وَلاحَand appeared غُبارٌdust فَوقَupon مَصقولِthe polished surface of خَدِّهِhis cheek
وَلاحَ غُبارٌ فَوقَ مَصقولِ خَدِّهِ
وَكُلِّand every صَقيلِpolished surface بِالغُبارِto the dust لَصيقُclosely attached
وَكُلِّ صَقيلِ بِالغُبارِ لَصيقُ
And dust appeared upon his polished cheek,
And dust appeared upon his polished cheek,
and dust clings close to every gleaming surface.
And dust clings to every polished surface.
وَقَدand indeed كانَwas فيهِin it لِلخَواطِرِfor thoughts مَنزِلٌa dwelling
وَقَد كانَ فيهِ لِلخَواطِرِ مَنزِلٌ
فَماso not صارَbecame فيهِin it لِلعُيونِfor the eyes طَريقُa path
فَما صارَ فيهِ لِلعُيونِ طَريقُ
There once was in it a dwelling place for thoughts,
And once thoughts had a dwelling there,
but now the eyes can find no pathway there.
But now there is no path there for the eyes.
تَنَقَّلتَyou moved فيin حالٍa state فحالٍthen a state مَعَwith الهَوىlove
تَنَقَّلتَ في حالٍ فحالٍ مَعَ الهَوى
فَأَنتَso you حَبيبٌa beloved ثُمَّthen أَنتَyou صَديقُa friend
فَأَنتَ حَبيبٌ ثُمَّ أَنتَ صَديقُ
With love, you passed from one state to another:
You have passed from state to state with love,
you are a beloved, and then you are a friend.
So you are a beloved, then you are a friend.
وَلَمand did not يُخطِنيelude me مِنfrom ذَلِكَthat الثَغرِthe mouth راحَةٌcomfort
وَلَم يُخطِني مِن ذَلِكَ الثَغرِ راحَةٌ
تَناثَرَscattered دُرٌّpearls أَوor تُرُشِّفَwas sipped ريقُsaliva
تَناثَرَ دُرٌّ أَو تُرُشِّفَ ريقُ
No delight from that mouth ever passed me by—
And no comfort from that mouth eluded me,
pearls scattering, or saliva being sipped.
Whether pearls scattered or saliva was sipped.
غَداhas come to الذِكرُremembrance يُلقيcast فيinto جَهَنَّمَHell خاطِريmy mind
غَدا الذِكرُ يُلقي في جَهَنَّمَ خاطِري
وَلَيسَand there is not لَهاfor it بَعدَafter السُلُوِّforgetting love شَهيقُa roaring breath
وَلَيسَ لَها بَعدَ السُلُوِّ شَهيقُ
Now memory casts my mind into Jahannam,
Remembrance now casts my mind into Hell,
whose roar falls silent once forgetting comes.
And once love is forgotten, it has no roar.
