ياO منyou who بديعwondrous حلاهhis charms
يا من بديع حلاه
تزرىput to shame البديعal-Badiʿ وتنسىand make forgotten
تزرى البديع وتنسى
O you whose wondrous charms
O you whose beauty is sublime
Put al-Badiʿ to shame and make him forgotten,
Beauty adorns you, yet you forget
بهنّthrough them يصبحgreets the morning فكريmy mind
بهنّ يصبح فكري
مغرىenamored الفؤادthe heart ويمسيand greets the evening
مغرى الفؤاد ويمسي
Through them, my mind greets the morning
My thoughts of you at dawn
Enamored at heart, and the evening too.
Entice my heart, and at dusk
وانتand you عقيلةa precious jewel نظمverse
وانت عقيلة نظم
تتلوreciting فصاحةeloquence قُسQuss
تتلو فصاحة قُس
And you are a jewel of verse,
You're a muse of poetry
Reciting the eloquence of Quss.
Reciting eloquent verse
كالبدرlike the full moon لاحshone سناهاits radiance
كالبدر لاح سناها
منfrom بعدafter مغربthe setting of شمسa sun
من بعد مغرب شمس
Its radiance shone like the full moon
Like the moon your brilliance shone
After the setting of the sun,
After sunset's redness
فغادرتنيand it left me صريعاًstricken
فغادرتني صريعاً
نشوانintoxicated منfrom غيرwithout كأسa cup
نشوان من غير كأس
And it left me stricken,
You left me lovesick
Intoxicated without a cup.
Intoxicated without wine
فمنّso graciously grant بالعفوpardon إنيindeed I
فمنّ بالعفو إني
منهof it علىin a state of غيرno يأسdespair
منه على غير يأس
So grant me pardon, for I
So forgive me, I plead
Have not lost hope of it.
Though not despairing of mercy
وانand if عتبتyou reproach فحقthen it is just
وان عتبت فحق
وماand not أبرئI absolve نفسيmyself
وما أبرئ نفسي
And if you reproach me, that is just;
If you blame me, you're right
And I do not absolve myself.
I don't proclaim my innocence
Sol 6.1