هزنيstirred me الشوقlonging إلىto عدنAden
هزني الشوق إلى عدن
شدdrive on ياO حاديcamel driver الرّكابthe riding camels
شد يا حادي الرّكاب
Longing for Aden has shaken me.
Longing for Aden stirred me.
Press on, O driver of the caravan!
Drive on, O driver of the riding camels!
شوقناour longing ازدادincreased والوسنand drowsiness
شوقنا ازداد والوسن
عنfrom جفونيmy eyelids نزحdeparted وغابand vanished
عن جفوني نزح وغاب
Our yearning has grown, while slumber
Our longing has grown, and drowsiness
withdrew from my eyelids and vanished.
has left my eyelids and vanished.
خاطريmy mind قطever ماnot سكنgrew calm
خاطري قط ما سكن
منذsince جاcame منهمfrom them كتابa letter
منذ جا منهم كتاب
My heart has never once been still
My mind has never grown calm
since a letter came from them.
since a letter came from them.
هلdoes درىknow ورديrosy الوجنthe cheeks
هل درى وردي الوجن
ماwhat بقلبيin my heart منof اضطرابturmoil
ما بقلبي من اضطراب
Does the rosy-cheeked one know
Does the rosy-cheeked one know
what turmoil lies within my heart?
the turmoil within my heart?
لونهhis hue المسكmusk حينwhen فاحwafted its fragrance
لونه المسك حين فاح
ماnot يماثلهmatches him قطّever طيبperfume
ما يماثله قطّ طيب
His hue is musk breathing forth its scent;
His hue is musk when its fragrance wafts;
no perfume can ever equal him,
no perfume ever matches him.
أوor كماlike الباردthe cool القراحpure water
أو كما البارد القراح
عنكfrom you واللَهby God ياO حبيبbeloved
عنك واللَه يا حبيب
nor cool, pure water.
Or like cool, pure water—
It is you I mean—by God, beloved!
from you, by God, O beloved.
وجهكyour face الباهيthe radiant الحسنthe beautiful
وجهك الباهي الحسن
شمسa sun ماnot دونهاbefore it سحابclouds
شمس ما دونها سحاب
Your radiant, beautiful face
Your radiant, beautiful face
is a sun no cloud can veil.
is a sun no clouds obscure.
إنif جمعناbrings us together بهwith him المقامthe dwelling
إن جمعنا به المقام
قطّever ماnot عادagain فارقهleave him
قطّ ما عاد فارقه
If our sojourn brings us together with him,
If the dwelling brings us together with him,
I shall never part from him again.
I shall never leave him again.
شاI shall التزمclasp حانيcurved الوشامthe tattoo marks
شا التزم حاني الوشام
فيin فراشهhis bed وعانقهand embrace him
في فراشه وعانقه
I shall embrace the beauty with the curving tattoo,
I shall clasp the one with curved tattoo marks
lie in his bed and hold him close.
in his bed and embrace him.
واجعلand I shall make الراحthe wine والمدامand aged wine
واجعل الراح والمدام
خمرwine ريقهhis saliva ورايقهand its clear essence
خمر ريقه ورايقه
Let wine and vintage be
And I shall make the wine and aged wine
the wine of his mouth, limpid and fine.
the wine of his saliva and its clear essence;
واتركand leave الهمّworry والحزنand sorrow
واترك الهمّ والحزن
والكدوراتand vexations خلفbehind بابa door
والكدورات خلف باب
Leave worry and sorrow behind,
and leave worry and sorrow
and shut all vexations behind a door.
and vexations behind a door.
Sol 6.1