قدindeed ساءلتshe asked منwho أنتyou؟ قلتI said أناI الذيthe one who
قد ساءلت من أنت؟ قلت أنا الذي
قضيتI spent عمريمدنفاmy life, lovesick أهواكI love you
قضيت عمريمدنفا أهواك
She asked, 'Who are you?' I said, 'I am the one
I asked who you are, you said I am the one
Who spent my life lovesick, loving you,
Who spent my life loving you
وأطعتand I obeyed عينيفيmy eyes, in الغرامpassionate love وخافقيand my beating heart
وأطعت عينيفي الغرام وخافقي
أقضيI spend اللياليthe nights السودdark فيin نجواكwhispered communion with you
أقضي الليالي السود في نجواك
And, in love, obeyed my eyes and my beating heart.
And obeyed my eyes in passion and my fluttering heart
I spend the dark nights in whispered communion with you.
Spends the long black nights longing for you
أرنوI gaze إليكعلىtoward you, despite بعادكyour distance مثلماjust as
أرنو إليكعلى بعادك مثلما
يرنوgazes الحزينthe sorrowful one لساطعat the shining light of الأفلاكthe celestial spheres
يرنو الحزين لساطع الأفلاك
I gaze toward you, despite your distance, just as
I yearn to you from afar as
The sorrowful one gazes at the heavens' shining light.
The grieving yearns for the shining stars
وأبثand I confide للنجمto the star المسهدsleepless لوعتيmy anguish
وأبث للنجم المسهد لوعتي
ياoh ليتنيبعدif only I, after النوىseparation ألقاكI meet you
يا ليتنيبعد النوى ألقاك
And I confide my anguish to the sleepless star:
And confide to the star inclined to my passion
Oh, if only I could meet you after separation!
Oh, if only after vowing I would meet you
ماnot كنتI was أؤمنI believe بالعيونin eyes وفعلهاand their power
ما كنت أؤمن بالعيون وفعلها
حتىuntil دهتنيoverwhelmed me فيin الهوىlove عيناكyour two eyes
حتى دهتني في الهوى عيناك
I never believed in eyes and their power
I did not believe eyes and their deeds
Until your eyes overwhelmed me with love.
Until yours enchanted me in love
الحسنbeauty قدindeed ولاكhas entrusted you with حقاtruly عرشهits throne
الحسن قد ولاك حقا عرشه
فتحكميso rule فيover قلبthe heart of منthe one who يهواكloves you
فتحكمي في قلب من يهواك
Beauty has truly bestowed its throne upon you;
Beauty has rightly enthroned you
So rule the heart of the one who loves you.
So you reign in the heart of those who love you
قلبيmy heart كماas تبغينyou wish إلفan intimate companion صبابةpassionate longing
قلبي كما تبغين إلف صبابة
قدalready ملhas grown weary of كلevery خريدةmaiden إلاكexcept you
قد مل كل خريدة إلاك
My heart, as you wish, is a companion to yearning;
My heart is like a young gazelle
It has tired of every maiden but you.
That has grown weary of all but you
باللهby God ياO أمليmy hope الحبيبbeloved ترفقيbe gentle
بالله يا أملي الحبيب ترفقي
إنيindeed I وربكand by your Lord فيin الهوىlove مضناكyour lovesick sufferer
إني وربك في الهوى مضناك
By God, O my beloved hope, be gentle;
For God's sake, my beloved hope, be gentle
Indeed, by your Lord, I am lovesick for you.'
By your Lord, in love you have wearied me
فرنتthen she gazed إليtoward me وقدand already تألقshone لحظهاher glance
فرنت إلي وقد تألق لحظها
أفديهI would ransom it منas لحظa glance رناgazed فتاكdeadly
أفديه من لحظ رنا فتاك
Then she gazed at me, her glance radiant;
You glanced at me, your eyes gleaming
I would give my life for that glance, so deadly in its gaze.
I ransom them from the glance of an assassin
ونضتand she drew off عنfrom الوجهthe face الوسيمhandsome وتمتمتand she murmured
ونضت عن الوجه الوسيم وتمتمت
ياO روحهhis soul الظمأىthirsty عليupon me رواكquenching your thirst
يا روحه الظمأى علي رواك
And she uncovered her lovely face and murmured:
You unveiled your handsome face and murmured
'O his thirsty soul, your thirst is mine to quench.'
O my thirsty soul, I will quench you
وتعانقand embraced الروحانthe two souls فيin روضthe garden of الهوىlove
وتعانق الروحان في روض الهوى
فثملتso I became drunk حتىuntil غبتI drifted away عنfrom إدراكيmy awareness
فثملت حتى غبت عن إدراكي
And the two souls embraced in the garden of love,
And the two souls embraced in the meadow of love
So I grew drunk until I lost all awareness.
I was intoxicated until I lost my senses
Sol 6.1