رَأَيتُI saw فيin النَومِsleep أَنَّthat الصُلحَreconciliation قَدhad فَسَداfailed
رَأَيتُ في النَومِ أَنَّ الصُلحَ قَد فَسَدا
وَأَنَّand that مَولايَmy lord بَعدَafter القُربِcloseness قَدhad بَعُداgrown distant
وَأَنَّ مَولايَ بَعدَ القُربِ قَد بَعُدا
I saw in sleep that reconciliation had failed,
I saw in a dream that peace had gone awry
And that my lord, after closeness, had grown distant.
And that my beloved after nearness had gone far
لِمَwhy لَمdid not أَمُتI die حُزناًof sorrow لِمَwhy لَمdid not أَمُتI die أَسَفاًof grief
لِمَ لَم أَمُت حُزناً لِمَ لَم أَمُت أَسَفاً
لِمَwhy لَمdid not أَمُتI die جَزَعاًof anguish لِمَwhy لَمdid not أَمُتI die كَمَداof suppressed grief
لِمَ لَم أَمُت جَزَعاً لِمَ لَم أَمُت كَمَدا
Why did I not die of sorrow? Why did I not die of grief?
Why did I not die of grief, why did I not die of sorrow
Why did I not die of anguish? Why did I not die of heartache?
Why did I not die of anguish, why did I not die suppressed
قَدindeed كِدتُI nearly أَحلِفُI swear إِلّاexcept أَنَّthat ذاthis سَرَفٌexcess
قَد كِدتُ أَحلِفُ إِلّا أَنَّ ذا سَرَفٌ
أَلّاnot to أَذوقَI taste مَناماًsleep بَعدَهاafter it أَبَداever
أَلّا أَذوقَ مَناماً بَعدَها أَبَدا
I nearly swore—though that would be excessive—
I almost swore except that would be excess
Never to taste sleep again after that.
That never again would I taste a dream thereafter
أَصبَحتُI have come to be مِنfrom زَفَراتٍdeep sighs لاnot أَقومُI stand firm لَهاagainst them
أَصبَحتُ مِن زَفَراتٍ لا أَقومُ لَها
أَشكوI complain of الرُقادَsleep إِذاwhen غَيريsomeone other than me شَكاcomplains of السُهُداsleeplessness
أَشكو الرُقادَ إِذا غَيري شَكا السُهُدا
Sighs beyond my endurance have brought me
I awoke from sighs I cannot rise from
To complain of sleep, while others complain of sleeplessness.
I complain of sleeplessness when others complain of drowsiness