مدwas stretched out منfrom عينيكyour two eyes للقلبfor the heart شركa snare
مد من عينيك للقلب شرك
ياO حبيبيmy beloved جلexalted is منHe who قدindeed صوركfashioned you
يا حبيبي جل من قد صورك
From your eyes, a snare was laid for the heart.
You cast a spell from your eyes into my heart
O my beloved, exalted is He who fashioned you!
Oh my beloved, perfection embodied your form
قمتyou stood كالريمlike a gazelle ولكنyet شاكلتmatched
قمت كالريم ولكن شاكلت
لمعاتgleams الشمسthe sun فيناamong us منظركyour appearance
لمعات الشمس فينا منظرك
You stood like a gazelle, yet
You rose like a gazelle, yet your looks
the sun's gleams matched your appearance among us.
Radiated the sun's gleam within us
قدmay يظنthink البدرthe full moon فوقupon الارضthe earth يمbeginning of 'walks'
قد يظن البدر فوق الارض يم
شيcompletion of 'walks' باصنافwith varieties of السنىradiance منwhoever ابصركbeholds you
شي باصناف السنى من ابصرك
The full moon may seem to walk upon the earth,
The moon might think you a wonder on earth
in every kind of radiance, to whoever beholds you.
In all mankind, none who saw you but marveled
مذsince عناhe appeared امنتI believed باللهin God فياso O
مذ عنا امنت بالله فيا
شعرهhis hair الطاويthat enfolds الدجىnight's darkness ماhow اكفركunbelieving you are
شعره الطاوي الدجى ما اكفرك
Since he appeared, I believed in God; O
Since I believed in God, protected by Him
hair of his that enfolds night's darkness, how unbelieving you are!
The darkness of night shelters me not from your light
كمhow often اناجيI commune with الليلthe night فيهabout him قائلاsaying
كم اناجي الليل فيه قائلا
ليلnight طلgrow long لاno بدليescape for me انto اسهركI keep you awake
ليل طل لا بدلي ان اسهرك
How often I commune with the night about him, saying:
How I whisper to the night about you
O night, grow long; I must keep you awake.
The night is long, I must stay awake for you
واعنائيO my anguish! منhe whose تثنىsways خصرهhis waist
واعنائي من تثنى خصره
هوhe والرمحand the spear علىin طعنيpiercing me اشتركhas joined
هو والرمح على طعني اشترك
O my anguish! He whose waist sways—
My worries double when your slender waist
he and the spear have joined in piercing me.
Bearing a lance, stabs me with your glance
انif امتI die فلتعلمthen let them know الاشياعthe adherents منamong
ان امت فلتعلم الاشياع من
شيعتيmy followers انthat علىupon الحبlove الدركthe blame
شيعتي ان على الحب الدرك
If I die, let the adherents among
If I die, let mourners know
my followers know that love bears the blame.
My love for you remains beyond the grave
ايهاO الابيضfair one اضعفتyou weakened القوىstrength
ايها الابيض اضعفت القوى
هزbrandish فيin صفthe ranks of الاعاديthe enemies اسمركyour brown spear
هز في صف الاعادي اسمرك
O fair one, you have sapped my strength;
Oh fair one, you sap my strength
brandish your brown spear in the ranks of the enemies.
With your dark eyes, shake the ranks of foes
غبتyou were absent عنfrom عينيmy eye ولمand did not تعلمyou know بأنthat (continued)
غبت عن عيني ولم تعلم بأن
نcompletion of 'that' فوأديmy heart ضمنهwithin it قدalready احضركhas brought you
ن فوأدي ضمنه قد احضرك
You vanished from my sight, and did not know that
You left me, unaware that
my heart had already brought you into itself.
My love keeps you lodged within my breast
ذكرmay He remember اللهGod بخيرwith goodness سابغabundant
ذكر الله بخير سابغ
منwhoever لسمعيto my hearing ياO حبيبيmy beloved ذكركmentioned you
من لسمعي يا حبيبي ذكرك
May God remember with abundant goodness
Thoughts of you are perfect bliss
whoever mentioned you in my hearing, my beloved.
To my ears, your name is sweet music
يطربdelights السمعthe ear المغنيthe singer مشجباstirring sorrow
يطرب السمع المغني مشجبا
حينwhen يتلوhe recites بالتغنيin song سيركyour stories
حين يتلو بالتغني سيرك
The singer delights the ear, stirring sorrow,
Hearing songs and tales of your glory
when he recites your stories in song.
Makes the ears dance with joy to your story
لكfor you فيin قلبيmy heart مقامan abode عامرflourishing
لك في قلبي مقام عامر
فيهin it قدindeed حكمhas given authority to ربيmy Lord مظهركyour outward form
فيه قد حكم ربي مظهرك
You have a flourishing abode in my heart,
In my heart you have a dwelling sublime
where my Lord has given your image dominion.
Where my Lord engraved your beautiful charm
فخفso fear اللهGod بمفتونregarding one bewitched متىwhenever
فخف الله بمفتون متى
نظرhe sees الكوكبthe star يزهوshining splendidly نظركhe sees you
نظر الكوكب يزهو نظرك
So fear God in dealing with one bewitched, who, whenever
So fear God, charmer, when the stars' glow
he sees a star shining splendidly, sees you.
Makes your eyes sparkle with their show
واذاand when ماemphatic particle القمرthe moon الساريtraveling by night سرىjourneys by night
واذا ما القمر الساري سرى
بعثhe sends المقلةthe eye تبغيseeking اثركyour trace
بعث المقلة تبغي اثرك
And whenever the night-traveling moon journeys,
When the rising moon begins its ride
he sends forth his eye to seek your trace.
It rouses the eyelids that seek your side
خلهleave him ياO قلبheart فيin سكرتهhis intoxication
خله يا قلب في سكرته
فلقدfor indeed يتركis forsaken عمداdeliberately منwhoever تركhas forsaken
فلقد يترك عمدا من ترك
Leave him, O heart, in his intoxication;
Let it be, my heart, in its intoxication
for whoever forsakes is deliberately forsaken.
It leaves some lovers in separation
انتyou قدalready اطمعتهyou made him hopeful فيكof you فلوso if
انت قد اطمعته فيك فلو
عنهfrom him اخفيتyou hid حكيماwisely خبركnews of you
عنه اخفيت حكيما خبرك
You have raised his hopes of you; so if
You made it crave you, so cleverly, kindly
you wisely hid news of yourself from him,
Hide your feelings if it ignores you blindly
هوhe يبغيseeks ثمthen تبغىyou seek قربهhis nearness
هو يبغي ثم تبغى قربه
آهAh! ياO قلبيmy heart بهwith him ماhow اصبركpatient you are
آه يا قلبي به ما اصبرك
he would seek you; then you would seek his nearness.
It seeks you yet you seek its nearness more
Ah, my heart, how patient you are with him!
Oh my heart, such torment I can't endure
Sol 6.1