وقفتI stood وفيand in قلبيmy heart ضرامa blaze منof الأسىsorrow
وقفت وفي قلبي ضرام من الأسى
ودمعيand my tears منfrom وجدٍyearning دماًas blood يتحدرstream down
ودمعي من وجدٍ دماً يتحدر
I stood, and in my heart was a blaze of sorrow,
I stood still, with grief raging in my heart,
And my tears streamed down as blood from yearning.
And tears of passion streaming down my face.
أودعI bid farewell منthe one whom أهوىI love وقدand had already أزمعresolved on النوىdeparture
أودع من أهوى وقد أزمع النوى
وكبديand my liver قدindeed كادتnearly جوىwith burning anguish تتفطرsplits apart
وكبدي قد كادت جوى تتفطر
I was bidding farewell to the one I love, who had resolved to depart,
I bid farewell to my love as she turned to leave,
And my liver nearly split apart with burning anguish.
My heart nearly shattering with sorrow.
فقلتso I said حبيبيmy beloved أيwhat قصدdestination نويتهyou intended it
فقلت حبيبي أي قصد نويته
فقدfor indeed كنتI was منof هذاthis وحقكand by your honor أحذرI am wary
فقد كنت من هذا وحقك أحذر
So I said: My beloved, what destination have you chosen?
I said, "My darling, what is your intent?
For, by your honor, I had feared this.
I fear this course, I swear by our bond."
لحىmay curse اللهGod يومthe day البينof parting ماذاwhat ألمbefell بيupon me
لحى الله يوم البين ماذا ألم بي
ولاand may not فازprosper منwhoever عنwithout حبهhis love يتصبرforces himself to endure
ولا فاز من عن حبه يتصبر
May God curse the day of parting! What has befallen me!
God spare me till we meet again from this agony -
And may no one prosper who forces himself to endure without his love.
No one gains from resisting love's pull.