فاحwafted عرفscent المسكmusk منfrom عرفfragrance الخزامlavender
فاح عرف المسك من عرف الخزام
وعبيرand fragrance الوردroses منهfrom it قدindeed كسىclothed
وعبير الورد منه قد كسى
The scent of musk wafted from lavender's fragrance.
The fragrance of musk spread from the scent of myrrh,
And rose fragrance from it has clothed
And the aroma of roses covered this land.
هذهthis الأرضearth اكتسبتacquired ضوءlight الغمامthe clouds
هذه الأرض اكتسبت ضوء الغمام
باكتشافthrough unveiling ثغرmouth ذاكthat القبسthe flame
باكتشاف ثغر ذاك القبس
This earth; it has gained the clouds' light
This earth gained the light of clouds
Through the unveiling of that flame's mouth.
By discovering the smile of that charm.
وهلand did? البرقthe lightning لدىbeside الظبيthe gazelle صباfell in love
وهل البرق لدى الظبي صبا
قدindeed تباهىflaunted itself لائجاentering تحتbeneath الخمارthe veil
قد تباهى لائجا تحت الخمار
And did the lightning beside the gazelle fall in love?
Does lightning boast to the gazelle at dawn
It had flaunted itself, slipping beneath the veil.
Gleaming under the veil?
نغمةsong القمريthe turtledove شادraised a song فيon الربىthe hills
نغمة القمري شاد في الربى
فهماunderstanding (uncertain reading) منهاfrom it علىon الدومcontinuance مثارstirred
فهما منها على الدوم مثار
The turtledove's song rose upon the hills.
The melody of the moonlit night sang in the meadow,
Understanding is ever stirred by it.
So they became its fruit on the branches.
شادنa young gazelle أشجىsaddened فؤاديmy heart فيin الصباyouth
شادن أشجى فؤادي في الصبا
فاستهلso began to flow الدمعtears يجريstreaming بالغزارin torrents
فاستهل الدمع يجري بالغزار
A young gazelle saddened my heart in youth,
My heart sang sadly in youth,
So tears began to stream in torrents.
So tears began to flow heavily.
أدعجdeep-black العينينthe two eyes معسولhoneyed اللماthe lips' dusky hue
أدعج العينين معسول اللما
منطويdrawn in الكسمينthe two kasms (unclear word) ذاكthat الthe قدميسqadmīs (unclear word)
منطوي الكسمين ذاك ال قدميس
Deep-black-eyed, with honeyed, dusky lips,
The sweet nectar dazzled my eyes,
Drawn in at the two kasms [unclear], that qadmīs [unclear].
That bent cypress tree.
أفلجgap-toothed قدindeed ضمنenclosed الدرpearls فماso ... not
أفلج قد ضمن الدر فما
ريقهhis saliva المبسمthe smiling mouth إلاexcept خندريسaged wine
ريقه المبسم إلا خندريس
Gap-toothed, he has enclosed pearls; so nothing
His smiling mouth guaranteed a pearl,
But aged wine is the saliva of his smiling mouth.
Its saliva nothing but cloves.
فجبينand a brow بالبهاwith splendor قدindeed أشرقاshone
فجبين بالبها قد أشرقا
عسجداgold ينحلdissolves دراpearls فيin السحرthe predawn hours
عسجدا ينحل درا في السحر
And a brow has shone with splendor,
So his forehead shone with joy,
Gold dissolving into pearls before dawn.
Melting pearls at dawn.
ياO بذورseeds الثمرfruit فيin بيدdeserts النقاsand dunes
يا بذور الثمر في بيد النقا
أترواdo you see? (uncertain form) فيin الحيthe quarter طيباfragrance قدindeed خطرpassed by
أتروا في الحي طيبا قد خطر
O seeds of fruit in the sandy wastes,
O seeds of fruit in the palms of propriety,
Do you see a fragrance that has passed through the quarter?
Do you smell anything good that has occurred?
كنتI was فيin محنةaffliction وأحرقاand burned (uncertain form)
كنت في محنة وأحرقا
هكذاthus تفعلact أحكامdecrees الحورthe dark-eyed beauties
هكذا تفعل أحكام الحور
I was in affliction and burned.
I was in anguish and burning,
Thus act the decrees of the dark-eyed beauties.
Such is the rule of maidens.
ماnot لقلبيfor my heart عنfrom شذاfragrance الظبيthe gazelle مناصescape
ما لقلبي عن شذا الظبي مناص
ياO حمامdoves الأيكthe thicket أنتمyou (plural) خمسfive
يا حمام الأيك أنتم خمس
My heart has no escape from the gazelle's fragrance.
My heart has no refuge from the gazelle of youth!
O doves of the thicket, you are five.
O doves of the valley, you are five,
وكركمyour nest قلبيmy heart وقلبيand my heart قدindeed رقصdanced
وكركم قلبي وقلبي قد رقص
بذمامby the covenant of الحبlove فيكمin you (plural) رمسwas buried
بذمام الحب فيكم رمس
Your nest is my heart, and my heart has danced.
And my heart is your nest, and it danced
By love's covenant, it lies buried in you.
With the rope of love among you tied.
قدindeed شداsang البلبلthe nightingale فيamid زهرblossoms المنىhopes
قد شدا البلبل في زهر المنى
فشجىso it saddened الجفنthe eyelid وماand whatever عندwith الرشاthe gazelle fawn
فشجى الجفن وما عند الرشا
The nightingale has sung amid the blossoms of hope.
The nightingale sang in the flower of desires,
So it saddened the eyelid and whatever is with the fawn.
So my eyelids were saddened, and not even moths were there.
ياO هزارnightingale الغصنthe bough ياO حاديsinger-guide المنىhopes
يا هزار الغصن يا حادي المنى
اسهرkeep vigil الليلthe night لكيso that تفنيyou consume الحشاthe inner heart
اسهر الليل لكي تفني الحشا
O nightingale of the bough, O singer-guide of hopes,
O teaser of the branch, O guide of desires,
Keep vigil through the night, that you may consume the heart.
Stay up all night to banish cares!
عادreturned ليto me الوصبsickness وماand ... not دارcame round الفناannihilation
عاد لي الوصب وما دار الفنا
فهلالso the crescent الأفقthe horizon فيin جفنan eyelid نشاarose (uncertain form)
فهلال الأفق في جفن نشا
Sickness returned to me, yet annihilation did not come round.
The lover returned to me and the cycle did not end,
So the horizon's crescent arose within an eyelid.
The crescent moon in an awakened eyelid.
كمhow often سقانيgave me to drink أصفرa yellow one حرheat الهوىpassion
كم سقاني أصفر حر الهوى
نمشهhis freckles بادvisible بداappeared فيin الغلسthe predawn gloom
نمشه باد بدا في الغلس
How often a yellow one gave me passion's heat to drink!
How often a yellow heat of love made me drunk
His freckles were visible, appearing in the predawn gloom.
With gentle wine that began to shine.
ورياضand the gardens الوصلunion بالكأسwith the cup دوىresounded
ورياض الوصل بالكأس دوى
أشبهwas like الحانthe tavern بوردto a blossom of النرجسnarcissus
أشبه الحان بورد النرجس
And the gardens of union resounded with the cup.
And the meadows of union rang with the goblet
The tavern was like a narcissus blossom.
Resembling melodies of narcissus flowers.
ياO أهيلdear folk الحيthe quarter ياO ساقيcupbearer to الملاحthe beauties
يا أهيل الحي يا ساقي الملاح
بمدامwith wine أسكرتyou intoxicated كلevery غزلlover
بمدام أسكرت كل غزل
O dear folk of the quarter, O cupbearer to the beauties,
O people of the neighborhood, O server of drinks
With wine you have intoxicated every lover—
With a wine that intoxicated all flirting,
خمرةwine صفراءyellow تنفيbanishes ذاthis التراحsorrow
خمرة صفراء تنفي ذا التراح
منfrom مكانa place فيهin it رئبالa lion خجلbashful
من مكان فيه رئبال خجل
Yellow wine that banishes this sorrow,
A yellow wine that takes away this fatigue
From a place where a lion is abashed.
From a place in which shame is muddy.
عادةthe custom of الوجهthe face إذاwhen آنarrived الصباحmorning
عادة الوجه إذا آن الصباح
بزغdawned الحسنbeauty تبدىappeared عنout of عجلhaste
بزغ الحسن تبدى عن عجل
The face's custom, when morning comes:
The custom of the face when morning comes
Beauty dawned, appearing in haste.
Beauty appears uncovered in a hurry.
حبذاhow lovely القهوىwine منfrom كفthe palm of النسيمthe breeze
حبذا القهوى من كف النسيم
بنوالwith a bounty فاقsurpassed ذاكthat السندسfine silk
بنوال فاق ذاك السندس
How lovely is the wine from the breeze's palm,
Best is coffee from the palm of the breeze
With a bounty that surpassed that fine silk!
With a cup that surpassed that silk.
فأعدso renew سبيthe capture of البراياcreated beings بالنعيمwith bliss
فأعد سبي البرايا بالنعيم
ياO زمانtime of الوصلunion بالأندلسin al-Andalus
يا زمان الوصل بالأندلس
So take all creatures captive again with bliss,
So prepare my return to the meadows with bliss,
O time of union in al-Andalus!
O era of union with Andalusia!
Sol 6.1