جُوديbe generous بوَصلٍwith union فالهوىfor love غلّابُall-conquering
جُودي بوَصلٍ فالهوى غلّابُ
حتَّامَuntil when قلبُكyour heart خافقٌfluttering هيّابُfearful
حتَّامَ قلبُك خافقٌ هيّابُ
Be generous with union, for love is all-conquering.
Your generosity is like a noose, so love has conquered
How long will your heart flutter in fear?
Until your heart flutters, agitated
الوقتُtime يذهبُpasses ياO مليحةُlovely one مُسرِعاًswiftly
الوقتُ يذهبُ يا مليحةُ مُسرِعاً
الوَقتُtime لاno بلrather عمرُناour life الذهّابever-passing
الوَقتُ لا بل عمرُنا الذهّاب
Time passes swiftly, O lovely one.
Time is rushing by, oh beautiful one
Time? No—rather, it is our life that slips away.
No, it is our life that is fleeting
ماhow كانwas أجمَلَbeautiful روضةًa garden أزهارُهاits blossoms
ما كان أجمَلَ روضةً أزهارُها
فيin وَجنَتيكِyour two cheeks وفيand in الفمِthe mouth الأطيابfragrances
في وَجنَتيكِ وفي الفمِ الأطياب
How lovely was a garden whose blossoms
Never was a garden more beautiful, with blossoming flowers
Were in your cheeks, and whose fragrances were in your mouth!
Than your cheeks and sweet mouth
فيهاin it تناثرَscattered مثلَlike عقدِكِyour necklace دَمعُناour tears
فيها تناثرَ مثلَ عقدِكِ دَمعُنا
فتناثرَso scattered النسرينُwild roses والعنّابand jujubes
فتناثرَ النسرينُ والعنّاب
In it our tears scattered like your necklace,
Like your necklace, our tears are scattered about
And so the wild roses and jujubes scattered.
Jasmine and violets strewn everywhere
ماnot نلتُI gained إلاexcept نظرةًa glance أوor بسمةًa smile
ما نلتُ إلا نظرةً أو بسمةً
قدmay يدَّعيهاclaims it العاشقُthe lover الكذابthe liar
قد يدَّعيها العاشقُ الكذاب
I gained nothing but a glance or a smile,
I received no more than a glance or a smile
Which a lying lover might claim.
Which any lying lover might claim
Sol 6.1