اضمرconcealed اسرارsecrets الغرامpassionate love كاتماkeeping hidden
اضمر اسرار الغرام كاتما
فباتso he remained منfrom داءthe affliction of الملامreproach سالماunharmed
فبات من داء الملام سالما
He concealed the secrets of passion, keeping them hidden.
He concealed the secrets of passion, silent,
So he remained safe from the affliction of reproach.
So he spent the night free from blame.
حتىuntil انبرتbegan حمائمdoves الدوحthe great trees بهاamong them
حتى انبرت حمائم الدوح بها
تدعوcalling out فبارىthen he vied with فيin الهوىlove الحمائماthe doves
تدعو فبارى في الهوى الحمائما
Until, among the great trees, the doves began
Until the doves of the valley cried out with it,
To call; then he vied with the doves in love.
Calling out - so the doves overflowed with passion.
اذكىkindled خطيبthe orator of الأيكthe grove قلبthe heart of شاعرa poet
اذكى خطيب الأيك قلب شاعر
قدhad ضلlost his way فيin واديthe valley of الحبيبthe beloved هائماwandering lovesick
قد ضل في وادي الحبيب هائما
The grove's orator kindled the heart of a poet
It stirred the heart of a poet, your eloquent lover,
Who had lost his way in the beloved's valley, wandering lovesick.
Who wandered, crazed, in the valley of the beloved.
يشوقهstirs his longing البارقthe lightning flash إذas تهفوwafts بهaround him
يشوقه البارق إذ تهفو به
رياfragrance الحبيبthe beloved ناشقاinhaling وشائماand watching the lightning
ريا الحبيب ناشقا وشائما
The lightning stirs his longing as around him wafts
The lightning excites him when it flashes with
The beloved's fragrance—he inhales it and watches the flash.
The scent of the beloved, sniffing and perceiving.
منwho الفbrought together الضدينthe two opposites باكياone weeping اسىin sorrow
من الف الضدين باكيا اسى
وساجعاand one cooing منfrom السرورjoy ناغماsinging melodiously
وساجعا من السرور ناغما
Who has brought together these two opposites: one weeping in sorrow,
Weeping from the two opposites, miserable,
And one cooing, singing with joy?
And sleepless from joy, singing,
يصدحsings out فيon الغصنthe branch طروباًjoyous ساجعاًcooing
يصدح في الغصن طروباً ساجعاً
واسفحwhile I shed الدمعtears سكوباًpouring ساجماstreaming
واسفح الدمع سكوباً ساجما
It sings on the branch, joyous and cooing,
Cheerful in the branch, sorrowful,
While I shed tears, pouring and streaming.
Pouring tears poured out, pouring.
سقىmay water بنعمانat Nu'man شقيقthe anemone of حسنهhis beauty
سقى بنعمان شقيق حسنه
دمعيmy tears ولاand not آنسperceive غيريanyone but me لاثماkissing
دمعي ولا آنس غيري لاثما
May the anemone of his beauty at Nu'man be watered
Bina'man watered my tear with the beauty of his cheek
By my tears; may he find none but me kissing him.
And I sensed none but him kissing.
شقيقan anemone of حسنbeauty عارضbrandishing منfrom قدهhis stature
شقيق حسن عارض من قده
رمحاًa spear ومنand from جفنيهhis two eyelids سيفاa sword صارماkeen-edged
رمحاً ومن جفنيه سيفا صارما
An anemone of beauty, wielding his form as
The cheek of beautiful Bina'man threw at me
A spear, and his two eyelids as a keen-edged sword.
A spear, and from his eyelids, a sharp sword.
Sol 6.1