ماwhat ليwith me أُوَدِّعُI bid farewell to كُلَّevery يَومٍday ظاعِناًone departing
ما لي أُوَدِّعُ كُلَّ يَومٍ ظاعِناً
لَوif only كُنتُI were آمُلُI hope لِلوَضاعِfor parting (apparent typo) لِقاءَa reunion
لَو كُنتُ آمُلُ لِلوَضاعِ لِقاءَ
Why do I bid farewell each day to one departing?
Why should I bid farewell each day to one in decline
If only I could hope for a reunion after parting!
If I hoped the lowly would meet, I'd stay
وَأَروحُand I go away أَذكَرَmost mindful ماas أَكونُI am لِعَهدِهِof his companionship
وَأَروحُ أَذكَرَ ما أَكونُ لِعَهدِهِ
فَكَأَنَّنيso it is as though I اِستَودَعتُهُI entrusted him with الأَحشاءَthe entrails
فَكَأَنَّني اِستَودَعتُهُ الأَحشاءَ
And I go my way, remembering his companionship more keenly than ever,
And my soul remembers what it was in his time
As though I had entrusted him with my very entrails.
As though I had entrusted it to his bosom
فَرَغَتbecame empty يَديmy hand مِنهُof him وَقَدwhile already رَجَعَتreturned بِهِwith him
فَرَغَت يَدي مِنهُ وَقَد رَجَعَت بِهِ
أَيديthe hands of النَوائِبِcalamities وَالخُطوبِand misfortunes مِلاءَfull
أَيدي النَوائِبِ وَالخُطوبِ مِلاءَ
My hand is empty of him, while bearing him have returned
So it left my hands and came back filled
The hands of calamities and misfortunes, full.
With misfortunes and calamities in abundance
تَشكوcomplains of القَذىthe speck عَينيmy eye فَيَكثُرُand grows شَكوُهاits complaint
تَشكو القَذى عَيني فَيَكثُرُ شَكوُها
حَتّىuntil يَعودَbecomes قَذىًa speck بِهاin it أَقذاءَmany specks
حَتّى يَعودَ قَذىً بِها أَقذاءَ
My eye complains of a speck, and its complaint grows,
My eyes complain of grit, and their complaints grow
Until one speck within it becomes many specks.
Until the grit becomes a disease within them
شَرَقٌa choking fit مِنَfrom الحِدثانِtime's calamities لَوif يُرمىwere pelted بِهِwith it
شَرَقٌ مِنَ الحِدثانِ لَو يُرمى بِهِ
ذاthis الماءُwater مِنfrom أَلَمٍpain أَغَصُّwould make choke الماءَthe water
ذا الماءُ مِن أَلَمٍ أَغَصُّ الماءَ
A choking grief from time's blows—were it cast upon
A youth who, were he cast into this water,
This water, it would make the water choke with pain.
Would from pain make the water bitter
أَحبابِيَmy loved ones الأَدنَينَthe closest كَمhow often أَلقىI encounter بِكُمthrough you
أَحبابِيَ الأَدنَينَ كَم أَلقى بِكُم
داءًan illness يَمُضُّcauses gnawing pain فَلاyet not أُداويI treat الداءَthe illness
داءً يَمُضُّ فَلا أُداوي الداءَ
My closest loved ones, how often through you I suffer
My closest friends, how much illness I meet in you
A gnawing illness, yet I do not treat the illness.
That will not be cured, incurable
أَحياrevived إِخاءَكُمُyour brotherhood المَماتُdeath وَغَيرَكُمand others than you
أَحيا إِخاءَكُمُ المَماتُ وَغَيرَكُم
جَرَّبتُهُمI tested them فَثَكِلتُهُمand was bereaved of them أَحياءَalive
جَرَّبتُهُم فَثَكِلتُهُم أَحياءَ
Death revived your brotherhood; as for others,
Your brotherhood was revived by death, and others
I tested them, and was bereaved of them while they lived.
I tested, and they failed me while alive
إِلّاif not يَكُنbe جَسَديmy body أُصيبَwas stricken فَإِنَّنيthen indeed I
إِلّا يَكُن جَسَدي أُصيبَ فَإِنَّني
فَرَّقتُهُI divided it فَدَفَنتُهُand then I buried it أَعضاءَlimbs
فَرَّقتُهُ فَدَفَنتُهُ أَعضاءَ
If my body has not been stricken, I have nonetheless
Unless my body was struck, and so
Divided it and buried it, limb by limb.
I divided it and buried it limb by limb
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