أقمتُI held باسمكin your name فيwithin الأضلاعthe ribs أعراساwedding celebrations
أقمتُ باسمك في الأضلاع أعراسا
ورحتand I began أملأfilling منfrom تحنانهits tenderness الكاساthe cup
ورحت أملأ من تحنانه الكاسا
I held wedding celebrations in your name within my ribs.
I held weddings in your name within my ribs,
And began filling the cup with its tenderness.
And went about filling cups with his tenderness.
سحرٌmagic هواكlove for you فماليso why should I لاnot أذوبmelt جوىlovesickness
سحرٌ هواك فمالي لا أذوب جوى
وأستعيرand I borrow لكيin order to أحييهI bring it to life أنفاساbreaths
وأستعير لكي أحييه أنفاسا
Your love is magic—why should I not melt with lovesickness,
Your love is an enchantment, so why wouldn't I melt?
And borrow breaths to bring it to life?
And borrow breaths to bring it back to life.
جيّشتَyou marshaled حرفكyour words حتىso that تستقرّyou settle هناhere
جيّشتَ حرفك حتى تستقرّ هنا
فيin الروحthe soul تأسرyou capture فيin أشواقهاits longings الآساthe myrtle
في الروح تأسر في أشواقها الآسا
You marshaled your words so that you might dwell here,
You stirred your words until settling here,
In the soul, holding the myrtle captive amid its longings.
In the soul they captivate with their yearning.
ياO منyou who ملكتyou took possession ونفسيand my soul لاnot أُملّكهاI grant possession of it
يا من ملكت ونفسي لا أُملّكها
إلاexcept الّذيthe one who كانwas بينamong الناسthe people نبراساa beacon
إلا الّذي كان بين الناس نبراسا
O you who have claimed me—I give my soul to none
O you who owned me, while I cannot own myself
Except the one who was a beacon among people.
Except to the one who was a lamp amidst people.
اللهGod اللهGod فيconcerning قلبٍa heart وقفتI set apart لهfor it
الله الله في قلبٍ وقفت له
أزكىthe purest المشاعرfeelings حجاباًgatekeepers وحراساand guards
أزكى المشاعر حجاباً وحراسا
For God's sake, for God's sake—be gentle with a heart for which I set apart
By God, by God, in a heart I stood still for,
The purest feelings as gatekeepers and guards.
The most pure feelings are veil and guard.
Sol 6.1