قفhalt ياO مثيرdriver of العيسthe white camels انindeed غبارهاtheir dust
قف يا مثير العيس ان غبارها
اورىkindled بمهجتيwithin my heart الضحىmorning light واثارهاand stirred it
اورى بمهجتي الضحى واثارها
Halt, O driver of the white camels, for their dust
has kindled morning light within my heart and stirred it.
سارتshe traveled بأثرin the tracks of السائرينthe travelers وانماand it was only
سارت بأثر السائرين وانما
جذابthe lure of صوتكyour voice حينwhen قلتyou spoke اطارهاsent her flying
جذاب صوتك حين قلت اطارها
She followed in the travelers’ tracks; it was only
the lure of your voice, when you spoke, that sent her flying.
تركتshe left ليfor me الجسمthe body السقيمsickly وازمعتand resolved to depart
تركت لي الجسم السقيم وازمعت
وغدوتand I became ارقبI watch for دائماalways اخبارهاnews of her
وغدوت ارقب دائما اخبارها
She left me the sickly body and resolved to depart,
and I began always watching for news of her.
معذورةexcused أيyes والغرامby love لانهاbecause she
معذورة أي والغرام لانها
قدalready فارقتparted from منfrom بعدafter وصلunion جارهاher neighbor
قد فارقت من بعد وصل جارها
She is excused—yes, by love!—for she
has parted from her neighbor after union.
ماwhat ذاis it that يقولsay الائمونthe reproachers بشأنهاabout her
ما ذا يقول الائمون بشأنها
واللهand God يقبلaccepts رحمةout of mercy اعذارهاher excuses
والله يقبل رحمة اعذارها
What do the reproachers say about her,
when God accepts her excuses out of mercy?
كتبHe decreed الفراقseparation لهاfor her وبعدand after وقوعهits occurrence
كتب الفراق لها وبعد وقوعه
القىHe cast بهاwithin her فيinto كلevery جزءpart نارهاher fire
القى بها في كل جزء نارها
He decreed separation for her, and after it befell,
cast her fire into every part of her.
كتمتshe concealed معاناةthe suffering of الغرامlove وعنوةand against her will
كتمت معاناة الغرام وعنوة
فالعينso the eye تفضحexposes دائماalways اسرارهاher secrets
فالعين تفضح دائما اسرارها
She concealed love’s suffering, yet against her will
the eye forever lays bare her secrets.
لهفيmy anguish عليهاfor her انهاindeed she لمهجةtruly a soul
لهفي عليها انها لمهجة
سلبتwas robbed of بحزنin sorrow دارهاher home وقرارهاand her resting place
سلبت بحزن دارها وقرارها
Alas for her! She is indeed a soul
robbed in sorrow of her home and resting place.
ياO حاديdriver of العيسthe white camels اتئدgo slowly وارفقand be gentle بهاwith her
يا حادي العيس اتئد وارفق بها
فالبعدfor distance ابعدhas put far away حيهاher encampment ومزارهاand her visiting-place
فالبعد ابعد حيها ومزارها
O driver of the white camels, go slowly and be gentle with her,
for distance has put her camp and her visiting-place far away.
وعسىand may الذيHe who كتبdecreed الفراقseparation يعيدهturn it back
وعسى الذي كتب الفراق يعيده
وصلاinto union وبرحمand with mercy for دمعهاher tears ولوارهاand her burning anguish
وصلا وبرحم دمعها ولوارها
And may He who decreed separation turn it back
to union, with mercy for her tears and burning anguish,
فتطيبso she may be well بعدafter شتاتهاher dispersal مجموعةgathered together
فتطيب بعد شتاتها مجموعة
والقربand nearness يصلحsets right طورهits nature اطوارهاher changing states
والقرب يصلح طوره اطوارها
so she may be well, gathered together after her scattering,
and nearness, by its nature, may set her states aright.
قسماI swear بهاتيكby those الوجوهfaces وانand even if تكنthey be
قسما بهاتيك الوجوه وان تكن
بالهجرthrough estrangement عناfrom us غيبتhave been hidden اقمارهاtheir moons
بالهجر عنا غيبت اقمارها
I swear by those faces, even though
estrangement has hidden their moons from us:
اناindeed we علىupon العهدthe covenant القديمold بحبهاin loving her
انا على العهد القديم بحبها
نهوىwe love منازلهاher dwellings ونعشقand we adore دارهاher home
نهوى منازلها ونعشق دارها
indeed, we keep the old covenant in our love for her.
We love her dwellings and adore her home,
ونحبand we love منwhoever زارvisited الديارthe abodes لاجلهاfor her sake
ونحب من زار الديار لاجلها
ورأىand saw ولوand even if بحجابهاthrough her veil انوارهاher lights
ورأى ولو بحجابها انوارها
and we love whoever visited the abodes for her sake
and saw her lights, even through her veil.
ياO صاحبيّmy two companions قفاyou two, halt انظراyou two, look at عينthe eye of امرءٍa man
يا صاحبيّ قفا انظرا عين امرءٍ
بعثتhas sent forth كسيلlike a torrent هاملfreely flowing امطارهاits rains
بعثت كسيل هامل امطارها
O my two companions, halt and behold the eye of a man
that has sent forth its rains like a freely flowing torrent.
Sol 6.1