معسجدgilded الخدودthe cheeks ورديrosy الوجنthe cheekbones
معسجد الخدود وردي الوجن
باهيradiant الجمالbeauty
باهي الجمال
Gilded of cheek, rosy of cheekbones,
With blushing cheeks and rosy complexion
radiant in beauty.
Of splendid beauty
مهفهفslender القدّthe figure أملدsoft and smooth اللدنsupple
مهفهف القدّ أملد اللدن
بالاعتدالwith balanced proportions
بالاعتدال
Slender of figure, soft and supple,
With swaying figure and soft body
in balanced proportion.
In perfect proportion
قدindeed جاوزhas surpassed الحدّthe limit بحسنهin his beauty الحسنlovely
قد جاوز الحدّ بحسنه الحسن
وبالكمالand in perfection
وبالكمال
He has surpassed all bounds in his lovely beauty,
Surpassing all in his beauty and perfection
and in perfection.
A seducer who seduced me
فتانbewitching أغيدgraceful and languid بحبهwith his love فتنىhe bewitched me
فتان أغيد بحبه فتنى
وبهand through him نكاليmy torment
وبه نكالي
Beguiling and graceful, he has bewitched me with his love,
And was my undoing
and in him lies my torment.
Sweet yet intense is his love, pure yet sinful
عذبsweet اللماthe lips' dark hue الحاليcharming حبهlove of him حلاليlawful to me
عذب اللما الحالي حبه حلالي
بلبلtroubled هوhe باليmy mind فصارso it became باليworn out
بلبل هو بالي فصار بالي
Sweet of dark lips, charming—love of him is lawful to me.
A nightingale he is to me, so he became mine
He troubled my mind, and it became worn out.
Yet he narrowed my life, what scheme have I now?
وضاقand grew straitened منهbecause of him حاليmy state فماso what is احتياليmy recourse
وضاق منه حالي فما احتيالي
وطولand the duration of الصدّrejection لمnot يساعدنيhelped me
وطول الصدّ لم يساعدني
My plight grew straitened through him—what is my recourse?
His long estrangement did not help me
And prolonged rejection has not helped me
To unite with him
علىto الوصالunion
على الوصال
فصرتso I became معمدstricken ومسقمand ailing البدنthe body
فصرت معمد ومسقم البدن
to attain union.
So I grew weak and frail of body
So I became stricken and sick in body,
Like moist clay
مثلlike الخلاليa toothpick
مثل الخلالي
ياO كعبةKaaba of الحسنloveliness والجمالand beauty ذرىcast aside
يا كعبة الحسن والجمال ذرى
like a toothpick.
O epitome of beauty and grace leave off
O Kaaba of loveliness and beauty, cast off
Your aloofness from me
عنكaway from you التنائيkeeping distant
عنك التنائي
فالحالfor the state بالبعدin separation ليسis not حاليsweet صلىjoin me
فالحال بالبعد ليس حالي صلى
your aloofness.
For estrangement is not my state, come closer
For life apart is not sweet; join me,
Forgive my waywardness
دعيgive up جفائيshunning me
دعي جفائي
عنايmy suffering قدindeed طالlengthened بالمطالthrough delay وليand I have
عناي قد طال بالمطال ولي
give up shunning me.
My care has been long in waiting, but
My suffering has lengthened through delay, yet I have
I have good hope
حسنgood الرجاءhope
حسن الرجاء
فيكمin you إذاwhen زانbecame fair فيكمin you ظنيmy opinion
فيكم إذا زان فيكم ظني
good hope
In you, so if my assumption is correct in you
in you, when my thoughts of you are fair,
Then I care not
فلاso not أباليI care
فلا أبالي
بعاذلabout a reproacher يعذلنيhe reproaches me وإنeven if عذلنيhe reproached me
بعاذل يعذلني وإن عذلني
so I do not care
For one who rebukes me, even if he rebukes me
about a reproacher who blames me, even if he blames me.
Your love preoccupies me from he who preoccupied me
هواكمlove for you أشغلنيhas absorbed me عمنfrom whoever شغلنيoccupied me
هواكم أشغلني عمن شغلني
والكلّand everyone قدindeed هجرنيforsaken me فيمنamong those who هجرنيforsook me
والكلّ قد هجرني فيمن هجرني
Love for you has distracted me from whoever occupied me.
And all have abandoned me, so who abandoned me
And all have forsaken me, along with those who forsook me.
I care not
ولاand not أباليI care بحدabout anyone إذاif نسبنيhe affiliates me
ولا أبالي بحد إذا نسبني
إلىto المواليthe masters
إلى الموالي
And I care nothing for anyone, if he links me
And no one who attributes me
to the masters.
To disloyalty
سعديmy happiness إذاwhen أسعدI prosper ومنand whoever سعدنيgladdened me
سعدي إذا أسعد ومن سعدني
علىin succession التواليline_31
على التوالي
My joy comes when I prosper, and from whoever gladdens me,
Sa'di, when you are felicitous, and whoever makes me happy
time after time.
Continuously
ليلىLayla بليليin my night منورilluminating الأفقthe horizon
ليلى بليلي منور الأفق
كماjust as نهاريmy day
كما نهاري
Layla lights the horizon in my night,
Layla illumines the horizon for me
just as in my day.
Like my day
ونلتand I attained نيلاa boon بهاthrough her علىin وفقaccord
ونلت نيلا بها على وفق
باختياريwith my choice
باختياري
And through her I attained a boon, in accord
And I attained union with her as I desired
with my choice.
By my own choosing
سحبتI trailed ذيلاتهاher hems ولمand not أفقI recovered consciousness
سحبت ذيلاتها ولم أفق
منfrom الخماريthe wine's lingering stupor
من الخماري
I trailed her hems and did not recover
I drew her braids and did not awaken
from the wine's lingering stupor.
From my intoxication
بكلّin every مشهدscene وهوwhile it يشاهدنيbeholds me
بكلّ مشهد وهو يشاهدني
نورthe light of الجلالmajesty
نور الجلال
In every scene, as it beholds me—
With every vision that beholds me
the light of majesty.
The light of glory
ذاthis غايةthe ultimate goal of المطامعdesires كمhow many فيهfor it طامعone who yearns
ذا غاية المطامع كم فيه طامع
هذاthis الجمالbeauty الساطعradiant للخيرof goodness جامعall-embracing
هذا الجمال الساطع للخير جامع
This is desire's utmost goal—how many yearn for it!
With the utmost of hopes, how many hopes in it
This radiant beauty encompasses all goodness.
This radiant perfection, gatherer of good
فكمso how many بهthrough it منof خاشعreverent ساجدprostrating وراكعand bowing
فكم به من خاشع ساجد وراكع
قدindeed كادhas nearly أوor قدmay يزولvanish بهthrough it شجنيmy sorrow
قد كاد أو قد يزول به شجني
So many through it are reverent, prostrating and bowing!
So many bow down prostrate and kneeling before it
My sorrow has nearly vanished—or may vanish through it,
It almost removed my sorrow
بالاتصاليthrough my union
بالاتصالي
هواهlove for him سرمدeverlasting فلمso has not يفارقنيleave me
هواه سرمد فلم يفارقني
through my union.
By joining me
Love for him is everlasting; it has not left me
His love is eternal, so it never left me
طولthroughout اللياليthe nights
طول الليالي
through all the nights.
All through the nights
Sol 6.1