ياO رامياone shooting قلباa heart جريحwounded
يا راميا قلبا جريح
مهلاgently تولهbecame infatuated فيwith مليحa fair one
مهلا توله في مليح
O archer aiming at a wounded heart,
O you who pierces my wounded heart
be gentle: it is infatuated with a fair one.
Be gentle, do not torment it more
إنif لمnot يكنbe وصلunion صحيحgenuine
إن لم يكن وصل صحيح
رضىwas content المتيمthe love-stricken one بالصدودwith rejection
رضى المتيم بالصدود
If no true union is possible,
If union is not achieved as hoped
the love-stricken one is content with rejection.
The longing lover contents himself with your aloofness
أمننbestow favor علىupon سمعيmy hearing بلنwith ‘will not’
أمنن على سمعي بلن
إنif عزوصلكunion with you is elusive ياO حسنfair one
إن عزوصلك يا حسن
Favor my ears with a ‘No,’
Give me security from hearing reproach
if union with you is elusive, O fair one.
If your love and union, oh beauty
فأناfor I المتيمthe love-stricken one بالفتنby allurements
فأنا المتيم بالفتن
بينamong المناهلthe watering places والورودand the roses
بين المناهل والورود
For I am love-stricken by allurements,
For I am the longing lover of ordeals
amid the watering places and roses.
Between the meadows and roses
ملكa king تفردwas unrivaled بالدلالin coquetry
ملك تفرد بالدلال
أبلىwore away الفؤادthe heart وماand did not وصلgrant union
أبلى الفؤاد وما وصل
A king unrivaled in coquetry
You who rules alone with charm
has worn the heart away, yet granted no union.
Has exhausted my heart without reaching it
مهلاgently عليwith me أناI غزالa gazelle
مهلا علي أنا غزال
حيsalute المراسمthe rites والعهودand the pledges
حي المراسم والعهود
Be gentle with me; I am a gazelle.
Be gentle with me for I am a gazelle
Salute the rites and the pledges.
Alive with etiquette and covenants
ماnot فيin الفؤادthe heart سواكمother than you
ما في الفؤاد سواكم
وأناand I قتيلone slain سواكمothers besides you
وأنا قتيل سواكم
There is none in the heart but you.
None resides in my heart but you
And I am slain by others besides you.
And I am your captive, none but you
فأرسلso send إليto me أراكمI may see you
فأرسل إلي أراكم
كيso that تنجليbe revealed تلكthose السعودgood fortunes
كي تنجلي تلك السعود
So send [word] to me, that I may see you,
So send to me to see you
so that those good fortunes may be revealed.
To dissolve those difficulties
تفنىperish الدهورthe ages وماand has not هوىloved
تفنى الدهور وما هوى
منيwithin me الفؤادthe heart سوىexcept الهوىlove
مني الفؤاد سوى الهوى
The ages perish, yet nothing has been loved
Ages pass and nothing I love
by the heart within me but love.
But you, and the passion for you
منيfrom me لهfor him ذلabasement غوىwent astray
مني له ذل غوى
ليتif only الصدودrejection لهfor it حدودlimits
ليت الصدود له حدود
From me, for him, comes a wayward abasement.
For you is my humiliation and love-madness
If only rejection had limits!
If only your aloofness had limits
طعمthe taste الهوىof love مرbitter ولbut (opening fragment)
طعم الهوى مر ول
كنbut (closing fragment) كلماwhenever وصلتyou drew near حلاgrew sweet
كن كلما وصلت حلا
The taste of love is bitter, but—
The taste of passion is bitter
—whenever you draw near, it grows sweet.
Whenever we unite there is sweetness
تسقيyou give to drink المتيمthe love-stricken one بالسلاذwith choice wine (likely; corrupt fragment)
تسقي المتيم بالسلاذ
فةword-ending fragment; no separate meaning إنهاindeed, it تنسيmakes one forget العقودthe vows
فة إنها تنسي العقود
You give the love-stricken one [choice wine],
Quenching the thirst of the longing lover
indeed, it makes one forget the vows.
As if it makes one forget pacts
ياOh ماhow أميلحةcharmingly pretty (diminutive) غزالa gazelle
يا ما أميلحة غزال
يفنيhe consumes المتيمthe love-stricken one بالدلالwith coquetry
يفني المتيم بالدلال
Oh, what a pretty little gazelle!
Oh how beautiful is the gazelle
He consumes the love-stricken one with coquetry.
Tormenting the longing lover with coquetry
منهfrom him التجنيunjust reproach والتبالand love’s torment
منه التجني والتبال
ليتif only الصدودrejection لهfor it حدودlimits
ليت الصدود له حدود
From him come unjust reproaches and love’s torment.
Drawing him near and pushing away
If only rejection had limits!
If only your aloofness had limits
علىalthough أننيthat I am صبa passionate lover رقيقtender
على أنني صب رقيق
لآلاميfor my pains تسقيshe gives to drink الرحيقthe nectar
لآلامي تسقي الرحيق
Though I am a tender lover,
Though I am a delicate lover
she pours nectar for my pains.
My pains are quenched with wine
لجمالهاfor her beauty وجديmy yearning شقيفunclear as written
لجمالها وجدي شقيف
ليتif only الوصالunion غداtomorrow يعودwould return
ليت الوصال غدا يعود
For her beauty, my yearning is [unclear as written].
For her beauty my essence pines
If only union would return tomorrow!
If only union returns tomorrow
Sol 6.1