ياO حبيبbeloved القلبthe heart أهلاًwelcome
يا حبيب القلب أهلاً
بالهوىto love فيكfor you وسهلاand welcome
بالهوى فيك وسهلا
O beloved of the heart, welcome!
Oh lover of my heart, welcome
And welcome to loving you!
With passion for you and greetings
ماhow ألذّdelightful الوجدpassionate longing عنديto me
ما ألذّ الوجد عندي
فيfor معانيكyour charms وأحلىand how sweet
في معانيك وأحلى
How delightful longing is to me,
How sweet is the ecstasy I feel
for your charms—and how sweet!
In your meanings and how beautiful
غزلتspun عيناكyour two eyes ليfor me
غزلت عيناك لي
ثوبa robe سقمsickness ليسdoes not يبلىwear out
ثوب سقم ليس يبلى
Your eyes have spun for me
Your eyes have clothed me
a robe of sickness that never wears out.
In a dress that knows no wear
فاقضso decree ليfor me ماwhatever أنتyou قاضdecreeing
فاقض لي ما أنت قاض
لستI am not ممنamong those who يتسلّىfinds solace
لست ممن يتسلّى
So decree for me whatever you will decree;
So grant me what you grant
I am not one who finds solace.
I'm not one to be distracted
لاno وشعرٍby hair لكof yours داجٍdark
لا وشعرٍ لك داجٍ
وجبينٍand by a brow يتجلّىshines forth
وجبينٍ يتجلّى
No, by your dark hair
No, and your hair is so dark
and by your brow that shines forth,
And brow so radiant
لاno تسلّيتI found solace ولاnor قلsaid (split verb stem)
لا تسلّيت ولا قل
تI (split verb ending) لألحاظكto your glances مهلاgently!
ت لألحاظك مهلا
no, I have not found solace, nor have I said
I have sought no distraction, nor have I
to your glances, 'Gently!'
Repelled your glances, but called for union
لاno ولاnor استدفعتI sought to ward off صدًّاrejection
لا ولا استدفعت صدًّا
منكfrom you واستدعيتُand I requested وصلاunion
منك واستدعيتُ وصلا
No, nor have I sought to ward off rejection
Except the slave ends
from you, nor asked for union.
His state, and the view is higher
غيرexcept أنّthat العبدthe slave ينهيreports
غير أنّ العبد ينهي
حالهhis condition والرأيand the judgment أعلىsupreme
حاله والرأي أعلى
Yet the slave reports
his condition; your judgment is supreme.
Partial English translation: 14 of 16 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1