سقانيhe gave me to drink بعينيهwith his two eyes كؤوسَcups هواهُhis love
سقاني بعينيه كؤوسَ هواهُ
وجرّدَand he unsheathed منهاfrom them إذwhen سكِرْتُI grew drunk ظُباهُhis blades
وجرّدَ منها إذ سكِرْتُ ظُباهُ
With his eyes he gave me cups of his love to drink,
And when I grew drunk, he unsheathed his blades from them.
فزدso increase كلَفاًinfatuation فيهwith him وفرطَand excess of صبابةٍyearning
فزد كلَفاً فيه وفرطَ صبابةٍ
فإنّfor indeed مَنونَdeath القلبthe heart دونَshort of مناهُits desire
فإنّ مَنونَ القلب دونَ مناهُ
So grow more enamored of him, and yearn beyond measure,
For the heart’s death falls short of its desire.
أوامرُهُhis commands تجريhold sway عليكover you كأنّهas though he were
أوامرُهُ تجري عليك كأنّه
وأستغفرُand I ask forgiveness of اللهGod العظيمthe Almighty إلهُa god
وأستغفرُ الله العظيم إلهُ
His commands hold sway over you, as though he were—
—and I ask God Almighty’s forgiveness—a god.
Sol 6.1