أَضَعتَyou squandered بَينَamong الأُلىthose who مَضَواthey departed حُرَقاًburning sorrows
أَضَعتَ بَينَ الأُلى مَضَوا حُرَقاً
أَمor ضاعَwas lost ماwhat اِستَودَعوكَthey entrusted to you إِذwhen بَكَرواthey set out early
أَم ضاعَ ما اِستَودَعوكَ إِذ بَكَروا
Have you squandered burning grief among those who departed,
Or was what they entrusted to you lost when they set out early?
فَقالَthen he said بَعضُsome of الحَديثِthe talk يَشغَفُنيcaptivates me
فَقالَ بَعضُ الحَديثِ يَشغَفُني
وَالقَلبُand the heart راءٍseeing ماwhat لاnot يَرىsees البَصَرُeyesight
وَالقَلبُ راءٍ ما لا يَرى البَصَرُ
Then he said: Some talk captivates me,
And the heart sees what eyesight does not.
قَالواthey said بِسَلمىabout Salma تَهذيyou rave وَلَمand did not تَرَهاyou see her
قَالوا بِسَلمى تَهذي وَلَم تَرَها
ياO بُعدَremoteness ماwhat غاوَلَتbeguiled بِكَwith you الفِكَرthoughts
يا بُعدَ ما غاوَلَت بِكَ الفِكَر
They said: You rave about Salma, yet you have not seen her.
Oh, how far thoughts have led you astray!