ياO رخيمَgentle الدَّلالِcoquetry ياO أتلَعَlong-necked الجيneck (first fragment)
يا رخيمَ الدَّلالِ يا أتلَعَ الجي
دِneck (final fragment) علىupon قامةٍa figure منof الخَيْزُرانِbamboo
دِ على قامةٍ من الخَيْزُرانِ
O you of gentle coquetry, O you with a long
O breeze of tenderness, O most gentle of winds
neck above a figure of bamboo.
Blowing upon a body of delicate jasmine
خُذْobtain لناfor us منfrom لحاظِكَyour glances الوسْنَdrowsy إِنْif
خُذْ لنا من لحاظِكَ الوسْنَ إِنْ
أَشَفقْتَyou have compassion بالعاشقينfor the lovers بعضَsome الأمانِsafety
أَشَفقْتَ بالعاشقين بعضَ الأمانِ
Obtain for us from your drowsy glances—if
Bring us from your kind glances some compassion
you pity lovers—some measure of safety.
If you pity lovers even a little respite
أنتَyou ترعىyou tend حُشاشَةَthe remnant of life الصبِّthe lovesick lover منfrom
أنتَ ترعى حُشاشَةَ الصبِّ من
غيرwithout اكتراثٍconcern لاهٍtoying بهاwith it مُتَوانِremiss
غير اكتراثٍ لاهٍ بها مُتَوانِ
You tend the lovesick lover's last vestige of life with
You tend to the madness of passion
no concern, toying with it, remiss.
Without care, slowly, gently
Sol 6.1