بيin me مثلthe like of ماwhat بكin you منof شوقlonging ومنand of كمدِanguish
بي مثل ما بك من شوق ومن كمدِ
لكنbut أغطّيI veil الهوىlove بالصبرwith patience والجلدِand endurance
لكن أغطّي الهوى بالصبر والجلدِ
In me are longing and anguish like those in you.
I have the same longing and yearning for you as you have for me
But I veil love with patience and endurance.
But I conceal my love with patience and composure
أصونI safeguard نفسيَmyself عنfrom لعبtoying الوشاةthe slanderers بهاwith it
أصون نفسيَ عن لعب الوشاة بها
وإنand even if تلاعبتِplay about الأسقامillnesses فيin جسديmy body
وإن تلاعبتِ الأسقام في جسدي
I guard myself against the slanderers making sport of me,
I protect myself from the gossip of slanderers
even if illnesses play within my body.
Even as the sick try to toy with my body
إنيindeed I تعاطيتُI undertook صبراًpatience تحتهbeneath it حرجٌdistress
إني تعاطيتُ صبراً تحته حرجٌ
فصرتُso I became فيin حالa state مجهودٍexhausted ومجتهدِand striving
فصرتُ في حال مجهودٍ ومجتهدِ
I have undertaken a patience beneath which lies distress,
I have endured with difficulty and exertion
so I find myself both exhausted and striving.
And have become burdened and diligent
لولاwere it not for الحفاظloyalty ولولاand were it not for العهدthe pledge لمnot ترنيyou see me
لولا الحفاظ ولولا العهد لم ترني
أذوبI melt شوقاًwith longing ولاand not أشكوI complain إلىto أحدِanyone
أذوب شوقاً ولا أشكو إلى أحدِ
Were it not for loyalty, were it not for the pledge, you would not see me
If not for propriety and my promise, you would not see me
melting with longing, yet complaining to no one.
Melting with passion or complaining to anyone
لأستعيننَّI shall surely seek help بالكتمانthrough concealment منتظراًwaiting
لأستعيننَّ بالكتمان منتظراً
فربَّfor many a مكروهunwelcome thing يومٍa day فيهin it خيرgood غدِtomorrow
فربَّ مكروه يومٍ فيه خير غدِ
I shall surely seek help in concealment, waiting,
I will keep it hidden, waiting patiently
for many a day's hardship holds tomorrow's good.
For many a hated day has goodness tomorrow
تطلُّعُpeering الموتdeath فيinto روحيmy soul وفيand into بدنيmy body
تطلُّعُ الموت في روحي وفي بدني
ولاand not تطلُّعَpeering أعدائيmy enemies إلىinto خلديmy innermost thoughts
ولا تطلُّعَ أعدائي إلى خلدي
Better death peering into my soul and my body
Death looks upon my soul and body
than my enemies peering into my innermost thoughts.
But not upon what my enemies wish for my eternity
كانواthey used to يخوضونplunge فيinto لوميblaming me فساعدنيthen helped me
كانوا يخوضون في لومي فساعدني
وصلُunion الحبيبthe beloved فخاضواso they plunged اليومtoday فيinto حسديenvying me
وصلُ الحبيب فخاضوا اليوم في حسدي
They used to plunge into reproaching me; then I was aided
They used to criticize me but you helped me
by union with the beloved, so today they plunge into envying me.
Today they are jealous of my connection with my beloved
عابوهthey disparaged him عنديto me قديماًformerly وهوwhile he يهجرنيshuns me
عابوه عندي قديماً وهو يهجرني
وزاحمونيand they competed with me عليهfor him وهوwhile he طوعobedient to يديmy hand
وزاحموني عليه وهو طوع يدي
They once disparaged him to me while he was shunning me,
They spoke against him when he was distant from me
and competed with me for him when he was at my hand's command.
And competed with me over him, now he is under my control
أحيدI turn aside عنهمfrom them لإشفاقيbecause of my apprehension فأُوهمهمso I make them suppose
أحيد عنهم لإشفاقي فأُوهمهم
أنيthat I سلوتُI have ceased to pine وقلبيand my heart عنهfrom him لمnot يَحِدِturn aside
أني سلوتُ وقلبي عنه لم يَحِدِ
I turn away from them out of apprehension, making them suppose
I pretend not to care, out of pity for them
that I have ceased to pine, though my heart has not turned from him.
So they think I've forgotten him, but my heart hasn't changed
تحمُّليmy endurance عُدَّةٌa resource ليfor me فيin الهوىlove فإذاso when
تحمُّلي عُدَّةٌ لي في الهوى فإذا
جوزيتُI am requited فيin الأمرthe affair لمnot أغفلI neglect عنregarding العُددthe resources
جوزيتُ في الأمر لم أغفل عن العُدد
My endurance is a resource for me in love; so when
My endurance is a tool for me in love, so when
I am requited in this affair, I do not neglect my resources.
I make a decision, I don't neglect preparedness
هذاthis وصالٌunion وهذاand this دونهshort of it طمعٌhope
هذا وصالٌ وهذا دونه طمعٌ
فأرصُدso I watch for العيشَlife والتنغيصand vexation فيin رصدِlying in wait
فأرصُد العيشَ والتنغيص في رصدِ
This is union, and this, short of it, is hope;
This is union, and beyond it, hope
so I watch for life's joys, while vexation lies in wait.
So I watch carefully, noting bitterness and sweetness
فياand oh لهاfor it نعمةًa blessing ذقتُI tasted الشقاءَmisery بهاthrough it
فيا لها نعمةً ذقتُ الشقاءَ بها
ففيfor in فميmy mouth علقمbitter colocynth منfrom مضغةa mouthful الشهدhoneycomb
ففي فمي علقم من مضغة الشهد
And oh, what a blessing through which I have tasted misery!
What bounty I've tasted, suffering for it
For in my mouth is bitter colocynth from a mouthful of honeycomb.
So my mouth now has a lingering sweetness
القربnearness أفتنmore trying للمُبلىfor the afflicted منthan البعدِdistance
القرب أفتن للمُبلى من البعدِ
وإنماand only حسرتيmy anguish إذsince نحنwe فيin بلدِa town
وإنما حسرتي إذ نحن في بلدِ
Nearness is more trying for the afflicted than distance,
Nearness is more tempting than distance for the afflicted
and my anguish is simply because we are in the same town:
My only sorrow is that we are in the same land
أرىI see المنىwishes وأرانيand I see myself كيفhow أُحرَمُهاI am denied them
أرى المنى وأراني كيف أُحرَمُها
لذاكfor that reason ألقىI encounter الذيwhat ألقىI encounter منof الكمدِanguish
لذاك ألقى الذي ألقى من الكمدِ
I see what I long for, and see how I myself am denied it;
I see my wishes but I'm deprived of them
that is why I suffer the anguish I suffer.
Thus I feel the yearning that I do
ماnot غابhas vanished عنّيَfrom me بلrather غابhas vanished السرورُjoy بهin him
ما غاب عنّيَ بل غاب السرورُ به
فصرتso I became أبكيI weep فقيداًone lost غيرnot مفتَقَدِabsent
فصرت أبكي فقيداً غير مفتَقَدِ
He has not vanished from me; rather, the joy of him has vanished,
He is not absent from me, but joy is absent with him
so I weep for one lost, yet not absent.
So I weep for one not lost, but still lamented
أبكيI weep لشجويfor my sorrow ولاand not أبكيI weep لمنزِلِهfor his dwelling
أبكي لشجوي ولا أبكي لمنزِلِه
أخنىbrought ruin عليهupon it الذيthat which أخنىbrought ruin علىupon لبدِLubad
أخنى عليه الذي أخنى على لبدِ
I weep for my sorrow, not for his dwelling;
I weep for my passion, not his dwelling
what brought ruin upon Lubad has brought ruin upon it.
I pity him for what I pity myself for
أثنيI turn الرجاءhope علىtoward الصبرpatience الجميلgracious ولاand not
أثني الرجاء على الصبر الجميل ولا
أثنيI lay القتودsaddle-frames علىupon عيرانَةٍa swift she-camel أُجدsturdy
أثني القتود على عيرانَةٍ أُجد
I rest my hope on gracious patience, and do not
I praise patience, not the misguided fool
lay saddle-frames upon a swift, sturdy she-camel.
Who praises nakedness and destitution