إذاwhen وماand (emphatic) رنتshe gazed فالحيُّthen the living one مَيِّتٌdead بلحظِهاby her glance
إذا وما رنت فالحيُّ مَيِّتٌ بلحظِها
وإنand if نطقتshe spoke قلتُI said السلامthe stones رطابُsoft
وإن نطقت قلتُ السلام رطابُ
When she gazes, the living fall dead at her glance.
When she sings, the joyful man dies in that moment
And if she speaks, I say, “The stones are soft.”
And if she speaks, I say “Peace be upon you”
كأنَّas though الهوىlove ضيفٌa guest ألمَّvisited بمهجتيmy heart
كأنَّ الهوى ضيفٌ ألمَّ بمهجتي
فَلحميso my flesh طعامٌfood والنجيعُand crimson blood شرابُdrink
فَلحمي طعامٌ والنجيعُ شرابُ
As though love were a guest visiting my heart,
It is as if passion is a guest that has squeezed my liver
my flesh is food, and crimson blood is drink.
So my flesh is its food and my sobbing is its drink
صبورٌpatient علىthrough الأزمhardship الذيwhich العزَّhonor خلفَهbeyond it
صبورٌ على الأزم الذي العزَّ خلفَه
ولوand even if أمطرتُهُrained upon him بالحريقَwith fire سحابُclouds
ولو أمطرتُهُ بالحريقَ سحابُ
He is patient through hardship with honor beyond it,
I am patient with the misery that nobility has left behind
even if clouds rain fire upon him.
Even if clouds were to rain fire upon me
جَزوعاًfearful منof الراحاتِcomforts أنbecause أنتجتthey produced لهfor him
جَزوعاً من الراحاتِ أن أنتجت له
خُمولاٌobscurity وفيand in بعضِsome of النعيمِbliss عذابُtorment
خُمولاٌ وفي بعضِ النعيمِ عذابُ
He fears comforts because they have brought him
I disdain comforts if they were to produce for me
obscurity; and in some bliss lies torment.
Slothfulness, and in some pleasures, torment