علقت مفترس الصراغم فارساً

علقت مفترس الصراغم فارساً

رحب المدى والصدر والميدان

رحب المدى والصدر والميدان

I fell in love with a lion-devouring horseman,

The predator of battles hung a knight,

Broad in reach, in chest, and in the arena.

Spacious in extent, chest, and battlefield.

قمرٌ من الأتراك تشهد أنّه ال

قمرٌ من الأتراك تشهد أنّه ال

خود الحصان على أقبّ حصان

خود الحصان على أقبّ حصان

A moon among the Turks—you attest that he is the

A Turkish moon that witnesses he is not

Chaste maiden upon a lean-bellied steed.

Restraining his steed on the most restraining steed.

ييرمي بلحظيه القلوب وسهمه

ييرمي بلحظيه القلوب وسهمه

فعجبت كيف تشابه السهمان

فعجبت كيف تشابه السهمان

He shoots at hearts with his glances and his arrow;

He casts with his glances hearts and his arrow,

So I marveled at how alike the two arrows were.

So I wondered how did the two arrows resemble.

البدر في ظل الغمامة والنقا

البدر في ظل الغمامة والنقا

في سرجه والغصن في الخفتان

في سرجه والغصن في الخفتان

The full moon in the cloud's shadow, and the sand dune

The full moon in the shadow of the clouds and the bright stars,

In his saddle, and the branch in the quilted coat.

In its saddlebags, and the branch in wrapping.

ألفت طرته وغرته وما

ألفت طرته وغرته وما

كان الدجى والصبح يأتلفان

كان الدجى والصبح يأتلفان

I grew fond of his forelock and his bright brow, though

I befriended his way and his pride, yet

Night and dawn had never been in harmony.

The darkness and dawn were not to befriended.

ورمى بلحظيه القلوب وسهمه

ورمى بلحظيه القلوب وسهمه

فعجبت كيف تشابه السهمان

فعجبت كيف تشابه السهمان

And he shot at hearts with his glances and his arrow;

And he cast with his glances hearts and his arrow,

So I marveled at how alike the two arrows were.

So I wondered how did the two arrows resemble.

بطل حمائله كعارضة وحا

بطل حمائله كعارضة وحا

جبه الأرج كقوسه المرنان

جبه الأرج كقوسه المرنان

A hero, his sword-baldrics like a crossbeam, and his

The hero's preparations were like a display,

Fragrant eyebrow like his twanging bow.

And his forehead like its bending bow.

حييته فدنا وأمطر راحتي

حييته فدنا وأمطر راحتي

قبلا فليت فمي مكان بناني

قبلا فليت فمي مكان بناني

I greeted him; he drew near and showered my palm

I greeted him so he approached and rained on my palm

With kisses—if only my mouth were in place of my fingertips!

A kiss - if only my mouth was in place of my palm!

وخدعته بالكأس حتى ارتاض لي

وخدعته بالكأس حتى ارتاض لي

ودرأت عني الحد بالكتمان

ودرأت عني الحد بالكتمان

And I beguiled him with the cup until he grew tame for me,

And I deceived him with the chalice until he calmed down for me,

And through concealment warded the prescribed punishment off myself.

And I warded off harm with concealment.

والمرء ما شغلته فرصة لذة

والمرء ما شغلته فرصة لذة

ناسى العواقب آمن الحدثان

ناسى العواقب آمن الحدثان

And a man, while a chance for pleasure engrosses him,

A person busied with an opportunity of pleasure

Forgets consequences and feels safe from time's calamities.

Forgets the consequences, believes the events.