09The vocabulary of the poem and its meanings
1ta'llah
Meaning
- Idling and occupying oneself with something
2abath
Meaning
- Futile, of no use
3istishfa'
Meaning
- Seeking a cure
4sabbabah
Meaning
- Yearning, love-longing
5ka'abah
Meaning
- My sadness, gloom
6ana'
Meaning
- My toil, exhaustion
7khwatir
Meaning
- Plural of khatir: thoughts, musings
8al-hawja'
Meaning
- Violent, fierce (plural huj)
9al-thaawi
Meaning
- Abiding, settled
10kahffa
Meaning
- Flapping, fluttering, restless
11kamad
Meaning
- Deep, suppressed grief
12taghsha
Meaning
- Overcomes, covers
13al-mu'takir
Meaning
- Dark, turbid
14al-kareeh
Meaning
- Wounded
15al-ghamrat
Meaning
- Plural of ghamrah: hardship, distress
16al-aqdh'
Meaning
- Plural of qadah: what falls into the eye and hurts it
17al-mustaham
Meaning
- Deeply smitten in love
18kalmi
Meaning
- My wound