مَنwho مُبلِغٌwill convey عَنِيَon my behalf البَدرَthe full moon الَّذيthat كَمُلاreached perfection
مَن مُبلِغٌ عَنِيَ البَدرَ الَّذي كَمُلا
فيin مَطلَعِthe rising-place of الحُسنَbeauty وَالغُصنَand the bough الَّذيthat اِعتَدَلاgrew straight
في مَطلَعِ الحُسنَ وَالغُصنَ الَّذي اِعتَدَلا
Who will tell, on my behalf, the full moon that reached perfection
at beauty’s rising, and the bough that grew straight,
أَنَّthat الزَمانَTime الَّذيwhich أَهدىbestowed مَوَدَّتَهُhis affection
أَنَّ الزَمانَ الَّذي أَهدى مَوَدَّتَهُ
إِلَيَّto me مُرتَهِنٌholds in pledge شُكريmy gratitude بِماfor what فَعَلاit did
إِلَيَّ مُرتَهِنٌ شُكري بِما فَعَلا
that Time, which bestowed his affection
on me, holds my gratitude in pledge for what it did?
أَمّاas for الحَبيبُthe beloved الَّذيwho أَبدىshowed الجَفاءَcoldness لَناtoward us
أَمّا الحَبيبُ الَّذي أَبدى الجَفاءَ لَنا
فَماthen not رَأَيناwe deemed قِلاهُhis aversion حادِثاًan event جَلَلاgrave
فَما رَأَينا قِلاهُ حادِثاً جَلَلا
As for the beloved who showed us coldness,
we did not deem his aversion a grave calamity.
وَلَمand did not نَزِدwe do more أَنthan ظَفِرناwe won مِلءَthe fullness of أَعيُنِناour eyes
وَلَم نَزِد أَن ظَفِرنا مِلءَ أَعيُنِنا
بِالمُشتَريwith Jupiter فَتَجَنَّبناso we shunned لَهُfor his sake زُحَلاSaturn
بِالمُشتَري فَتَجَنَّبنا لَهُ زُحَلا
We did no more than win, to our eyes’ content,
Jupiter, and for his sake shun Saturn.
أَنتَyou الحَبيبُthe beloved الَّذيwhom ماnot زِلتُI have ceased أُلحِفُهُI cloak him
أَنتَ الحَبيبُ الَّذي ما زِلتُ أُلحِفُهُ
ظِلَّthe shade of الهَوىlove وَأُسَقّيهِand I give him to drink الرِضاcontentment عَلَلاdraught after draught
ظِلَّ الهَوى وَأُسَقّيهِ الرِضا عَلَلا
You are the beloved whom I have never ceased to cloak
in love’s shade, and water with draught after draught of contentment.
هَذيthis الحَقيقَةُthe truth لاnot قَوليmy words مُخادَعَةًin deception
هَذي الحَقيقَةُ لا قَولي مُخادَعَةً
لَوif كانَwere قَولُكَyour words مُتdie ماnot كانَwould be رَدِّيَmy answer لاno
لَو كانَ قَولُكَ مُت ما كانَ رَدِّيَ لا
This is the truth, not words of mine meant to deceive:
Were you to say, “Die,” my answer would not be “No.”
Sol 6.1