وغزالand a gazelle ألحاظُهhis glances سحّارهbewitching
وغزال ألحاظُه سحّاره
أشتهيI long for قُرْبَهhis nearness وأخشىand I fear نِفارَهْhis shying away
أشتهي قُرْبَه وأخشى نِفارَهْ
And a gazelle whose glances bewitch—
I long for his nearness, yet fear his shying away.
لمdid not يدعْleave حُسنْهُhis beauty فؤاداًa heart خليّاًfree
لم يدعْ حُسنْهُ فؤاداً خليّاً
منof هواهlove for him إِلاّexcept وأضرمَand kindled نارهits fire
من هواه إِلاّ وأضرمَ ناره
His beauty never leaves a heart still free
Of love for him without kindling its fire.
عمّهenveloped him خالهُhis mole بحسْنٍwith beauty بَديعٍwondrous
عمّه خالهُ بحسْنٍ بَديعٍ
وعليهand upon him العذارthe cheek-down فيon الخدthe cheek دارهa halo
وعليه العذار في الخد داره
His mole enveloped him in wondrous beauty,
And the down upon his cheek forms a halo.
قلتI said ياO منone who غداhas become مليكking جمالof beauty
قلت يا من غدا مليك جمال
وقلوبand the hearts الورىof humankind غدتhave become أنصارهhis champions
وقلوب الورى غدت أنصاره
I said: O one who has become beauty’s king,
And whose champions all mankind’s hearts have become,
جُدْbe generous لصبّto a lovesick lover ولوeven if only بساعةwith an hour وصلof union
جُدْ لصبّ ولو بساعة وصل
أوor بطيفwith a dream-vision لعلَّperhaps يرويit will quench أوارهhis burning thirst
أو بطيف لعلَّ يروي أواره
Be generous to a lovesick lover, if only with an hour of union,
Or with a dream-vision that might quench his burning thirst.
أوor فقفْthen pause فيon الطريقthe road إِنif لمnot تزرهyou visit him
أو فقفْ في الطريق إِن لم تزره
وقفهٌa pause فيon الطريقthe road نصفُhalf of الزيارهthe visit
وقفهٌ في الطريق نصفُ الزياره
Or else pause on the road, if you do not visit him:
A pause on the road is half a visit.
Sol 6.1