ياO مخجلَone who shames القمرthe moon المنيرَradiant
يا مخجلَ القمر المنيرَ
بوجههِwith his face فيin الموهنِthe depths of night
بوجههِ في الموهنِ
O one who shames the radiant moon
with his face in the depths of night!
ويلاهalas! منbecause of قلبٍa heart لهُof his
ويلاه من قلبٍ لهُ
قاسٍhard وعطفٍand a flank لينَsupple
قاسٍ وعطفٍ لينَ
Alas for that heart of his,
so hard, and that supple flank!
فارقتنيyou left me فعدمتُso I lost طيبَthe sweetness of
فارقتني فعدمتُ طيبَ
العيشlife مذsince فارقتنيyou left me
العيش مذ فارقتني
You left me, and I lost the sweetness
of life, ever since you left me.
وتظنُّand you think ذلكthat هيّناًeasy
وتظنُّ ذلك هيّناً
عنديto me وليسand it is not بهيّنat all easy
عندي وليس بهيّن
And you think that a light matter
to me, yet it is no light matter.
ياoh ماhow much لقيتI have suffered منfrom الحصوthe withholding one (word continues)
يا ما لقيت من الحصو
رِcompletion of ‘the withholding one’ ومنand from سقامthe languor of الأعينthe eyes
رِ ومن سقام الأعين
Ah, what I have suffered from the withholding
one, and from the languor of eyes!
وكذاكand likewise كلُّevery بديعwondrous one
وكذاك كلُّ بديع
وصفِqualities of الحسنbeauty ليسis not بمحسنa doer of good
وصفِ الحسن ليس بمحسن
Likewise, everyone wondrous
in beauty's qualities is unkind.
وقدand indeed كنتI had been مستوراًconcealed وأنتbut you
وقد كنت مستوراً وأنت
كماjust as أردتَyou wished فضحتنيyou exposed me
كما أردتَ فضحتني
I had remained concealed, but you,
just as you wished, exposed me.
وتظلُّand you keep تسالasking عنabout دميmy blood
وتظلُّ تسال عن دمي
عمداًdeliberately وأنتَthough you قتلتنيyou killed me
عمداً وأنتَ قتلتني
And you keep asking about my blood
deliberately, though you yourself killed me.
ياO صاحfriend قمrise متفضلاًkindly
يا صاح قم متفضلاً
فأشربthen drink هنيئاًwith pleasure واسقنيand give me drink
فأشرب هنيئاً واسقني
O friend, rise and be so kind:
drink with pleasure, and pour for me.
وأدرand pass round سلافةِpure wine سلافةَthe pure wine of ذكرهِremembering him
وأدر سلافةِ سلافةَ ذكرهِ
وبهand of him فديتَmay you be ransomed فغنّيthen sing
وبه فديتَ فغنّي
And pass round pure wine—the pure wine of remembering him;
and sing of him—may you be ransomed!
Sol 6.1