لَمِنْwhose خِيَمٍtents تَلُوحُgleam بِذيat Dhu طَلوُحِTaluh
لَمِنْ خِيَمٍ تَلُوحُ بِذي طَلوُحِ
تَضَوَّعَwafted fragrantly نَشْرُfragrance قَيْصُومٍyarrow وَشِيحِand wormwood
تَضَوَّعَ نَشْرُ قَيْصُومٍ وَشِيحِ
Whose tents gleam at Dhu Taluh?
The fragrance of yarrow and wormwood wafts forth.
دِيَارٌdwellings بِالعَوَاصِمِin al-Awasim ذَاتُpossessing سَفْحٍa slope
دِيَارٌ بِالعَوَاصِمِ ذَاتُ سَفْحٍ
لِسَلْمَىbelonging to Salma دَائِمِunceasing الدَّمْعِthe tears السَّفُوحِfreely flowing
لِسَلْمَى دَائِمِ الدَّمْعِ السَّفُوحِ
Dwellings in al-Awasim, upon a slope,
Salma's—with tears forever streaming.
تَبَسَّمَsmiled ثَغْرُهَاher mouth واللَّيْلُand the night دَاجٍdark
تَبَسَّمَ ثَغْرُهَا واللَّيْلُ دَاجٍ
فَنَبَّهَتِso she roused النَّدَامَىthe drinking companions لِلصَّبُوحِfor the morning draught
فَنَبَّهَتِ النَّدَامَى لِلصَّبُوحِ
Her mouth smiled while the night was dark,
So she roused the drinking companions for the morning draught.
وَكَيْفَand how بَقَاءُendurance لَيْلٍnight مَعْwith نَهَارٍday
وَكَيْفَ بَقَاءُ لَيْلٍ مَعْ نَهَارٍ
ولاَand not سِيماَthe like of لِذِfor one possessing النَّظَرsight الصَّحِيحِsound
ولاَ سِيماَ لِذِ النَّظَر الصَّحِيحِ
And how can night endure alongside day,
Especially for one with clear sight?
أَيّاO لَدْنَsupple القَوامِstature أَعِدْrestore لِجِسْمِيto my body
أَيّا لَدْنَ القَوامِ أَعِدْ لِجِسْمِي
بِكَاسِكَwith your cup يَاO فَدَتٍْكَmay it ransom you النَّفْسُthe soul رُوحيmy spirit
بِكَاسِكَ يَا فَدَتٍْكَ النَّفْسُ رُوحي
O supple-figured one, restore to my body
With your cup—O may my soul ransom you!—my spirit.
فَإِنَّfor indeed بِهَاthrough it حَيَاتِيmy life بَعْدَafter مَوْتِيmy death
فَإِنَّ بِهَا حَيَاتِي بَعْدَ مَوْتِي
لِهَذَاfor this reason لُقِّبَتْit was called بِدَمِas the blood of المَسَيحِthe Messiah
لِهَذَا لُقِّبَتْ بِدَمِ المَسَيحِ
For through it comes my life after my death;
For this reason it was called the blood of the Messiah.
أَلَسْتَare you not تَرَىyou see الحَمَائِمَthe doves قَدْalready تَغَنَّتْsang
أَلَسْتَ تَرَى الحَمَائِمَ قَدْ تَغَنَّتْ
بِلَحْنٍin a melody مُعْجَمِobscure المَعْنىthe meaning فَصِيحِeloquent
بِلَحْنٍ مُعْجَمِ المَعْنى فَصِيحِ
Do you not see that the doves have sung
In a melody obscure in meaning, yet eloquent?
تُذكِّرُكremind you الصَّبابَةَardent longing والتَّصَابِيand youthful dalliance
تُذكِّرُك الصَّبابَةَ والتَّصَابِي
وَتنْسَخُand annul حُكْمَthe decree of تَوْبَتِكَyour repentance النَّصُوحِsincere
وَتنْسَخُ حُكْمَ تَوْبَتِكَ النَّصُوحِ
They remind you of ardent longing and youthful dalliance,
And annul the decree of your sincere repentance.
Sol 6.1