اِجعَليgive فيin الكَرىsleep لِعَينيfor my eye نَصيباa share
اِجعَلي في الكَرى لِعَيني نَصيبا
كَيso that تَنالَit may receive المَكروهَthe hated وَالمَحبوباand the beloved
كَي تَنالَ المَكروهَ وَالمَحبوبا
Give my eye a share of sleep,
Grant my eyes some sleep,
so it may receive both the hated and the beloved.
So they may obtain the unwanted and the beloved.
أَشرِكيmake partners بَينَbetween دَمعِthe tears of عَينيmy eye وَنَوميand my sleep
أَشرِكي بَينَ دَمعِ عَيني وَنَومي
وَاِجعَليand grant ليme مِنَof الرُقادِslumber نَصيباa share
وَاِجعَلي لي مِنَ الرُقادِ نَصيبا
Make partners of my eye's tears and my sleep,
Join between my tears and my sleep,
and grant me a share of slumber.
And grant me some slumber.
كُنتُI used to أَهوىlove البيضَfair-skinned women الحِسانَbeautiful فَقَدand now أَصbecame (first fragment)
كُنتُ أَهوى البيضَ الحِسانَ فَقَد أَص
بَحَbecame (final fragment) حُبّيmy love عَنfrom غَيرِهاanyone other than her مَحجوباveiled
بَحَ حُبّي عَن غَيرِها مَحجوبا
I used to love fair-skinned, beautiful women; now
I used to love the fair ones, but now
my love has become veiled from all but her.
My love has been veiled from all but her.
قَرَّبتَهاbrought her near المُنىhopes وَباعَدَهاand drove her far away النَأdistance (first fragment)
قَرَّبتَها المُنى وَباعَدَها النَأ
يُdistance (final fragment) فَأَضحَتso she became عَنfrom غَيرِهاanyone other than her مَحجوباveiled
يُ فَأَضحَت عَن غَيرِها مَحجوبا
Hopes brought her near, and she was driven far by
Fate drew her near and pushed her away,
distance; so she became veiled from all others.
So she too was veiled from all but me.
إِنif تَكُنis مُقلَتيmy eye إِذاwhen غِبتِyou are absent تَسtakes over (first fragment)
إِن تَكُن مُقلَتي إِذا غِبتِ تَس
تَوليtakes over (final fragment) عَلَيهاover it الدُموعُtears حَتّىuntil تَؤوباyou return
تَولي عَلَيها الدُموعُ حَتّى تَؤوبا
If, when you are absent, my eye is
If my eyelids weep when you’re gone,
overwhelmed by tears until you return,
Tears flow till they relent.
فَلَكَمthen many a نَظرَةٍglance تُسَرُّis gladdened بِهاby it مِنfrom
فَلَكَم نَظرَةٍ تُسَرُّ بِها مِن
كِyou (feminine) لَهاit has رَوعَةٌa terror تَسوءُgrieves القُلوباhearts
كِ لَها رَوعَةٌ تَسوءُ القُلوبا
then many a glance that gladdens it, from
So for every glance that delights me
you, has a terror that grieves hearts.
From you - it unsettles hearts.
Sol 6.1