اضمرI conceal الحبlove كاتماًkeeping it secret ثمthen اظهرI reveal it
اضمر الحب كاتماً ثم اظهر
وهوىand the desire of النفسthe soul ظاهرmanifest غيرnot مضمرconcealed
وهوى النفس ظاهر غير مضمر
I conceal my love, keeping it secret, then reveal it;
Love concealed yet manifest
And the soul's desire is plain, not concealed.
The soul madly in love, overt not concealed
فيin سبيلthe cause of الغرامpassion مهجةthe heart of صبa lovesick lover
في سبيل الغرام مهجة صب
بلظىwith the blaze of الشوقlonging والصبابةand ardent love تسعرis kindled
بلظى الشوق والصبابة تسعر
For passion's sake, a lover's heart
In quest of passion, youth's ardour overflows
Is kindled by the blaze of longing and ardent love.
With burning longing and passion set ablaze
وردتit came to حتفهاits death بحبthrough love of غريرa guileless youth
وردت حتفها بحب غرير
هوhe للحسنfor beauty والملاحةand charm مصدرa source
هو للحسن والملاحة مصدر
It met its death through love of a guileless youth,
Met her doom through fickle love’s sorcery
Who is a source of beauty and charm.
Beauty and grace, its mainspring and wellspring
رشأa young gazelle فيin جفونهhis eyelids السّودblack بيضwhite swords
رشأ في جفونه السّود بيض
قدindeed شهدناwe witnessed فيupon حدّهاtheir edge الموتdeath احمرcrimson
قد شهدنا في حدّها الموت احمر
A young gazelle: white swords lie in his black eyelids;
Dark kohl on his lids, witnesses declared
We have witnessed crimson death upon their edge.
His eyes a bloody testimony of death
تجتليbehold وجههhis face العيونthe eyes فيغدوand he becomes
تجتلي وجهه العيون فيغدو
فيin معانيهhis qualities بالقلوبin hearts مصورportrayed
في معانيه بالقلوب مصور
Eyes behold his face, and he becomes
When he smiles, his face makes all hearts
Portrayed in hearts with all his qualities.
A mirror picturing meanings in souls
طرّزembroidered الوردتينthe two roses آسthe myrtle of عذارcheek-down
طرّز الوردتين آس عذار
فغداso became فيin رياضهhis gardens العيشlife اخضرgreen
فغدا في رياضه العيش اخضر
The myrtle of his cheek-down embroidered the two roses,
The red rose's thorns embroidered, alas
So life turned green within his gardens.
The garden of life turned fresh and verdant
كنتI was ارجوhoping عنaway from الحبيبthe beloved اصطباراpatient endurance
كنت ارجو عن الحبيب اصطبارا
فتبدىthen appeared عذارهhis cheek-down فتعذرand it became impossible
فتبدى عذاره فتعذر
I had hoped to endure apart from the beloved;
I hoped my love would show forbearance
Then his cheek-down appeared, and patience proved impossible.
But his torment was displayed, impossible
Sol 6.1