بَخِلتَyou were stingy حَتّىeven بِالوَرَقwith paper
بَخِلتَ حَتّى بِالوَرَق
عَلىtoward كَئيبٍa sorrowful person ذيpossessing قَلَقanxiety
عَلى كَئيبٍ ذي قَلَق
You begrudged even paper
You were so stingy even with paper
to a sorrowful soul full of anxiety.
To a depressed one in turmoil
بِأَيِّwith what شَيءٍthing جُدتَyou gave generously قَدindeed
بِأَيِّ شَيءٍ جُدتَ قَد
أَمسَكتَyou preserved ليfor me بِهِwith it الرَمَقthe last spark of life
أَمسَكتَ لي بِهِ الرَمَق
What have you given freely, with which
With what have you been frugal for me
you have kept me barely alive?
You withheld the breath I gasp
ياO بَدرfull moon تمٍّfullness قَدhas بَداappeared
يا بَدر تمٍّ قَد بَدا
فيin جنحِthe darkness of لَيلٍa night قَدhas غَسَقgrown dark
في جنحِ لَيلٍ قَد غَسَق
O full moon that has appeared
O full moon that rose
in the shadows of a night grown dark,
In the wings of a night that darkened
وَياand O غَزالاًa gazelle نافِراًfleeing
وَيا غَزالاً نافِراً
يسبيtakes captive الأسودَthe lions بِالحدَقwith the eyes
يسبي الأسودَ بِالحدَق
and O fleeing gazelle
O a fleeing gazelle
who takes lions captive with his eyes,
That captivates the lions with its eyelids
وَياand O قَضيباًa branch مائِساًswaying gracefully
وَيا قَضيباً مائِساً
قَلبيmy heart بِهِto it قَدhas اِعتلَقclung
قَلبي بِهِ قَد اِعتلَق
and O swaying branch
O a supple branch
to which my heart has clung:
To which my heart clung
الطُفbe gentle بِمَنwith one who يَحلوis sweet لَهُto him
الطُف بِمَن يَحلو لَهُ
فيكَfor your sake العَذابtorment وَالأَرَقand sleeplessness
فيكَ العَذاب وَالأَرَق
be gentle with one for whom
Be gentle with whom you love
torment and sleeplessness for your sake are sweet,
In you is torment and insomnia
كاتمِkeeping سِرٍa secret لَمdid not يَفهspeak
كاتمِ سِرٍ لَم يَفه
يَوماًever بِكُمof you وَلاnor نَطَقuttered a word
يَوماً بِكُم وَلا نَطَق
a secret-keeper who never spoke
A secret-keeper who never
of you, not once, nor uttered a word.
Understood you all nor spoke
ماnot إِنemphatic particle رَأَيتُI have seen عاشِقاًa lover
ما إِن رَأَيتُ عاشِقاً
مثليlike me فيin الحُبِّlove صَدَقwas sincere
مثلي في الحُبِّ صَدَق
I have never seen a lover
I've never seen a lover
as sincere in love as I.
As sincere in love as I am
جَمَعتَyou brought together ضِدَّينِtwo opposites مَعاًtogether
جَمَعتَ ضِدَّينِ مَعاً
ناراًfire وَماءًand water قَدhas دَفَقgushed forth
ناراً وَماءً قَد دَفَق
You have brought two opposites together:
You brought two opposites together
fire and water gushing forth.
Fire and pouring water
فَالقَلبُso the heart منيof mine فيin حَرَقburning
فَالقَلبُ مني في حَرَق
وَالعَينُand the eye منيof mine فيin غَرَقdrowning
وَالعَينُ مني في غَرَق
So my heart is burning,
So my heart is aflame
and my eye is drowning.
And my eyes are drowning
وَليand I have عَلىin ذاthis أَزمُنٌperiods of time
وَلي عَلى ذا أَزمُنٌ
سُنونَyears سَبعٌseven فيin نَسَقsuccession
سُنونَ سَبعٌ في نَسَق
And I have been this way for some time—
And I have loved you for years
seven years in succession.
Seven in succession
أقنعُI am content مِنfrom حَديثكُمyour conversation
أقنعُ مِن حَديثكُم
وَأنسِكُمand your companionship بِماwith whatever اِتَّفَقhappens to be available
وَأنسِكُم بِما اِتَّفَق
I am content with your conversation
I am content with your talk
and companionship—whatever is to be had.
And your companionship however it may be
Sol 6.1