وَكَيفَand how تَنامُsleeps العَينُthe eye بَعدَafter فِراقِهِمparting from them
وَكَيفَ تَنامُ العَينُ بَعدَ فِراقِهِم
وَقَدand already رَحَلَdeparted القَلبُthe heart المشَوقُfilled with longing مَعَwith الرَكبِthe caravan
وَقَد رَحَلَ القَلبُ المشَوقُ مَعَ الرَكبِ
And how can the eye sleep after parting from them,
How can the eyes find sleep after their departure
when the longing heart has departed with the caravan?
When the longing heart has traveled with the caravan?
يَقُولونَthey say سَلِّconsole القَلبَthe heart بَعدَafter فِراقِهِمparting from them
يَقُولونَ سَلِّ القَلبَ بَعدَ فِراقِهِم
فَقُلتُso I said وَهَلand is there قَلبٌa heart فَيَسلوso it might forget عَنِfrom الحُبِّlove
فَقُلتُ وَهَل قَلبٌ فَيَسلو عَنِ الحُبِّ
They say, “Console the heart after parting from them.”
They say: ask the heart after their departure
So I said, “But is there a heart left to forget love?”
I said: Does a heart forget about love?