كذبproved false الرجاءhope فماso not نجيبٌNajib يرجعreturns
كذب الرجاء فما نجيبٌ يرجع
وأقضّand grew uncomfortable ياO سلمىSalma عليكfor you المضجعُthe bed
وأقضّ يا سلمى عليك المضجعُ
Hope proved false: Najib does not return.
False hope lies; no beloved returns
And your bed, Salma, gives you no rest.
Sleep soon claims me, O Salma
ياO حزنgrief نبstrike ياO قلبheart ذبmelt ياO طرفeye صبpour forth
يا حزن نب يا قلب ذب يا طرف صب
خابfailed الذيwhat كناwe were لهfor it نتوقعexpecting
خاب الذي كنا له نتوقع
O grief, strike; O heart, melt; O eye, pour forth.
O grief, O aching heart, O streaming eyes
What we had been expecting has failed.
Our dreams are dashed and hopes are spent
ياO أمmother صدريmy breast والنونand the nun (probably a misprint for separation) تذكىkindles الهوىpassion
يا أم صدري والنون تذكى الهوى
ياO أمmother كانونٌa brazier لنارٍfor a fire تلذعsears
يا أم كانونٌ لنارٍ تلذع
Mother, my breast—while separation [probable reading] kindles passion—
O mother of my heart, love's embers burn
Mother, is a brazier for a fire that sears.
O hearth where flames of passion yearn
إنindeed الفؤادthe heart يصيرturns into فيهِwithin it أدمعاtears
إن الفؤاد يصير فيهِ أدمعا
وتسيلand flow فوقover الخدthe cheek منيfrom me الأدمعthe tears
وتسيل فوق الخد مني الأدمع
Indeed, within it the heart turns to tears,
Tears course down my cheeks though eyes are dry
And tears flow from me over my cheek.
Deeper pain wracks lungs with sob and sigh
أوجاعpains ماwhat تبديreveal العيونthe eyes شديدةsevere
أوجاع ما تبدي العيون شديدة
وأشدand more severe منهاthan them ماwhat تجُنُّconceal الأضلعthe ribs
وأشد منها ما تجُنُّ الأضلع
The pains the eyes reveal are severe,
Eyes cannot betray depth of hurt inside
But fiercer still are those the ribs conceal.
Nor ribs contain the torment they do hide
قلتI said الإياسdespair بهin it لنفسيfor my soul راحةrelief
قلت الإياس به لنفسي راحة
فإذاbut behold الإياسdespair وماand what يولدit breeds أوجعmore painful
فإذا الإياس وما يولد أوجع
I said: In despair my soul will find relief,
I said to self that hope would bring relief
But despair and what it breeds proved more painful.
But losing hope brings greater, deeper grief
كانتwere بليلin the night of الهجرabandonment فيin قلبيmy heart المنىthe hopes
كانت بليل الهجر في قلبي المنى
مثلlike النجومthe stars المستنيرةshining تطلعrise
مثل النجوم المستنيرة تطلع
In the night of abandonment, the hopes in my heart
You were the stars lighting my darkest night
Rose like shining stars.
Then came the clouds obscuring all your light
فأتىthen came سحابthe cloud of اليأسdespair يملأfills جوهits sky
فأتى سحاب اليأس يملأ جوه
فتغيبتso disappeared تلكthose النجومstars اللُّمَعgleaming
فتغيبت تلك النجوم اللُّمَع
Then the cloud of despair came, filling its sky,
Mother I've tried both tears and their opposite
And those gleaming stars disappeared.
But nothing helps, no act brings benefit
ياO أمmother جربتI tried البكاءweeping وعكسَهand its opposite
يا أم جربت البكاء وعكسَه
ياO أمmother إنindeed كليهماboth of them لاnot ينفعavail
يا أم إن كليهما لا ينفع
Mother, I tried weeping and its opposite;
They say he wed in hopes of wealth and fame
Mother, neither of them avails.
Her riches raise men's status and their name
قالواthey said تزوَّجَhe married فيin فروقFuruq غنيةa wealthy woman
قالوا تزوَّجَ في فروق غنية
أموالهاher wealth تُعلىexalts الرجالmen وترفعand raises
أموالها تُعلى الرجال وترفع
They said he married a wealthy woman in Furuq;
This news on hearing my hopes were torn
Her riches exalt men and raise them high.
Each evening, daybreak, I felt so forlorn
هذاthis هوis الخبرthe news الذيwhich لسماعهat hearing it
هذا هو الخبر الذي لسماعه
أمسىbecame رجائيmy hope حبلهits cord يتقطعbreaks apart
أمسى رجائي حبله يتقطع
This is the news at whose hearing
It's not he married that brings me such pain
The cord of my hope began to break apart.
May he have one wife, or marry again!
هذاthis هوis الخبرthe news الذيwhich باتتremained لهbecause of it
هذا هو الخبر الذي باتت له
فيin الليلthe night نفسيmy soul والنهارand the day تُروّعis terrified
في الليل نفسي والنهار تُروّع
This is the news that has left
But knowing we're thus parted, remote, estranged
My soul terrified by night and day.
My heart is breaking, my soul deranged
ماnot إنat all (emphasis) أسيتI grieved لكونهِbecause of his being متزوجاًmarried
ما إن أسيت لكونهِ متزوجاً
ليكنlet there be لهfor him ليكنlet there be حلائلwives أربعfour
ليكن له ليكن حلائل أربع
It was not his being married that grieved me;
Where can I go when you are absent, say
Let him have—yes, let him have four wives!
The home's a ruin since you went away
لكنbut تَصَوُّرَthe thought of كونهhis being يبقىremaining كذاthus
لكن تَصَوُّرَ كونه يبقى كذا
متباعداًfar away عنيfrom me لقلبيto my heart يصدعrends
متباعداً عني لقلبي يصدع
But the thought that he will remain thus,
I've suffered hurts that have tormented me
Far away from me, rends my heart.
I've heard words that have wounded mortally
كيفhow الإقامةstaying ياO نجيبNajib فدلنيso guide me
كيف الإقامة يا نجيب فدلني
بالدارin the house بعدكafter you وهيwhile it is قفرٌa wilderness بلقعbarren
بالدار بعدك وهي قفرٌ بلقع
How can I stay, Najib? Tell me,
Salma was once a maiden fancy-free
In the house after you, when it is a barren waste?
Born to wealth, nobility, pedigree
حسبيenough for me منof الآلامthe pains ماwhat أشقىI suffer بهِfrom it
حسبي من الآلام ما أشقى بهِ
حسبيenough for me منof الأقوالthe words ماwhat أناI أسمعhear
حسبي من الأقوال ما أنا أسمع
Enough for me are the pains I suffer;
Her father spent a fortune on her rearing
Enough for me are the words I hear.
She flowered to adulthood without fearing
كانتwas لعمريby my life فيat بدايةthe beginning of أمرهاher story
كانت لعمري في بداية أمرها
سلمىSalma وحيدةthe only daughter of موسرٍa wealthy man يتبرعgives freely
سلمى وحيدة موسرٍ يتبرع
At the beginning of her story, by my life,
A beauty of surpassing, perfect grace
Salma was the only daughter of a generous man of means.
Youth's glow lit up her moon-bright face
بنتٌa daughter أبوهاher father جدَّstrove فيin تهذيبهاher refinement
بنتٌ أبوها جدَّ في تهذيبها
وقضىand he died فناهزتthen she approached البلوغmaturity ترعرعgrowing up
وقضى فناهزت البلوغ ترعرع
A daughter whose father strove to refine her,
Cheeks like spring's blossoms, languid eyes so bright
Then died; she grew and approached maturity.
She revelled in riches, lived in delight
عذراءa maiden بارعةsurpassing الجمالin beauty فتيةٌyoung
عذراء بارعة الجمال فتيةٌ
فيin وجههاher face نورthe light of الشبيبةyouth يلمعshines
في وجهها نور الشبيبة يلمع
A maiden, surpassingly beautiful and young,
Mother's affection nurtured her growth
The light of youth shone in her face:
Father's devotion sheltered them both
خدٌّa cheek كنُوارlike the blossoms of الربيعspring موردrosy
خدٌّ كنُوار الربيع مورد
ونواظرٌand eyes دعجlarge and dark وجيدand a neck أتلعlong and graceful
ونواظرٌ دعج وجيد أتلع
A rosy cheek like the blossoms of spring,
She loved flowers and they loved her back
Large, dark eyes, and a long, graceful neck.
But gone are days of affection—alack!
ربيتshe was reared وشبَّتand grew up فيin حمايةthe protection of أمهاher mother
ربيت وشبَّت في حماية أمها
تلهوplays بموروثamid inherited الثَراءwealth وترتعand lives at ease
تلهو بموروث الثَراء وترتع
She was reared and grew under her mother's protection,
Najeeb wooed her, a rascal, a pretender
Playing amid inherited wealth and living at ease,
With handsome looks designed to upend her
حيثwhere الحنانُtenderness ظلالهits shades ممدودةoutspread
حيث الحنانُ ظلاله ممدودة
حيثwhere الودادaffection غصونهits branches تتفرعbranch out
حيث الوداد غصونه تتفرع
Where tenderness spread out its shade,
He ogled her from his low window
Where affection's branches spread.
She watched for him from her house, bent low
كانتshe used to تحبُّlove الزهرflowers وهوand they يحبهاlove her
كانت تحبُّ الزهر وهو يحبها
فكلاهماso both of them متوهجradiant متضوعfragrant
فكلاهما متوهج متضوع
She loved the flowers, and they loved her;
Till both were snared in romance's maze
Both were radiant and fragrant.
And neither could see the deception's ways
يتبسمانthey both smile بشاشةcheerfully واليومand today قدalready
يتبسمان بشاشة واليوم قد
ذهبتvanished بشاشاتthe smiles of الأحبةloved ones أجمعall
ذهبت بشاشات الأحبة أجمع
They smiled cheerfully; but today
Najeeb lied that her beauty had smit
The glad smiles of loved ones have all vanished.
His heart with passion he could not quit
أماas for نجيبNajib فهوthen he صادفهاmet her فتىa young man
أما نجيب فهو صادفها فتى
يزهوtakes pride بحسنٍin beauty للغوانيfor fair women يخدعbeguiles
يزهو بحسنٍ للغواني يخدع
As for Najib, he met her as a young man,
Months passed with growing ardour between
Proud of a beauty that beguiled fair women.
He ardently courted, she drank his words in
جازٌa neighbor (probable reading) لهاof hers لكنهbut he متقلبwallowing
جازٌ لها لكنه متقلب
فيin الفقرpoverty إلاexcept أنهthat he يتصنعputs on airs
في الفقر إلا أنه يتصنع
A neighbor of hers [probable reading], yet mired
When mother discerned her unwavering heart
In poverty, though he put on airs.
Preferred this suitor, she feared they would part
يرنوgazes إليهاtoward her منfrom نوافذthe windows of بيتهِhis house
يرنو إليها من نوافذ بيتهِ
وإليهِand toward him منfrom شباكهاher window تتطلعshe looks out
وإليهِ من شباكها تتطلع
He gazed at her from the windows of his house,
So reluctantly she agreed to the match
And from her window she looked out toward him,
Despite misgivings and efforts to snatch
حتىuntil تورَّطbecame entangled قلبهاher heart فيin حبهِlove of him
حتى تورَّط قلبها في حبهِ
وغدتand she became بغيرwithout لقائهِmeeting him لاnot تقنعcontent
وغدت بغير لقائهِ لا تقنع
Until her heart became entangled in his love,
Her away, knowing he was a cad
And she was no longer content without seeing him.
Who would betray her, deceive her, go bad
وأبانand made known يخدعهاdeceiving her نجيبNajib إنهthat he
وأبان يخدعها نجيب إنه
بجمالهاwith her beauty الفتانbewitching صبٌّlove-struck مولعinfatuated
بجمالها الفتان صبٌّ مولع
Najib showed her, deceiving her, that he
Three years passed while he squandered her riches
Was love-struck, infatuated with her bewitching beauty.
Lavishing money on wine and on *****es
مرتpassed شهورmonths فيin الغرامlove عليهماover them both
مرت شهور في الغرام عليهما
هذاthis man يغازلهاwoos her وهذيand this woman تسجعُcoos
هذا يغازلها وهذي تسجعُ
Months passed for them in love:
Till all her money was gone, her home stripped bare
He wooed her, and she cooed.
Each stick of furniture sold off in despair
والأمand the mother لماwhen شاهدتsaw منfrom بنتهاher daughter
والأم لما شاهدت من بنتها
ذاكthat اللجاجpersistence وأنهاand that she لاnot تُقلعdesist
ذاك اللجاج وأنها لا تُقلع
When her mother saw in her daughter
Then Najeeb said, My darling, my pet
That persistence, and that she would not desist,
I'm afraid things are not as I'd hoped to get
رضيتshe agreed أخيراًfinally أنto تزوِّجهاmarry her off بهِto him
رضيت أخيراً أن تزوِّجها بهِ
كرهاًreluctantly وكانتand she had been قبلbefore ذلكthat تمنعforbidding
كرهاً وكانت قبل ذلك تمنع
She finally consented to marry her to him,
So I've decided to journey to Furooq town
Reluctantly, having forbidden it before.
Where with luck I'll gain money, position and renown
مرَّتpassed ثلاثthree سنينyears وهوand he خلالهاthroughout them
مرَّت ثلاث سنين وهو خلالها
فيin القمرِgambling يصرفspends مالهاher money ويُضيَّعand it is squandered
في القمرِ يصرف مالها ويُضيَّع
Three years passed, and throughout them
Salma wept and implored him to reflect
He spent her money gambling, and it was squandered,
But Najeeb's mind towards leaving was set
حتىuntil إذاwhen نفدتran out جميعall نقودهاher cash
حتى إذا نفدت جميع نقودها
وغداand came to be الأثاثthe furnishings يباعsold ثمthen يوزَّعdistributed
وغدا الأثاث يباع ثم يوزَّع
Until, when all her cash was exhausted
While Salma pleaded with him there and stayed
And the furnishings were sold, then dispersed,
Najeeb dismissed her protests and obeyed
أنهىhe informed لسلمىto Salma قائلاًsaying أحبيبتيO my beloved
أنهى لسلمى قائلاً أحبيبتي
ليسare not الأمورthings هناhere كماas أتوقعI expect
ليس الأمور هنا كما أتوقع
He informed Salma, saying: My beloved,
His resolve to desert her and go
Things here are not as I expect.
While grief-stricken Salma continued her woe
إنيindeed I نويتresolved إلىto فروقFuruq رحلةًa journey
إني نويت إلى فروق رحلةً
علىin hope that (probable reading) أنالI attain بهاthrough it مقاماًa station يرفعelevates
على أنال بها مقاماً يرفع
I have resolved on a journey to Furuq,
My love don't be anxious about my departure
In hopes of attaining through it a station that would raise me.
I'll return to you soon, do not harbour
فبكتso she wept لتمنَعهto stop him الرحيلfrom leaving وأعولتand wailed
فبكت لتمنَعه الرحيل وأعولت
لكنbut نجيبٌNajib بالقطيعةon severing ties مزمعresolved
لكن نجيبٌ بالقطيعة مزمع
She wept to prevent him from leaving, and wailed,
Dark thoughts, but be cheerful and gay
But Najib was resolved on severing ties.
I'll be back in a couple of months, can't delay
هوhe جالسsitting يبديreveals لسلمىto Salma عزمَهhis resolve
هو جالس يبدي لسلمى عزمَه
وأمامهand before him سلمىSalma الحزينةsorrowful تضرعpleads
وأمامه سلمى الحزينة تضرع
He sat revealing his resolve to Salma,
He left, two years passed but no letter came
While grieving Salma pleaded before him.
To dispel depression, ease sorrow and shame
أحليلتيO my wife لاdo not تجزعيbe distressed منby رحلتيmy journey
أحليلتي لا تجزعي من رحلتي
إنيindeed I إليكمto you all عنin قريبa short time أرجعreturn
إني إليكم عن قريب أرجع
My wife, do not be distressed by my journey;
One day Salma collapsed by her mother in a heap
I shall return to you before long.
Sobbing hopelessly, wailing, unable to sleep
فمضىso he left ومرَّتand passed حجتانtwo years ولمand did not يجئcome
فمضى ومرَّت حجتان ولم يجئ
منهfrom him كتابa letter للكآبةagainst gloom يدفعrepels
منه كتاب للكآبة يدفع
He left; two years passed, and there came no
The parting's savage torments raked her soul
Letter from him to dispel her sadness.
Her heart was shattered, wrecked beyond control
سلمىSalma جثتknelt يوماًone day بجانبbeside أمهاher mother
سلمى جثت يوماً بجانب أمها
تبكيweeping كماas يبكيweeps الحزينthe sorrowful المفجعstricken by loss
تبكي كما يبكي الحزين المفجع
One day Salma knelt beside her mother,
Grief weighed upon her heart like a massive stone
Weeping as one stricken with grief weeps,
Nearly cracking her ribs, making her moan
تشكوlaments تباريحthe torments of الفراقِseparation لهاto her كماas
تشكو تباريح الفراقِ لها كما
قدalready كنتyou were فيat صدرthe opening of القصيدةthe poem تسمعhearing
قد كنت في صدر القصيدة تسمع
To her she lamented the torments of separation, as
And mother sat by her, soothing her gently
You heard at the opening of the poem.
When a sudden knock came urgently
والهمُّand sorrow يضغطpresses قلبهاher heart منfrom داخلwithin
والهمُّ يضغط قلبها من داخل
حتىuntil يكادalmost شغافهits membrane يتمزعis torn apart
حتى يكاد شغافه يتمزع
And sorrow pressed her heart from within,
Mother rushed hoping for some happy tiding
Until its membrane was almost torn apart.
Salma too jumped up, both felt hope rising
والأمand the mother جالسةsitting تسليهاconsoles her إذاwhen suddenly
والأم جالسة تسليها إذا
بالبابat the door منfrom دونwithout انتظارexpectation يقرعsomeone knocks
بالباب من دون انتظار يقرع
Her mother sat consoling her, when suddenly
A mailman handed them a letter, no name showing
An unexpected knock came at the door.
Their hearts pounded, both fearing yet knowing
فمشتso walked لبابto the door of الدارthe house سعياًhurriedly أمهاher mother
فمشت لباب الدار سعياً أمها
ريحانةRayhana وكذاكand likewise سلمىSalma تهرعhurries
ريحانة وكذاك سلمى تهرع
Her mother hurried to the door of the house—
Salma opened it hastily, read it aloud weeping
Rayhana—and Salma hurried likewise.
Then cried, He's divorced me! What's left for me?
وإذاand suddenly بمأمورthere was an official of البريدthe post يقلcarrying فيin الthe (continued article)
وإذا بمأمور البريد يقل في ال
أَيديhands كتاباًa letter لمnot يكنwas يتوقعexpected
أَيدي كتاباً لم يكن يتوقع
And there was the postal clerk, carrying in his
Mother he's freed me! What can I do?
Hands a letter that no one had expected.
Mother don't shun me, my end is near too
سلمىSalma تسلمتreceived الكتابthe letter وقلبهاand her heart
سلمى تسلمت الكتاب وقلبها
فرقاًin fear يكادalmost بصدرهاwithin her breast يتفلَّعsplits apart
فرقاً يكاد بصدرها يتفلَّع
Salma received the letter, her heart
Mother inside me burns tormenting pain
Almost splitting in her breast with fear.
Mother my heart is gripped by anguish insane
فضَّتهshe opened it تاليةًreading لهof it حتىuntil إذاwhen
فضَّته تاليةً له حتى إذا
فرغتfinished منwith التلوِّreading صاحتcried out تجزعin anguish
فرغت من التلوِّ صاحت تجزع
She opened it and read it until, when
I feel my spirit's lamp is guttering out
She finished reading, she cried out in anguish:
My heart is breaking open, wracked by doubt
ياO أمmother طلَّقنيhe divorced me فماذاso what حيلتيmy recourse
يا أم طلَّقني فماذا حيلتي
ياO أمmother سرَّحنيhe cast me off فماذاso what أصنعshall I do
يا أم سرَّحني فماذا أصنع
Mother, he has divorced me—what recourse have I?
My flesh, skin, nerves are all in sudden revolt
Mother, he has cast me off—what shall I do?
My bones ache, mother, as fiery pain bolts
ياO أمmother لاdo not تنأينgo far عنيfrom me إننيindeed I
يا أم لا تنأين عني إنني
عماin قليلa little while للحياةto life أودعُI bid farewell
عما قليل للحياة أودعُ
Mother, do not go far from me, for I
Like flowers I nurtured hopes within my heart
Shall bid farewell to life before long.
My soul thrived on dreams that now depart
ياO أمmother فيin نفسيmy soul عذابٌtorment مؤلمpainful
يا أم في نفسي عذابٌ مؤلم
ياO أمmother فيin قلبيmy heart اضطرابturmoil موجعpainful
يا أم في قلبي اضطراب موجع
Mother, within my soul is painful torment;
Lost in a tempest's fury, heavens at war
Mother, within my heart is an aching turmoil.
Hopes are annihilated, can't be no more
وأُحسُّand I feel أنthat سراجthe lamp of روحيmy soul ينطفيgoes out
وأُحسُّ أن سراج روحي ينطفي
والقلبand the heart منيof mine بالأسىwith sorrow يتصدَّعbreaks apart
والقلب مني بالأسى يتصدَّع
And I feel the lamp of my soul going out,
That betrayer mocks our lost intimacy
And my heart breaking apart with sorrow.
And scorns our broken bonds of amity
وكانand there were فيin لحميmy flesh وجلديand my skin والحشاand the entrails
وكان في لحمي وجلدي والحشا
والعظمand the bones ياO أميmy mother أراقمَmottled serpents تلسعsting
والعظم يا أمي أراقمَ تلسع
And there were in my flesh, my skin, my entrails,
I grieve for lost youth spent in futile chase
And my bones, Mother, mottled serpents stinging.
Of a disloyal love, a liar's embrace
ربَّيتI nurtured مثلَlike الزهرflowers آمالاًhopes بهاthrough them
ربَّيت مثلَ الزهر آمالاً بها
كانwas الفؤادthe heart علىdespite النوىseparation يتمتعtaking delight
كان الفؤاد على النوى يتمتع
I nurtured hopes like flowers, through which
I grieve for days now marred andoria
My heart took delight despite separation,
And a life nevermore again to be
ويعيشand lives مسروراًhappily بهاthrough them آهٍah فقدfor indeed
ويعيش مسروراً بها آهٍ فقد
هبتblew علىupon الآمالthe hopes ريحٌa wind زعزعviolent
هبت على الآمال ريحٌ زعزع
And lived happily through them. Ah, for
O Death 'tis you I seek at last for comfort
A violent wind has blown upon those hopes.
From life's terrors you're the only resort
ويحيwoe to me لممحوضfor the pure العلاقةattachment يزدريhe scorns
ويحي لممحوض العلاقة يزدري
ويحيwoe to me لمعروضfor the offered الودادaffection يضيَّعis squandered
ويحي لمعروض الوداد يضيَّع
Woe to me for the pure attachment he scorns;
Come, O Death, come, O Death, come, Death come!
Woe to me for the offered affection wasted.
Without you I can find no healing balm
لهفيalas for me علىfor شرخthe prime of الشبابyouth صرفتهI spent it
لهفي على شرخ الشباب صرفته
فيin حبlove of غدَّارa faithless man يغرُّdeludes ويخدعand deceives
في حب غدَّار يغرُّ ويخدع
Alas for the prime of youth I spent
O Death my heart says your vast dominion
Loving a faithless man who deludes and deceives.
Offers greater solace than this prison
لهفيalas for me علىfor الأيامthe days كيفhow تبدَّلتthey changed
لهفي على الأيام كيف تبدَّلت
والعيشand life كيفhow مضىpassed فماso not أنat all (emphasis) يرجعreturns
والعيش كيف مضى فما أن يرجع
Alas for the days—how they have changed,
Of endless grief and days devoid of peace
And life—how it has passed and will not return!
Where suffering stagnates and will not cease
ياO موتDeath إنكindeed you أنتyou أنتyou الملتجىthe refuge
يا موت إنك أنت أنت الملتجى
وإليكand to you منfrom هولthe horror of الحياةlife المفزعthe flight for refuge
وإليك من هول الحياة المفزع
O Death, you, you are the refuge,
And to you one flees from the horror of life.
ياO موتDeath زرvisit ياO موتDeath زرvisit ياO موتDeath زرvisit
يا موت زر يا موت زر يا موت زر
ليستis not حياتيmy life بعدany longer فيهاin it أطمعI place hope
ليست حياتي بعد فيها أطمع
O Death, come; O Death, come; O Death, come!
I no longer place any hope in my life.
ياO موتDeath ياO كلَّall of النجاةِdeliverance يقولsays ليto me
يا موت يا كلَّ النجاةِ يقول لي
قلبيmy heart فضاؤُكyour expanse منthan فضائيmy expanse أوسعwider
قلبي فضاؤُك من فضائي أوسع
O Death, O all deliverance—so says to me
My heart: Your expanse is wider than mine.
Partial English translation: 116 of 122 Arabic lines translated.