الصبّthe lovesick lover بكمfor you قدalready فنيتhave run dry أدمعهhis tears
الصبّ بكم قد فنيت أدمعه
منfrom فرطexcess جوىheartache تضمهenclose it أضلعهhis ribs
من فرط جوى تضمه أضلعه
The one lovesick for you—his tears have run dry,
The young man's tears have gone, disappeared
From the overwhelming heartache his ribs enclose.
From the intense ardour held in his ribs
لاnot يطمعhe hopes فيfor الوصلunion وهيهاتand how far off! بلىyes, indeed
لا يطمع في الوصل وهيهات بلى
أدنىthe slightest خطراتpassing glimpses طيفكمyour apparition تقنعهsatisfy him
أدنى خطرات طيفكم تقنعه
He does not hope for union—and how far off it is! Indeed,
He has no hope of union, far from it!
The faintest passing glimpses of your apparition satisfy him.
The slightest traces of your phantom content him