ياO أَخاbrother of البَدرِthe full moon سَناءًin radiance ياO رَشاgazelle fawn
يا أَخا البَدرِ سَناءً يا رَشا
قَدindeed مَلَكتَyou have possessed القَلبَthe heart فَاصنَعso do ماwhatever تَشاyou wish
قَد مَلَكتَ القَلبَ فَاصنَع ما تَشا
O brother of the full moon in radiance, O gazelle fawn,
You have taken possession of my heart; do as you wish.
ياO هِلالاًa crescent moon طالِعاًrising فيin مُهجَتيmy heart's core
يا هِلالاً طالِعاً في مُهجَتي
وَغَزالاًand a gazelle راتِعاًgrazing وَسطَamid الحَشاthe inner breast
وَغَزالاً راتِعاً وَسطَ الحَشا
O crescent rising within my heart's core,
and gazelle grazing in the depths of my breast,
ماnot رَأَيناwe have seen قَطُّever بَدراًa full moon طالِعاrising
ما رَأَينا قَطُّ بَدراً طالِعا
بِنَهارٍby day غارِباًsetting وَقتَat the time of العِشاnightfall
بِنَهارٍ غارِباً وَقتَ العِشا
Never have we seen a full moon rising
by day and setting at nightfall.
منfrom بَنيthe sons of التُركِthe Turks صَغيرٌa young lad طَلَعتrose
من بَني التُركِ صَغيرٌ طَلَعت
عَينهُhis eye اللخصاءُheavy-lidded فيin عَينيmy eye عَشاdimness of vision
عَينهُ اللخصاءُ في عَيني عَشا
A young lad of the Turks—there has risen
his heavy-lidded eye, bringing dimness to my own.
دبَقتclung بِالقَلبto the heart دبُّوقتُهُhis lock of hair
دبَقت بِالقَلب دبُّوقتُهُ
فَلَقَدfor indeed طَوّقcollared مِنهاfrom it حَنَشاa serpent
فَلَقَد طَوّق مِنها حَنَشا
His lock of hair has clung to my heart;
for it wears a serpent from that lock as a collar.
جُنَّwas driven mad لَكنbut قَيَّدتهاbound it شعرَةٌa single hair
جُنَّ لَكن قَيَّدتها شعرَةٌ
كُلماwhenever أَبصَرَهاit saw it قَدindeed دُهِشاwas astounded
كُلما أَبصَرَها قَد دُهِشا
It went mad, yet a single hair bound it;
whenever it saw that hair, it was dumbfounded.
لَيسَnot تَسبيcaptivates النَفسَthe soul إِلاexcept رُؤيَةُthe sight of الذthe (part of 'gold')
لَيسَ تَسبي النَفسَ إِلا رُؤيَةُ الذ
ذَهبِgold الإِبريزِpure gold أَوor ظَبيٌa gazelle نَشاhas grown
ذَهبِ الإِبريزِ أَو ظَبيٌ نَشا
Nothing captivates the soul except the sight of the
pure gold, or a gazelle grown to youth.
وَلِكُلٍّand for each نِسبَةٌan affinity مِنfrom جنسِهِhis kind
وَلِكُلٍّ نِسبَةٌ مِن جنسِهِ
فَلِهَذاso for this reason أَعلَمُوهthey instructed him الزَّركَشاgold embroidery
فَلِهَذا أَعلَمُوه الزَّركَشا
And each has an affinity with his own kind;
so they taught him gold embroidery.
ياO نَديمَيَّmy two boon companions أعيداyou two, repeat ذكرَهُmention of him
يا نَديمَيَّ أعيدا ذكرَهُ
عُوذَةa protective charm يَسكُنgrows calm قَلبٌa heart شُوِّشاwas troubled
عُوذَة يَسكُن قَلبٌ شُوِّشا
O my two boon companions, speak of him again,
as a charm, so a troubled heart may grow calm.
كانَwas حُبّيmy love خافياًhidden مُذsince زَمَنٍa time
كانَ حُبّي خافياً مُذ زَمَنٍ
وَأَراهُand I see it اليَومَtoday أَضحىhas become قَدindeed فَشاspread abroad
وَأَراهُ اليَومَ أَضحى قَد فَشا
My love had lain hidden for a time,
and today I see it has become widely known.
كَيفَhow ليfor me صَبرٌpatience عَلىwith الكَتمِconcealment وَذاand this
كَيفَ لي صَبرٌ عَلى الكَتمِ وَذا
دَمعُtears جِفنيof my eyelid بِغَراميabout my passion قَدalready وَشىbetrayed
دَمعُ جِفني بِغَرامي قَد وَشى
How can I endure concealment, when these
tears from my eyelid have already betrayed my passion?
Sol 6.1