وغزيلand a little gazelle عبثtoyed النسيمthe breeze بطبعهwith his nature
وغزيل عبث النسيم بطبعه
فمضىso it went on يرنحهmaking him sway كشاربlike a drinker of راحwine
فمضى يرنحه كشارب راح
And a little gazelle—the breeze toyed with his nature,
The breeze toyed lightly with its nature
then went on making him sway like a drinker of wine.
Then drifted by like one drunk with wine
اخذتcaptivated عقولminds اوليthose possessing النهىreason حركاتهhis movements
اخذت عقول اولي النهى حركاته
وافاضتand poured forth الافراحjoys للارواحfor souls
وافاضت الافراح للارواح
His movements captivated the minds of the wise,
It captivated the minds of the wise
and poured out joy upon souls.
And brought joy to souls
ياO عاذلاreprover جهلdid not understand الهوىlove وشؤنهand its affairs
يا عاذلا جهل الهوى وشؤنه
مهلاbe gentle اخوa brother of الاشواقlongings ليسis not بلاحa reprover
مهلا اخو الاشواق ليس بلاح
O reprover, ignorant of love and its affairs,
O you who rebuke the madness of love!
be gentle: a brother in longing is no reprover.
Gently, O kindred spirit of longing, do not wound
لوif غامزتكwinked at you عيونeyes آرامgazelles اللوىal-Liwa
لو غامزتك عيون آرام اللوى
وسطتand assailed عليكagainst you قدودهاtheir forms برماحwith spears
وسطت عليك قدودها برماح
If the eyes of al-Liwa's gazelles winked at you,
If the eyes of the tender gazelle glance your way
and their forms assailed you with spears,
And aim their eyelashes at you like spears
لعذرتyou would surely excuse مفتونone bewitched by الغرامpassionate love ولمand would not تملincline
لعذرت مفتون الغرام ولم تمل
ماas long as عشتyou lived للوامtoward reprovers والنصاحand advisers
ما عشت للوام والنصاح
you would excuse the one bewitched by love, and never incline,
You would excuse the intoxicated lover and not blame
as long as you lived, toward reprovers and advisers.
As long as you live, for raving or advice
لعذرتyou would surely excuse مفتونone bewitched by الغرامpassionate love ولمand would not تملincline
لعذرت مفتون الغرام ولم تمل
ماas long as عشتyou lived للوامtoward reprovers والنصاحand advisers
ما عشت للوام والنصاح
you would excuse the one bewitched by love, and never incline,
You would excuse the intoxicated lover and not blame
as long as you lived, toward reprovers and advisers.
As long as you live, for raving or advice
آهىah! لريمfor a gazelle فيin مفاوزwastelands حاجرHajir
آهى لريم في مفاوز حاجر
عادreturned عليupon me بطرفهthrough his glance الجراحthe wounds
عاد علي بطرفه الجراح
Ah, for a gazelle in the wastelands of Hajir!
Alas for Layla in the wilderness of Hajar
His glance brought the wounds back upon me.
Her glances have wounded me again
اصحوI grow sober واسكرand I grow drunk فيin جفاهhis coldness وقربهand his nearness
اصحو واسكر في جفاه وقربه
فاعذرso pardon لسكرانfor one drunk برونقon the radiance of صاحone sober
فاعذر لسكران برونق صاح
I grow sober at his coldness and drunk at his nearness;
I wake and sleep under her eyes and proximity
so pardon one drunk on a sober one's radiance.
So excuse the babbling of one drunk with passion’s wine
Sol 6.1