قمتُI rose باسمكَin your name فيwithin الأضلاعthe ribs أعراساwedding celebrations
قمتُ باسمكَ في الأضلاع أعراسا
ورحتُand I went on أملأُI fill منfrom تحنانهits tenderness الكاساthe cup
ورحتُ أملأُ من تحنانه الكاسا
In your name I rose—as wedding feasts within my ribs—
In your name I rose as wedding revels within my ribs,
and set about filling the cup with its tenderness.
And went on filling the cup with its tenderness.
سحرٌmagic هواكَlove for you فمالِيso why do I لاnot أذوبُI melt جوىwith burning longing
سحرٌ هواكَ فمالِي لا أذوبُ جوى
وأستعيرُand I borrow لكيso that أحييهI give it life أنفَاساbreaths
وأستعيرُ لكي أحييه أنفَاسا
The spell of your love—why should I not melt away with longing,
Love for you is magic—why should I not melt with longing,
and borrow breaths so I may keep it alive?
And borrow breaths to bring it to life?
جيّشتَyou marshalled حرفكyour words حَتىso that تستقرّyou settle هناhere
جيّشتَ حرفك حَتى تستقرّ هنا
فيin الروحِthe soul تأسرyou capture فيamid أشواقهاits longings الآسَاthe myrtle
في الروحِ تأسر في أشواقها الآسَا
I marshaled your word until you came to rest here,
You marshalled your words so you might settle here,
in the soul, where amid its longings you enthrall the myrtle.
In the soul, capturing the myrtle amid its longings.
ياO منyou who ملكتَyou took possession ونفسيand my soul لاnot أُملّكهاI give it over
يا من ملكتَ ونفسي لا أُملّكها
إلاexcept الّذيthe one who كانwas بينamong الناسِthe people نبراساa beacon
إلا الّذي كان بين الناسِ نبراسا
O you who have possessed me—I give no one possession of my soul
O you who have possessed me—I give my soul to none
but him who was a beacon among humankind.
Except one who was a beacon among people.
اللهGod اللهGod فيconcerning قلبٍa heart وقفتI stationed لهfor it
الله الله في قلبٍ وقفت له
أزكىpurest المشاعرِthe feelings حُجاباًgatekeepers وحرّاساand guards
أزكى المشاعرِ حُجاباً وحرّاسا
By God, by God, take care with a heart for which
God, God! Be gentle with a heart for which I have stationed
the purest feelings stand as gatekeepers and guards.
The purest feelings as gatekeepers and guards.
Sol 6.1