منwho مجيريmy protector منfrom فاترlanguid الطرفthe gaze فاتِكْa slayer
من مجيري من فاتر الطرف فاتِكْ
لاdo not تُحاكيهِrival him ياO غزالةُgazelle فاتِكْhe has surpassed you
لا تُحاكيهِ يا غزالةُ فاتِكْ
Who will protect me from a languid-eyed slayer?
Turn away, my love, from the apathetic
Do not rival him, O gazelle: he has surpassed you.
Do not emulate him, O graceful gazelle, turn away
قمرa moon طالعrising علىupon غصنa bough بانbān tree
قمر طالع على غصن بان
صانهmay He preserve him اللهGod وهوwhile he للصبfor the lovesick lover هاتكone who lays bare
صانه الله وهو للصب هاتك
A rising moon upon a bān-tree bough,
A rising moon on a swaying branch
may God preserve him, though he lays the lovesick lover bare.
May God protect him as he captivates the young lovers
يتثنّىhe sways بقامةwith a figure فتنتناbewitched us
يتثنّى بقامة فتنتنا
فارجعيso desist ياO غصونboughs عنfrom حركاتكyour movements
فارجعي يا غصون عن حركاتك
He sways with a figure that has bewitched us;
He sways with a tempting figure
so cease your swaying, O boughs.
So turn back, O branches, from your movements
ياO بديعwondrous الجمالbeauty جرتyou acted unjustly عليناtoward us
يا بديع الجمال جرت علينا
الأمانprotection الأمانprotection منfrom فتكاتكyour deadly assaults
الأمان الأمان من فتكاتك
O you of wondrous beauty, you have wronged us!
O most beautiful of beauty, you have afflicted us
Protection, protection from your deadly assaults!
Mercy, mercy from your charms
لكyours is ذاتan essence بهاthrough it سلبتyou captivated البراياall creatures
لك ذات بها سلبت البرايا
بتناويعthrough variations حسنهاof its beauty منfrom صفاتكyour attributes
بتناويع حسنها من صفاتك
Yours is an essence through which you have captivated all creatures,
You have a being that has ravished the meadows
through the varied forms of its beauty drawn from your attributes.
With the alluring grace of your qualities
أيهاO الوجهthe face بالمحبينwith the lovers رفقاًgentleness
أيها الوجه بالمحبين رفقاً
نحنwe مثلlike الشخوصthe figures فيin مرآتكyour mirror
نحن مثل الشخوص في مرآتك
O face, be gentle with lovers.
O face, be kind to your lovers
We are like figures in your mirror.
We are like images in your mirror
كمhow many علىupon وجهكyour face الجميلbeautiful خمارa veil
كم على وجهك الجميل خمار
منof نفوسsouls لماwhen ظهرتyou appeared بذاتكin your essence
من نفوس لما ظهرت بذاتك
How many veils lay upon your beautiful face,
How many spirits upon your beautiful face are drunk
made of souls, when you appeared in your essence!
When you appeared with your being
فاكشفso unveil الوجهthe face وامحقand annihilate النفسthe self مناfrom us
فاكشف الوجه وامحق النفس منا
واحْيِand revive مناamong us ميْتَthe dead one الهوىlove بحياتكwith your life
واحْيِ منا ميْتَ الهوى بحياتك
So unveil your face and annihilate the self within us,
Reveal your face and erase the soul within us
and with your life revive the one among us who died of love.
And revive the dead passion with your life
فيكfor your sake بعناwe sold نفوسناour souls واسترحناand found rest
فيك بعنا نفوسنا واسترحنا
منfrom بلاهاtheir affliction فجُدْso be generous لناto us بالتفاتكwith your attention
من بلاها فجُدْ لنا بالتفاتك
For your sake we sold our souls and found rest
Through you we sold our souls and found peace
from their affliction; so grant us your attention.
From its trials, so be kind to us, turn to us
كلevery شيءthing بهthrough it ظهرتyou appeared عليناto us
كل شيء به ظهرت علينا
فاختفيناso we vanished ياO نورlight فيin ظلماتكyour darknesses
فاختفينا يا نور في ظلماتك
Through everything you have appeared to us,
Everything with which you have triumphed over us
so we vanished, O light, in your darkness.
Disappear, O light, into your darkness
أنتyou طوراًat times ولاand none سواكbesides you وإناand indeed we
أنت طوراً ولا سواك وإنا
نحنwe طوراًat times ولاand nothing سوىother than آياتكyour signs
نحن طوراً ولا سوى آياتك
At times it is you, and none but you; and we—
You are Mount Sinai, and none other, and we
at times it is we, and nothing but your signs.
Are Mount Sinai, and none but your signs
هيthey أطوارناour states تردcome إليناto us
هي أطوارنا ترد إلينا
كلهاall of them منكfrom you وهيand they بعضsome of هباتكyour gifts
كلها منك وهي بعض هباتك
They are our states, which come to us,
They are our states, all returning to us
all from you, and they are some of your gifts.
From you, and they are but some of your gifts
قسماI swear بالصفاby al-Ṣafā ومروةand Marwah جسميmy body
قسما بالصفا ومروة جسمي
حينwhen أسعىI strive ياO حبlove فيfor مرضاتكyour pleasure
حين أسعى يا حب في مرضاتك
I swear by al-Ṣafā and the Marwah of my body,
I swear by Safa and Marwah, my body
when I strive, O love, for your pleasure:
When I strive, O love, in your approval
لمnot أحلI turned away عنكfrom you دائماًever فافهميso understand ياO
لم أحل عنك دائماً فافهمي يا
نفسsoul حتىeven إنif كنتyou were فيin غفلاتكyour heedless lapses
نفس حتى إن كنت في غفلاتك
I have never turned away from you; so understand, O
I have not turned from you, always, so understand, O soul
soul, even if you were in your moments of heedlessness.
Even if you are in ignorance
هذهthis سنةthe way المحبينlovers قبليbefore me
هذه سنة المحبين قبلي
لكof you منهاfrom it نقيمwe dwell فيin جناتكyour gardens
لك منها نقيم في جناتك
This is the way of those before me who loved
Such is the way of lovers before me
you; through it we dwell in your gardens.
For you, from it, we reside in your heavens
Sol 6.1