إنif كنتِyou are راحمةًmerciful علىtoward خدَّيكِyour cheeks
إن كنتِ راحمةً على خدَّيكِ
أرخيlower البراقعَthe face-veils واستُريand conceal عَينيكِyour eyes
أرخي البراقعَ واستُري عَينيكِ
If you have mercy on your cheeks,
If you are merciful, on your cheeks
Lower the veils and conceal your eyes.
Lower your veils and hide your eyes
أوَand...? لاnot ترينَyou see العاشقينَthe lovers تسابقواthey raced one another
أوَ لا ترينَ العاشقينَ تسابقوا
وتساقَطواand they fell one after another جَرحىwounded علىat قدَميكyour feet
وتساقَطوا جَرحى على قدَميك
And do you not see how the lovers raced one another
Or else do not watch the lovers compete
And fell wounded at your feet?
And fall wounded at your feet
وعيونُهمand their eyes كالنّحلِlike the bees فيin جنّاتِناour gardens
وعيونُهم كالنّحلِ في جنّاتِنا
وقلوبُهمand their hearts سَربٌa swarm يحومُhovers عليكover you
وقلوبُهم سَربٌ يحومُ عليك
And their eyes are like bees in our gardens,
With their eyes like bees in our gardens
And their hearts are a swarm hovering over you.
And their hearts a flock swirling around you
ماnot هيَّجتstirred ذكراكremembrance of you إلاexcept نفحةًa waft of fragrance
ما هيَّجت ذكراك إلا نفحةً
بَقيتlingered علىon كفِّيَّmy palms منfrom كفَّيكyour palms
بَقيت على كفِّيَّ من كفَّيك
Remembrance of you stirred only a waft of fragrance
Nothing stirred the memory of you but a breeze
That lingered on my palms from yours.
That remained on my palm from your palms
حفاتُrustlings ذَيلِكِyour hem فيwithin الضلوعِthe ribs لهاfor them صدىًan echo
حفاتُ ذَيلِكِ في الضلوعِ لها صدىً
ليتَif only الزفيرَthe sigh يرنُّrings فيin أُذنيكyour ears
ليتَ الزفيرَ يرنُّ في أُذنيك
The rustlings of your hem echo within my ribs;
The fluttering of your dress tail within ribs has an echo
If only my sigh would ring in your ears!
If only sighing would ring in your ears
ياoh حبّذاhow delightful ماwhat نلتُI received منكِfrom you وحبّذاand how delightful
يا حبّذا ما نلتُ منكِ وحبّذا
ماwhat نالتِreceived الزهراتُthe flowers منfrom نهدَيكyour breasts
ما نالتِ الزهراتُ من نهدَيك
Oh, how delightful what I received from you—and how delightful
Oh how excellent what I gained from you and how excellent
What the flowers received from your breasts!
What the flowers gained from your breasts
إنif قلتُI say أَسقِمْsicken ياO سهادُsleeplessness جفونَهاher eyelids
إن قلتُ أَسقِمْ يا سهادُ جفونَها
السقمُsickness يُكسِبُgives قوةًstrength جَفنيكyour eyelids
السقمُ يُكسِبُ قوةً جَفنيك
If I say, “O sleeplessness, sicken her eyelids,”
If I say I am sick, oh eyelids' pillows
Sickness gives your eyelids strength.
Sickness gains strength for your eyelids
أوor قلتُI say أنحِلmake thin ياO غرامُpassion قوامهاher figure
أو قلتُ أنحِل يا غرامُ قوامها
إنindeed النّحولَslenderness مُزَيِّنٌadorning عطفيكyour sides
إن النّحولَ مُزَيِّنٌ عطفيك
Or if I say, “O passion, make her figure thin,”
Or if I say, melt away oh solid love
Indeed, slenderness adorns your sides.
For emaciation beautifies your waist
Sol 6.1