البدرُthe full moon لاحappeared ، فماso what جدوىuse المصابيحِthe lamps؟!
البدرُ لاح ، فما جدوى المصابيحِ؟!
مَنwhoever يُبصرُsees النخلَthe palm trees هلْdoes? يرنوhe gazes إلىtoward الشيحِwormwood !
مَن يُبصرُ النخلَ هلْ يرنو إلى الشيحِ !
The full moon has appeared—what use, then, are lamps?
The full moon shone, so what use are lamps?!
Whoever beholds palm trees—would he gaze at wormwood?
Who sees the palm trees, does he long for thorns?!
مَنwhoever يعرفُknows الظلَّshade لاnot ترضيهpleases him هاجرةٌnoonday heat
مَن يعرفُ الظلَّ لا ترضيه هاجرةٌ
أوor يُبصرُsees الحُسنَbeauty لاnot يرضىis content بتشريحwith dissection ِ
أو يُبصرُ الحُسنَ لا يرضى بتشريح ِ
Whoever knows shade is not pleased by noonday heat,
Who knows shade is not satisfied with heat,
Or one who beholds beauty is not content with dissection.
Or sees beauty is not content with anatomy
جسميmy body وروحيand my soul ؛ صِراعٌa struggle راحَbegan يُرهقنيexhausts me
جسمي وروحي ؛ صِراعٌ راحَ يُرهقني
أحنوI show tenderness علىtoward الجسمthe body أمor أحنوI show tenderness علىtoward الروحِthe soul؟
أحنو على الجسم أم أحنو على الروحِ؟
My body and my soul—a struggle that has begun to exhaust me.
My body and soul; a struggle that wearies me
Shall I be tender to the body, or tender to the soul?
Do I pity the body or the soul?
قدindeed ودّعوكَthey bade you farewell ، ولكنْand yet مِنfrom وراءِbehind خِباa tent
قد ودّعوكَ ، ولكنْ مِن وراءِ خِبا
ماwhat ذاthis الوداعُthe farewell ولمْand did not تظفرyou obtain بتلويحwith a wave ِ ؟!
ما ذا الوداعُ ولمْ تظفر بتلويح ِ ؟!
They have bid you farewell, and yet from behind a tent;
They bid you farewell, but behind the farewell
What farewell is this, when you have not received a wave?
What farewell when you missed the wave?!
قدindeed ودّعوكَthey bade you farewell سِراراًsecretly فيin ضمائرهمْtheir hearts
قد ودّعوكَ سِراراً في ضمائرهمْ
فاقنعso be content بذاكَwith that ولاand do not تطمعْhope eagerly بتوضيحfor clarification ِ
فاقنع بذاكَ ولا تطمعْ بتوضيح ِ
They have bid you farewell in secret, within their hearts;
They bid you secretly in their consciences
So be content with that, and do not hope for clarification.
So be content with that and do not hope for clarity
فيin ذِمّةkeeping البيْنِseparation دارٌa home ماnot نَسيتُI forgot بهاin it
في ذِمّة البيْنِ دارٌ ما نَسيتُ بها
نجوىintimate whispers الودادِlove ، ولاand not شكوىlaments التباريحِagonies
نجوى الودادِ ، ولا شكوى التباريحِ
In separation's keeping is a home where I have not forgotten
In the custody of separation is a house I never forgot
Love's intimate whispers, nor the laments of anguish.
Where intimacy of love is found, and no complaining of vigil
فيin قبضةgrasp الريحِthe wind أحلامٌdreams مُعطَّرةٌperfumed
في قبضة الريحِ أحلامٌ مُعطَّرةٌ
يامَنO you who يُعيدrestore الشذاthe fragrance منfrom قبضةgrasp الريحِthe wind !
يامَن يُعيد الشذا من قبضة الريحِ !
In the wind's grasp are perfumed dreams.
In the grasp of the wind are fragrant dreams
O you who restore the fragrance from the wind's grasp!
O you who brings back the fragrance from the grasp of the wind!
Sol 6.1