قَدindeed سَبانيcaptivated me مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of التُركِthe Turks رَشاa gazelle fawn
قَد سَباني مِن بَني التُركِ رَشا
جَوهَريُّjewel-like الثَغرِthe mouth مِسكيُّmusk-scented النَفَسthe breath
جَوهَريُّ الثَغرِ مِسكيُّ النَفَس
A gazelle fawn from among the Turks has captivated me,
With a jewel-like mouth and musk-scented breath.
قَدindeed حَكىresembled غُصناًa bough وَبَدراًand a full moon وَنَقاًand a sand dune
قَد حَكى غُصناً وَبَدراً وَنَقاً
فيin اِرتجاجٍquivering وَانبِلاجٍand radiance وَميَسand graceful swaying
في اِرتجاجٍ وَانبِلاجٍ وَميَس
He resembles a bough, a full moon, and a sand dune,
In quivering, radiance, and graceful sway.
ضيّقُnarrow العَينينِthe two eyes تركيُّهُماboth of them Turkish
ضيّقُ العَينينِ تركيُّهُما
واسعُbroad الوَجنَةِthe cheek خَزِّيُّsilken-soft المَجَسto the touch
واسعُ الوَجنَةِ خَزِّيُّ المَجَس
Narrow-eyed, both his eyes Turkish;
Broad-cheeked, silken-soft to the touch.
ناظِريmy gaze للوَردِof the roses مِنهُfrom him غارِسٌa planter
ناظِري للوَردِ مِنهُ غارِسٌ
ماwhat لَهُwith it لاnot يَجتَنيit plucks مِماfrom what غَرَسit planted
ما لَهُ لا يَجتَني مِما غَرَس
My gaze plants the roses upon him;
Why does it not pluck some of what it has planted?
أَصبَحتbecame عَقربُthe scorpion صدغيهِhis two temples مَعاًtogether
أَصبَحت عَقربُ صدغيهِ مَعاً
لجنيِّfor the ripe الوَردِroses فيon الخَدِّthe cheek حَرَسguards
لجنيِّ الوَردِ في الخَدِّ حَرَس
Together, the scorpion-curls at his two temples have become
Guards for the ripe roses on his cheek.
وَغَداand began ثُعبانُthe serpent دُبُّوقَتِهِhis braid
وَغَدا ثُعبانُ دُبُّوقَتِهِ
جائِلاًwandering فيalong عِطفِهِhis side مَهماwhenever اِرتَجَسhe quivered
جائِلاً في عِطفِهِ مَهما اِرتَجَس
And the serpent of his braid began
Wandering along his side whenever he quivered.
لَستُI am not أَخشىI fear سَيفَهُhis sword أَوor رُمحَهُhis spear
لَستُ أَخشى سَيفَهُ أَو رُمحَهُ
إِنَّماonly أرهبُI dread لحظاًa glance قَدhas نَعَسgrown drowsy
إِنَّما أرهبُ لحظاً قَد نَعَس
I do not fear his sword or his spear;
I dread only a glance grown drowsy.
اِختَلَسناwe stole بَعدَafter هَجرِestrangement وَصلهunion with him
اِختَلَسنا بَعدَ هَجرِ وَصله
إِنَّindeed أَهناthe sweetest الوَصلِunion ماthat which كانَwas خَلَسstolen by stealth
إِنَّ أَهنا الوَصلِ ما كانَ خَلَس
We stole a reunion with him after estrangement;
Indeed, the sweetest union is what is stolen.
لَستُI am not أَنساهُI forget him وَقَدand had اطلَعَhe brought forth منfrom
لَستُ أَنساهُ وَقَد اطلَعَ من
راحِهِhis palm شَمساًa sun أَضاءَتshone فيin الغَلَسthe predawn gloom
راحِهِ شَمساً أَضاءَت في الغَلَس
I cannot forget him as he brought forth from
His palm a sun that shone in the predawn gloom.
وَرَمىand he cast aside العمَّةَthe turban وَالتاحand appeared لَناto us
وَرَمى العمَّةَ وَالتاح لَنا
فَرقُa parting شعرٍof hair دَقَّwas fine مبدٍrevealing ماwhat التبَسwas obscure
فَرقُ شعرٍ دَقَّ مبدٍ ما التبَس
And he cast aside the turban, and there appeared to us
A fine parting of hair, revealing what had been obscure.
لَمسhe touched الكَأسَthe cup لِكيin order to يَشرَبَهاhe might drink it
لَمس الكَأسَ لِكي يَشرَبَها
فَاعترتهُso it seized him هَزَّةٌa shiver مِماfrom what لَمَسhe touched
فَاعترتهُ هَزَّةٌ مِما لَمَس
He touched the cup to drink it;
So a shiver seized him at what he touched.
ثُمَthen أَدنىhe brought near جَوهَراًa jewel مِنto جَوهَرٍa jewel
ثُمَ أَدنى جَوهَراً مِن جَوهَرٍ
وَتَحسّىand he sipped الكَأسَthe cup فيin فَردِa single نَفَسbreath
وَتَحسّى الكَأسَ في فَردِ نَفَس
Then he brought a jewel close to a jewel,
And sipped the cup in a single breath.
وَغَداand he began يَمسَحُwiping بِالمنديلِwith the handkerchief ماwhat
وَغَدا يَمسَحُ بِالمنديلِ ما
أَبقتِleft behind الخمرةُthe wine فيon ذاكَthat اللَعَسthe lips' dusky hue
أَبقتِ الخمرةُ في ذاكَ اللَعَس
And he began wiping with the handkerchief what
The wine had left upon those dusky lips.
عَجَباًwhat a wonder! مِنهاat it وَمِنهُand at him قهقهَتit laughed aloud
عَجَباً مِنها وَمِنهُ قهقهَت
إِذwhen حَساهاhe sipped it وَهوَwhile he مِنهاbecause of it قَدhad عَبَسfrowned
إِذ حَساها وَهوَ مِنها قَد عَبَس
What a wonder, the wine and he! It laughed aloud
As he sipped it, though it had made him frown.
Sol 6.1