhis countenance
واغن مثل البدر طلعته
منin حيثthat تمwere complete الخمسthe five والتسعand the nine
من حيث تم الخمس والتسع
And a sweetly nasal-voiced one, whose face was like the full moon,
As bright as the moon was its rising
since five and nine had reached completion,
When the fifth and ninth approached
منwith غيرno قطعinterruption كانhe used to يوصلناgrant us union
من غير قطع كان يوصلنا
واليومand today اعقبfollowed وصلهhis union القطعseverance
واليوم اعقب وصله القطع
used to grant us union without a break;
Without severing, it would unite us
and today his union has given way to severance.
And today, after union, severance