مهفهفa slender, graceful one هيمنيmade me love-mad
مهفهف هيمني
والحبand love باعثthe cause of العللailments
والحب باعث العلل
A slender, graceful one has made me love-mad,
My love troubles me,
and love is the cause of ailments.
Love is the cause of my ailments,
عادلfair خصرwaist ظالمunjust
عادل خصر ظالم
ياoh ليتif only لوif يوماone day عدلhe acted justly
يا ليت لو يوما عدل
Fair of waist, yet unjust—
My waist is oppressed by injustice,
oh, if only he would be just one day!
If only one day it would be just,
قدindeed صرتI have become فيin غرامهpassion for him
قد صرت في غرامه
والهفيalas for my yearning ضربa setting forth of مثلan example
والهفي ضرب مثل
In my passion for him I have become
I have become infatuated with him,
—alas for my yearning!—a byword.
And the passionate became an example,
ماnot ليfor me وسحرby the magic of عينهhis eye
ما لي وسحر عينه
بغيرهin anyone but him قطever املhope
بغيره قط امل
I have—by the magic of his eye—
What is it to me, the magic of his eyes,
no hope ever in anyone but him.
I have never hoped for another,
اعجبmarvel منat دمعيmy tears متىwhenever
اعجب من دمعي متى
بداhe appeared لعينيّbefore my eyes هملstreamed
بدا لعينيّ همل
Marvel at my tears: whenever
More wondrous are my tears when,
he appears before my eyes, they stream.
They began to flow from my eyes,
اقسمI swear بالنارby the fire التيthat
اقسم بالنار التي
لاحتshone لموسىfor Moses فيon الجبلthe mountain
لاحت لموسى في الجبل
I swear by the fire that
I swear by the fire that,
shone for Moses on the mountain,
Appeared to Moses on the mountain,
وبكتابand by a Book محكمfirmly established
وبكتاب محكم
علىupon نبيناour Prophet نزلcame down
على نبينا نزل
and by a firmly established Book
And by the perfect scripture,
that came down upon our Prophet:
That descended upon our Prophet,
خيالthe image of منthe one whom احبهI love him
خيال من احبه
بلوحon the tablet of سريmy inmost self لمnot يزلceased
بلوح سري لم يزل
the image of the one I love
The image of the one I love,
remains on the tablet of my inmost self,
On a hidden tablet that has not changed,
منطبعimprinted جمالهhis beauty
منطبع جماله
برسمهin his likeness وبالطللand in the ruins
برسمه وبالطلل
his beauty imprinted
His beauty imprinted,
in his likeness and in the ruins.
In its design and ridges,
كمmany a لائمcensurer قدindeed لامنيcensured me
كم لائم قد لامني
فيهover him وعاذلand a reprover عذلreproved
فيه وعاذل عذل
Many a censurer has censured me
How many blamers have blamed me,
over him, and a reprover has reproved me.
For him and rebuked harshly,
فكلماso whenever ازدادواthey increased نماgrew
فكلما ازدادوا نما
لحبهfor love of him فيwithin me جملgreat quantities
لحبه في جمل
So whenever their reproaches increased, there grew
But the more they grow,
within me ever more love for him.
My love for him grows,
وربand many a واشtale-bearer حاسدenvious
ورب واش حاسد
بشأنناabout us الزورfalsehood نقلspread
بشأننا الزور نقل
And many an envious tale-bearer
By God, every envious talebearer,
has spread falsehoods about us.
Shall be rewarded tomorrow for what he did,
دعهleave him اخيّmy dear brother خائضاindulging in idle talk
دعه اخيّ خائضا
يجزىhe will be requited غداtomorrow بماfor what فعلhe did
يجزى غدا بما فعل
Leave him, my dear brother, to indulge in idle talk;
Leave him my brother, wading,
tomorrow he will be requited for what he did.
Tomorrow he will be rewarded for what he did,
انindeed الشخوصhuman forms تنطويare folded away
ان الشخوص تنطوي
وايand what ظلshadow ماhas not انتقلmoved on
واي ظل ما انتقل
Indeed, human forms are folded away;
For beings will come to an end,
and what shadow has not moved on?
And what shadow has not changed?
دورthe cycle of الوجودexistence زائلtransient
دور الوجود زائل
والقبرand the grave صندوقa chest for العملdeeds
والقبر صندوق العمل
The cycle of existence is transient,
The cycle of existence passes,
and the grave is a chest for deeds.
And the grave is the box of deeds.
Sol 6.1