جَمعhe gathered المَحاسِنَthe charms حينَwhen عُذّرَgrew downy خَدُّهُhis cheek
جَمع المَحاسِنَ حينَ عُذّرَ خَدُّهُ
وَبَداand appeared بنفسَجُهhis violet الطَريُّfresh وَوردُهُand his rose
وَبَدا بنفسَجُه الطَريُّ وَوردُهُ
He united every charm when his cheek grew downy,
and his fresh violet and his rose appeared.
غُصنٌa bough تَميسُsways بِهِwith him الصباthe east wind وَيُعينُهاand helps it
غُصنٌ تَميسُ بِهِ الصبا وَيُعينُها
مَرحُexuberance الصِباyouth فَيَميلُso bends ليناًsoftly قَدُّهُhis figure
مَرحُ الصِبا فَيَميلُ ليناً قَدُّهُ
A bough the east wind sways, with help from
youth’s exuberance; so his supple figure bends.
لاno غَروَwonder إِنif جَرحَhe wounds القُلوبَhearts بلحظهwith his glance
لا غَروَ إِن جَرحَ القُلوبَ بلحظه
أَنَّfor الحُسامَthe keen sword كَذاكَlikewise يَفعَلُacts حَدُّهُits edge
أَنَّ الحُسامَ كَذاكَ يَفعَلُ حَدُّهُ
No wonder if he wounds hearts with his glance,
for a keen sword’s edge does just the same.
وَيغُرُّكَand deceives you الضَعفُthe languor الَّذيwhich فيin جَفنهhis eyelid
وَيغُرُّكَ الضَعفُ الَّذي في جَفنه
وَالسَيفُand the sword يَقطَعُcuts نَصلُهُits blade لاnot غِمدُهُits sheath
وَالسَيفُ يَقطَعُ نَصلُهُ لا غِمدُهُ
And the languor in his eyelid deceives you,
yet a sword’s blade cuts, not its sheath.
يُشفيquenches غَليليmy burning thirst رَشفُsipping بَردِthe coolness of رِضابهِhis saliva
يُشفي غَليلي رَشفُ بَردِ رِضابهِ
وَيَزيدُنيand increases in me ظَمأٌthirst إِلَيهِfor him ووردهُand his rose
وَيَزيدُني ظَمأٌ إِلَيهِ ووردهُ
Sipping his cool saliva quenches my burning thirst,
and increases my thirst for him and his rose.
غَضبانangry يَقصدُhe seeks ذِلَّتيmy abasement وَأَعزهُand I honor him
غَضبان يَقصدُ ذِلَّتي وَأَعزهُ
أَبَداًalways وَيعشَقُand he loves قتلتيmy slaying وَأَودُّهُand I love him
أَبَداً وَيعشَقُ قتلتي وَأَودُّهُ
Angry, he seeks my abasement, yet I honor him
always; he loves to slay me, yet I love him.
ياO مَنyou who يُصَوِّرُportray كُلَّevery شَىءthing هَيِّنeasy
يا مَن يُصَوِّرُ كُلَّ شَىء هَيِّن
إِلّاexcept تَعتُّبُهُhis reproach عَليَّagainst me وَصَدُّهُand his turning away
إِلّا تَعتُّبُهُ عَليَّ وَصَدُّهُ
O you who portray everything as easy,
except his reproaching me and his turning away.
وَلَئِنand if indeed وَفاproves faithful إِنif خُنتُI am faithless دَمعيmy tears مُسعداًlending aid
وَلَئِن وَفا إِن خُنتُ دَمعي مُسعداً
فَلمِثلthen for the like of هَذاthis اليَومday كُنتُI was أُعِدُّهُI keep it ready
فَلمِثل هَذا اليَوم كُنتُ أُعِدُّهُ
And if my tears faithfully lend aid, even if I am faithless,
it was for a day like this that I kept them in reserve.
Sol 6.1