الفرقدانthe two Farqad stars كلاهماboth of them شهداboth bore witness لهfor him
الفرقدان كلاهما شهدا له
والبدرand the full moon ليلةon the night تمّهof its fullness بسهادهto his sleeplessness
والبدر ليلة تمّه بسهاده
The two Farqad stars both bore witness for him,
and the full moon, on the night of its fullness, to his sleeplessness.
دنفٌlove-sick إذاwhen اغتبقhe drinks at dusk الظلامthe darkness تضرّمتblazes up
دنفٌ إذا اغتبق الظلام تضرّمت
نارfire الهوىof passion فيin صدرهhis breast وفؤادهand his heart
نار الهوى في صدره وفؤاده
Love-sick, when he drinks the darkness at dusk, there blazes
the fire of passion in his breast and heart.
فحرَتthen streamed مدامعthe tears جفنهof his eyelid فيdown خدّهhis cheek
فحرَت مدامع جفنه في خدّه
مثلlike المعينrunning water بسيلin a torrent منfrom أطوادهits mountains
مثل المعين بسيل من أطواده
Then his eyelid's tears stream down his cheek,
like running water in a torrent from its mountains,
شوقاout of longing إلىfor مضنيهthe one who wastes him لمnot أرhave I seen هكذاlike this
شوقا إلى مضنيه لم أر هكذا
يشتاقyearns مضنىwasted جسمهhis body ببعادهby his absence
يشتاق مضنى جسمه ببعاده
out of longing for the one who wastes him—never have I seen such
yearning in one whose body is wasted by his absence.