ياO قلبheart لاnot يجديكbenefits you منيfrom me التعللseeking consolation
يا قلب لا يجديك مني التعلل
ومالكand you have no عماfrom what تبتغيهyou seek it تحوّلturning away
ومالك عما تبتغيه تحوّل
O heart, consolation from me will do you no good.
O heart, excusing yourself is futile
Nor can you turn away from what you seek.
Why do you waver from what you seek
جراحكyour wounds لاnot تبراheal وأنتand you تزيدهاyou worsen them
جراحك لا تبرا وأنت تزيدها
إذاwhenever التامheals منهاamong them مقتلa mortal wound سالمقتلa mortal wound bleeds (apparently fused words)
إذا التام منها مقتل سالمقتل
Your wounds do not heal, and you make them worse.
Your wounds do not heal as you make them deeper
Whenever one mortal wound among them heals, another bleeds.
If they fully heal, it would be a wholesome death
وتنسىand you forget منfrom الأيامthe days ماwhat قدalready لقيتهyou experienced it
وتنسى من الأيام ما قد لقيته
وتذكرand you remember حباًa love بينbetween جنبيكyour two sides يوغلpenetrates deeply
وتذكر حباً بين جنبيك يوغل
And you forget what you have endured through the days,
You forget what days have brought you
And remember a love that penetrates deep within your breast.
And recall a love burrowing between your sides
تمثلyou picture منthe one whom تهوىyou love قريباًnearby مناجياًwhispering intimately
تمثل من تهوى قريباً مناجياً
تبثyou pour out لهto him الشكوىthe complaint وترجوand you hope وتأملand you wish
تبث له الشكوى وترجو وتأمل
You picture the one you love nearby, whispering intimately.
You imagine whom you love close by addressing him
You pour out your complaint to him, hoping and wishing.
Pouring out your complaints and hoping and expecting
وتختالand you revel proudly بالذكرىin the memory كأنكas though you واثقcertain
وتختال بالذكرى كأنك واثق
بنيلٍof attainment أوor أنthat الدهرTime عنكof you مغفَّلُheedless
بنيلٍ أو أن الدهر عنك مغفَّلُ
And you glory in the memory, as though certain
And boasting with memories as if you are certain
Of attainment—or that Time is heedless of you.
Of attaining or that fate is inattentive of you
ترفقbe gentle فؤاديبmy heart (apparent typo) إنهindeed it is البعدdistance والجفاand coldness
ترفق فؤاديب إنه البعد والجفا
وإنكand indeed you لاnot تدريknow بماwith what الأمرُthe affair مقبلis coming
وإنك لا تدري بما الأمرُ مقبل
Be gentle, my heart: this is distance and coldness.
Be gentle with my heart for it is remoteness and estrangement
And you do not know what this affair will bring.
And you do not know what the matter is becoming
وإنand indeed صدوعfractures القلبthe heart شتىmanifold وشرّهاand the worst of them
وإن صدوع القلب شتى وشرّها
خسارةloss of حبa love بالرجاءby hope معللsustained
خسارة حب بالرجاء معلل
And indeed, the heart's fractures are manifold, and the worst of them
The heart's cracks are many and most evil of them
Is the loss of a love sustained by hope.
Is a lost love justified with hope