سأرجوI shall hope ولوeven if أنthat الرجاءَhope عقيمbarren
سأرجو ولو أن الرجاءَ عقيم
وأحياand I shall live ولوeven if أنthat الحياةlife جحيمhell
وأحيا ولو أن الحياة جحيم
I shall hope even if hope is barren.
I shall hope though hope is futile,
And I shall live even if life is hell.
And live though life is hell,
وأتركand I shall leave قلبيmy heart سادراًwandering heedlessly دونapart from حبّهits beloved
وأترك قلبي سادراً دون حبّه
يجاذبcontends with إلفاًan intimate companion فيwithin حشاهits depths يُقيمdwells
يجاذب إلفاً في حشاه يُقيم
And leave my heart wandering heedlessly, apart from its beloved,
And leave my heart flowing freely without its love,
Contending with an intimate companion who dwells within its depths.
Clinging to intimacy dwelling inside it.
فإنfor if كانis جسميmy body مسقماًailing ومعذباًand tormented
فإن كان جسمي مسقماً ومعذباً
فإنthen indeed فؤاديmy heart رغمdespite ذاكthat سليمsound
فإن فؤادي رغم ذاك سليم
For if my body is ailing and tormented,
If my body is ill and tortured,
Then my heart, despite that, is sound.
My heart is still sound despite that.
طروبrapturous يناجيهwhispers to it الصباthe east wind ويهزّهand stirs it
طروب يناجيه الصبا ويهزّه
إلىtoward الحسنbeauty شوقyearning فيin هواكlove for you عظيمmighty
إلى الحسن شوق في هواك عظيم
It is rapturous; the east wind whispers to it, and it is stirred
Passion that greatly adores you,
Toward beauty by a mighty yearning in its love for you.
Makes the youth converse with and shake it.
تعلّمit learned منfrom عينيكyour two eyes حبًّاlove فزادهand so increased it
تعلّم من عينيك حبًّا فزاده
غراماًpassion وأضحىand it became بالعيونwith eyes يهيمenamored
غراماً وأضحى بالعيون يهيم
It learned love from your eyes, and that increased its
Learn love from your eyes which increased
Passion; and it grew enamored of eyes.
Its passion and became obsessed with eyes.
يناجيكwhispers to you بالبيتthrough the verse الذيwhich قدindeed أجادهhe crafted it well
يناجيك بالبيت الذي قد أجاده
خبيرan expert بأسرارin the secrets of الودادaffection عليمُwell versed
خبير بأسرار الوداد عليمُ
It whispers to you through the verse finely crafted
It converses with you using the verse it excelled at,
By an expert well versed in the secrets of affection.
An expert in the secrets of affection and wise.
ستفنىwill perish الضلوعthe ribs الطاوياتthat fold علىaround الأسىsorrow
ستفنى الضلوع الطاويات على الأسى
وحبكand love for you فيwithin تلكthose الضلوعribs مقيمabiding
وحبك في تلك الضلوع مقيم
The ribs that fold around sorrow will perish,
The ribs arching over sorrow will perish,
And love for you abides within those ribs.
And your love in those ribs remains.