تذكَّرتُI remembered أَحبابِيmy loved ones وطِيبَand the sweetness of زَمانيmy days
تذكَّرتُ أَحبابِي وطِيبَ زَماني
وأُنسand intimacy مضىthat passed صافٍfree منfrom الحَدثانِmisfortunes
وأُنس مضى صافٍ من الحَدثانِ
I remembered my loved ones and the sweetness of my days.
And a past intimacy, untouched by misfortune.
فزادَso it increased غَراميmy longing واستَطالَand prolonged تَوجُّعيmy anguish
فزادَ غَرامي واستَطالَ تَوجُّعي
وأصبَحَand became طَرفيmy eye دائمَcontinually الهَملانِweeping
وأصبَحَ طَرفي دائمَ الهَملانِ
My longing grew, and my anguish stretched on.
And my eyes began to weep without cease.
فَياso, oh لَيتَif only ماضِيpast الأُنسِintimacy عادَreturned كماas مضىit passed
فَيا لَيتَ ماضِي الأُنسِ عادَ كما مضى
وياand oh لَيتَنيif only I والحِبَّand the beloved مُجتَمِعانِwere together
ويا لَيتَني والحِبَّ مُجتَمِعانِ
If only those days of intimacy could return as they were.
If only my beloved and I were together.
لَقَدindeed هامَwandered lovestruck قَلبيmy heart فيin مَحَبَّةِlove for شادِنٍa young gazelle
لَقَد هامَ قَلبي في مَحَبَّةِ شادِنٍ
إِذاwhen ماindeed تَبَدَّىhe appeared يخجلُhe shames القَمَرانِthe two moons
إِذا ما تَبَدَّى يخجلُ القَمَرانِ
My heart has wandered, lovestruck by a young gazelle.
When he appears, he puts the two moons to shame.
لهُhe has مَبسَمٌa mouth يحكِيresembles المُدامةَwine ريقُهhis saliva
لهُ مَبسَمٌ يحكِي المُدامةَ ريقُه
وقَدٌّand a figure كخوطِlike a bough of البانِthe ban tree ذوpossessing مَيلانِa sway
وقَدٌّ كخوطِ البانِ ذو مَيلانِ
His mouth is lovely, and his saliva is like wine.
His slender figure sways like a bough of the ban tree.
رَشاًa gazelle قَدhas رَمانيshot me أَسهُماًarrows مِنfrom لِحاظِهِhis glances
رَشاً قَد رَماني أَسهُماً مِن لِحاظِهِ
ولَوand even if كانَit were سَهماًone arrow واحِداًalone لَكَفانيit would suffice for me
ولَو كانَ سَهماً واحِداً لَكَفاني
That gazelle has shot arrows at me from his glances.
Even one arrow would have been enough for me.
إِذاif فُزتُI gained مِنهُfrom him بعدَafter عامٍa year بِزَورَةٍa visit
إِذا فُزتُ مِنهُ بعدَ عامٍ بِزَورَةٍ
تواشَىspread tales بناabout us واشٍa talebearer هناكَthere وَشانيand spoke ill of me
تواشَى بنا واشٍ هناكَ وَشاني
If, after a year, I win a visit from him,
A talebearer spreads word of us there and speaks ill of me.
أُحدِّثُI tell نَفسيmyself مِنهof him بالقُربِof closeness والمُنىand hopes
أُحدِّثُ نَفسي مِنه بالقُربِ والمُنى
وَماand there is not مِنهُماof either of them شيءٌanything سِوىexcept الهَذَيانِidle imagining
وَما مِنهُما شيءٌ سِوى الهَذَيانِ
I promise myself closeness to him and the fulfillment of my hopes.
Yet neither is anything but idle imagining.
وإنِّيand indeed I لأَهواهُlove him وأَهوَىand love دُنُوَّهُhis nearness
وإنِّي لأَهواهُ وأَهوَى دُنُوَّهُ
وَإنeven if هُوhe مِنafter بعدِthe time of الودادِaffection قَلانِيturned away from me
وَإن هُو مِن بعدِ الودادِ قَلانِي
I love him and long to be near him,
Though, after loving me, he has turned away.
ولَستُand I am not بِسالِيهِforgetting him وَإنeven if كانَit was أنَّهthat he
ولَستُ بِسالِيهِ وَإن كانَ أنَّه
لِطُولِbecause of the length of التَنائِيseparation والبعادِand distance سَلانِيforgot me
لِطُولِ التَنائِي والبعادِ سَلانِي
I have not forgotten him, even if he
Has forgotten me through our long separation and distance.
خَفِfear اللَهGod وارحَمنيand have mercy on me وجُدand grant بِتَواصُلٍcontinued contact
خَفِ اللَه وارحَمني وجُد بِتَواصُلٍ
فَقَدfor indeed عزَّhas failed صَبريmy patience واستَزادَand has increased هَوانِيmy humiliation
فَقَد عزَّ صَبري واستَزادَ هَوانِي
Fear God, have mercy on me, and grant me your company.
My patience has failed, and my humiliation has grown.
أَحَقّاًcan it truly be بأنthat يَهواكَloves you قَلبيmy heart وأنَّنيand that I
أَحَقّاً بأن يَهواكَ قَلبي وأنَّني
وإِيَّاكَand you بعدَafter القُربِcloseness مُبتَعِدانِare far apart
وإِيَّاكَ بعدَ القُربِ مُبتَعِدانِ
Can it be true that my heart loves you while
You and I, once close, are now far apart?
حَبيبيmy beloved ماwhy ليdo I قدindeed أراكَsee you جَفَوتَنيhave treated me coldly
حَبيبي ما لي قد أراكَ جَفَوتَني
وسيرُكَand your progress بيwith me فيtoward الوَصلِunion سَيرَis a pace تَوانِof delay
وسيرُكَ بي في الوَصلِ سَيرَ تَوانِ
My beloved, why do I see you treating me coldly,
And moving so slowly toward union with me?
حَبيبيmy beloved إِلىuntil كَمhow long ذاthis الصُدودُrejection وَذاand this الجَفاcoldness
حَبيبي إِلى كَم ذا الصُدودُ وَذا الجَفا
أَماhas it not آنَbecome time بعدafter البُعدِdistance منكَfrom you تَدانِfor closeness
أَما آنَ بعد البُعدِ منكَ تَدانِ
My beloved, how long will this rejection and coldness last?
Is it not time for closeness after this distance from you?
حَبيبيmy beloved إنِّيindeed I فيin هَواكَlove for you مُتَيَّمٌam consumed by love
حَبيبي إنِّي في هَواكَ مُتَيَّمٌ
وَقَلبيand my heart لِطُولِbecause of the length of الصَدِّrejection ذوhas خَفقانِpalpitations
وَقَلبي لِطُولِ الصَدِّ ذو خَفقانِ
My beloved, I am consumed by love for you.
And my heart pounds from your long rejection.
حَبيبيmy beloved ترفَّقbe gentle بيwith me وعِدنيand promise me بزَورَةٍa visit
حَبيبي ترفَّق بي وعِدني بزَورَةٍ
أَعيشُI would live بِهاby it إِنّيindeed I وحقِّكِby your right فانِam wasting away
أَعيشُ بِها إِنّي وحقِّكِ فانِ
My beloved, be gentle with me and promise me a visit.
I would live by it; by your right, I am wasting away.
حَبيبيmy beloved تَعطَّفshow tenderness ليto me وَرِقَّand take pity لِحَالَتِيon my condition
حَبيبي تَعطَّف لي وَرِقَّ لِحَالَتِي
وَصِلنِيand come to me ولاand do not تهجُرabandon فَدَتكَmay they ransom you غَوانِfair women
وَصِلنِي ولا تهجُر فَدَتكَ غَوانِ
My beloved, show me tenderness and pity my condition.
Come to me and do not abandon me; may fair women ransom you.
عَليكَupon you سَلاميmy greeting ماas long as تنفَّستbreathes الصَباthe east wind
عَليكَ سَلامي ما تنفَّست الصَبا
وماand as long as جادَpours مُزنُthe rain cloud السُحبِof the clouds بالوَكَفَانِwith falling drops
وما جادَ مُزنُ السُحبِ بالوَكَفَانِ
Peace be upon you as long as the east wind breathes,
And as long as rain clouds pour down their drops.
Sol 6