ياO حمامdove الأيكthe grove منfrom سفحlower slope الحمىthe sanctuary
يا حمام الأيك من سفح الحمى
هزجاًmelodiously يشدوsings بروضin a garden مونقlovely
هزجاً يشدو بروض مونق
O dove of the grove, from the sanctuary's slope,
O dove of the valley, singing melodiously in the flowering meadow,
Singing melodiously in a lovely garden,
You came moaning longingly, enamored,
هجتyou stirred بالنوحwith lamentation مشوقاًyearning مغرماًlove-stricken
هجت بالنوح مشوقاً مغرماً
لمdid not تدعleave فيهin him النوىseparation منany رمقbreath of life
لم تدع فيه النوى من رمق
With your lament you stirred a yearning, love-stricken soul,
Leaving no will in it from vigor,
In whom separation has left no breath of life.
Take with your songs in the valley and be apparent,
خذbegin بالحانكwith your melodies فيamong ايكgroves وبانand ban trees
خذ بالحانك في ايك وبان
واجتنيand gather الأزهارthe flowers منfrom روضthe garden الربيعspring
واجتني الأزهار من روض الربيع
Take up your melodies among groves and ban trees,
And pick the flowers from the garden of spring,
And gather the flowers from spring's garden.
For you is the sweetest explanation in describing passion
لكyou have فيin شرحexplaining الهوىlove احلىthe sweetest بيانeloquence
لك في شرح الهوى احلى بيان
واصفاًdescribing معناهits meaning بالوصفwith description البديعexquisite
واصفاً معناه بالوصف البديع
You have the sweetest eloquence in explaining love,
And portraying its meaning with the finest description,
Describing its meaning in exquisite language.
If one like me is intimate with you,
انif يكنbe مثليlike me عنكfrom you الألفthe beloved companion بانhas departed
ان يكن مثلي عنك الألف بان
فهلمthen bring forth الشجوlament جهدthe utmost effort المستطيعone who is able
فهلم الشجو جهد المستطيع
If, as with me, your beloved has left you,
Then come, sadness is the effort of the able,
Then bring forth lament with all the strength you have.
And cry and make me cry, and throw me down, for nothing
وابكand weep واستبكand call forth tears وطارحنيand exchange laments with me فماfor none
وابك واستبك وطارحني فما
يسعدshares the grief of الشيقthe yearning one غيرother than الشيقthe yearning one
يسعد الشيق غير الشيق
Weep, call forth tears, and exchange laments with me, for none
Brings joy to the ardent but the ardent,
Can share the yearning one's grief but another who yearns.
My tears flowed, my eye poured blood,
ارقshed الدمعtears ترقwill shed عينيmy eye دماblood
ارق الدمع ترق عيني دما
منfrom حشىa heart ذابhas melted بنارby the fire الحرقburning anguish
من حشى ذاب بنار الحرق
Shed tears, and my eye will shed blood,
From the burning of the blazing fire,
From a heart melted by the fire of anguish.
Can the youthful compete with the singing, happy nightingale,
هلcan يباريrival الصبthe lovesick one شادa singer غردwarbling
هل يباري الصب شاد غرد
رغدcomfortable العيشlife قريرcontented الناظرthe gaze
رغد العيش قرير الناظر
Can a warbling singer rival the lovesick,
Living luxuriously, with bright eyes,
With an easy life and a contented gaze?
He knows not what love and yearning are,
ليسdoes not يدريknow ماwhat الجوىheartache والكمدand grief
ليس يدري ما الجوى والكمد
لاno ولاnor باتspent the night بليلin the night الساهرthe sleepless one
لا ولا بات بليل الساهر
He does not know what heartache and grief are;
No, nor spent the night awake like the sleepless lover,
No, nor has he passed the sleepless one's night.
If he endured my agony or felt
لوif يقاسىwere to suffer لوعتيmy anguish أوor يجدfeel
لو يقاسى لوعتي أو يجد
ماnot تغنىsang فوقatop غصنa bough ناضرflourishing
ما تغنى فوق غصن ناضر
If he suffered my anguish, or felt it,
What was sung above the blossoming branch,
He would not sing atop a flourishing bough.
Or absence threw him like the one it threw
أوor رماهstruck him البينseparation فيمنamong those whom قدalready رمىstruck
أو رماه البين فيمن قد رمى
شفهwasted him away فرطexcess البكاweeping والارقand sleeplessness
شفه فرط البكا والارق
Or had separation struck him among those it has struck,
Whose lips overflowed with weeping and wakefulness,
Excessive weeping and sleeplessness would waste him away;
And sickness and fever afflicted him like me, and dimmed
واعتراهand beset him السقمsickness مثليlike me وحمىand denied
واعتراه السقم مثلي وحمى
جفنهhis eyelid طيبsweetness الكرىsleep فيin الغسقthe darkness
جفنه طيب الكرى في الغسق
And sickness would beset him, as it does me, and deny
His eyes, enjoying good company in the dusk,
His eyelid sweet slumber in the darkness.
Many a long night have I spent sleepless,
ربmany a ليلnight فيin النوىseparation ساجstill طويلlong
رب ليل في النوى ساج طويل
بتI spent the night ارعىkeeping watch فيin الدياجيthe deep darkness زهرهits stars
بت ارعى في الدياجي زهره
Many a still, long night of separation
Tending its flowers in the darkness,
I spent watching its stars in the deep darkness.
I have nothing but complaining of anguish
ليسthere is not ليfor me فيهin it سوىexcept شكوىlament الغليلburning longing
ليس لي فيه سوى شكوى الغليل
منfrom هوىlove يصلىsears فؤاديmy heart جمرهits embers
من هوى يصلى فؤادي جمره
I had nothing in it but lament for burning longing,
From a love whose embers burn my heart,
From love whose embers sear my heart.
Whenever the faint lightning flashed,
كلماwhenever لاحappeared سناthe gleam البرقthe lightning الكليلfaint
كلما لاح سنا البرق الكليل
حلcame loose منfrom سمطthe necklace دموعيmy tears درهits pearls
حل من سمط دموعي دره
Whenever the faint lightning's gleam appeared,
My falling tears poured forth,
The pearls came loose from the necklace of my tears.
And the morning breeze kindles in my heart a burning
والصباand the east wind تذكيkindles لقلبيfor my heart ضرماa blaze
والصبا تذكي لقلبي ضرما
بذكيwith a potent fragrance منof شذاهاits scent العبقlingering
بذكي من شذاها العبق
And the east wind kindles a blaze in my heart
By reminiscing its fragrance,
With the strength of its lingering fragrance.
It conveyed the scent of the steps
نقلتit carried طيبthe sweetness حديثa tale قدماlong ago
نقلت طيب حديث قدما
عنabout لياليnights وصلناour union بالأبرقat al-Abraq
عن ليالي وصلنا بالأبرق
It carried the sweetness of a tale from long ago
Of our nights of union in the shining moonlight,
Of our nights of union at al-Abraq.
When we shortened the hours of reunion,
قصرتwere brief فيهنin them ساعاتthe hours الوصالunion
قصرت فيهن ساعات الوصال
قاصراتlowering الطرفthe gaze منfrom فرطexcess الخجلshyness
قاصرات الطرف من فرط الخجل
The hours of union in them were brief,
Brief glances, from extreme shyness,
With eyes cast down from overwhelming shyness.
She wore the clothes of bliss and beauty,
لبستshe wore بردa mantle نعيمbliss وجمالand beauty
لبست برد نعيم وجمال
فلهاso she has حليةan adornment حسنbeauty فيin العطلbeing unadorned
فلها حلية حسن في العطل
She wore a mantle of bliss and beauty,
For she has the adornment of beauty in leisure,
So beauty adorns her even without jewels.
And when beauty reaches perfection,
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle بلغreaches الحسنbeauty الكمالperfection
وإذا ما بلغ الحسن الكمال
جلis too exalted عنfor لبسwearing حليjewels وحللand robes
جل عن لبس حلي وحلل
And when beauty reaches perfection,
She abstains from wearing jewelry and garments,
It rises above wearing jewels and robes.
It suffices her to smile pearls
حسبهاenough for her منof لؤلؤpearls انthat تبسماshe should smile
حسبها من لؤلؤ ان تبسما
عنrevealing لئاليpearls ثغرهاher mouth المنتسقevenly arranged
عن لئالي ثغرها المنتسق
For pearls, she need only smile,
From nights with her symmetrical lips,
Revealing the evenly strung pearls of her mouth:
A source of essence that is strung together
معدنa mine منof جوهرjewels قدalready نظماhave been strung
معدن من جوهر قد نظما
يجتنىare gathered منثورهits unstrung gems فيin المنطقspeech
يجتنى منثوره في المنطق
A mine of jewels already strung,
Whose scattered pearls are in speech
Its unstrung gems are gathered in speech.
Partial English translation: 43 of 44 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1