ياوجنتيهِO his two cheeks اللَّتينِwhich منof بَهَجِradiant beauty
ياوجنتيهِ اللَّتينِ من بَهَجِ
فيamid صُدُغيهhis two temple locks اللذينwhich منof دَعَجِdeep blackness
في صُدُغيه اللذين من دَعَجِ
O his two cheeks, made of radiant beauty,
O my two gardens with joyous delight
Amid his two temple locks, made of deep blackness,
In whose cheeks, so soft and bright
ماwhat حمرةُredness فيكماin you both أمنis it from خجلٍbashfulness
ما حمرةُ فيكما أمن خجلٍ
أمor صبغةُcoloring اللهGod أمor دمُblood المُهَجِthe hearts
أم صبغةُ الله أم دمُ المُهَجِ
What is this redness in you both—is it from bashfulness,
Is the redness modesty or grace divine
Or God's coloring, or the blood of hearts?
Or the blood of hearts that pine?
فقالthen he said كلُّall الذيthat which نحلتهماyou ascribed to them both
فقال كلُّ الذي نحلتهما
حقٌّtrue وماand not يُمسِيانthey both reach evening فيin حرَجِdistress
حقٌّ وما يُمسِيان في حرَجِ
Then he said: all that you have ascribed to them
All who saw you said aright:
Is true, and at evening they are untroubled.
True, yet free from all despite.
أماhave you not رأيتseen القلوبَthe hearts عندهماbeside them both
أما رأيت القلوبَ عندهما
يجرحهاwound them مخلبانtwo claws منof سبجِjet
يجرحها مخلبان من سبجِ
Have you not seen the hearts beside them,
Seen you not hearts pierced and torn
Wounded by two claws of jet?
By the claws that gash and scorn?
عدلاًjustice منfrom اللهGod إنناindeed we وهماand they both
عدلاً من الله إننا وهما
لَغايةٌtruly an extreme فيin تفاوتdisparity الدَّرَجِthe ranks
لَغايةٌ في تفاوت الدَّرَجِ
Justice from God! Indeed, we and they
Just is Allah; for we were meant,
Are as far apart in rank as can be.
We and they, for different bent.
خَدَّانِtwo cheeks فيناin us لظىthe flame حريقهماtheir fire
خَدَّانِ فينا لظى حريقهما
ونورهand its light فيهماin them both بلاwithout وهجِheat
ونوره فيهما بلا وهجِ
Two cheeks—the flame of their fire is in us,
In our souls their fires eats,
And its light in them, without heat.
Their light our inner darkness cheats.
ماnot إنemphatic particle تزالcease القلوبthe hearts فيin حُرقٍburning anguish
ما إن تزال القلوب في حُرقٍ
عليهماfor them both والعيونُand the eyes فيin لججِdeep seas
عليهما والعيونُ في لججِ
Hearts never cease to burn with anguish
Still hearts burn and eyes delight
For them, while eyes are in deep seas.
Gazing on that lovely sight.
Sol 6.1