خَيالٌa vision لِمَنof one who حالَturned away عَنfrom عَهدِهِhis pledge
خَيالٌ لِمَن حالَ عَن عَهدِهِ
أَتانيcame to me وَماand not كُنتُI was فيwithin وَعدِهِhis promise
أَتاني وَما كُنتُ في وَعدِهِ
A vision of one who forsook his pledge
An apparition for one who broke his vow
Came to me, though I had no promise from him.
Came to me, though I had no tryst with him
تَمادىpersisted إِلىtoward الوَصلِunion حَتّىuntil
تَمادى إِلى الوَصلِ حَتّى
أتىcame الصَّباحُthe morning فَعادَthen it returned إِلىto ضِدِّهِits opposite
أتى الصَّباحُ فَعادَ إِلى ضِدِّهِ
It lingered in union until
Persisting in desire until the dawn
Morning came, and it returned to separation.
Returned him to the contrary of his aim
كَأَنيَas though I قَدalready بِتُّspent the night فيin شعرهِhis hair الthe
كَأَنيَ قَد بِتُّ في شعرهِ ال
أَحَمِّjet-black وَأَصبَحتُand I greeted the morning فيin خَدِّهِhis cheek
أَحَمِّ وَأَصبَحتُ في خَدِّهِ
As though I had spent the night within his hair—
As though I passed the night in his hair's curls
Jet-black—and greeted the morning upon his cheek.
But woke to find myself upon his cheek
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