خَفَّفتُI lightened the burden عَنكَon you زَماناًfor a time
خَفَّفتُ عَنكَ زَماناً
لأَنْso that أَنقّلَI might shift قَصْداan aim
لأَنْ أَنقّلَ قَصْدا
I lightened your burden for a time,
so that I might shift my aim.
وَقَدْand indeed خَلَعْتُI cast off حَيَاءًshyness
وَقَدْ خَلَعْتُ حَيَاءً
أَمَالنيturned me عَنْكَaway from you صَدَّاin avoidance
أَمَالني عَنْكَ صَدَّا
And I have cast off a shyness
that turned me away from you in avoidance.
وَمَاand not أُجَاوِرُI dwell beside بَحْراًa sea
وَمَا أُجَاوِرُ بَحْراً
مِنfrom رَاحتَيْكَyour two palms وَأَصداand go thirsty
مِن رَاحتَيْكَ وَأَصدا
Nor will I dwell beside a sea
from your two palms and still go thirsty.