عينيّmy two eyes جوداgive generously (you two) علىover حبيبِكماyour beloved (both of you)
عينيّ جودا على حبيبِكما
بالسَّجلwith a bucketful فالسجلِthen another bucketful منof صَبيبكماyour outpouring (both of you)
بالسَّجل فالسجلِ من صَبيبكما
My two eyes, pour freely for your beloved,
My two eyes, pour generously over your beloved,
bucketful, then bucketful again, from your outpouring.
with bucketful after bucketful of your streaming tears.
لاdo not تجمُداstay dry (you two) لاتَit is not حينَa time for معذرةٍan excuse
لا تجمُدا لاتَ حينَ معذرةٍ
ماso long as لمhave not تذوباmelt (you two) لمُستذيبِكماfor him who asks you both to melt
ما لم تذوبا لمُستذيبِكما
Do not congeal—this is no time for excuses,
Do not stay dry; this is no time for excuses,
unless you melt for him who would melt you.
so long as you have not melted for him who asks you to melt.
فاستغزِراso make abundant (you two) درَّةthe outpouring السؤالِof entreaty علىupon
فاستغزِرا درَّة السؤالِ على
بدرٍa full moon كماjust as بَلَّhe moistened قضيبكماyour branch (both of you)
بدرٍ كما بَلَّ قضيبكما
Then pour the bucket-torrents copiously upon
So make the flow called forth by entreaty plentiful upon
a full moon, as your tender bough is drenched.
a full moon, just as he watered your branch.
هذاthis فؤاديmy heart والرُّزءand the loss رزؤكماyour loss (both of you)
هذا فؤادي والرُّزء رزؤكما
تبكيweeps لهfor him عينthe eye of مستثيبِكماone seeking reward from you both
تبكي له عين مستثيبِكما
Here is my heart—and the bereavement is yours as well;
This is my heart, and the loss is your loss;
for him weeps the eye of one who seeks reward from you both.
the eye of one seeking your reward weeps for him.
فاستنكفاso disdain (you two) أنthat يكونshould be غيرُكماanyone other than you both
فاستنكفا أن يكون غيرُكما
أبكىmore tearful لماfor what فاتhas been lost منof نصيبِكماyour share (both of you)
أبكى لما فات من نصيبِكما
So scorn to let anyone but you both
So disdain that anyone other than you should be
weep more for what has vanished from your share.
more tearful over what is lost of your share.
Sol 6.1