صحَاhas lifted عنfrom فؤاديmy heart ظِلُّthe shadow كُلِّevery عَلاقَةٍattachment
صحَا عن فؤادي ظِلُّ كُلِّ عَلاقَةٍ
وظِلُّand the shadow الهَوىlove النجديِّof Najd لاdoes not يتقلَّصُrecede
وظِلُّ الهَوى النجديِّ لا يتقلَّصُ
The shadow of every attachment has lifted from my heart,
The shadow of every relationship has disappeared from my heart,
yet the shadow of Najdi love does not recede.
And the shadow of my Najdi love does not shrink.
هوىًa love ليسdoes not يُسْلِيmake one forget القربُnearness عنهof it ولاnor النَّوَىseparation
هوىً ليس يُسْلِي القربُ عنه ولا النَّوَى
ولاnor هوit فيin الحالينِboth states يصفُوbecomes clear ويَخْلُصُand becomes pure
ولا هو في الحالينِ يصفُو ويَخْلُصُ
A love that neither nearness nor separation makes me forget,
A love that neither nearness relieves, nor distance,
nor does it become serene and pure in either state.
And it is purified in neither state.
ففيfor in البعدِdistance قلبٌa heart بالفِراقِby separation مُعَذَّبٌtormented
ففي البعدِ قلبٌ بالفِراقِ مُعَذَّبٌ
وفيand in القُربِnearness عيشٌlife بالوُشاةِby slanderers مُنَغّصُembittered
وفي القُربِ عيشٌ بالوُشاةِ مُنَغّصُ
For in distance, a heart is tormented by separation,
In separation, a heart tortured by parting,
and in nearness, life is embittered by slanderers.
And in nearness, a life embittered by slanderers.
وإنَّand indeed خَلاصاًa release كنتI was أرجوهُI hoped for it بُرْهَةًfor a while
وإنَّ خَلاصاً كنت أرجوهُ بُرْهَةً
وكانand was يزيدُincreasing الأمرthe matter فيهconcerning it وينقُصُand decreasing
وكان يزيدُ الأمر فيه وينقُصُ
And as for a release I had hoped for a while—
For a while I hoped for salvation,
while the matter concerning it would wax and wane—
But the situation only grew worse.
قطعتُI cut off رجائِيmy hope عنهof it إذْwhen قالsaid صاحبِيmy companion
قطعتُ رجائِي عنه إذْ قال صاحبِي
رَمِيُّone struck by العيونِthe eyes النُّجْلِwide لاdoes not يتخلّصُescape
رَمِيُّ العيونِ النُّجْلِ لا يتخلّصُ
I gave up hope of it when my companion said:
I gave up hope when my friend said,
"One struck by wide eyes cannot escape."
The caster of tender glances will not be set free.