وَقابَلَنيand met me بِالحُسنِwith beauty أَبيَضُa fair-skinned one ناعِمٌdelicate
وَقابَلَني بِالحُسنِ أَبيَضُ ناعِمٌ
وَأَسمَرُand a brown-skinned one حُلوٌsweet أَصبَحاboth became فِتنَةَa temptation الوَرىhumankind
وَأَسمَرُ حُلوٌ أَصبَحا فِتنَةَ الوَرى
And a fair-skinned, delicate one met me with beauty,
and a sweet, brown-skinned one—both became a temptation to humankind.
فَذاso this one سَلَّdrew مِنfrom جَفنَيهِhis two eyelids للضَربِfor striking أَبيَضاًa white sword
فَذا سَلَّ مِن جَفنَيهِ للضَربِ أَبيَضاً
وَذاand that one هَزَّbrandished مِنfrom عِطفَيهِhis two flanks لِلطَعنِfor piercing أَسمَراa brown spear
وَذا هَزَّ مِن عِطفَيهِ لِلطَعنِ أَسمَرا
So this one drew from his eyelids a white sword to strike,
and that one brandished from his flanks a brown spear to pierce.
وَقَدand indeed صارَbecame ليfor me شُغلٌa preoccupation بِحبيهِماwith love for them both مَعاًtogether
وَقَد صارَ لي شُغلٌ بِحبيهِما مَعاً
فَأَيُّهماso whichever of them يَنأىdraws away فَصفويthen my serenity تَكَدَّراbecame clouded
فَأَيُّهما يَنأى فَصفوي تَكَدَّرا
And I have become preoccupied with loving them both at once;
so if either of them draws away, my serenity is clouded.
وَإِنand if يَقرُباthey both draw near كانَتwas حَياتيmy life لَذيذَةًsweet
وَإِن يَقرُبا كانَت حَياتي لَذيذَةً
وَإِنand if يبعُداthey both go far away عَنّيfrom me أَرىI see المَوتَdeath أَحمَراred
وَإِن يبعُدا عَنّي أَرى المَوتَ أَحمَرا
And if they both draw near, my life is sweet;
and if they both go far from me, I see death as red.
فَياso, oh لَيتَif only قَلبيmy heart قَدhad تَعَنّىtroubled itself بِواحِدٍwith one
فَيا لَيتَ قَلبي قَد تَعَنّى بِواحِدٍ
فَيَغنىso it might be content بِهwith him لَكنbut فُؤادِيmy heart تَشَطَّراsplit in two
فَيَغنى بِه لَكن فُؤادِي تَشَطَّرا
So, if only my heart had troubled itself with just one,
so it might find contentment in him—but my heart has split in two.
فَشَطرٌso one half لَدىwith مَنone who لاno شُعورَawareness لَهُfor him بِهِof it
فَشَطرٌ لَدى مَن لا شُعورَ لَهُ بِهِ
وَشَطرٌand one half لَدىwith ريمٍa gazelle دَرىknew مِنهُof it وَماand did not دَرىknow
وَشَطرٌ لَدى ريمٍ دَرى مِنهُ وَما دَرى
So one half lies with someone unaware of it,
and one half with a gazelle who knew of it, yet did not know.
فَياso, oh عَجَباًwhat a wonder للصَّبِّat the love-stricken one قَسَّمَdivided قَلبَهhis heart
فَيا عَجَباً للصَّبِّ قَسَّمَ قَلبَه
هَوىlove for اِثنينِtwo هَذاthis القَلبُheart أَعجَبُthe most wondrous ماwhat يُرىis seen
هَوى اِثنينِ هَذا القَلبُ أَعجَبُ ما يُرى
So, what a wonder: the lover's heart was divided
by love for two! This heart is the most wondrous thing one sees.
Sol 6.1