بلبلa nightingale ترنمsang melodiously
بلبل ترنم
بنغمةwith a melody فيin غيهبthe deep darkness اللياليof the nights
بنغمة في غيهب الليالي
A nightingale sang
The nightingale sings
a melody in the darkness of the nights.
A melody in the darkness of the nights
ذكرreminded المتيمthe love-stricken one
ذكر المتيم
لييلاتlittle nights القربof nearness والوصالand union
لييلات القرب والوصال
It reminded the love-stricken one
Reminding the lover
of the little nights of nearness and union.
Of nights of intimacy and union
فألبستنيso it clothed me الهمin sorrow
فألبستني الهم
شوقاlonging لمنfor the one whom أهوىI love وضاقand grew strait حاليmy plight
شوقا لمن أهوى وضاق حالي
So it clothed me in sorrow
So it clothed me in worry
through longing for the one I love, and my plight grew dire.
Longing for the one I love, while my state is narrowed
والفؤادand the heart مسقمsickened
والفؤاد مسقم
نارthe fire الجفاof estrangement فيin الجوفthe body's interior باشتعالablaze
نار الجفا في الجوف باشتعال
And my heart is sickened;
And my heart is sick
the fire of estrangement blazes within.
The fire of estrangement burns inside me
الكبدthe liver ذابتmelted والقليبand the little heart مشتاقyearning
الكبد ذابت والقليب مشتاق
وأدمعيand my tears فيon الخدّthe cheek
وأدمعي في الخدّ
My liver has melted, and my little heart yearns;
My liver melted and my heart yearns
and my tears upon my cheek
And my tears on my cheek
سيلa torrent دفاقgushing
سيل دفاق
أيضاًalso وطيبand the sweetness النومof sleep نافhas forsaken الاحداقthe eyes
أيضاً وطيب النوم ناف الاحداق
are a gushing torrent.
Flow profusely
And the sweetness of sleep, too, has forsaken my eyes.
Also, sleep eluded my eyelids
عاشقa lover مسمسمwasted away
عاشق مسمسم
وفاتنيand my enchanter ياO قومpeople ماnot رثىfelt pity ليfor me
وفاتني يا قوم ما رثى لي
A lover, wasted away,
A lovesick, obsessed lover
and my enchanter, O people, has not pitied me.
My people did not elegy for me
مكتلفinfatuated ومهتمand sorrow-laden
مكتلف ومهتم
فيin عشقتكlove for you مشغوفpassionately enthralled وأنتwhile you ساليheedless
في عشقتك مشغوف وأنت سالي
Infatuated and sorrow-laden,
Suffering and worried
enthralled in love with you, while you are heedless.
In your love I am passionate while you are indifferent
عذبsweet one كمhow often تجناyou act unjustly
عذب كم تجنا
علىagainst السقيمthe ailing one الوالهthe love-distraught one المعذّبthe tormented one
على السقيم الواله المعذّب
Sweet one, how often you wrong
How much sweetness we tasted
the ailing, love-distraught, tormented one!
For the sick lover, tortured
والجسيمand the little body مضنىworn out
والجسيم مضنى
بينbetween الجوانحthe ribs منكfrom you نارa fire تلهبblazes
بين الجوانح منك نار تلهب
And my little body is worn out;
And the body is tired
between my ribs, a fire from you blazes.
From the fire you lit inside me
لاno ومنby the One who خلقناcreated us
لا ومن خلقنا
ماno عزّregard منكfrom you عندناfor us ولاnor حبlove
ما عزّ منك عندنا ولا حب
No, by the One who created us,
No, and the One who created us
we receive neither regard from you nor love.
Did not make you affectionate or loving towards us
درىّpearl-bright الموشمthe tattoo-marked one
درىّ الموشم
أهواكI love you وأنتwhile you تشتهيdesire انفصالseparation
أهواك وأنت تشتهي انفصال
O pearl-bright, tattoo-marked one,
The infatuated one knew
I love you, while you desire separation.
I loved you and you wanted separation
لاdo not تقتلنيkill me ظلماًunjustly ياO حبيبيmy beloved
لا تقتلني ظلماً يا حبيبي
ياO منيتيmy heart's desire فيamong الناسpeople ياO طبيبيmy physician
يا منيتي في الناس يا طبيبي
Do not kill me unjustly, O my beloved.
Do not kill me unjustly, my beloved
O my heart's desire among people, O my physician.
My wish among people, my healer
تمتlook صوبيtoward me ماno حدone درىknows بيof me
تمت صوبي ما حد درى بي
فيكbecause of you ياO العسdark-reddish الفمof mouth
فيك يا العس الفم
Look my way; no one knows my plight.
You have towards me what no one knows
Because of you, O dark-lipped one,
In you, my intimate friend
قدindeed ذقتI have tasted طعمthe taste المرّof bitterness فيكbecause of you حاليsweet one
قد ذقت طعم المرّ فيك حالي
منكfrom you ماnot تنسمwafts as a breeze
منك ما تنسم
I have tasted bitterness through you, sweet one.
I have tasted the bitterness, such is my state
From you no breeze wafts;
From you I cannot smell
حمليmy burden علىon ظهريmy back كماlike الجمالthe camels
حملي على ظهري كما الجمال
فاتنيmy enchanter تلطفshow kindness
فاتني تلطف
my load is on my back, as on camels' backs.
Carry my burden as the camel does
My enchanter, show kindness.
My charmer, be gentle
باللَهby God لاdo not تهملneglect حبيبbeloved جنابيmy person; me
باللَه لا تهمل حبيب جنابي
هشتنيyou have crushed me تعطفshow compassion
هشتني تعطف
By God, beloved, do not neglect me.
By God, do not neglect a loving companion
You have crushed me; show compassion
You have made me delicate, be affectionate
بالوصلthrough union هولكis it your قصدintention فيin عذابيmy torment
بالوصل هولك قصد في عذابي
والعقيلand the little mind قدalready خفhas weakened
والعقيل قد خف
through union. Is it your aim to torment me?
By uniting, that is your aim in my torment
And my little mind has grown weak
The mind has weakened
منsince يومthe day حبكloving you فيin الهوىpassion صبابيmy yearning
من يوم حبك في الهوى صبابي
دائمalways مهيمlove-bewildered
دائم مهيم
since the day I loved you, pining in passion,
Since the day I loved you, my youth is lost
ever bewildered by love
Always infatuated
فيin عشقتكlove for you ياO يوسفYusuf الجمالof beauty
في عشقتك يا يوسف الجمال
ياO ساجيtranquil العينينin both eyes ياO أبلجradiant الخدّof cheek
يا ساجي العينين يا أبلج الخدّ
in loving you, O Yusuf of beauty.
With your love, O Yusuf of beauty
O tranquil-eyed one, O radiant-cheeked one,
O one with beautiful eyes, O one with a shining cheek
مترفsoft and pampered الكفينin both hands أهيفslender القدّof stature
مترف الكفين أهيف القدّ
رمانيpomegranate-like الكعبينat both ankles بدرa full moon مفردpeerless
رماني الكعبين بدر مفرد
delicate of hands, slender of stature,
Delicate hands, tall in stature
pomegranate-ankled, a peerless full moon!
Pomegranate calves, unique full moon
كمhow often وكمand how often وكمand how often كمhow often
كم وكم وكم كم
كمhow often أمدحكI praise you ياO منyou who حوىhas encompassed الجمالbeauty
كم أمدحك يا من حوى الجمال
How often, and how often, and how often—how often!
How much, how much, how much, how much
How often I praise you, O you who encompass beauty!
How much shall I praise you, O embodiment of beauty
والقصيدةand the poem تختمis concluded
والقصيدة تختم
بالمصطفىwith al-Mustafa الهاديthe guide منaway from الضلالerror
بالمصطفى الهادي من الضلال
And the poem concludes
And the poem concludes
with al-Mustafa, who guides away from error.
With the Guided One from misguidance
Sol 6.1