نقلتنيhave carried me الأيامُthe days منfrom طولِlong duration of حبيmy love
نقلتني الأيامُ من طولِ حبي
كَfor you إلىto شدةِintensity of اشتياقيmy longing إليكاfor you
كَ إلى شدةِ اشتياقي إليكا
The days have carried me from my long love
My days have taken me from the length of my love for you
for you to the intensity of my longing for you,
To the intensity of my longing for you
ومِنand from الحُزنِsorrow والبكاءِand weeping علىover نفself (word fragment)
ومِن الحُزنِ والبكاءِ على نف
سِيcompletion of 'myself' إلىto الحُزنِsorrow والبكاءِand weeping عليكاover you
سِي إلى الحُزنِ والبكاءِ عليكا
and from sorrow and weeping over
And from the sadness and crying over my own soul
myself to sorrow and weeping over you.
To the sadness and crying over you
بفراقيكَbecause of my parting from you فارقَleft النومُsleep جِسميmy body
بفراقيكَ فارقَ النومُ جِسمي
أَفلاthen, has … not? فارقَleft الكرىslumber عينيكاyour two eyes
أَفلا فارقَ الكرى عينيكا
Because of my parting from you, sleep left my body;
With my separation from you, sleep has left my body
has slumber not, then, left your eyes?
Why then, hasn't it left your eyes?
إنindeed شَوقيmy longing إليكَfor you شوقٌlonging إلىfor قلheart (word fragment)
إن شَوقي إليكَ شوقٌ إلى قل
بcompletion of 'heart' كئيبٍsorrowful تركتَهُyou left it فيin يديكاyour two hands
ب كئيبٍ تركتَهُ في يديكا
Indeed, my longing for you is longing for a
My longing for you is a longing for a grieving heart
sorrowful heart that you left in your hands.
That you left in your hands