ألفتُI have grown accustomed to النوحlamentation بعدكafter your departure والسهوداand sleeplessness
ألفتُ النوح بعدك والسهودا
وودّعتُand I bade farewell to التصبرpatient endurance والهجوداand slumber
وودّعتُ التصبر والهجودا
Since you left, I have grown used to lamentation and sleeplessness,
I lamented and prostrated after you left
And I have bid farewell to patient endurance and slumber.
And bid farewell to patience and calm
وأضمرتand I harbored الأسىsorrow لماwhen تولّىpassed away
وأضمرت الأسى لما تولّى
زمانٌa time كانwould have been لوif دمتمyou had stayed حميداpleasant
زمانٌ كان لو دمتم حميدا
And I harbored sorrow when there passed away
I harbored sorrow when time passed
A time that, had you stayed, would have been pleasant.
That would have been auspicious had you stayed
وقدand indeed رقّتgrew delicate دموعtears العينof the eye حتىso that
وقد رقّت دموع العين حتى
لتحسبهاyou would surely take them for لرقتهاbecause of their delicacy خدوداcheeks
لتحسبها لرقتها خدودا
And the eye's tears have grown so delicate that
My tears flowed copiously as though
You would surely take them for cheeks, so delicate are they.
You'd think my cheeks a stream bed
بليتُI have grown worn out منfrom الغرامardent love بكمfor you ولكنand yet
بليتُ من الغرام بكم ولكن
أرىI find كلفَpassion الفؤادof the heart بكمfor you جديداfresh
أرى كلفَ الفؤاد بكم جديدا
I have been worn down by love for you, yet
I suffered from love for you but
I find my heart's passion for you still fresh.
My heart is stubbornly attached to you still
وماand not طمعhas hoped المعذّبthe tormented one أنto يراكمsee you
وما طمع المعذّب أن يراكم
وقدwhile indeed ضنّhas been loath الخيالthe phantom بأنto يعوداreturn
وقد ضنّ الخيال بأن يعودا
Nor has the tormented one hoped to see you,
The tortured has no hope of seeing you
While even the phantom has been loath to return.
Since imagination refused to recreate you
إذاwhenever ماemphatic particle قلتI say أجلىhas departed الوجدُlove's anguish عنيfrom me
إذا ما قلت أجلى الوجدُ عني
تذكرتُI remember المعاهدthe familiar haunts والعهوداand the pledges
تذكرتُ المعاهد والعهودا
Whenever I say, 'Love's anguish has left me,'
When I say heartache has left me
I remember the familiar haunts and the pledges.
I recall our vows and promises