قديرٌcapable علىof أنthat لاnot أكونI am كئيباsorrowful
قديرٌ على أن لا أكون كئيبا
دواءٌa remedy وداءٌand a malady أسقماboth caused sickness وطبيباand a physician
دواءٌ وداءٌ أسقما وطبيبا
Able to keep me from being sorrowful—
Able to be not downcast
A remedy and a malady that both caused sickness—and a physician.
A cure and ailment made me sick and healer
أجرprotect قلبَthe heart منone who يهواكَloves you منfrom حرheat زفرةٍa sigh
أجر قلبَ من يهواكَ من حر زفرةٍ
رماهstruck it بهاwith it طولُthe length of النوىseparation ليذوباso that it might melt
رماه بها طولُ النوى ليذوبا
Protect the heart of one who loves you from the heat of a sigh,
Relieve the heart of who adores you from the heat of a sigh
With which long separation struck it, so that it might melt.
He was cast by the length of purpose that he may melt
وأرخىand it let droop جفوناًeyelids متنthey died منfrom جفوةneglect الكرىsleep
وأرخى جفوناً متن من جفوة الكرى
يجدّدنthey renew دماًblood لاnot يزالُceases غريباstrange
يجدّدن دماً لا يزالُ غريبا
And it let droop eyelids that had died from sleep’s neglect,
And lowered lids refusing from the hardness of wounds
They renew blood that never ceases to be strange.
They renew blood that does not cease to be strange
فكنso be كالذيlike what أهوىI desire وإنand even if كنتَyou are باخلاًmiserly
فكن كالذي أهوى وإن كنتَ باخلاً
لعلperhaps شفائيmy recovery أنthat يكونit will be قريباnear
لعل شفائي أن يكون قريبا
So be as I desire, even if you are miserly,
So be like the one I loved even if you are aloof
Perhaps my recovery will be near.
Maybe my recovery will be soon