ماwhat أَرىI see إِنَّindeed ماwhat أَراهُI see it وَجيعُpainful
ما أَرى إِنَّ ما أَراهُ وَجيعُ
وَوَجيعٌand painful ماwhat تَحتَويهِcontain it الضُلوعُthe ribs
وَوَجيعٌ ما تَحتَويهِ الضُلوعُ
What do I see? Indeed, what I see is painful.
What I see is but pain
And painful is what the ribs contain.
And pain is what fills my chest
أَوَماand is it not حُبُّهُhis love الَّذيthat أَقتَفيهِI follow it
أَوَما حُبُّهُ الَّذي أَقتَفيهِ
بعيونٍwith eyes تَبكيweep وَقَلبٍand a heart يَجوعُhungers
بعيونٍ تَبكي وَقَلبٍ يَجوعُ
And is it not his love that I follow
Either it's his love that I yearn for
with weeping eyes and a hungry heart?
With eyes that weep and a heart that hungers
أَوَماand is it not صَوتُهhis voice الَّذيthat حَمَلتهcarried it
أَوَما صَوتُه الَّذي حَمَلته
نَسماتٌbreezes معwith الأَثيرِthe ether تَضوعُspread fragrance
نَسماتٌ مع الأَثيرِ تَضوعُ
And is it not his voice, which was carried
Or it's his voice that I carried
by breezes spreading fragrance with the ether,
On breezes, fading into the ether
فَاِنتَهىand so it reached فيin الدُجىthe darkness إِلَيَّto me لَطيفاًgently
فَاِنتَهى في الدُجى إِلَيَّ لَطيفاً
وَلَطيفٌand gentle صَوتthe voice الحَبيبِof the beloved المُطيعُobedient
وَلَطيفٌ صَوت الحَبيبِ المُطيعُ
and so reached me gently in the darkness?
It reached me gentle in the gloom
And gentle is the beloved's yielding voice.
Gentle is the voice of the obedient beloved
أَينَwhere مَنthe one who كانَwas ساكِناًdwelling فيin عُيونيmy eyes
أَينَ مَن كانَ ساكِناً في عُيوني
أَينَwhere حُبّيmy love وَأَينَand where ذاكَthat الهجوعُslumber
أَينَ حُبّي وَأَينَ ذاكَ الهجوعُ
Where is the one who dwelt in my eyes?
Where is he who dwelt in my eyes?
Where is my love, and where is that slumber?
Where is my love, where is that pining?
كُلُّevery شَيءٍthing إِلّاexcept النُفوسُsouls تَلاشىfaded away
كُلُّ شَيءٍ إِلّا النُفوسُ تَلاشى
ذائِباًmelting مِثلَماjust as تَذوبُmelt الشُموعُcandles
ذائِباً مِثلَما تَذوبُ الشُموعُ
Everything except souls has faded away,
All things fade
melting just as candles melt.
Melting away like candle flames
إِنَّindeed لِلنَّفسِfor the soul فيin الحَياةِlife خُلوداًimmortality
إِنَّ لِلنَّفسِ في الحَياةِ خُلوداً
لَيسَthere is no لِلنَّفسِfor the soul ميتَةٌdeath أَوor نزوعُdeparture
لَيسَ لِلنَّفسِ ميتَةٌ أَو نزوعُ
Indeed, the soul has immortality in life;
The soul has immortality in life
the soul has neither death nor departure.
The soul has no death or passing
فَكَأَنَّand so it is as though الخُلودَimmortality يُثقلُweighs down نفسيmy soul
فَكَأَنَّ الخُلودَ يُثقلُ نفسي
وَقعُهُits impact المرُّbitter فيin فُؤاديmy heart فَظيعُdreadful
وَقعُهُ المرُّ في فُؤادي فَظيعُ
And so immortality seems to weigh upon my soul;
As if immortality weighs down my soul
its bitter impact on my heart is dreadful.
Its fall in my heart is terrible
لَمnot يَعُدis any longer سَهدُsleeplessness أَعينيmy eyes لِحَبيبيfor my beloved
لَم يَعُد سَهدُ أَعيني لِحَبيبي
لَمnot يَعدis any longer لِلهَوىfor love إِلَيَّto me رُجوعُa return
لَم يَعد لِلهَوى إِلَيَّ رُجوعُ
My eyes' sleeplessness is no longer for my beloved;
My eyes no longer gaze upon my beloved
love no longer returns to me.
To love there is no return
فَبكتنيso she wept for me عروسَةُthe bride الشِعرof poetry لكِنbut
فَبكتني عروسَةُ الشِعر لكِن
لاnot تَروّيquench الفُؤادَthe heart تِلكَthose الدُموعُtears
لا تَروّي الفُؤادَ تِلكَ الدُموعُ
So the bride of poetry wept for me, but
The bride of poetry made me weep but
those tears do not quench the heart.
Those tears cannot quench the heart
أَيُّهاO الحُبُّLove قَدindeed وَهَبتكI gave you قَلبيmy heart
أَيُّها الحُبُّ قَد وَهَبتك قَلبي
يَومon the day كانَthere was الهَوىlove كانَthere was الرَبيعُspring
يَوم كانَ الهَوى كانَ الرَبيعُ
O Love, I have given you my heart
O love, I gave you my heart
when there was love, when there was spring.
When passion was spring
قيلَit was said ليto me قَدindeed أَضَعتُهُI squandered it ياO ظَلوماًcruel one
قيلَ لي قَد أَضَعتُهُ يا ظَلوماً
كلُّevery شَيءٍthing يُعطىis given إِلَيكَto you يَضيعُis lost
كلُّ شَيءٍ يُعطى إِلَيكَ يَضيعُ
I was told I had squandered it, O cruel one;
I was told, "You lost it, o unjust one"
everything given to you is lost.
All that is given to you is lost