أناI للمحبوبfor the beloved لاnot أبI cease (beginning)
أنا للمحبوب لا أب
رحcease (completion) دوماalways فيin اشتياقlonging
رح دوما في اشتياق
For the beloved, I never cease
I am to my beloved not a father
to be in constant longing.
Always going in longing
لاnot أرانيI see myself قانعاcontent منfrom
لا أراني قانعا من
هhim بضمwith clasping وعناقand embracing
ه بضم وعناق
I do not find myself content with
I do not see myself satisfied
clasping and embracing him.
With a hug and embrace
كيفhow حاليmy condition يومthe day يدcalls (beginning)
كيف حالي يوم يد
عونيcalls me (completion) رحيليmy departure للفراقto separation
عوني رحيلي للفراق
How shall I fare on the day
How is my state the day he calls me
my departure calls me to separation?
To farewell and separation
أناI أخشىfear يومهاon that day أنthat
أنا أخشى يومها أن
تبلغreaches الروحthe soul التراقيthe collarbones
تبلغ الروح التراقي
I fear that on that day
I fear its day that
the soul will reach the collarbones,
The soul reaches dissolution
أوor أرىI am seen ساعتهاat that hour كالطlike the child (beginning)
أو أرى ساعتها كالط
طفلchild (completion) منfrom فرطthe excess of بكائيmy weeping
طفل من فرط بكائي
or that I will be seen then as a
Or I see at that time like a
child, from the excess of my weeping,
Child from the excess of my crying
ونحيبيand my sobbing وانعدامand the absence of الصpatience (beginning)
ونحيبي وانعدام الص
صبرpatience (completion) منيfrom me وندائيand my calling
صبر مني وندائي
and my sobbing, my loss of
And my wailing and lack of
patience, and my cries:
Patience from me and my calling
ياO حبيبيmy beloved آهah لوif only تعyou know (beginning)
يا حبيبي آه لو تع
لمknow (completion) ماwhat بيails me
لم ما بي
O my beloved, ah, if only you
Oh my beloved, ah if you knew
knew what ails me
What is in me from suffering of farewell
يومthe day بينيmy parting منfrom تباريpangs (beginning)
يوم بيني من تباري
حpangs (completion) العذابthe torment
ح العذاب
on the day of my parting, from the pangs
Thus is my day of farewell
of torment!
Going without a heart
أناI فيon يومthe day وداعيmy farewell
أنا في يوم وداعي
ذاهبdeparting منfrom غيرwithout قلبa heart
ذاهب من غير قلب
On the day of my farewell, I
I left my heart to the beloved as
depart without a heart.
A keepsake of my love
قدalready تركتI have left القلبthe heart للمحfor the beloved (beginning)
قد تركت القلب للمح
بوبbeloved (completion) تذكاراa keepsake لحبيof my love
بوب تذكارا لحبي
I have left my heart for the
To see me with him after me and my nearness
beloved, a keepsake of my love,
Present listening or calling me
ليرانيso he may see me عندهwith him فيin
ليراني عنده في
حالتيthe two states of بعديmy distance وقربيand my nearness
حالتي بعدي وقربي
so he may see me there beside him,
The caller of love even if
whether I am far away or near,
We were separated by the passage of time
حاضراpresent مستمعاlistening إمif ever (beginning)
حاضرا مستمعا إم
ماif ever (completion) ينادينيhe calls me ألبيI answer
ما يناديني ألبي
present and listening; if ever
And I confide in him with my heart
he calls me, I answer
From afar or my tongue
داعيthe call of الحبlove ولوeven if فرparts (beginning)
داعي الحب ولو فر
رقناparts us (completion) صرفthe vicissitudes of الزمانtime
رقنا صرف الزمان
love's call, even if
Oh my beloved, ah if you knew
time's vicissitudes part us.
What is in me from suffering of farewell
وأناجيهand I whisper to him بقلبيwith my heart
وأناجيه بقلبي
منfrom بعيدafar أوor لسانيmy tongue
من بعيد أو لساني
And I whisper to him with my heart
Like this is my day of farewell
from afar, or with my tongue.
I left my heart and my beloved
ياO حبيبيmy beloved آهah لوif only تعyou know (beginning)
يا حبيبي آه لو تع
لمknow (completion) ماwhat بيails me
لم ما بي
O my beloved, ah, if only you
I wonder after my heart
knew what ails me
And beloved what is my fate
يومthe day بينيmy parting منfrom تباريpangs (beginning)
يوم بيني من تباري
حpangs (completion) العذابthe torment
ح العذاب
on the day of my parting, from the pangs
If in my life remains
of torment!
Only my tears and wailing
هكذاthus يومthe day وداعيmy farewell
هكذا يوم وداعي
فتI left behind قلبيmy heart وحبيبيand my beloved
فت قلبي وحبيبي
Thus, on the day of my farewell,
And my imagination lost like the
I left behind my heart and my beloved.
Sun at sunset time
ياoh ترىdo you think? منfrom بعدafter قلبيmy heart
يا ترى من بعد قلبي
وحبيبيand my beloved ماwhat نصيبيmy lot
وحبيبي ما نصيبي
I wonder, after my heart
Remembers the beloved in every
and my beloved, what is my lot?
Morning and evening
لمno longer يعدremains لوif (likely intended: for me) فيin حياتيmy life
لم يعد لو في حياتي
غيرexcept دمعيmy tears ونحيبيand my sobbing
غير دمعي ونحيبي
Nothing remains for me in my life
Calls him and kneels
but my tears and my sobbing.
In supplication and prayer
وخياليand my imagination حائرbewildered كالشlike the sun (beginning)
وخيالي حائر كالش
شمسsun (completion) فيat وقتthe time of الغروبsunset
شمس في وقت الغروب
And my imagination, bewildered like the
Oh my beloved, ah if you knew
sun at sunset,
What is in me from suffering of farewell
يذكرremembers المحبوبthe beloved فيat كلevery (beginning)
يذكر المحبوب في كل
لevery (completion) صباحmorning ومساءand evening
ل صباح ومساء
remembers the beloved every
I, if I forget the duration of time, will not forget a
morning and evening,
Beloved
فيناديهso it calls to him ويجثوand kneels
فيناديه ويجثو
فيin ابتهالsupplication ودعاءand prayer
في ابتهال ودعاء
then calls to him and kneels
Radiant like the flower in his garden, beautiful and good
in supplication and prayer.
He sways if he walks, you would think him
ياO حبيبيmy beloved آهah لوif only تعyou know (beginning)
يا حبيبي آه لو تع
لمknow (completion) ماwhat بيails me
لم ما بي
O my beloved, ah, if only you
A fresh soft branch
knew what ails me
His warm chest from his leaning attracts hearts
يومthe day بينيmy parting منfrom تباريpangs (beginning)
يوم بيني من تباري
حpangs (completion) العذابthe torment
ح العذاب
on the day of my parting, from the pangs
Whenever I met him, my ribs would shudder with my heart
of torment!
And rise seeking help between them a voice calling
أناI إنif أنسI forget مدىthroughout the span of الدهtime (beginning)
أنا إن أنس مدى الده
رtime (completion) فلنthen will not أنسىI forget حبيباa beloved
ر فلن أنسى حبيبا
Even if I forget through all of
Oh my beloved, ah if you knew
time, I shall never forget a beloved,
What is in me from suffering of farewell
زاهياradiant كالزهرlike flowers فيin بسgarden (beginning)
زاهيا كالزهر في بس
تانهits garden (completion) حسناin beauty وطيباand fragrance
تانه حسنا وطيبا
radiant as flowers in their
Keep, oh house of my beloved, the beautiful memories
garden, in beauty and fragrance,
And keep, oh its room, the sound of kisses
يتثنىhe sways إنwhen مشىhe walks تحyou think (beginning)
يتثنى إن مشى تح
سبهthink him (completion) غضاtender رطيباfresh
سبه غضا رطيبا
swaying as he walks; you
And keep, oh its land, those flowing tears
think him tender and fresh.
And remember me to him as long as I lived or after my death
صدرهhis chest الوارمswollen منwith رمpomegranates (beginning)
صدره الوارم من رم
مانهits pomegranates (completion) يسبىtakes captive القلوباthe hearts
مانه يسبى القلوبا
His chest, swollen with its
The memory from a lover to a beloved he does not see
pomegranates, takes hearts captive.
His image present between his hands in his prayer
كلماwhenever قابلتهI meet him ارتجtrembled (beginning)
كلما قابلته ارتج
جتtrembled (completion) ضلوعيmy ribs بفؤاديwith my heart
جت ضلوعي بفؤادي
Whenever I meet him,
Oh my beloved, ah if you knew
my ribs tremble with my heart,
What is in me from suffering of farewell
وعلاand rose مستنجداcalling for help منfrom
وعلا مستنجدا من
بينهاamong them صوتa voice يناديcalling
بينها صوت ينادي
and there rises, crying for help, from
Oh from the day of my farewell
among them a voice that calls:
It is a difficult day
ياO حبيبيmy beloved آهah لوif only تعyou know (beginning)
يا حبيبي آه لو تع
لمknow (completion) ماwhat بيails me
لم ما بي
O my beloved, ah, if only you
I do not know what will happen of a serious matter
knew what ails me
I fear the tear would uncover from my love the coverings
يومthe day بينيmy parting منfrom تباريpangs (beginning)
يوم بيني من تباري
حpangs (completion) العذابthe torment
ح العذاب
on the day of my parting, from the pangs
Oh what an hour it is in which the earth spins for us
of torment!
When I approach my beloved casting the last look
احفظيpreserve ياO دارhouse of محبوbeloved (beginning)
احفظي يا دار محبو
بيmy beloved (completion) جميلbeautiful الذكرياتthe memories
بي جميل الذكريات
Preserve, O house of my
Calling out from the intensity of passion I call him with sorrow
beloved, the beautiful memories;
Oh my beloved, ah if you knew
واحفظيand preserve أيتهاO الحجthe chamber (beginning)
واحفظي أيتها الحج
رةchamber (completion) صوتthe sound of القبلاتthe kisses
رة صوت القبلات
and preserve, O
What is in me from suffering of farewell
chamber, the sound of kisses;
واحفظيand preserve ياO أرضهاits earth تلthose (beginning)
واحفظي يا أرضها تل
كthose (completion) الدموعthe tears الجارياتflowing
ك الدموع الجاريات
and preserve, O earth of that house, those
Oh from the day of my farewell
flowing tears;
It is a difficult day
واذكرينيand mention me عندهto him ماas long as
واذكريني عنده ما
عشتI live أوor بعدafter مماتيmy death
عشت أو بعد مماتي
and speak of me to him as long as
I do not know what will happen of a serious matter
I live, or after my death.
I fear the tear would uncover from my love the coverings
ربmany a ذكرىmemory منfrom حبيbeloved (beginning)
رب ذكرى من حبي
بbeloved (completion) لحبيبto a beloved لاnot يراهhe sees him
ب لحبيب لا يراه
Many a memory from one
Oh what an hour it is in which the earth spins for us
beloved to another who does not see him
When I approach my beloved casting the last look
صورتهhas pictured him ماثلاstanding بيbetween (beginning)
صورته ماثلا بي
نbetween (completion) يديهhis two hands فيin دعاهhis supplication
ن يديه في دعاه
has pictured him standing
Calling out from the intensity of passion I call him with sorrow
before him in his supplication.
Oh my beloved, ah if you knew
ياO حبيبيmy beloved آهah لوif only تعyou know (beginning)
يا حبيبي آه لو تع
لمknow (completion) ماwhat بيails me
لم ما بي
O my beloved, ah, if only you
What is in me from suffering of farewell
knew what ails me
يومthe day بينيmy parting منfrom تباريpangs (beginning)
يوم بيني من تباري
حpangs (completion) العذابthe torment
ح العذاب
on the day of my parting, from the pangs
of torment!
آهah منfor يومthe day وداعيmy farewell
آه من يوم وداعي
إنهindeed it is يومa day عسيرdifficult
إنه يوم عسير
Alas for the day of my farewell!
It is a hard day.
لستI do not أدريknow ماwhat الذيthat which يحhappens (beginning)
لست أدري ما الذي يح
دثhappens (completion) منof أمرa matter خطيرgrave
دث من أمر خطير
I do not know what
grave event may happen.
أناI أخشىfear الدمعtears أنthat يهrends (beginning)
أنا أخشى الدمع أن يه
تكrends (completion) عنfrom حبيmy love الستورthe veils
تك عن حبي الستور
I fear that tears will
rend the veils concealing my love.
ياoh لهاfor it (exclamatory) منof ساعةan hour فيin
يا لها من ساعة في
هاit بناwith us الأرضthe earth تمورheaves
ها بنا الأرض تمور
Oh, what an hour it is, when
the earth heaves beneath us!
حينwhen أدنوI draw near منto حبيبيmy beloved
حين أدنو من حبيبي
ملقياcasting آخرthe last نظرهa glance
ملقيا آخر نظره
As I draw near to my beloved,
casting a final glance,
هاتفاcrying out منfrom شدةthe intensity of الهوthe terror (beginning)
هاتفا من شدة الهو
لterror (completion) أناديهI call to him بحسرهin grief
ل أناديه بحسره
crying out from the intensity of
terror, I call to him in grief:
ياO حبيبيmy beloved آهah لوif only تعyou know (beginning)
يا حبيبي آه لو تع
لمknow (completion) ماwhat بيails me
لم ما بي
O my beloved, ah, if only you
knew what ails me
يومthe day بينيmy parting منfrom تباريpangs (beginning)
يوم بيني من تباري
حpangs (completion) العذابthe torment
ح العذاب
on the day of my parting, from the pangs
of torment!
Partial English translation: 76 of 96 Arabic lines translated.