كَلَفِيmy infatuation بِمَنْwith one who لَمْdid not يَقْضِpay دَيْنِيmy due
كَلَفِي بِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْضِ دَيْنِي
سَبَبٌa cause إِلىto تَلَفِيmy ruin وَحَيْنِيand my death
سَبَبٌ إِلى تَلَفِي وَحَيْنِي
My infatuation with one who has not paid me my due
The one who did not repay my debt
is a cause leading to my ruin and death.
Caused my ruin and loss of time
عَشِقَfell in love with السَّقَامُsickness جُفُونَهُhis eyelids
عَشِقَ السَّقَامُ جُفُونَهُ
عِشْقَlove السُّهَادِsleeplessness جُفُونَeyelids عَيْنِيmy eye
عِشْقَ السُّهَادِ جُفُونَ عَيْنِي
Sickness fell in love with his eyelids
His sick eyes were sleepless with love
as sleeplessness loves the eyelids of my eye.
While my eyes lost sleep out of sadness
لَمْdid not يَكْفِنيsuffice for me هجْرانُهُhis shunning
لَمْ يَكْفِني هجْرانُهُ
حَتَّىeven تَعَقَّبَنيhe pursued me بِبَيْنِwith separation
حَتَّى تَعَقَّبَني بِبَيْنِ
His shunning me was not enough;
His abandonment was not enough
he even pursued me with separation.
Until it followed me with separation