عنto يمينthe right الحيِّthe encampment منfrom إِضَمِIdam
عن يمين الحيِّ من إِضَمِ
سربُa herd غزلانٍgazelles تبيحُmakes lawful دميmy blood
سربُ غزلانٍ تبيحُ دمي
To the right of the encampment at Idam,
From the right side of the beloved, from their union
a herd of gazelles deems my blood lawful to spill.
A herd of gazelles grazing my blood
ياO لقوميmy people, help! منfrom لواحظهمtheir glances
يا لقومي من لواحظهم
أسرتhave captured فيin الحبlove كلَّevery كميarmored warrior
أسرت في الحب كلَّ كمي
O my people, save me from their glances!
Oh my people, for their glances
They have taken every armored warrior captive in love.
I was captured by love in all respects
والوجوهand the faces الغرradiant طالعةshining forth
والوجوه الغر طالعة
أوجدواthey brought into being وجديmy longing منfrom العدمnonexistence
أوجدوا وجدي من العدم
With the radiant faces shining forth,
And the radiant faces
they brought my longing into being from nothing.
Brought my passion into existence from nothingness
واستباحواand they made free with يومthe day of جفوتهمtheir estrangement
واستباحوا يوم جفوتهم
مهجتيmy lifeblood شوقاًin longing لوصلهمfor union with them
مهجتي شوقاً لوصلهم
And on the day they shunned me, they made free with
And on the day of their aloofness they ravaged
my lifeblood, as I longed for union with them.
My inner being with yearning for their union
واستهانواand they made light بيof me وقدand already قهرواthey had overpowered
واستهانوا بي وقد قهروا
ثمthen صالواthey attacked صولthe onslaught of منتقمan avenger
ثم صالوا صول منتقم
And they made light of me, though they had subdued me,
And they took me lightly though they had subjugated me
then attacked with an avenger's onslaught.
Then they assaulted with vengeful gallops
ليتif only لوif جادواthey were generous ولوand if only سمحواthey granted
ليت لو جادوا ولو سمحوا
ليto me ولوand even if بالطيفwith a phantom visitation فيin الحلمa dream
لي ولو بالطيف في الحلم
If only they were generous and would grant
If only they were generous or lenient
me even a phantom visitation in a dream.
And gave me even an apparition in a dream
أيهاO you العذالreproachers فيconcerning شغفيmy passion
أيها العذال في شغفي
لومكمyour reproach منamong أخبثthe foulest الكلمwords
لومكم من أخبث الكلم
O you who reproach me for my passion,
Oh reproachers of my passion
your reproach is among the foulest of words.
Your blame is the most wicked of words
لوif شهدتمyou witnessed ماwhat أشاهدهI behold it
لو شهدتم ما أشاهده
منin حبيبيmy beloved ذقتموyou would taste ألميmy pain
من حبيبي ذقتمو ألمي
If you witnessed what I behold
If you witnessed what I witness
in my beloved, you would taste my pain.
From my beloved you would taste my pain
لكنbut الألبابthe minds زائغةwayward
لكن الألباب زائغة
لاnot تعيcomprehend والطرفand the eye عنهto him عميblind
لا تعي والطرف عنه عمي
But minds are wayward;
But minds are misguided
they cannot comprehend, and the eye is blind to him.
Not comprehending while the eyes are blind
قربواbring close مناto us مسامعكمyour ears
قربوا منا مسامعكم
علَّكمperhaps you أنthat تسمعواmay hear حكميmy maxims
علَّكم أن تسمعوا حكمي
Bring your ears close to us,
Come closer and hear
perhaps you may hear my words of wisdom.
Perhaps you may hear my lesson
واعلمواand know أنيthat I نصحتُI gave sincere counsel لكمto you
واعلموا أني نصحتُ لكم
لوif عقلتمyou understood ماwhat يقولsays فميmy mouth
لو عقلتم ما يقول فمي
And know that I have counseled you sincerely,
And know that I advised you
if you could understand what my mouth says.
If you understand what my mouth is saying
غيرyet أنيthat I فيin نصيحتكمcounseling you
غير أني في نصيحتكم
ناثرscattering درّاًpearls علىupon غنمsheep
ناثر درّاً على غنم
Yet in counseling you I am
Yet in my advice to you
scattering pearls upon sheep.
I strew pearls upon sheep
كيفhow تصغيlisten العاذلونthe reproachers لناto us
كيف تصغي العاذلون لنا
وهمand they الأعداthe enemies منfrom القِدَمolden times
وهم الأعدا من القِدَم
How can the reproachers listen to us,
How can the blamers listen to us
when they have been enemies from of old?
When they are the enemies of old
كلevery مغرورdeluded person بغيرwithout هدىًguidance
كل مغرور بغير هدىً
ربُّهhis lord ناشٍarising منfrom الوَهَمillusion
ربُّه ناشٍ من الوَهَم
Every deluded man without guidance—
Every arrogant one without guidance
his lord springs from illusion.
Their Lord forgetful of delusions
عابدworshipping منfrom فكرهhis thought صنماًan idol
عابد من فكره صنماً
هائمٌinfatuated بالجهلthrough ignorance فيin الصنمthe idol
هائمٌ بالجهل في الصنم
Worshipping an idol fashioned from his own thought,
Worshipping the idol of their thoughts
infatuated, through ignorance, with that idol.
Wandering in ignorance of the idol
محضsheer تشبيهlikening God to creation عقيدتهhis creed
محض تشبيه عقيدته
فيin سوىother than التجسيمmaking God corporeal لمhas not يَهِمbeen enamored
في سوى التجسيم لم يَهِم
His creed is nothing but likening God to creation;
His belief is utter likening
he has been enamored of nothing but making God corporeal.
Not considering beyond embodiment
جاهلignorant بالطبعby nature لذتهhis pleasure
جاهل بالطبع لذته
لذةthe pleasure الثيرانbulls والنَعَمand livestock
لذة الثيران والنَعَم
Ignorant by nature, his pleasure
Ignorant is his pleasure
is the pleasure of bulls and livestock.
The pleasure of bulls and sheep
وعلىand over تشبيههhis likening God to creation حذرٌwatchful
وعلى تشبيهه حذرٌ
خائفٌafraid منّاof us عليهfor it ظميthirsty
خائفٌ منّا عليه ظمي
And he keeps watch over his likening of God to creation,
And in his likening he is wary
afraid of us for its sake, parched with thirst.
Fearing our blame upon him
إنif نقلis conveyed تنزيهُthe transcendence خالقناour Creator
إن نقل تنزيهُ خالقنا
قالhe says هذاthis زلةa slip القدمthe foot
قال هذا زلة القدم
If our Creator's transcendence is proclaimed,
If the transcendence of our Creator is conveyed
he says, "This is a slip of the foot."
He says this is a misstep
وإذاand when بالفتحof spiritual illumination فهتَyou speak لَهُto him
وإذا بالفتح فهتَ لَهُ
حلَّhe alights منيconcerning me ساحةthe arena التهمaccusations
حلَّ مني ساحة التهم
And when you speak to him of spiritual illumination,
And when opened to him
he enters the arena of accusations against me.
He is released from my blame
ياO بنيsons of قوميmy people ومنand those who ألِفواare accustomed
يا بني قومي ومن ألِفوا
نصرتيaiding me فيin كلevery مزدحمthrong
نصرتي في كل مزدحم
O sons of my people, and you who are accustomed
Oh children of my people and those familiar
to aiding me in every throng,
With my support in every crowded place
ذاكرونيconverse with me فيabout مواجدكمyour ecstasies
ذاكروني في مواجدكم
علperhaps أنthat يشفىmay be cured بكمthrough you سقميmy sickness
عل أن يشفى بكم سقمي
converse with me about your ecstasies,
Remember me in your gatherings
perhaps through you my sickness may be cured.
That through you my sickness may be cured
واسألواand ask برقthe lightning الحمىthe protected grounds كرماًkindly
واسألوا برق الحمى كرماً
عنabout لويلاتlittle nights بذيat Dhu سلمSalam
عن لويلات بذي سلم
And kindly ask the lightning of the protected grounds
And ask the lightning of passion kindly
about little nights at Dhu Salam.
About the nights of one in Salma
هلwhether لهfor it فيin عودهنَّtheir return لناto us
هل له في عودهنَّ لنا
إذsince لهit has التصريفcommand فيwithin الحرمthe sacred precinct
إذ له التصريف في الحرم
Would it care to see them return to us,
Does he have the return of them to us
since it holds sway within the sacred precinct?
When he controls affairs in the sanctuary
ليتif only أهلthe people المنحنىthe bend عطفواthey showed favor
ليت أهل المنحنى عطفوا
ليto me وراعواand honor حرمةthe sanctity الذممpledges
لي وراعوا حرمة الذمم
If only the people of the bend would show favor
If only the people of grace were kind
to me, and honor the sanctity of pledges.
To me and observed the sanctity of covenants
أغمضواclose عناaway from us لواحظكمyour glancing eyes
أغمضوا عنا لواحظكم
قدalready مزجتمyou mingled دمعتيmy tear بدميwith my blood
قد مزجتم دمعتي بدمي
Close your glancing eyes to us;
Overlook our glances that you blended
you have already mingled my tear with my blood.
With my tears and my blood
واعملواand act أنيthat I شغفتI am deeply enamored بكمof you
واعملوا أني شغفت بكم
وأناand I منamong جملةthe company الخدمthe servants
وأنا من جملة الخدم
And act on this: I am deeply enamored of you,
And know that I am passionate about you
and I am among the servants.
And I am of the servants
هائمdistraught صبٌlovesick كثيرُfull of جوىburning anguish
هائم صبٌ كثيرُ جوى
فيin الهوىlove لحمٌmeat علىupon وَضَمa butcher's block
في الهوى لحمٌ على وَضَم
Distraught and lovesick, full of burning anguish,
A love-crazed captive with much intimacy
in love I am meat upon a butcher's block.
In passion I am flesh upon bone
كلall أحواليmy states بكمthrough you ظهرتhave appeared
كل أحوالي بكم ظهرت
وغراميand my passion غيرnot منكتمconcealed
وغرامي غير منكتم
All my states have come to light through you,
All my states appeared through you
and my passion is not concealed.
And my love is not concealed
Sol 6.1