ياO عينيmy eye لازِميkeep to السهرwakefulness طولthroughout اللياليthe nights
يا عيني لازِمي السهر طول الليالي
عشقيmy passionate love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرhas become known رقّواhave pity لحاليon my plight
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقّوا لحالي
O my eyes, keep vigil all through the nights.
O my eye, keep vigil throughout the nights.
My love for my beloved has become renowned—take pity on my plight.
My love for my beloved has become known; have pity on my plight.
منthe one whom نعشقُهI love him ماليI have none سواهother than him
من نعشقُه مالي سواه
ولاand not نملُّهI tire of him
ولا نملُّه
The one I adore—I have none but him,
The one I love—I have none but him.
and I never weary of him.
And I never tire of him.
ولمand have not نزَلceased نتبَعI pursue رضاهhis pleasure
ولم نزَل نتبَع رضاه
الدهرَtime كلهall of it
الدهرَ كله
I have never ceased pursuing his pleasure
And I have never ceased to seek his pleasure,
all my life long.
Throughout all time.
ومنand whoever يلومنيblames me فيfor هواهlove for him
ومن يلومني في هواه
نبداI begin نقولI say لهto him
نبدا نقول له
Whoever reproaches me for loving him,
And whoever blames me for loving him,
I begin by saying to him:
I begin to say to him:
ياO لائميmy reproacher ماnot تعتبرyou take heed منof ضعفthe weakness of حاليmy condition
يا لائمي ما تعتبر من ضعف حالي
عشقيmy passionate love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرhas become known رقواhave pity لحاليon my plight
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقوا لحالي
O you who blame me, have you no regard for my feeble state?
O my reproacher, you take no heed of my frail condition.
My love for my beloved has become renowned—take pity on my plight.
My love for my beloved has become known; have pity on my plight.
ياO لائميmy reproacher فلاso no ملامreproach
يا لائمي فلا ملام
حبيmy love مواصِلcontinuing
حبي مواصِل
O you who blame me, reproach no more;
O my reproacher, let there be no reproach.
my beloved remains close.
My love continues.
اسقنيgive me drink ياO ساقيcupbearer المدامthe wine
اسقني يا ساقي المدام
صافيpure المناهِلthe springs
صافي المناهِل
Pour me the wine, O cupbearer,
Give me drink, O cupbearer of wine,
pure from its springs—
Pure in its springs,
خمراًwine يهيجُstirs الغرامpassion
خمراً يهيجُ الغرام
لمنfor whoever هوhe عاقلwise
لمن هو عاقل
a wine that kindles passion
Wine that kindles passion
in anyone possessed of reason.
For whoever is wise.
أدرهُpass it around عليناamong us فيat السحرthe hour before dawn والجوand the air خاليclear
أدرهُ علينا في السحر والجو خالي
عشقيmy passionate love فيfor محبوبa beloved اشتهرhas become known رقواhave pity لحاليon my plight
عشقي في محبوب اشتهر رقوا لحالي
Pass it round among us before dawn, while the air is still and no one is about.
Pass it around among us before dawn, while the air is clear.
My love for my beloved has become renowned—take pity on my plight.
My love for a beloved has become known; have pity on my plight.
سكرbecame drunk جميعall أهلthe people of الهوىlove
سكر جميع أهل الهوى
ياO ساقيَcupbearer الراحthe wine
يا ساقيَ الراح
All the people of love grew drunk,
All the lovers have grown drunk,
O cupbearer of wine:
O cupbearer of wine.
هذاthis one انعكفbent over هذاthis one التوىtwisted
هذا انعكف هذا التوى
هذاthis one فيin الإفراحrejoicing
هذا في الإفراح
one doubled over, another reeled;
This one has bent over; that one has twisted;
another was lost in joy.
This one is rejoicing.
لكلِّfor each امرىءperson ماwhat نوىhe intended
لكلِّ امرىء ما نوى
والسرُّand the secret قدindeed باحhas come to light
والسرُّ قد باح
Each person receives what they intended,
Each person has what he intended,
and the secret has now come out.
And the secret has come to light.
أناI غراميmy passion قدindeed ظهرhas appeared بينamong الرجلthe men
أنا غرامي قد ظهر بين الرجل
عشقيmy passionate love فيfor محبوبيmy beloved اشتهرhas become known رقواhave pity لحاليon my plight
عشقي في محبوبي اشتهر رقوا لحالي
My passion has become manifest among men.
As for me, my passion has become plain among men.
My love for my beloved has become renowned—take pity on my plight.
My love for my beloved has become known; have pity on my plight.
Sol 6.1