حُبٌّlove لأِحْمَدَfor Ahmad قَدْindeed فَشَاspread
حُبٌّ لأِحْمَدَ قَدْ فَشَا
بَيْنَamong الْجَوانِحِthe ribs والْحَشَاand the inward parts
بَيْنَ الْجَوانِحِ والْحَشَا
Love for Ahmad has spread abroad,
Love for Ahmad has spread
between the ribs and the heart’s inmost core.
Among the ribs and the inward parts.
يَهْتَزُّhe sways فِيin حَرَكَاتِهِhis movements
يَهْتَزُّ فِي حَرَكَاتِهِ
مِثْلَlike الْقَضِيبِthe slender branch إِذَاwhen مَشَاhe walks
مِثْلَ الْقَضِيبِ إِذَا مَشَا
He sways in his every movement,
He sways in his movements
like a supple bough whenever he walks.
Like a slender branch when he walks.
خَدَّاهُhis two cheeks مِنْfrom بَرَدِhail الدُّجَاthe darkness of night
خَدَّاهُ مِنْ بَرَدِ الدُّجَا
وَالْمُقْلَتَانِand the two eyes مِنَfrom الرَّشَاthe young gazelle
وَالْمُقْلَتَانِ مِنَ الرَّشَا
His cheeks are made of the night’s hail,
His cheeks are of the dark night's hail,
his two eyes of a young gazelle.
And his two eyes are a young gazelle's.
لَمَّاwhen ظَفِرْتُI attained بِوَصْلِهِunion with him
لَمَّا ظَفِرْتُ بِوَصْلِهِ
وَمَلَكْتُand I possessed مِنْهُfrom him مَاwhat أشَاI wish
وَمَلَكْتُ مِنْهُ مَا أشَا
When I gained union with him
When I attained union with him
and had from him all I desired,
And obtained from him what I wished—
أَحْلَىthe sweetest الْبَرِّيةِall creatures أَوْor عَلَىupon
أَحْلَى الْبَرِّيةِ أَوْ عَلَى
عَيْنِthe eye of الَّذيthe one who يَهْوَىloves غِشَاa veil
عَيْنِ الَّذي يَهْوَى غِشَا
he was creation’s loveliest—or upon
The sweetest of all creatures—or is there, upon
the lover’s eye there lies a veil.
The eye of one who loves, a veil?
وتَنَاوَمَتْand feigned sleep عَيْنُthe eye of الرَّقِيthe watcher (word continues)
وتَنَاوَمَتْ عَيْنُ الرَّقِي
بِcompletion of 'watcher' لَحَثِّat the urging of أَقْدَاحِcups الْوِشَاslander
بِ لَحَثِّ أَقْدَاحِ الْوِشَا
And the watcher’s eye feigned sleep,
And the watcher's eye feigned sleep
at the urging of the slanderers’ goblets.
At the urging of the cups of slander.
وفَشَاand spread الحَدِيثُthe talk بِحُبِّناabout our love
وفَشَا الحَدِيثُ بِحُبِّنا
والحُبُّand love يَحْسُنُis beautiful إِنْif فَشَاit spreads
والحُبُّ يَحْسُنُ إِنْ فَشَا
And word of our love spread abroad;
And word of our love spread;
love grows fair when it spreads.
And love is beautiful if it spreads.
عَبَثَmeddled الْوُشاةُthe tale-bearers بوَصْلِنَاwith our union
عَبَثَ الْوُشاةُ بوَصْلِنَا
حَسَداًout of envy فقُبِّحَso may be disgraced مَنْwhoever وَشَاtattled
حَسَداً فقُبِّحَ مَنْ وَشَا
The tale-bearers tampered with our union
The tale-bearers meddled with our union
out of envy—accursed be whoever bears tales!
Out of envy—so shame on whoever tattled.
Sol 6.1