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I have no reliance on the night visit

ما لي على السلوان عنك معول

1. I have no reliance on the night visit
So why should the lover tire himself out?

١. ما لي على السُّلْوانِ عَنْك مُعَوَّلُ
فإِلامَ يَتْعَبُ في هواك العُذَّلُ

2. Your love grows fresh every day
As if the last of it was the first in my heart

٢. يزدادُ حُبُّكَ كلَّ يَوْمٍ جِدَّةً
وكأَنّ آخِرَه بقلبي أَوَّل

3. You have become a fire for the lover and a paradise
Your cheeks are hot coals and your smile a dangling chain

٣. أَصبحتَ ناراً للمُحِبِّ وَجَنَّةً
خَدَّاك جَمْرُ غَضاً وريقُك سَلْسَل

4. The soft branches of the willow would bend for you if you bent toward me
And their posture would straighten if you walked straight

٤. لك لِينُ أَغصان النَّقا لو لِنْتَ لي
ولك اعتدالُ قَوامِها لو تَعْدِل

5. O archer who aimed at hearts with his arrows
Remove the arrows - your bewitching glance is more deadly

٥. يا راشقاً هَدَفَ القلوبِ بأَسهمٍ
خَلِّ السِّهامَ فِسْحُر طَرْفِك أَقْتَلُ

6. What is with those tale-bearers who came between us? If only
They would lose their loved ones as they have made me lose mine

٦. ما لِلْوُشاةِ سَعَوا بنا يا لَيْتَهْم
ثَكِلوا أَحِبَّتَهم كما قد أَثْكَلوا

7. They denied what they heard and said something else
If only they were not listening, they would have equivocated

٧. جَحَدوا الذي سمعوا وقالوا غيرَه
ولو انَّهمْ لا يسمعون تَقَوَّلُوا

8. Suppose your family made promises and threats
Who would care about that or accept it?

٨. هَبْ أَنَّ أَهلك أَوْعدو وتهدَّدوا
مَنْ يَرْعَوي مِنْ ذاك أَوْ مَنْ يَقْبَل

9. Woe to them - they are concerned about you because of me
And my concern is more intense and complete

٩. وَيْلاهُ منهم يُشْفِقون عليك مِنْ
أَجْلي وإِشفاقي أَشَدُّ وأَكمل

10. Why should I turn my affectionate face away
Fearing the watcher while my affectionate face is welcoming?

١٠. ما لي أُعاينُ وجهَ ودِّكَ مُعْرِضاً
حَذَرَ الرَّقيب وَوَجْهُ ودّي مُقْبِل