وَقَفَتنيheld me عَلىin الأَسىsorrow وَالنَحيبِand sobbing
وَقَفَتني عَلى الأَسى وَالنَحيبِ
مُقلَتاthe two eyes of ذَلِكَthat الغَزالِthe gazelle الرَبيبِnurtured
مُقلَتا ذَلِكَ الغَزالِ الرَبيبِ
I was held in sorrow and sobbing
by the two eyes of that nurtured gazelle.
كُلَّماwhenever عادَنيreturned to me السُلُوُّsolace رَمانيstruck me
كُلَّما عادَني السُلُوُّ رَماني
غَنجُthe coquetry of أَلحاظِهِhis glances بِسَهمٍwith an arrow مُصيبِhitting its mark
غَنجُ أَلحاظِهِ بِسَهمٍ مُصيبِ
Whenever solace returned to me, I was struck
by the coquetry of his glances, with an unerring arrow.
فاتِراتٍlanguid قَواتِلٍdeadly فاتِناتٍbeguiling
فاتِراتٍ قَواتِلٍ فاتِناتٍ
فاتِكاتٍruthless سِهامُهاtheir arrows فيin القُلوبِhearts
فاتِكاتٍ سِهامُها في القُلوبِ
Languid, deadly, beguiling,
ruthless—their arrows are in hearts.
هَلis there? لِصَبٍّfor a passionate lover مُتَيَّمٍenslaved by love مِنany مُعينٍhelper
هَل لِصَبٍّ مُتَيَّمٍ مِن مُعينٍ
وَلِداءٍand for an illness مُخامِرٍdeep-seated مِنany طَبيبِphysician
وَلِداءٍ مُخامِرٍ مِن طَبيبِ
Is there any helper for a lover enslaved by love,
and any physician for a deep-seated illness?
أَيُّهاO you المُذنِبُthe wrongdoer المُعاتِبُthe reproacher حَتّىuntil
أَيُّها المُذنِبُ المُعاتِبُ حَتّى
خِلتُI thought أَنَّthat الذُنوبَthe wrongs كانَتwere ذُنوبيmy wrongs
خِلتُ أَنَّ الذُنوبَ كانَت ذُنوبي
O wrongdoer, you reproached me until
I thought that the wrongs were mine.
كُنbe كَماas شِئتَyou wish مِنregarding وِصالٍunion وَهَجرٍand abandonment
كُن كَما شِئتَ مِن وِصالٍ وَهَجرٍ
غَيرَother than قَلبيmy heart عَلَيكَover you غَيرُnot كَئيبِsorrowful
غَيرَ قَلبي عَلَيكَ غَيرُ كَئيبِ
Be as you wish, in union or abandonment;
no heart but mine grieves over you.
لَكَyours is جِسمُthe body of الهَوىlove وَثَغرُand the mouth of الأَقاحيdaisies
لَكَ جِسمُ الهَوى وَثَغرُ الأَقاحي
وَنَسيمُand the breeze of الصِباyouth وَقَدُّand the stature of القَضيبِthe slender branch
وَنَسيمُ الصِبا وَقَدُّ القَضيبِ
Yours is the body of love and the mouth of daisies,
and the breeze of youth and the stature of a slender branch.
قَدindeed جَحَدتَyou denied الهَوىlove وَلَكِنbut أَقَرَّتacknowledged
قَد جَحَدتَ الهَوى وَلَكِن أَقَرَّت
سيمِياءُthe signs of الهَوىlove وَلَحظُand the glance of المُريبِone arousing suspicion
سيمِياءُ الهَوى وَلَحظُ المُريبِ
You have denied love, yet it was acknowledged
by love's signs and the betraying glance.
أَناI فيin حالَتَيthe two states of وِصاليmy union وَهَجريand my abandonment
أَنا في حالَتَي وِصالي وَهَجري
مِنfrom أَذىthe pain of الحُبِّlove فيin عَذابٍtorment مُذيبِthat melts me
مِن أَذى الحُبِّ في عَذابٍ مُذيبِ
In my two states—union and abandonment—I am
in torment that melts me, from the pain of love,
بَينَbetween قُربٍcloseness مُنَغَّصٍmarred بِصُدودٍby rejection
بَينَ قُربٍ مُنَغَّصٍ بِصُدودٍ
وَوِصالٍand union مُنَغَّصٍmarred بِرَقيبِby a watcher
وَوِصالٍ مُنَغَّصٍ بِرَقيبِ
between closeness marred by rejection
and union marred by a watcher.
ياخَليلَيَّO my two friends خَلِّيانيleave me, you two وَدَمعيand my tears
ياخَليلَيَّ خَلِّياني وَدَمعي
إِنَّindeed فيin الدَمعِtears راحَةَthe relief of المَكروبِthe distressed
إِنَّ في الدَمعِ راحَةَ المَكروبِ
O my two friends, leave me with my tears;
indeed, in tears there is relief for the distressed.
ماتَقولانِwhat do you two say? فيabout جِهادِthe struggle of مُحِبٍّa lover
ماتَقولانِ في جِهادِ مُحِبٍّ
وَقَفَdevoted القَلبَthe heart فيin سَبيلِthe cause of الحَبيبِthe beloved
وَقَفَ القَلبَ في سَبيلِ الحَبيبِ
What do you two say of the struggle of a lover
who has devoted his heart to the beloved's cause?
هَلis there? مِنَamong الظاعِنينَthose departing مُهدٍone conveying سَلاميmy greeting
هَل مِنَ الظاعِنينَ مُهدٍ سَلامي
لِلفَتىto the young man الماجِدِnoble الأَريبِdiscerning الأَديبِcultured
لِلفَتى الماجِدِ الأَريبِ الأَديبِ
Is there among those departing one to carry my greeting
to the noble, discerning, cultured young man?
اِبنُson of عَمّيmy paternal uncle الدانيthe close one عَلىdespite شَحطِthe remoteness of دارٍa dwelling
اِبنُ عَمّي الداني عَلى شَحطِ دارٍ
وَالقَريبُand the near one المَحَلُّthe dwelling غَيرُnot قَريبِclose
وَالقَريبُ المَحَلُّ غَيرُ قَريبِ
My cousin, close though his dwelling is far away,
while one whose dwelling is near is not close.
خالِصُpure in الوِدِّaffection صادِقُtrue to الوَعدِthe promise أُنسيmy solace
خالِصُ الوِدِّ صادِقُ الوَعدِ أُنسي
فيin حُضوريmy presence مُحافِظٌfaithful فيin غِيابيmy absence
في حُضوري مُحافِظٌ في غِيابي
Pure in affection, true to his promise, my solace
when I am present, faithful in my absence.
كُلَّevery يَومٍday يُهديhe sends as gifts إِلَيَّto me رِياضاًgardens
كُلَّ يَومٍ يُهدي إِلَيَّ رِياضاً
جادَهاgenerously watered them فِكرُهُhis thought بِغَيثٍwith rain سَكوبِpouring
جادَها فِكرُهُ بِغَيثٍ سَكوبِ
Every day he sends me gardens
that his thought has watered with pouring rain,
وارِداتٌarriving بِكُلِّwith all أُنسٍcomfort وَبِرٍّand kindness
وارِداتٌ بِكُلِّ أُنسٍ وَبِرٍّ
وافِداتٌcoming بِكُلِّwith all حُسنٍbeauty وَطيبِand fragrance
وافِداتٌ بِكُلِّ حُسنٍ وَطيبِ
arriving full of comfort and kindness,
coming full of beauty and fragrance.
ياO اِبنَson of نَصرٍNasr وَقَّيتَmay you be spared بُؤسَthe misery of اللَياليnights
يا اِبنَ نَصرٍ وَقَّيتَ بُؤسَ اللَيالي
وَصُروفَand the turns of الرَدىdeath وَكَرِّand the repeated assaults of الخُطوبِcalamities
وَصُروفَ الرَدى وَكَرِّ الخُطوبِ
O son of Nasr, may you be spared the misery of nights,
and the turns of death and calamities' repeated assaults.
بانَdeparted صَبريmy patience لَمّاwhen تَأَمَّلَlooked intently طَرفيmy eye
بانَ صَبري لَمّا تَأَمَّلَ طَرفي
بانَdeparted صَبريmy patience بِبَينِwith the parting of ظَبيٍa gazelle رَبيبِnurtured
بانَ صَبري بِبَينِ ظَبيٍ رَبيبِ
My patience fled when my eye looked intently;
my patience fled with the parting of a nurtured gazelle.
Sol 6.1