وَتجافَتand drew apart جُفونُthe eyelids of عَينيmy eye سُهداًin sleeplessness
وَتجافَت جُفونُ عَيني سُهداً
حينwhen عُلِّمنَthey were taught مِنfrom جَفاكَyour estrangement الجَفاءَestrangement
حين عُلِّمنَ مِن جَفاكَ الجَفاءَ
And the lids of my eye drew apart in sleeplessness,
when your estrangement taught them estrangement.
وَكأَنّيand as though I مِمّاfrom how تَناءَتdrew apart جُفونيmy eyelids
وَكأَنّي مِمّا تَناءَت جُفوني
لاحِظٌgazing at وَردَthe roses of وَجنتيكyour two cheeks اجتِناءَfor gathering
لاحِظٌ وَردَ وَجنتيك اجتِناءَ
And with my eyelids so far apart, it is as though I
gaze at the roses of your cheeks to gather them.
وَكأَنَّand as though الجفونَthe eyelids ترقبُawait وَعداًa promise
وَكأَنَّ الجفونَ ترقبُ وَعداً
بالتَلاقيof meeting فَلاso do not تَرومُseek التقاءَa meeting
بالتَلاقي فَلا تَرومُ التقاءَ
And it is as though the eyelids await a promise
of meeting, so they do not seek to meet.
Translation model: Sol 6.1