حنانَيْكyour mercy, I beg ياO ورقاءgray dove حتىuntil مَwhen تسجعيyou coo
حنانَيْك يا ورقاء حتى مَ تسجعي
رويدكtake your time مهلاًgently فالغضىfor the ghada wood بينbetween أضلعيmy ribs
رويدك مهلاً فالغضى بين أضلعي
Have mercy, O gray dove—how long will you coo?
Your affection, O Waraqa, until when will you scrimp?
Gently, softly, for ghada embers lie between my ribs.
Slow down, for anguish is in my ribs
حنانَيكِyour mercy, I beg قدindeed أسهرتyou kept awake جَفنthe eyelid of صبابتيmy longing
حنانَيكِ قد أسهرت جَفن صبابتي
وهيجتand you stirred ليfor me ذكرthe memory of الطلولthe ruined camps بلعلعat Laʿlaʿ
وهيجت لي ذكر الطلول بلعلع
Have mercy: you have kept my longing’s eyelid sleepless,
Your affection has kept awake the eyelids of my youth
And stirred in me the memory of the ruined camps at Laʿlaʿ.
And stirred in me memories of companionship
حنانيكِyour mercy, I beg قدindeed بانَdeparted الخليطُthe companions وأغضفand drew down a veil النthe (word fragment)
حنانيكِ قد بانَ الخليطُ وأغضف الن
نجاشيNegus (continued from line 5) وانهلتand poured down سحائبclouds of أدمعيmy tears
نجاشي وانهلت سحائب أدمعي
Have mercy: the companions have departed, and a veil has been drawn by the
Your affection, the turmoil has appeared and cheeks reddened
Negus, and clouds of my tears have poured down.
Najashi wept and clouds of my tears poured down
فلمso did not أنسَI forget لاnot أنسىI forget الوداعthe farewell وموقفاًand a place of standing
فلم أنسَ لا أنسى الوداع وموقفاً
وقفتI stood بهat it أبكيI weep ويبكيand weeps مودعيthe one bidding me farewell
وقفت به أبكي ويبكي مودعي
I have not forgotten—nor shall I forget—the farewell and the place
So I cannot forget, I cannot forget the farewell and a stand
Where I stood weeping, while the one bidding me farewell wept.
I stood weeping, and my companion wept
وولتand turned away مطاياthe mounts of الركبthe caravan فيهمwith them aboard وغربتand headed west
وولت مطايا الركب فيهم وغربت
وشرقتُand I headed east ذاfilled with وجدlonging بقلبwith a heart مروَّعterror-stricken
وشرقتُ ذا وجد بقلب مروَّع
The caravan’s mounts turned away, bearing them, and headed west,
The caravan mounts turned away in it, and I felt estranged
And I headed east, full of longing, with a terror-stricken heart.
While my heart, filled with sorrow, despaired