ياO عينيmy eye لازِميkeep to السهرwakefulness طولthroughout اللياليthe nights
يا عيني لازِمي السهر طول الليالي
عشقيmy love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرbecame known رقّواtake pity لحاليon my plight
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقّوا لحالي
O my eye, keep vigil throughout the nights.
O my eyes, stay awake through the long nights
My love for my beloved has become known; take pity on my plight.
My love for my beloved has become well known, have mercy on me
منthe one whom نعشقُهI love him ماليI have none سواهbut him
من نعشقُه مالي سواه
ولاand not نملُّهI tire of him
ولا نملُّه
The one I love—I have none but him.
We love no other but him
And I never tire of him.
And never tire of him
ولمand have not نزَلceased نتبَعI follow رضاهhis pleasure
ولم نزَل نتبَع رضاه
الدهرَtime كلهall of it
الدهرَ كله
And I have never ceased to seek his pleasure,
We continue to follow his approval
For all of time.
For all time
ومنand whoever يلومنيblames me فيfor هواهlove of him
ومن يلومني في هواه
نبداI begin نقولI say لهto him
نبدا نقول له
And whoever reproaches me for loving him,
And whoever blames me for my love
I begin to say to him:
I say to him
ياO لائميmy reproacher ماdo you not تعتبرtake heed منof ضعفthe weakness of حاليmy state
يا لائمي ما تعتبر من ضعف حالي
عشقيmy love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرbecame known رقواtake pity لحاليon my plight
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقوا لحالي
O my reproacher, do you not heed my weakened state?
O you who blame me, consider my weakened state
My love for my beloved has become known; take pity on my plight.
My love for my beloved has become well known, have mercy on me
ياO لائميmy reproacher فلاso no ملامreproach
يا لائمي فلا ملام
حبيmy beloved مواصِلgrants union
حبي مواصِل
O my reproacher, let there be no reproach.
O you who blame, do not blame
My beloved grants union.
My love is constant
اسقنيgive me drink ياO ساقيcupbearer of المدامthe wine
اسقني يا ساقي المدام
صافيpure المناهِلthe springs
صافي المناهِل
Give me drink, O cupbearer of wine,
Give me, o cupbearer, a drink
Whose springs are pure,
Of the clear springs
خمراًa wine يهيجُstirs الغرامpassion
خمراً يهيجُ الغرام
لمنfor whoever هوhe عاقلsensible
لمن هو عاقل
A wine that stirs passion
A wine that excites passion
In anyone of sound mind.
For one who is reasonable
أدرهُpass it round عليناamong us فيin السحرthe predawn hours والجوand the surroundings خاليare deserted
أدرهُ علينا في السحر والجو خالي
عشقيmy love فيfor محبوبa beloved اشتهرbecame known رقواtake pity لحاليon my plight
عشقي في محبوب اشتهر رقوا لحالي
Pass it round among us before dawn, while the surroundings are deserted.
Pass it around to us in the late night when all is empty
My love for a beloved has become known; take pity on my plight.
My love for my beloved has become well known, have mercy on me
سكرgrew drunk جميعall أهلthe people of الهوىlove
سكر جميع أهل الهوى
ياO ساقيَcupbearer of الراحthe wine
يا ساقيَ الراح
All the people of love grew drunk,
Intoxicate all the lovers, o cupbearer of relief
O cupbearer of wine.
One has bowed, another desired
هذاthis one انعكفbent over هذاthis one التوىwrithed
هذا انعكف هذا التوى
هذاthis one فيin الإفراحrejoicing
هذا في الإفراح
This one bent over; that one writhed.
Each person intends what he intends
This one is rejoicing.
And the secret is revealed
لكلِّfor every امرىءperson ماwhat نوىhe intended
لكلِّ امرىء ما نوى
والسرُّand the secret قدhas indeed باحbeen revealed
والسرُّ قد باح
Each person has what he intended,
My passion has appeared among the people
And the secret has been revealed.
My love for my beloved has become well known, have mercy on me
أناI غراميmy passion قدhas indeed ظهرappeared بينamong الرجلmen
أنا غرامي قد ظهر بين الرجل
عشقيmy love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرbecame known رقواtake pity لحاليon my plight
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقوا لحالي
As for me, my passion has become plain among men.
My love for my beloved has become known; take pity on my plight.
Partial English translation: 24 of 26 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1