صدعتshe appeared بخدّwith a cheek كالغزالةlike the sun نيراradiant
صدعت بخدّ كالغزالة نيرا
وتبسمتand she smiled فخلتهso I thought it برقاlightning شراflashed
وتبسمت فخلته برقا شرا
She appeared with a cheek radiant as the sun.
And she smiled; I thought it lightning flashing.
ورنتand she gazed بنبراسwith a lamp بهin it ماءwater جرىflowed
ورنت بنبراس به ماء جرى
ناديتI called ياO أهلpeople of الإراداتaspirations الهراunclear in the supplied text
ناديت يا أهل الإرادات الهرا
And she gazed with a lamp in which water flowed.
I called: O people of aspiration [unclear word],
جدواstrive earnestly عزماًwith resolve وامحواand efface الرسماthe outward form
جدوا عزماً وامحوا الرسما
وافنوand be annihilated حتماwithout fail مهماhowever much مهماhowever much
وافنو حتما مهما مهما
Strive with resolve, and efface the outward form.
And be annihilated without fail: however much, however much
تفنواyou vanish بهاthrough her عنaway from كلّall أغراضaims الورىhumankind
تفنوا بها عن كلّ أغراض الورى
تحيواyou will live وترقواand you will rise فيin العلاthe heights أوجthe pinnacle الذراthe peaks
تحيوا وترقوا في العلا أوج الذرا
You vanish through her, free of all the aims of humankind,
You will live and rise on high to the pinnacle of the peaks.
حسنتshe was beautiful فزانتso she adorned منwith محاسنهاher charms الحلىthe jewels
حسنت فزانت من محاسنها الحلى
منذever since أفرغتshe was cast فيin قالبthe mold الحسنbeauty الجلىradiant
منذ أفرغت في قالب الحسن الجلى
She was beautiful, and her charms adorned the jewels,
Ever since she was cast in the mold of radiant beauty.
ماnot إنemphatic particle رآهاhe saw her خالياempty-hearted الاملىbut was filled
ما إن رآها خاليا الاملى
منwith حبهاlove for her وأضحىand he became بهاby her مستهتراmadly enamored
من حبها وأضحى بها مستهترا
No one saw her empty-hearted but was filled
With love for her, and became madly enamored of her.
أمرan affair محرقscorching نورa light مشرقradiant
أمر محرق نور مشرق
نارa fire تحرقburns بحرa sea يغرقdrowns
نار تحرق بحر يغرق
A scorching affair, a radiant light;
A fire that burns, a sea that drowns.
هاhere هيshe فاياكso beware أنthat تكنyou be متجاسراpresumptuous
ها هي فاياك أن تكن متجاسرا
بفنائهاin her courtyard القهقراback القهقراback
بفنائها القهقرا القهقرا
Here she is—so beware of being presumptuous
In her courtyard—back, back!
ماnot يقتنيهاpossesses her غيرexcept منone who بذلoffered up المهجlifeblood
ما يقتنيها غير من بذل المهج
وجرتand sailed سفينتهhis ship علىover موجthe waves اللججthe deep seas
وجرت سفينته على موج اللجج
None possesses her save one who has offered his lifeblood,
And whose ship has sailed over the waves of the deep seas,
وطوىand traversed المهامهthe wastelands فيin الدياجيthe night's darkness بالدلجby traveling at night
وطوى المهامه في الدياجي بالدلج
ومعand with الصباحdawn يحمدpraises القومthe company السرىthe night journey
ومع الصباح يحمد القوم السرى
And who has crossed the wastelands in darkness, traveling by night.
And at dawn the company praises the night journey.
ياO قلبheart اجهدstrive غورgo to the lowlands وانجدand go to the highlands
يا قلب اجهد غور وانجد
وحدaffirm oneness وحدaffirm oneness علكperhaps you تفردstand alone
وحد وحد علك تفرد
O heart, strive; go to the lowlands and to the highlands.
Affirm oneness, affirm oneness; perhaps you will stand alone.
لاdo not يغرركdeceive you أضغاثtangles أحلامdreams الكراslumber
لا يغررك أضغاث أحلام الكرا
فالصيدfor the game كلall الصيدthe game فيin جوفthe belly الفراthe wild ass
فالصيد كل الصيد في جوف الفرا
Do not let the tangled dreams of slumber deceive you.
For the game—all the game—is in the belly of the wild ass.
Sol 6.1