عَسىperhaps باخِلٌone who is stingy بِلِقاءٍwith a meeting يَجُودُwill be generous
عَسى باخِلٌ بِلِقاءٍ يَجُودُ
عَسىperhaps ماwhat مَضىhas passed مِنْof تَدانٍcloseness يَعُودُwill return
عَسى ما مَضى مِنْ تَدانٍ يَعُودُ
Perhaps one who begrudges a meeting will be generous.
Perhaps the closeness that has passed will return.
عَسىperhaps مَوْقِفٌa stopping-place أَنْشُدُI seek الْقَلْبَthe heart فِيهِin it
عَسى مَوْقِفٌ أَنْشُدُ الْقَلْبَ فِيهِ
فَيُوجَدَand may be found ذاكَthat الْفُؤادُthe heart الْفَقِيدُthe lost one
فَيُوجَدَ ذاكَ الْفُؤادُ الْفَقِيدُ
Perhaps, at a place where I seek my heart,
that lost heart will then be found.
عَناءًin vain سَهِرْتُI kept vigil إِلىfor هاجِدٍone asleep
عَناءً سَهِرْتُ إِلى هاجِدٍ
وَأَيْنَand where مِنَfrom السّاهِرِينَthe sleepless الْهُجُودُthe sleepers
وَأَيْنَ مِنَ السّاهِرِينَ الْهُجُودُ
In vain I kept vigil for one asleep;
and how far sleepers are from the sleepless!
إِذاwhen طالَgrows long عَهْدُكَyour time apart بِالنّازِحِينَfrom those far away
إِذا طالَ عَهْدُكَ بِالنّازِحِينَ
تَغَيَّرَchanges وُدٌّaffection وَحالَتْand alter عُهُوُدpledges
تَغَيَّرَ وُدٌّ وَحالَتْ عُهُوُد
When your separation from those far away grows long,
affection changes, and pledges alter.
أَأَحْمِلُmust I bear? ياO هَجْرُestrangement جَوْرَthe cruelty of الْبِعادِdistance
أَأَحْمِلُ يا هَجْرُ جَوْرَ الْبِعادِ
وَجَوْرَكَand your cruelty إِنِّيI indeed إِذاthen لَلْجَلِيدُsurely steadfast
وَجَوْرَكَ إِنِّي إِذا لَلْجَلِيدُ
Must I bear, O estrangement, the cruelty of distance,
and your cruelty too? Then I am steadfast indeed!
أَياO كَمَدِيmy anguish أَللِيلِيdoes my night have? انْقِضاءٌan end
أَيا كَمَدِي أَللِيلِي انْقِضاءٌ
أَياO كَبِدِيmy liver أَلِنارِيdoes my fire have? خُمُودُa dying down
أَيا كَبِدِي أَلِنارِي خُمُودُ
O my anguish, will my night ever end?
O my liver, will my fire ever die down?
مَرِضْتُI fell ill فَهَْso is there? مِنْany شِفاءٍa cure يُصابُto be found
مَرِضْتُ فَهَْ مِنْ شِفاءٍ يُصابُ
وَهَيهاتَbut how far off! وَالدّاءُwhile the sickness طَرْفٌan eye وَجِيدُand a neck
وَهَيهاتَ وَالدّاءُ طَرْفٌ وَجِيدُ
I have fallen ill—is there any cure to be found?
But how far off, when the sickness is an eye and a neck!
وَياand O حَبَّذاhow welcome مَرَضِيmy sickness لَوْif only يَكُوwere (continued)
وَيا حَبَّذا مَرَضِي لَوْ يَكُو
نُ(completes 'were') مُمْرِضِيَthe one who made me ill الْيَوْمَtoday فِيمَنْamong those who يَعُودُvisit the sick
نُ مُمْرِضِيَ الْيَوْمَ فِيمَنْ يَعُودُ
And how welcome my sickness would be, if
the one who made me ill were among today's visitors!
أَياO غُرْمَcompensation for ماwhat أَتْلَفَتْdestroyed مُقْلَتاهُhis two eyes
أَيا غُرْمَ ما أَتْلَفَتْ مُقْلَتاهُ
وَقَدْand perhaps يَحْمِلُbears الثَّأْرَthe blood-debt مَنْone who لاdoes not يُقِيدُgrant requital
وَقَدْ يَحْمِلُ الثَّأْرَ مَنْ لا يُقِيدُ
O for compensation for what his two eyes destroyed!
And one who grants no requital may yet bear the blood-debt.
وَمَنّىand he promised الْوِصالَunion فَأَهْدىthen bestowed الصُّدُوُدَrejection
وَمَنّى الْوِصالَ فَأَهْدى الصُّدُوُدَ
وَماand not وَعْدُthe promise ذِيof one given to الْخُلْفِbreaking promises إِلاّexcept وَعِيدُa threat
وَما وَعْدُ ذِي الْخُلْفِ إِلاّ وَعِيدُ
And he promised union, then bestowed rejection;
and a promise-breaker's promise is nothing but a threat.
خَلِيلَيَّmy two friends إِنْif خانَbetrays خِلٌّa friend أَلاis there no?
خَلِيلَيَّ إِنْ خانَ خِلٌّ أَلا
حَلِيفٌan ally عَلَىin هَجْرِهِforsaking him أَوْor عَقِيدُa sworn companion
حَلِيفٌ عَلَى هَجْرِهِ أَوْ عَقِيدُ
My two friends, if a friend betrays, is there no
ally in forsaking him, or sworn companion?
وَهَلْand will ...? إِنْif وَفىhe keeps faith لِيwith me بِعَهْدِwith the pledge of الْوِصالِunion
وَهَلْ إِنْ وَفى لِي بِعَهْدِ الْوِصالِ
أَيَنْقُصُwill ... lessen? هذاthis الْجَوىburning anguish أَمْor يَزِيدُincrease
أَيَنْقُصُ هذا الْجَوى أَمْ يَزِيدُ
And if he keeps his pledge of union with me,
will this burning anguish lessen, or grow?
وَياand O قَلْبُheart إِنْif أَخْلَقَhas worn out الْوَجْدُlonging مِنْكَof you
وَيا قَلْبُ إِنْ أَخْلَقَ الْوَجْدُ مِنْكَ
فَأَنىthen whence? لِيَfor me الْيَوْمَtoday قَلْبٌa heart جَدِيدُnew
فَأَنى لِيَ الْيَوْمَ قَلْبٌ جَدِيدُ
And O heart, if longing has worn you out,
then where can I find a new heart today?
إِلىuntil مَwhen? تَحُومُyou circle حِيامَthe circling of الْعِطاشِthe thirsty
إِلى مَ تَحُومُ حِيامَ الْعِطاشِ
إِذاwhenever مَورِدٌa watering place عَنَّappears عَزَّis difficult الْوُرُودُreaching the water
إِذا مَورِدٌ عَنَّ عَزَّ الْوُرُودُ
How long will you circle like the thirsty,
when any watering place that appears is hard to reach?
Translation model: Sol 6.1