ماnot سِرتُI traveled ميلاًa mile وَلاnor جاوَزتُI passed beyond مَرحَلَةًa stage of a journey
ما سِرتُ ميلاً وَلا جاوَزتُ مَرحَلَةً
إِلَّاexcept that وَذِكرُكِand the memory of you يَثنيturns back دائِباًceaselessly عُنُقيmy neck
إِلَّا وَذِكرُكِ يَثني دائِباً عُنُقي
Never have I traveled a mile or passed a stage of the journey
without the memory of you ceaselessly turning my neck back.
وَلاnor ذَكَرتُكI remembered you إِلَّاexcept that بِتُّI spent the night مُرتَفِقاًpropped on my elbow
وَلا ذَكَرتُك إِلَّا بِتُّ مُرتَفِقاً
صَبّاًlovesick حَزيناًsorrowful كَأَنَّas though المَوتَdeath مُعتَنِقيembracing me
صَبّاً حَزيناً كَأَنَّ المَوتَ مُعتَنِقي
Nor have I remembered you without spending the night propped on my elbow,
lovesick and sorrowful, as though death were embracing me.