كلّall الجوانحthe ribs قلبa heart فيكfor you مشغوفenthralled with love
كلّ الجوانح قلب فيك مشغوف
وماand there is no لحاصلfor the sum of حبِّيmy love عنكaway from you مصروفa turning away
وما لحاصل حبِّي عنك مصروف
All my ribs are a heart enthralled by you.
My heart is passionately in love with you
And the sum of my love has no turning away from you.
And my love for you cannot be diverted
ذكريremembrance of me بخاطركin your mind الناسيforgetful مصادفةby chance
ذكري بخاطرك الناسي مصادفة
وخاطريand my mind عنaway from سوىanything but ذكراكremembrance of you مصدوفturned aside
وخاطري عن سوى ذكراك مصدوف
Remembrance of me comes by chance to your forgetful mind,
Thoughts of you coincide with my memories
While my mind is turned away from all but remembrance of you.
While my mind is closed off to any other thoughts
ياO ظبيةgazelle منfrom among ظباءgazelles الحيّthe tribe نافرةskittish
يا ظبية من ظباء الحيّ نافرة
حتَّامَuntil when? هجركyour desertion شيءsomething منكfrom you مألوفfamiliar
حتَّامَ هجرك شيء منك مألوف
O skittish gazelle among the gazelles of the tribe,
O gazelle, aloof from the herds of life
How long will forsaking me remain your familiar habit?
Till being apart from you became habitual
ويلwoe لجفنيّto my eyelids لاnot جفنيكyour eyelids منfrom سهرٍsleeplessness
ويل لجفنيّ لا جفنيك من سهرٍ
لكيلهfor its measure فيin الدجىthe darkness خسرloss وتطفيفand shortchanging
لكيله في الدجى خسر وتطفيف
Woe to my eyelids—not yours—from sleeplessness:
Woe to my sleepless eyes, not your sleepless eyes
In its measure in the darkness, there is loss and shortchanging.
Exhausted in the darkness, tossing and turning
ياO باذلgiver of الوفرabundant wealth فيin الدنياthis world لآخرةfor the hereafter
يا باذل الوفر في الدنيا لآخرة
بشراكَyour glad tidings فضلan added bounty علىover and above الأخرىthe next life وتسليفand an advance
بشراكَ فضل على الأخرى وتسليف
O giver of abundant wealth in this world for the hereafter,
O you who squandered your prime for the hereafter
Your glad tidings are a boon beyond the next life’s reward, and an advance.
Good news, your reward exceeds the former and the loan
عذراًpardon لنظميَfor my verse والدنياand the world مطابقةin accord
عذراً لنظميَ والدنيا مطابقة
شكوايmy complaint مستورةveiled والحالand the condition مكشوفlaid bare
شكواي مستورة والحال مكشوف
Pardon my verse, while the world is in accord:
Excuse my verse, though life corresponds to it
My complaint is veiled, while my plight lies bare.
My complaints concealed, and the matter exposed
وضعفand the weakness of فكريَmy thought عنat نظمcomposing القريضpoetry لهfor it
وضعف فكريَ عن نظم القريض له
كالعدّlike counting فيon رقعةthe board of الشطرنجchess تضعيفdoubling
كالعدّ في رقعة الشطرنج تضعيف
And my mind’s weakness at composing verse has
And my mind’s weakness in composing poetry
A doubling, like the count upon a chessboard.
Like counting squares on a chessboard doubling
لاnot زلتI ceased أنشدI recite قوليmy words فيكabout you منfrom قدمٍlong ago
لا زلت أنشد قولي فيك من قدمٍ
وأنتand you بالخلعةِin the robe of honor الزهراءradiant محفوفenfolded
وأنت بالخلعةِ الزهراء محفوف
I never cease reciting my old words about you,
Still I chant my words about you since long ago
While you are enfolded in the radiant robe of honor.
While you are clad in radiant attire
أهلwould ...? يهنيكhe congratulates you بالتشريفon the honor bestowed محتفلاًcelebrating
أهل يهنيك بالتشريف محتفلاً
ياO منyou who بأيامهin his days المعروفbenevolence معروفknown
يا من بأيامه المعروف معروف
Would anyone joyfully congratulate you on the honor bestowed,
Family congratulating your honoured state
O you in whose days benevolence is known?
O you known through all your days for trust
لكننيbut I بكon having you أختارI choose الهناءcongratulations لهاfor it
لكنني بك أختار الهناء لها
فإنfor indeed قدركyour worth للتشريفto the honor bestowed تشريفan honor
فإن قدرك للتشريف تشريف
But I choose to congratulate it on having you,
But I choose congratulations for them
For your worth is an honor to the honor bestowed.
For your fate is itself an honor
Sol 6.1