وَكُنتُand I was علَىupon وَعْدٍa promise منfrom الطَّيْفِthe dream-phantom بُرْهَةًfor a while
وَكُنتُ علَى وَعْدٍ من الطَّيْفِ بُرْهَةً
فَلَّماbut when بَداhe appeared ليto me بَعْدَafter مَطْلٍprocrastination بَداa thought occurred لَهُto him
فَلَّما بَدا لي بَعْدَ مَطْلٍ بَدا لَهُ
And for a while I had a promise from the dream-phantom;
but when he appeared to me after delay, he changed his mind.
وَأَعْرََضَand he turned away إعْراضَthe turning-away of الحَبِيبِthe beloved كأَنّنيas though I
وَأَعْرََضَ إعْراضَ الحَبِيبِ كأَنّني
أَرَىI see مِِثلَهُhis likeness فيin طَيفِهِhis dream-phantom ومَلالَهُand his boredom
أَرَى مِِثلَهُ في طَيفِهِ ومَلالَهُ
And he turned away as the beloved turns away, as though I
see his likeness and his boredom in his phantom.
وَوَلّىand he departed وَدَمعيand my tears خَلفَهُbehind him وَهْوَwhile he لاnot يَرَىhe sees
وَوَلّى وَدَمعي خَلفَهُ وَهْوَ لا يَرَى
كَعَادَتهِas is his habit فيin الحبِّlove لاليnot for me ولالَهُand not for himself
كَعَادَتهِ في الحبِّ لالي ولالَهُ
And he departed, my tears behind him, showing no regard—
as is his way in love—for me or for himself.