قُلsay لِلَّذيto the one whom أَهوىI love عَلىdespite هَجرهhis desertion
قُل لِلَّذي أَهوى عَلى هَجره
لَمhas not يخلُbeen free قَلبيmy heart ساعةًan hour مِنof هَواكlove for you
لَم يخلُ قَلبي ساعةً مِن هَواك
Say to the one I love, despite his desertion:
Say to the one who insisted on parting from me
Not for an hour has my heart been free of love for you.
That my heart never ceased loving you for an hour
قَدindeed نُقِشَتwas engraved فيin مُهجَتيmy heart's core صُورةٌan image
قَد نُقِشَت في مُهجَتي صُورةٌ
صورةُan image حُسنٍbeauty مِنكfrom you لاnot مِنfrom سِواكanyone other than you
صورةُ حُسنٍ مِنك لا مِن سِواك
An image has been engraved in my heart's core:
Your beautiful image has been engraved
an image of your beauty, not of anyone else's.
In my mind's eye - none other but your image
فَإِنso if تُوافِقagrees with مُقلَتيmy eye مُهجَتيmy heart's core
فَإِن تُوافِق مُقلَتي مُهجَتي
فيin الرُؤيةِseeing اِستراحتاboth find rest مِنfrom نَواكyour absence
في الرُؤيةِ اِستراحتا مِن نَواك
And if my eye agrees with my heart
So if my eyelids match my mind's eye
in seeing you, both will find relief from your absence.
They may find some rest from yearning for you
ياO مالِكيmy master ماذاwhy التَنائيestrangement وَمَنand who
يا مالِكي ماذا التَنائي وَمَن
هَذاthis الَّذيthe one who عَنfrom زَورَتيvisiting me قَدindeed لَواكturned you away
هَذا الَّذي عَن زَورَتي قَد لَواك
O my master, why this estrangement, and who
My beloved, why this estrangement, who is this one
is this who has turned you away from visiting me?
Who has taken you away from visiting me?
زَواكَkept you away عَنّيfrom me شُغلan occupation شاغِلٌabsorbing
زَواكَ عَنّي شُغل شاغِلٌ
وَقَدand indeed تَفَطّنتُI realized لَماto what قَدindeed زَواكkept you away
وَقَد تَفَطّنتُ لَما قَد زَواك
An absorbing occupation has kept you away from me,
Your absence was caused by a preoccupying affair
and I have realized what has kept you away.
I have guessed what has distracted you
شُغِلتَyou were engrossed بِالظَبيwith the gazelle الغريرِthe guileless الَّذيwhom
شُغِلتَ بِالظَبي الغريرِ الَّذي
جاوَرتَهyou lived beside him فَحُسنُهُso his beauty قَدindeed حَواكcaptured you
جاوَرتَه فَحُسنُهُ قَد حَواك
You are engrossed in the guileless gazelle whom
You have busied yourself with the alluring gazelle
you have lived beside; his beauty has captured you.
Who dwells near you, whose beauty has captivated you
أَضرمَkindled فيin قَلبِكyour heart نارَfire الهَوىpassion
أَضرمَ في قَلبِك نارَ الهَوى
عَينٌan eye لَهُof his لخصاءُfleshy-lidded أَبدَتrevealed جَواكyour burning anguish
عَينٌ لَهُ لخصاءُ أَبدَت جَواك
Love's fire was kindled in your heart
He has kindled the fire of love in your heart
by his fleshy-lidded eye, which revealed your anguish.
With a glance, his eyelids revealed his desire for you
وَقَدand indeed سَرىspread مِنfrom سُقمِlanguor أَجفانِهِhis eyelids
وَقَد سَرى مِن سُقمِ أَجفانِهِ
إِلَيكَto you سُقمٌa sickness عَزَّwas hard to obtain مِنهُfrom it دَواكyour cure
إِلَيكَ سُقمٌ عَزَّ مِنهُ دَواك
And from the languor of his eyelids has spread
And the sickness of his eyelids has crept
to you a sickness whose cure eludes you.
Into you, a sickness from which your cure has fled
وَقَدand indeed كَوَتseared قَلبيmy heart نارُfire الهَوىpassion
وَقَد كَوَت قَلبي نارُ الهَوى
مِنكَfrom you فَذُقso taste ناراًa fire بِهاwith it قَدindeed كَواكseared you
مِنكَ فَذُق ناراً بِها قَد كَواك
And love's fire has seared my heart
The fire of love has seared my heart because of you
because of you; so taste a fire with which he has seared you.
So suffer, by it, a fire by which it has seared you
ياO دائمَconstant in الهَجرِdesertion أَلاwill you not عَلِّلَنdo console
يا دائمَ الهَجرِ أَلا عَلِّلَن
صَبّاًa lovesick man بِأنby the fact that تَهديyou send as a gift إلَيهِto him سِواكa tooth-cleaning stick
صَبّاً بِأن تَهدي إلَيهِ سِواك
O constant deserter, will you not console
O permanence of separation, can you not
a lovesick man by sending him a tooth-cleaning stick—
Quench your morning thirst by sending him to me
عودَa twig أَراكٍarak tree وَهوَand it is فَألٌa good omen بأنthat
عودَ أَراكٍ وَهوَ فَألٌ بأن
أَراكَI see you ليwith me مواصلاًmaintaining closeness فيin هَواكlove for you
أَراكَ لي مواصلاً في هَواك
an arak twig, a good omen that
I hope to see you again, so complete your love
I shall see you united with me in the love I bear you?
And be, for me, continuous in your love
وَياand O سُلُوَّforgetfulness القَلبِthe heart عَنfrom حُبِّهِlove for him
وَيا سُلُوَّ القَلبِ عَن حُبِّهِ
اذهَبgo away فَقَلبيfor my heart دَهرهُthroughout its life ماnot نَواكsought you
اذهَب فَقَلبي دَهرهُ ما نَواك
And O release of the heart from loving him,
O comfort of the heart away from its love
begone, for my heart has never sought you.
Go away, for my heart has never desired you
وَياand O فُؤاديmy heart لاdo not تنيflag هائِماًwandering in love
وَيا فُؤادي لا تني هائِماً
فيin حُبِّهlove for him حَتّىuntil تُلاقيyou meet ثَواكyour final resting place
في حُبِّه حَتّى تُلاقي ثَواك
And O my heart, never cease your lovesick wandering
And O my heart, do not wander
in love for him until you reach your final resting place.
In love of him until you meet your demise
عُذِّبتَyou were tormented بِالحُبِّby love فَصارَso it became الهَوىpassion
عُذِّبتَ بِالحُبِّ فَصارَ الهَوى
قُوتَكyour sustenance حَتّىuntil لاnot تُباليyou care about طَواكyour hunger
قُوتَك حَتّى لا تُبالي طَواك
You have been tormented by love, so passion has become
You were tormented by love, and so love
your sustenance, until you care nothing for your hunger.
Became your food, so that you do not care for your health
وَقَدand indeed طَوَيتَyou concealed الحبَّlove لَمdid not يَدرِهِknow it
وَقَد طَوَيتَ الحبَّ لَم يَدرِهِ
غَيرُexcept الَّذيthe one who فيin حُبِّهِlove for him قَدindeed طَواكwasted you away
غَيرُ الَّذي في حُبِّهِ قَد طَواك
And you have folded love away; no one has known it
And you have folded up love - none but the one
except the one who has wasted you away through your love for him.
Whose love has folded you up knew it
طُويتَyou were shriveled ياO جسميmy body نُحولاًfrom emaciation فَقَدso indeed
طُويتَ يا جسمي نُحولاً فَقَد
صِرتَyou became خَيالاًa phantom لاnot ترىyou are seen منbecause of ضَواكyour emaciation
صِرتَ خَيالاً لا ترى من ضَواك
You have shriveled, O my body, from wasting, so
My body, you have become emaciated - so you
you have become a phantom, too emaciated to be seen.
Have become a specter; your strength cannot be seen
لاdo not تَشتَكيcomplain of الضَّعفَweakness فإِنِّيfor indeed I امرؤٌa man
لا تَشتَكي الضَّعفَ فإِنِّي امرؤٌ
أدريكَI know you جلداًhardy وشَديداًand strong قُواكyour powers
أدريكَ جلداً وشَديداً قُواك
Do not complain of weakness, for I am a man
Do not complain of weakness, for I am a man
who knows you are hardy and your strength mighty.
Who can make you energetic and strengthen your power
وَياand O حَديثيmy tale باسمِwith the name of حُبّيmy love فَلاso may ... not
وَيا حَديثي باسمِ حُبّي فَلا
كُنتَyou existed وَلاnor كانَexisted الَّذيthe one who قَدindeed رَواكrecounted you
كُنتَ وَلا كانَ الَّذي قَد رَواك
And O my tale naming my love, would that you had never
And O my talk in the name of my love, do not be
existed, nor the one who has recounted you!
As you were, nor the one whose love has bent you
Sol 6.1