ياO رامياone shooting at قلباa heart جريحwounded
يا راميا قلبا جريح
مهلاgently تولهbecame infatuated فيwith مليحa fair one
مهلا توله في مليح
O you who shoot at a wounded heart,
O one who shoots arrows at a wounded heart
Gently! It has become infatuated with a fair one.
Slow down, do not rush into beauty
إنif لمnot يكنthere be وصلunion صحيحtrue
إن لم يكن وصل صحيح
رضىis content المتيمthe love-stricken one بالصدودwith rejection
رضى المتيم بالصدود
If there can be no true union,
If connection is not true
The love-stricken one is content with rejection.
The lover is content with rejection
أمننbestow a favor علىupon سمعيmy hearing بلنwith “never”
أمنن على سمعي بلن
إنif عزَّis hard to attain وصلكunion with you ياO حسنBeauty
إن عزَّ وصلك يا حسن
Favor my hearing with “never,”
Trust my hearing with a soft voice
If union with you is hard to attain, O Beauty.
If your connection brings glory, oh beauty
فأناfor I am المتيمthe love-stricken one بالفتنby seductive charms
فأنا المتيم بالفتن
بينbetween المناهلthe watering places والورودand the roses
بين المناهل والورود
For I am bewitched by seductive charms,
Then I am the lover tempted
Between the watering places and the roses.
Between the springs and roses
ملكa king تفردwas unrivaled بالدلالin coquetry
ملك تفرد بالدلال
أبلىwore out الفؤادthe heart وماand did not وصلgrant union
أبلى الفؤاد وما وصل
A king unrivaled in coquetry,
A king who is singled out with charm
He wore out the heart, yet granted no union.
My heart wore out and did not connect
مهلاgently عليwith me أناI am غزالa gazelle
مهلا علي أنا غزال
حيgreet المراسمthe traces والعهودand the vows
حي المراسم والعهود
Gently with me—I am a gazelle.
Slow down on me, I am a gazelle
Greet the traces and the vows.
Alive with etiquette and pacts
ماnothing فيin الفؤادthe heart سواكمother than you
ما في الفؤاد سواكم
وأناand I am قتيلslain سواكمby others than you
وأنا قتيل سواكم
There is nothing in my heart but you,
None in my heart but you
And I am slain by those other than you.
And I am your slain victim
فأرسلso send إليto me أراكمI may see you
فأرسل إلي أراكم
كيso that تنجليmay become revealed تلكthose السعودgood fortunes
كي تنجلي تلك السعود
So send to me, that I may see you,
So send to me to see you
So those good fortunes may be revealed.
That those good fortunes may clear up
تفنىperish الدهورthe ages وماand not هوىhas loved
تفنى الدهور وما هوى
منيwithin me الفؤادthe heart سوىexcept الهوىlove
مني الفؤاد سوى الهوى
Ages perish, yet nothing has been loved
Eras pass and none I loved
By the heart within me except love itself.
But the passion from my heart
منيfrom me لهfor him ذلabasement غوىwent astray
مني له ذل غوى
ليتif only الصدودrejection لهhad حدودlimits
ليت الصدود له حدود
From me, for him: abasement and straying.
To it I have the submission of love
If only rejection had limits!
If only rejection had limits
طعمthe taste الهوىof love مرbitter ولbut (first fragment of ولكن)
طعم الهوى مر ول
كنbut (final fragment of ولكن) كلماwhenever وصلتyou granted union حلاbecame sweet
كن كلما وصلت حلا
Love tastes bitter, but—
The taste of passion is bitter
—whenever you grant union, it grows sweet.
Whenever you connect, it’s sweet
تسقيyou give to drink المتيمthe love-stricken one بالسلاذwith [wine?] (damaged fragment)
تسقي المتيم بالسلاذ
فةcontinuation of the preceding damaged word إنهاindeed it تنسيmakes one forget العقودthe covenants
فة إنها تنسي العقود
You give the love-stricken [wine?] to drink—
Quenching the thirst of the lover
—indeed, it makes one forget the covenants.
It makes one forget pacts
ياoh ماhow أميلحةcharmingly pretty (diminutive) غزالa gazelle
يا ما أميلحة غزال
يفنيdestroys المتيمthe love-stricken one بالدلالwith coquetry
يفني المتيم بالدلال
Oh, what a charming little gazelle!
Oh how beautiful is the gazelle
He destroys the love-stricken with coquetry;
Tempting the lover with coquetry
منهfrom him التجنيunjust blame والتبالand love’s torment
منه التجني والتبال
ليتif only الصدودrejection لهhad حدودlimits
ليت الصدود له حدود
From him come unjust blame and love’s torment.
From it comes harvest and trial
If only rejection had limits!
If only rejection had limits
علىalthough أننيI am صبa passionate lover رقيقtender
على أنني صب رقيق
لآلاميfor my pains تسقيshe gives to drink الرحيقpure wine
لآلامي تسقي الرحيق
Though I am a tender lover,
Since I am a thin branched sapling
For my pains she pours pure wine.
My pain you quench with wine
لجمالهاfor her beauty وجديmy longing شقيفunclear epithet
لجمالها وجدي شقيف
ليتif only الوصالunion غداtomorrow يعودwould return
ليت الوصال غدا يعود
For her beauty, my longing is [unclear epithet].
For her beauty my side burns
If only union would return tomorrow!
If only connection returns tomorrow
Sol 6.1