هَاجَstirred up مَاwhat اكتَنَّlay concealed مِنfrom دَفِينِthe buried remains of الدَّارthe dwelling
هَاجَ مَا اكتَنَّ مِن دَفِينِ الدَّار
طَلَلٌa ruined campsite باللِّوَىat al-Liwa لِوَىthe bend of الأوداءِal-Awda'
طَلَلٌ باللِّوَى لِوَى الأوداءِ
What lay hidden in the dwelling's buried remains was stirred
The grief that was hidden in the ruins of the house overflowed,
by a ruined campsite at al-Liwa, the bend of al-Awda'.
A trace on the sands where loved ones once tread,
وَنضَاand stripped away الصبرَpatience والعزاءَand solace وأذكَىand kindled
وَنضَا الصبرَ والعزاءَ وأذكَى
نَارَthe fire of بَرحِthe torment of الأحزَانِsorrows فيin الأحشاءِthe entrails
نَارَ بَرحِ الأحزَانِ في الأحشاءِ
It stripped away patience and solace, and kindled
Patience and solace were awakened, igniting
the searing fire of sorrow in the entrails;
A fire of sorrows in my heart's depths,
وانتَضَىand drew forth الوجدَlonging والجوىand consuming heartache والأسَىand grief
وانتَضَى الوجدَ والجوى والأسَى
والسُّدَand the blockage منfrom جَفنِthe eyelid of مُقلَةِan eye الأقذَاءِthe motes
والسُّدَ من جَفنِ مُقلَةِ الأقذَاءِ
and drew forth longing, consuming heartache, and grief,
And passion, longing, and melancholy were kindled,
and lifted the blockage from the lid of a mote-filled eye.
As tears flowed from my heavy eyelids,
وأفَاضَand poured forth الدَّمَوعَtears تجريflowing كماjust as تجريflow
وأفَاضَ الدَّمَوعَ تجري كما تجري
ثُقُوبِthe holes of المَفرِيةِthe torn waterskin الوَفرَاءِthe capacious one
ثُقُوبِ المَفرِيةِ الوَفرَاءِ
It poured forth tears, flowing as water flows
Running like the holes of a pouring waterskin,
through the holes of a torn, capacious waterskin.
A trace after days of companionship with chaste friends,
طَلَلُa ruined campsite بَعدَafter عَهدِthe days of دَعدDa'd عَفَتهُerased it
طَلَلُ بَعدَ عَهدِ دَعد عَفَتهُ
النَّكبَاءِthe crosswind والقُومَاءِand al-Quma' (unclear term)
النَّكبَاءِ والقُومَاءِ
A ruined campsite, erased since Da'd's days by
The righteous and the nobles.
the crosswind and al-Quma'.
Its beauty was wasted by nights of yearning
عَطِلتstripped of ornament جِيَدهُits neck اللَّيَالِىthe nights وَصَولاَand onslaughts (first fragment)
عَطِلت جِيَدهُ اللَّيَالِى وَصَولاَ
تُcompletion of 'onslaughts' إنهِلاَلاَتِpouring showers الدِّيمَةِthe steady raincloud الهَطلاَءِthe heavily raining one
تُ إنهِلاَلاَتِ الدِّيمَةِ الهَطلاَءِ
Nights stripped its neck of ornament, as did the onslaughts
For the downpours of the constant drizzle,
of the steady raincloud's pouring showers.
Its signs faded and its prime vanished,
وَتَعَفَّتand were effaced آياتُهits traces واضمَحلَّتand vanished
وَتَعَفَّت آياتُه واضمَحلَّت
وَتَرَدَّىand clothed itself مِنin سَابِغَاتِample garments العَفاءِof obliteration
وَتَرَدَّى مِن سَابِغَاتِ العَفاءِ
Its traces were effaced and vanished,
Deteriorating from its pristine perfection.
and it donned the ample garments of obliteration.
If it appears now as an empty wasteland
إنif يَرُجlies (uncertain reading) قَفراًdesolate فِيهِin it أدُمٌtawny gazelles عَوَاهِيجُslender and long-necked
إن يَرُج قَفراً فِيهِ أدُمٌ عَوَاهِيجُ
وعِينٌand wide-eyed wild cows تَحنُوbend tenderly علىover الأطلاَءِthe calves
وعِينٌ تَحنُو على الأطلاَءِ
If it now lies desolate, with tawny, slender, long-necked gazelles
With confused tracks and a weeping eye for its ruins,
and wide-eyed wild cows bending tenderly over their calves,
The beholder sees in it only a mirage
لَمdid not يَرَىsee الرَّائِىthe beholder فِيهِin it إلاَّexcept نؤياًa camp's encircling ditch
لَم يَرَى الرَّائِى فِيهِ إلاَّ نؤياً
بَعدَafter لأىٍdifficulty يَبدُوappears لَعَينِto the eye of الرَّائِىthe beholder
بَعدَ لأىٍ يَبدُو لَعَينِ الرَّائِى
the beholder saw there nothing but a camp-ditch,
After the lovely vision that appeared to his eye.
barely visible to the beholder's eye.
For how many graceful wild cows were in it,
فَلَكَمyet how many مَاسَswayed gracefully فِيهِin it مِنof ذَاتِa woman possessing دَلٍّcoquetry
فَلَكَم مَاسَ فِيهِ مِن ذَاتِ دَلٍّ
خَدلَةِfull السَّاقِin the calf بضَّةٍtender-skinned حَورَاءِdark-eyed
خَدلَةِ السَّاقِ بضَّةٍ حَورَاءِ
Yet how many a coquettish woman swayed there,
With smooth legs and fawn-like eyes.
full-calved, tender-skinned, and dark-eyed,
And maidens with pendulous breasts and round hips
فَعمَةشfull (apparent typo) الرِّدفِin the hips لَدنَةِsupple القذَّin figure (apparent typo) مِخلاَone who breaks (first fragment)
فَعمَةش الرِّدفِ لَدنَةِ القذَّ مِخلاَ
فِcompletion of 'one who breaks' المَواعِيدِpromises طَفلَةٍdelicate عَدراءِvirginal (apparent typo)
فِ المَواعِيدِ طَفلَةٍ عَدراءِ
full-hipped, supple in figure, one who breaks
In their youthful prime with naïve coquetry,
her promises, delicate and virginal;
Ladies of prominent lineage and soft beauty
غَادَةٍa graceful maiden غَصَّwere tightly filled مِعصَمَاهَاher two wrists وحِجلاَand both anklets (word continues)
غَادَةٍ غَصَّ مِعصَمَاهَا وحِجلاَ
هَاher عَرُوبٍaffectionate وَهنَانَةٍlanguid غَيدَاءِgracefully swaying
هَا عَرُوبٍ وَهنَانَةٍ غَيدَاءِ
a graceful maiden, her wrists and anklets snug with fullness,
Whose kisses after fate's blow had the taste of myrrh,
affectionate, languid, and gracefully swaying.
And honey and golden nectar,
بِلَمَاهَاon her dusky lips بَعدَafter الكَرىsleep طعمthe taste of مَشجُوsplit open (first fragment)
بِلَمَاهَا بَعدَ الكَرى طعم مَشجُو
جِcompletion of 'split open' السَّوَارِىthe night rainclouds والشُّهدِand honey والصهباءand reddish wine
جِ السَّوَارِى والشُّهدِ والصهباء
On her dusky lips after sleep is the taste of water released
And who had a melody at which the earth quaked
from night rainclouds, and of honey and reddish wine.
And the barren desert burst into bloom,
وَلَهَاand she has نَغمَةٌa voice يَزِلُّslips لهاbecause of it الأرthe ibex (first fragment)
وَلَهَا نَغمَةٌ يَزِلُّ لها الأر
وَىcompletion of 'the ibex' وَيَنفَضُّand shatters يَابسُthe hard, dry part of الصَّفوَاءِthe smooth rock
وَى وَيَنفَضُّ يَابسُ الصَّفوَاءِ
She has a voice that makes the ibex lose its footing,
While their wine-stained mouths
and makes the dry, smooth rock shatter.
Were colored by passion's dye.
وَبَنَانُand the fingertips of خِضِيبِهاher dyed hand منfrom دمthe blood of العُشَاقِthe lovers
وَبَنَانُ خِضِيبِها من دم العُشَاقِ
قَدindeed عُلِّلاَّwere explained away مِنas الحِنَّاءِhenna
قَد عُلِّلاَّ مِن الحِنَّاءِ
The fingertips of her dyed hand are stained with lovers' blood,
And how often I visited its dwellings after they were lost,
though the stain has been explained away as henna.
While my enemies only sought my ruin.
وَلَكَمand how often زُرتُI visited فيهthere دَعداًDa'd وَدعدٌwhile Da'd
وَلَكَم زُرتُ فيه دَعداً وَدعدٌ
بَينَamong أعدَاءَenemies هَمُّهُمُtheir concern إردَائِىmy destruction
بَينَ أعدَاءَ هَمُّهُمُ إردَائِى
How often I visited Da'd there, while Da'd
Yet separation from it did not make me forget it,
stood among enemies whose concern was to destroy me.
Nor did the blame of those who censured my love,
إنَّindeed دَعداًDa'd لمdid not يُسلنيmake me forget العَذلُreproach عَنهاaway from her
إنَّ دَعداً لم يُسلني العَذلُ عَنها
ومَلامِىand blaming me فيfor حبهاloving her إرَائِىmy incitement (unclear form)
ومَلامِى في حبها إرَائِى
Reproach never made me forget Da'd;
O Dauḍ, if only your acceptance could heal
blaming me for loving her only spurs me on.
My heart, sickened by following selfish passions,
دَعدُDa'd هَلاَّwhy not شَفَيتِyou healed قَلبَthe heart of مُعَنّىa tormented one
دَعدُ هَلاَّ شَفَيتِ قَلبَ مُعَنّى
مُستَجنٍّdriven mad مِنby لاَعِدِscorching fire (unclear form) الأهوَاءِpassions
مُستَجنٍّ مِن لاَعِدِ الأهوَاءِ
Da'd, why not heal a tormented heart,
O Dauḍ, how often I was passionately in love with you,
driven mad by the scorching fire of desire?
Enamored with the stars and flower gardens,
دَعدُDa'd كَمhow often بِتُّI spent the night مُغرَماًlovesick بِكِfor you مُشتَاyearning (first fragment)
دَعدُ كَم بِتُّ مُغرَماً بِكِ مُشتَا
قاًcompletion of 'yearning' سميراًa night companion للنجمto the star والجَوزَاءِand al-Jawza'
قاً سميراً للنجم والجَوزَاءِ
Da'd, how often I spent the night lovesick for you, yearning,
And how often I endured the insults of separation
a night companion to the star and al-Jawza'.
Just for the chance to meet you, though you were hostile.
ولَكُمand for you جُزتُI crossed فَيلَقاًan army جَحفَلاًmighty مَجراًdensely massed
ولَكُم جُزتُ فَيلَقاً جَحفَلاً مَجراً
لِلِقيَاكِto meet you كَانَwas مِنfrom اعدائىmy enemies
لِلِقيَاكِ كَانَ مِن اعدائى
And for you I crossed a mighty, densely massed army,
O Dauḍ, I have not forgotten you through long absence,
to meet you—it was made up of my enemies.
No, nor has your resistance kept me from meeting you,
دَعدُDa'd إننيindeed I لمdid not يُنسِنِيكِmake me forget you التَّنَائِىdistance
دَعدُ إنني لم يُنسِنِيكِ التَّنَائِى
لاَno ولاَnor طولٌthe length of صَدِّكُمyour turning away عَنfrom لِقَائِىmeeting me
لاَ ولاَ طولٌ صَدِّكُم عَن لِقَائِى
Da'd, distance has not made me forget you,
So have mercy on a faithful lover whom
no, nor your long refusal to meet me.
The ruins and passing days have wasted away,
فارحَمِىso pity عَاشِقاًa lover عَمِيداًstricken اشجَتهُwhom it saddened
فارحَمِى عَاشِقاً عَمِيداً اشجَتهُ
دَارِسَاتُfaded الأطلاَلِruined campsites والآنَاءِand the hours
دَارِسَاتُ الأطلاَلِ والآنَاءِ
So pity a stricken lover, saddened by
And whom your glances like arrows shot by
the faded ruins and the passing hours.
Dark-eyed gazelles have struck deaf and dumb.
وَرَمَاهُand struck him مِنكُمfrom you فَأصمَاهُand killed him outright وَجداًwith longing
وَرَمَاهُ مِنكُم فَأصمَاهُ وَجداً
سَهمُthe arrow of ألحَاظِthe glances of مُقلَةٍan eye نَجلاَءِwide
سَهمُ ألحَاظِ مُقلَةٍ نَجلاَءِ
And from you it struck him, slaying him with longing—
And the wailing nights and echoes
the arrow of glances from a wide eye.
And terrifying jinn with their eerie sounds
وَموَامٍand wastelands مُغبرَّةِdust-grey الأرجَاءِin their reaches
وَموَامٍ مُغبرَّةِ الأرجَاءِ
نَائحَاتُwailing الأيوَامِowls والأصدَاءِand echoes
نَائحَاتُ الأيوَامِ والأصدَاءِ
And wastelands with dust-grey reaches,
As if the clamors were intermingled with each other.
where owls and echoes lament,
I came at night while darkness covered the plump arms
مًُنكَرَاتٍfearsome لِلجَنِّthe jinn's فيهاin them عزيفٌan eerie sound
مًُنكَرَاتٍ لِلجَنِّ فيها عزيفٌ
كَإختِلاَطِlike the mingling of الضَّوضَاءِuproar بالضَّوضَاءِwith uproar
كَإختِلاَطِ الضَّوضَاءِ بالضَّوضَاءِ
fearsome places, with the jinn's eerie cries within,
And bosoms of maidens on a pleasure outing.
like uproar mingled with uproar,
She rushes like a phoenix, longing in her seclusion
جُبتُI traversed والليلُwhile the night مظلمwas dark فوقupon فَتلاَtaut-muscled (first fragment)
جُبتُ والليلُ مظلم فوق فَتلاَ
ءِcompletion of 'taut-muscled' الدّراعينin both forelegs جَسرَةٍsturdy وَجنَاءِthick-cheeked
ءِ الدّراعين جَسرَةٍ وَجنَاءِ
I crossed while night was dark, riding a she-camel
For the thickets and ruined dwellings,
with taut forelegs, sturdy and thick-cheeked,
The oryx begins to bellow mournfully when
حُرَّةٍnoble-bred كالفَنِيقِlike a breeding stallion تَشتَاقُyearns عَنafter غِببتِthe aftermath of (unclear form)
حُرَّةٍ كالفَنِيقِ تَشتَاقُ عَن غِببتِ
السُّرَىnight travel لِلإرقَالِfor swift trotting والدَّيدَاءِand running (uncertain term)
السُّرَى لِلإرقَالِ والدَّيدَاءِ
noble-bred as a breeding stallion, eager after
Weariness makes her indifferent at the cistern,
night travel for swift trotting and running.
Soon the weeks after separation will pass
وَتَبُدُّand outstrips الصَّعلَthe small-headed ostrich الأشَّكَّthe swift, slender one إذَاwhen مَاan emphatic particle العِيسُthe pale camels
وَتَبُدُّ الصَّعلَ الأشَّكَّ إذَا مَا العِيسُ
صَارَتbecame حَسرَىexhausted مِنَfrom الإعيَاءِfatigue
صَارَت حَسرَى مِنَ الإعيَاءِ
She outstrips the slender, small-headed ostrich when the pale camels
And the honest youth will return at daybreak,
become worn out from fatigue.
The brilliant sun of guidance, the Imam Abu Bakr,
سَوفَwill تَدنيbring near بَعدَafter التَّرَامِىfar-ranging travel أسَابِيعَfor weeks
سَوفَ تَدني بَعدَ التَّرَامِى أسَابِيعَ
فَتَىthe youth of الصِّدقِsincerity غُرَّةِthe shining light of الأندَاءِassemblies
فَتَى الصِّدقِ غُرَّةِ الأندَاءِ
After weeks of far-ranging travel, she will bring me to
The pious protector of the radiant Way.
the true-hearted youth, the jewel of assemblies,
Through him glory was established after ruin
نَجلَthe son of شَمسِthe sun of الهُدَىguidance الإمَامِImam أبيAbu بِكِرBakr
نَجلَ شَمسِ الهُدَى الإمَامِ أبي بِكِر
التَّقِىthe pious حَامِىdefender of السنةthe Sunnah الغَرَّاءِthe radiant
التَّقِى حَامِى السنة الغَرَّاءِ
the son of the sun of guidance, Imam Abu Bakr,
And error corrected after going astray,
the pious defender of the radiant Sunnah;
Through him the darkness of ignorance faded into morning
مَنthe one who بِهِthrough him المَجدُglory شِيدَwas built up بَعدِafter إنهَدَامٍcollapse
مَن بِهِ المَجدُ شِيدَ بَعدِ إنهَدَامٍ
وبِهِand through him الغَىُّerror هُدَّwas demolished بَعدَafter البِنَاءِbeing built
وبِهِ الغَىُّ هُدَّ بَعدَ البِنَاءِ
through whom glory was raised after collapse,
And knowledge shone after being hidden,
and through whom error was torn down after being built;
O refuge of the weak in every tribulation,
وبِهِand through him رَبعُthe dwelling of الجَهلُignorance آضَbecame يَبَاباًa wasteland
وبِهِ رَبعُ الجَهلُ آضَ يَبَاباً
وبِهِand through him العِلمُknowledge ضَاءَshone بَعدَafter الخَفَاءِobscurity
وبِهِ العِلمُ ضَاءَ بَعدَ الخَفَاءِ
through whom ignorance's dwelling became a wasteland,
O generous one of mothers and fathers,
and through whom knowledge shone after obscurity.
O life of the two brilliances, O meeting of the two seas,
يَاO مَلاَذَrefuge of اللَّهِيفِthe distressed فيin كُلِّevery خَطبٍcalamity
يَا مَلاَذَ اللَّهِيفِ في كُلِّ خَطبٍ
يَاO كَرِيمَnoble in الأمَّاتِmothers والآبَاءِand fathers
يَا كَرِيمَ الأمَّاتِ والآبَاءِ
O refuge of the distressed in every calamity,
O you who warn and encourage,
O you of noble mothers and fathers,
O protector of the orphans and shelter for all humanity,
يَاO إيَاةَradiance of الشمسينthe two suns ياO مجمَعmeeting-place of البحرينِthe two seas
يَا إيَاةَ الشمسين يا مجمَع البحرينِ
ياذَاO possessor of التَّحذِيرِwarning والإغرَاءِand exhortation
ياذَا التَّحذِيرِ والإغرَاءِ
O radiance of the two suns, O meeting-place of the two seas,
O source of kindness spreading in every region,
O master of warning and exhortation,
O Imam of the pious in knowledge, O you who are
ياO ثِمَالَsustainer of الأيتَامِorphans والناسِand people طُرّاًall
يا ثِمَالَ الأيتَامِ والناسِ طُرّاً
يَاO مُفِيضَbestower of الآلاءِblessings فيamid اللاَّوَاءِhardship
يَا مُفِيضَ الآلاءِ في اللاَّوَاءِ
O sustainer of orphans and all people,
The guiding lamp in the dark night,
O lavish giver of blessings amid hardship,
I have a heart that ignorance and corruption have ruled,
يَاO إِمامَimam of الفُرَّاءِal-Furra' (unclear designation) فيin العِلمlearning يَاO مَنthe one who
يَا إِمامَ الفُرَّاءِ في العِلم يَا مَن
هُوhe نِبَراسُthe lamp of دُجيَةِthe darkness of العَوصَاءِintractable problems
هُو نِبَراسُ دُجيَةِ العَوصَاءِ
O imam of al-Furra' in learning, O you
So it is a den of echoing voices,
who are a lamp in the darkness of intractable questions.
Weak, neglecting righteousness and seemliness,
إنَّindeed لِىI have قَلباًa heart خَيَّمَencamped الجَهلُignorance والفَسِقُand wickedness بِهِin it
إنَّ لِى قَلباً خَيَّمَ الجَهلُ والفَسِقُ بِهِ
فَهُوso it is عَيبةُa storehouse of الأَصدَاءِrust
فَهُو عَيبةُ الأَصدَاءِ
I have a heart in which ignorance and wickedness have encamped,
Quickly inclined to error and disgrace,
so it is a storehouse of rust;
It has made desire and selfish whims its masters,
مُتَوانٍsluggish وَاهٍfeeble عنِtoward الرشدright guidance والحُللاand noble qualities (unclear form)
مُتَوانٍ وَاهٍ عنِ الرشد والحُللا
سَرِيعاًquick لِلغَىِّtoward error والعَورَاءِand shameful deeds
سَرِيعاً لِلغَىِّ والعَورَاءِ
sluggish and feeble toward guidance and noble qualities,
Misguided by corrupt opinions,
quick toward error and shameful deeds.
It was long engrossed in musical gatherings
قَلَّدَblindly followed النفسَthe self والهَوَىand desire مِنهon its part جهلاin ignorance
قَلَّدَ النفسَ والهَوَى مِنه جهلا
فَهُوso it is مُغرًىenthralled بِفَاسِدِby the corrupt الآرَاءِopinions
فَهُو مُغرًى بِفَاسِدِ الآرَاءِ
In its ignorance it blindly followed the self and desire,
And drinking spiced wine from rosy lips
so it is enthralled by corrupt opinions.
Of singing girls, so rectify its mirror
طَالَمَاfor so long كانwas مُغرَماًenamored بتلاَحِينِof the melodies of
طَالَمَا كان مُغرَماً بتلاَحِينِ
مَزَامِيرِthe pipes of القينَةِthe singing girl
مَزَامِيرِ القينَةِ
Long has it been enamored of the melodies
Through discipline and wisdom's recitation,
of the singing girl's pipes,
And make it gentle, for how often have you softened
وارتِشَافِand sipping الصَّهبَاreddish wine وشَمَّand smelling الخُزَامَىlavender
وارتِشَافِ الصَّهبَا وشَمَّ الخُزَامَى
مِنfrom شِفَاهِthe lips of المَِيشُورَةِthe filed-toothed woman (unclear form) اللَّميَاءِthe dusky-lipped one
مِن شِفَاهِ المَِيشُورَةِ اللَّميَاءِ
and of sipping reddish wine and smelling lavender
Hearts harder than solid rock through your mention,
from the lips of the filed-toothed, dusky-lipped woman.
And save it, for it will be most wretched if not saved
فَأجلُso polish away أصدَاthe rust of مِرآتِهِits mirror وَاقَمةand straighten it (apparent typo)
فَأجلُ أصدَا مِرآتِهِ وَاقَمة
بِثِقَافِwith the straightening rod of التَّأذِيبِdiscipline والإقرَاءِand teaching recitation
بِثِقَافِ التَّأذِيبِ والإقرَاءِ
So polish the rust from its mirror and straighten it
From being barren and unproductive.
with the straightening rod of discipline and instruction in recitation.
May your prayers be upon me like the gentle wind
واَلِنهُand soften it فَكَمfor how many الَنتَyou softened بِذَكرَاthrough remembrance (word continues)
واَلِنهُ فَكَم الَنتَ بِذَكرَا
كَof you قُلُوباًhearts أقسَىharder مِنَthan الصَّفوَاءِsmooth rock
كَ قُلُوباً أقسَى مِنَ الصَّفوَاءِ
And soften it: how often you have softened, through remembrance
And ambergris perfume on one honored with the Night Journey.
of you, hearts harder than smooth rock!
How the leaves of sadness for you have withered, and how my yearning
وَتَدَارَكهُand rescue it فَهوَfor it is أشقَىmore wretched إذَاif لَمnot
وَتَدَارَكهُ فَهوَ أشقَى إذَا لَم
يُتَدَارَكit is rescued مِنthan عَاقِرِthe hamstringer of الكُومَاءِthe high-humped she-camel
يُتَدَارَك مِن عَاقِرِ الكُومَاءِ
Come to its aid, for it is more wretched, if not
Has ceased that once cried out in passion.
rescued, than the hamstringer of the high-humped she-camel.
وصلاةُand blessings كالرَّاحِlike wine وكَشَذَاand like the fragrance of المسكِmusk
وصلاةُ كالرَّاحِ وكَشَذَا المسكِ
علىupon مَنthe one who خُصَّwas singled out بالإسرَاءِfor the Night Journey
على مَن خُصَّ بالإسرَاءِ
And blessings, like wine and the fragrance of musk,
upon the one singled out for the Night Journey,
ماas long as شَدَاsing وُرقُgray doves الأيكِthe grove فِيهِin it وماand as long as حَننَsighs with yearning مِنَfrom
ما شَدَا وُرقُ الأيكِ فِيهِ وما حَننَ مِنَ
الوَجدِlonging المُستَهامِthe love-bewildered one النَّائِىthe distant one
الوَجدِ المُستَهامِ النَّائِى
as long as the grove's gray doves sing there, and a sigh rises from
the longing of the distant, love-bewildered one.
Partial English translation: 87 of 92 Arabic lines translated.