خَليلَيَّmy two friends ماwhat للقَلبِwith the heart يَهفُوflutters مِنَfrom الأسَىsorrow
خَليلَيَّ ما للقَلبِ يَهفُو مِنَ الأسَى
وَمَاand what لِدُمُوعِwith the tears العَينِof the eye كالعَينِlike a spring تَنضَخُgush
وَمَا لِدُمُوعِ العَينِ كالعَينِ تَنضَخُ
My two friends, why does the heart flutter with sorrow?
And why do the eye’s tears gush like a spring?
خُلِقتُI was created كماas شَاءَwilled الهَوىlove طَوعَobedient to حُكمِهِits decree
خُلِقتُ كما شَاءَ الهَوى طَوعَ حُكمِهِ
فِهاso here أنَأI أبنيI build مُنذُfor حينٍsome time وأفسَخُand I undo
فِها أنَأ أبني مُنذُ حينٍ وأفسَخُ
I was created as love willed, obedient to its decree.
So here I am, building and undoing for some time now.
خَضَعتُI submitted لمَحبُوبٍto a beloved أذِلُّI abase myself لِعِزِّهِbefore his might
خَضَعتُ لمَحبُوبٍ أذِلُّ لِعِزِّهِ
فَيَنأَىso he withdraws علىdespite ذُلٍّabasement لَدَيهِbefore him وينسَخُand effaces
فَيَنأَى على ذُلٍّ لَدَيهِ وينسَخُ
I submitted to a beloved, abasing myself before his might.
Yet he draws away despite my abasement before him, and effaces it.
خَلَعتُI cast off عِذاريmy bridle فيin هَواهُloving him كأنَّنيas though I
خَلَعتُ عِذاري في هَواهُ كأنَّني
أصَمُّdeaf عَنِto العُذَّالِthe reproachers فيin لاحُبِّlove أصلَخُutterly deaf
أصَمُّ عَنِ العُذَّالِ في لاحُبِّ أصلَخُ
I cast off my bridle in loving him, as though I were
Deaf to reproachers—utterly deaf in love.
خَفيتُI vanished عَنِfrom الأبصارِsight لولاwere it not for بَقيَّةٌa remnant
خَفيتُ عَنِ الأبصارِ لولا بَقيَّةٌ
مِنَof القَلبِthe heart يبقَىremains الحُبُّlove فيهاwithin it فَيَصرُخُand so it cries out
مِنَ القَلبِ يبقَى الحُبُّ فيها فَيَصرُخُ
I would have vanished from sight, but for a remnant
Of the heart, where love remains and cries out.
خيالِيmy shadow كَماas لاَحappeared الخِلالُthe toothpick وراءَهُbehind it
خيالِي كَما لاَح الخِلالُ وراءَهُ
فؤادٌa heart بِمَسفُوحِwith spilled الدِّماءِblood مُضَمَّخُdrenched
فؤادٌ بِمَسفُوحِ الدِّماءِ مُضَمَّخُ
My shadow appears like a toothpick; behind it
A heart drenched in spilled blood.
خَلِيُّfree of longing وَلكنbut مِنof سِواكَanyone other than you وَفيand in الحَشَىthe breast
خَلِيُّ وَلكن مِن سِواكَ وَفي الحَشَى
ضِرامٌa blaze بأنفاسِby the breaths الصَّبَابَةِof yearning تُنفَخُis fanned
ضِرامٌ بأنفاسِ الصَّبَابَةِ تُنفَخُ
I am free of longing for all but you; and in my breast
A blaze is fanned by the breaths of yearning.
خِطابُكَyour words رَيحانيmy sweet basil ورَوحيand my solace وجَنَّتيand my paradise
خِطابُكَ رَيحاني ورَوحي وجَنَّتي
ومِنand from دونهِapart from it للرُّوحِfor the soul فيin الجِسمthe body بَرزَخُa barrier
ومِن دونهِ للرُّوحِ في الجِسم بَرزَخُ
Your words are my sweet basil, my solace, and my paradise.
And without them, there is a barrier for the soul within the body.
خَبَأتُI concealed الهوَىlove وَهوَand it is الهَوانُhumiliation حَقيقَةًin truth
خَبَأتُ الهوَى وَهوَ الهَوانُ حَقيقَةً
فَدَعوَتُهُso its summons تُشجيbrings sorrow ودَعواهُand its claim تَرسُخُtakes root
فَدَعوَتُهُ تُشجي ودَعواهُ تَرسُخُ
I concealed love—and it is truly humiliation.
For its summons brings sorrow, and its claim takes root.
خُذواtake الوَجدَpassion عَنfrom قَلبيmy heart عِياناًfirsthand فإنَّماfor it is only
خُذوا الوَجدَ عَن قَلبي عِياناً فإنَّما
زَمانُthe age التَّصَابِيof youthful dalliance مِنfrom زَمَانيmy time يُؤَرَّخُis dated
زَمانُ التَّصَابِي مِن زَمَاني يُؤَرَّخُ
Learn passion from my heart firsthand, for it is only
From my own time that the age of youthful dalliance is dated.
Sol 6.1