سألتكI asked you سربيtake me along مسرعاswiftly عنaway from ديارهمtheir dwellings
سألتك سربي مسرعا عن ديارهم
فعليso perhaps I لاnot الويI turn الىtoward غصنa bough الوىbending
فعلي لا الوي الى غصن الوى
I asked you: take me swiftly away from their dwellings,
so perhaps I will not turn toward a bending bough.
وطربيand fly with me عنaway from الاطلالthe ruins واتركand leave ربوعهاtheir dwelling grounds
وطربي عن الاطلال واترك ربوعها
فانيfor I لاnot اقوىI am strong enough علىto face طللa ruin اقوىgrown desolate
فاني لا اقوى على طلل اقوى
And fly me away from the ruins; leave their grounds,
for I cannot bear a ruin grown desolate.
يعزis painful علىfor الصبthe yearning lover المتيمenthralled by love انto يرىhe sees
يعز على الصب المتيم ان يرى
مقاماa dwelling لهto him اهوىdearer تقلبهtoss it about الاهوىthe winds
مقاما له اهوى تقلبه الاهوى
It pains the lovesick, enthralled lover to see
a dwelling he holds dear tossed about by the winds.
وصعبand it is hard عليهfor him انto يشاهدhe beholds مرغماagainst his will
وصعب عليه ان يشاهد مرغما
منازلthe dwellings منthose whom يهوىhe loves علىin غيرother than ماwhat يهوىhe desires
منازل من يهوى على غير ما يهوى
And it is hard for him to behold, against his will,
the homes of those he loves, not as he would wish.