ومخطفand slender القدّin figure معسولhoney-sweet مقبلهُhis mouth
ومخطف القدّ معسول مقبلهُ
ودّيmy love لعينيهِfor his eyes مغسولٌwashed clean منof الدنسimpurity
ودّي لعينيهِ مغسولٌ من الدنس
And one of slender figure, whose mouth is honey-sweet—
With a supple, honey-sweet gait he approaches,
My love for his eyes is washed clean of impurity.
His eyes are washed clean of impurities.
يشوقstirs longing in غلَّةَburning thirst قلبيmy heart وردwatering-place مقلتهِhis eye
يشوق غلَّةَ قلبي ورد مقلتهِ
وقدand already تسلسلflowed smoothly فيin ظلٍّa shade منof اللعسdusky lip-color
وقد تسلسل في ظلٍّ من اللعس
His eye's watering-place stirs my heart's burning thirst,
He captivates the core of my heart, his words like roses,
And it has flowed smoothly beneath a dusky shade.
Having descended in the shade of the evening.
كأنهُas though it were نطفةٌa drop منof ماءwater محنيةٍa river bend
كأنهُ نطفةٌ من ماء محنيةٍ
مرَّpassed النسيمthe breeze عليهاover it باردَcool النفسbreath
مرَّ النسيم عليها باردَ النفس
As though it were a drop of water from a river bend,
As if he were a teardrop of afflicted water
The breeze passed over it, cool of breath.
Over which the breeze blew with a cool breath.
زفَّescorted as a bride الحميَّاthe wine إلىto خطاَّبهاher suitors وجلاand unveiled
زفَّ الحميَّا إلى خطاَّبها وجلا
وجهاًa face منof الصبحdawn فيin شعرٍhair منof الغلسpre-dawn gloom
وجهاً من الصبح في شعرٍ من الغلس
He led the wine as a bride to her suitors, and unveiled
The doves gathered to his amorous talk,
A face of dawn amid hair of pre-dawn gloom.
A face like the dawn framed in dark tresses.
والغيثand the rain يبكيweeps ووجهُand the face الأرضthe earth مبتسمٌsmiling
والغيث يبكي ووجهُ الأرض مبتسمٌ
فالجوُّso the sky فيin مأتمٍa mourning assembly والأرضand the earth فيin عرسa wedding
فالجوُّ في مأتمٍ والأرض في عرس
And the rain weeps, while the earth's face smiles:
The rain weeps while the face of the earth smiles,
So the sky is in mourning, and the earth at a wedding.
So the clouds are in mourning and the land celebrates a wedding.
يسعىhe walks فأعملso I engage فكريmy mind وهوwhile he يحملهاcarries her
يسعى فأعمل فكري وهو يحملها
تعجُّباًin wonder كيفhow يمشيwalks البدرُthe full moon فيin قبسa flame
تعجُّباً كيف يمشي البدرُ في قبس
He walks, and I set my mind to work as he carries her,
He strives while my mind works as he carries
Marveling: how does the full moon walk within a flame?
Wonder, how can the full moon walk with a lantern?
وبتُّand I spent the night والسُّحبُwhile the clouds قدhad مدَّتdrawn ستائرهاtheir curtains
وبتُّ والسُّحبُ قد مدَّت ستائرها
لمَّاwhen رأينَthey saw عيونthe eyes الشهبthe bright stars كالحرسlike the guards
لمَّا رأينَ عيون الشهب كالحرس
And I spent the night while the clouds had drawn their curtains,
I passed the night while the clouds had spread their curtains
When they saw the bright stars' eyes like sentries.
When the eyes of the shooting stars saw them like guards.
ألهوI dally ببدرwith a full moon الدجىthe night-darkness ماnot شيبwas tainted بالكـwith the…
ألهو ببدر الدجى ما شيب بالكـ
ـلف…dark spots الباديvisible وظبيand a gazelle النقاthe sand dune ماnot عيبwas blemished بالخسby baseness
ـلف البادي وظبي النقا ما عيب بالخس
I dally with a full moon of night, untainted by
Is he not the full moon of nightfall that has whitened
Visible dark spots, and a dune-gazelle unblemished by baseness.
With hoarfrost? The antelope of the thicket and the wild goat of the slopes are not more graceful than the lettuce.
Sol 6.1