آهAh! علىfor منher who غَدتcame to بالحبwith love تُسقينيgives me drink
آه على من غَدت بالحب تُسقيني
غمزاتُهاher winks بِرموشwith the lashes of العينthe eye تسبينيtake me captive
غمزاتُها بِرموش العين تسبيني
Ah, for her who came to give me love to drink.
Oh, for her whose love has made me drink
Her winks, through her eyelashes, take me captive.
Her glances with eyelashes seduce me
ياO ليلةnight of العُمرa lifetime قدindeed سارتjourneyed إليَّto me بِهاwith her
يا ليلة العُمر قد سارت إليَّ بِها
تمشيshe walks الهويناgently بحبwith love كادnearly يفنينيconsumes me
تمشي الهوينا بحب كاد يفنيني
O night of a lifetime—it came to me bearing her.
O night of my life that has come to me with her
She walks gently, with a love that nearly consumed me.
Walking together, our love almost destroyed me
تاهتexulted بِمقدَمِهاat her arrival روحيmy soul وحقand it was fitting لهاfor it
تاهت بِمقدَمِها روحي وحق لها
منfrom أنto تتيهexult لِقلبfor a heart عادonce more يروينيquenches my thirst
من أن تتيه لِقلب عاد يرويني
My soul exulted at her arrival, and had every right
My soul lost its way when she arrived
To glory in a heart that once more quenched my thirst.
Right that it would get lost for a heart she quenched
ثوابُهاher reward عندwith ربthe Lord of البيتthe House مغفرةًforgiveness
ثوابُها عند رب البيت مغفرةً
لَماwhen إنثنتshe turned بِثيابin robes of العزhonor تولينيfavors me
لَما إنثنت بِثياب العز توليني
Her reward with the Lord of the House is forgiveness,
Her reward is forgiveness from the Lord of the house
When she turned in robes of honor to favor me.
When she leaned on robes of honor, supporting me
جادتshe gave generously بِمكرمةًwith a kindness منfrom أصلِthe stock of كارِمةa generous woman
جادت بِمكرمةً من أصلِ كارِمة
منfrom بعدafter يأسdespair غداbegan بالبُعدthrough separation يبكينيmakes me weep
من بعد يأس غدا بالبُعد يبكيني
She bestowed a kindness, springing from generous stock,
She bestowed a gift of noble origin
After despair had begun to make me weep over separation.
After despair, absence makes me cry
حلَّفتُهاI made her swear بِرموشby eyelashes كُنتI used to أعبِدُهاworship them
حلَّفتُها بِرموش كُنت أعبِدُها
أَنْthat تستعيدshe restore مراياthe mirrors of الأمسyesterday والحينِand the present
أَنْ تستعيد مرايا الأمس والحينِ
I made her swear by the lashes I used to worship,
I swore to her by lashes I used to worship
To restore the mirrors of yesterday and the present.
To regain the mirrors of past and present
خَلتwas emptied مُخيلتيmy imagination منof غيرهاanyone but her ومضىand went on
خَلت مُخيلتي من غيرها ومضى
قلبيmy heart يُناشدimplores منher who أمستhad come to تُناجينيwhispers to me
قلبي يُناشد من أمست تُناجيني
My imagination was emptied of all but her, and on went
My imagination left me without her and so
My heart, pleading with her who had begun to whisper to me.
My heart calls whom I used to confide in
دعيleave aside العواذلthe reproachers حتىso that لاnot يُتاحis granted لهمto them
دعي العواذل حتى لا يُتاح لهم
يوماًa day منof العُمرlife فيهin it الدسintrigue ينئينيdrives me away
يوماً من العُمر فيه الدس ينئيني
Leave the reproachers aside, so they are not granted
Leave the flirts so they never
A day of life in which intrigue would drive me away.
Get a day in life when harm saddens me
ذابتmelted جِبالmountains وحبيand my love لمdid not يَذبmelt أبداًever
ذابت جِبال وحبي لم يَذب أبداً
حتىeven ولوand even if ماتit died قدmight يحياlive بِتأبينيthrough my eulogy
حتى ولو مات قد يحيا بِتأبيني
Mountains have melted, yet my love has never melted.
Mountains melted but my love never melted
Even if it died, it might live through my eulogy.
Even if I die, eulogies give me life
رامَsought العدوthe enemy وقدand already رامتhad sought أوائلهhis predecessors
رامَ العدو وقد رامت أوائله
فكunfastening الحزامthe belt الذيthat بالحبthrough love يعلينيlifts me up
فك الحزام الذي بالحب يعليني
The enemy sought—and his predecessors had sought—
The enemy tried and his beginnings tried
To unfasten the belt that lifts me through love.
To undo the belt tied by love lifting me
زاغتturned aside نفوسهمtheir souls منfrom صفوناour serenity وغدواand began
زاغت نفوسهم من صفونا وغدوا
يَبدونoffer نُصحاًadvice ولكنand yet لمdid not يفدavail فينيfor me
يَبدون نُصحاً ولكن لم يفد فيني
Their souls turned away from our serenity, and they began
Their souls deviated from our purity and became
To offer advice, but it did me no good.
Seeming to advise but it did not benefit me
سألتهمI asked them بَعدafter مرٍbitterness لاnot أطيقcan bear لهfor it
سألتهم بَعد مرٍ لا أطيق له
صبراًpatience جميلاًbeautiful إلامhow long الجورinjustice يبلينيafflicts me
صبراً جميلاً إلام الجور يبليني
I asked them, after bitterness for which I could not muster
I asked them after a bitterness I cannot bear
Graceful patience: "How long will injustice afflict me?"
For beautiful patience - why the tyranny anguishes me?
شاءتwilled يدthe hand of الدهرtime أنto تثنيthwart تحزبهمtheir alliance
شاءت يد الدهر أن تثني تحزبهم
منfrom صدقthe sincerity of وديmy affection غَدتshe began بالودof affection تنبينيtells me
من صدق ودي غَدت بالود تنبيني
The hand of time willed to thwart their alliance.
The hands of fate wanted to bend their partisanship
Because my affection was sincere, she began to tell me of love.
From sincerity and cordiality that came to alert me
صارحتهاI spoke frankly to her بوداديof my love بعدafter ماwhen بَرقتgleamed
صارحتها بودادي بعد ما بَرقت
منهاfrom her الثناياthe front teeth بِبَسمin a smile كادnearly يكوينيsears me
منها الثنايا بِبَسم كاد يكويني
I confessed my love to her after there gleamed
I confessed my affection after glimmers shone from her
Her front teeth, in a smile that nearly seared me.
Greetings that almost scorched me
ضَمembraced الوِدادaffection فؤاداًa heart عاشlived فيin ظمأthirst
ضَم الوِداد فؤاداً عاش في ظمأ
منfrom الأحبةloved ones والأحبابand loved ones تقصينيshut me out
من الأحبة والأحباب تقصيني
Affection embraced a heart that lived in thirst
Love gathered a heart that lived thirsting
For loved ones, while loved ones shut me out.
For loved ones and loved ones who avoid me
طالتgrew long لياليthe nights of الهوىpassion والحبand love مُرتعشtrembling
طالت ليالي الهوى والحب مُرتعش
حتىuntil بدتshe appeared وعلىand concerning الأحبابthe loved ones توصينيshe counsels me
حتى بدت وعلى الأحباب توصيني
The nights of passion grew long, and love trembled,
The nights of passion and trembling love lengthened
Until she appeared and urged me to care for the loved ones.
Until she seemed to entrust the loved ones to me
ظنthought العواذلthe reproachers أنيthat I منهمُof them وَجِلٌafraid
ظن العواذل أني منهمُ وَجِلٌ
قَدindeed خابَproved false ظنهمtheir assumption حيثُfor الهوىpassion دينيmy religion
قَد خابَ ظنهم حيثُ الهوى ديني
The reproachers thought I was afraid of them.
The flirts thought I was scared of them
Their assumption proved false, for passion is my religion.
Their assumption failed - passion is my religion
عاداتهمtheir habits كبتrepression of قلبthe heart of عاشقa lover دَنِفٍlovesick
عاداتهم كبت قلب عاشق دَنِفٍ
ولمand did not يُبالواcare بِودfor affection الشدِfirmness واللينِand gentleness
ولم يُبالوا بِود الشدِ واللينِ
Their ways repress the heart of a lovesick lover,
Their ways suppressed the heart of a fervent lover
Nor did they care for affection in firmness or gentleness.
And they did not care for affection, severity or softness
غارتgrew jealous نفوسهمtheir souls منfrom بعدafter ماعلِمواwhen they learned
غارت نفوسهم من بعد ماعلِموا
أنَthat التمسكُholding fast بالأحبابto loved ones يُعلينيraises me
أنَ التمسكُ بالأحباب يُعليني
Their souls grew jealous after they learned
Their souls resented after they learned
That holding fast to loved ones lifts me higher.
That clinging to loved ones lifts me
Sol 6.1