لاَdo not تَخَفْfear مِنْof ظُبَاءِblade-edges تَرِقُّgrow thin حُدُوداedges
لاَ تَخَفْ مِنْ ظُبَاءِ تَرِقُّ حُدُودا
بَلْrather ظِبَاءٍgazelles فيin الحَيِّthe camp رَقَّتْgrew tender خُدوُداcheeks
بَلْ ظِبَاءٍ في الحَيِّ رَقَّتْ خُدوُدا
Do not fear blades with keen edges;
rather, fear gazelles in the camp with tender cheeks.
فَسِنانُfor the point القَنَاةof the spear أَضْعَفُweaker فِعْلاًin effect
فَسِنانُ القَنَاة أَضْعَفُ فِعْلاً
مِنْthan جُفُونٍeyelids وَسْنَىdrowsy عَلَوْنَrose above قُدوُداfigures
مِنْ جُفُونٍ وَسْنَى عَلَوْنَ قُدوُدا
For a spear's point is weaker in effect
than drowsy eyelids crowning shapely forms.
وَبِروُحِيand with my soul الظِّبْىthe gazelle الذَّيwho قَدْhas حَكَىimitated النَّومَsleep
وَبِروُحِي الظِّبْى الذَّي قَدْ حَكَى النَّومَ
نَفَاراًin fleeing عنْfrom نَاظِرِيmy eye وَصُدوُداand turning away
نَفَاراً عنْ نَاظِرِي وَصُدوُدا
And my soul be ransom for the gazelle who has imitated sleep,
in fleeing from my eye and turning away.
لَوْif يَرَىsees غَيرَother than سُقمِthe languor of عَيْنَيهِhis two eyes جَفْنيmy eyelid
لَوْ يَرَى غَيرَ سُقمِ عَيْنَيهِ جَفْني
مَاnot هَوِيتُI loved الضَّنَاwasting sickness وَرُمْتُand I sought المَزيَداmore
مَا هَوِيتُ الضَّنَا وَرُمْتُ المَزيَدا
Had my eye seen anything but the languor of his eyes,
I would not have loved wasting sickness or sought more.
عَاقَبَhe punished القلْبَthe heart إِذْwhen رَأَىَhe saw السُّكرَthe intoxication مِنِّيfrom me
عَاقَبَ القلْبَ إِذْ رَأَىَ السُّكرَ مِنِّي
دُونَwithout حَدٍa limit لِكَيْso that يُقِيمَhe might enforce الحُدوداthe prescribed penalties
دُونَ حَدٍ لِكَيْ يُقِيمَ الحُدودا
He punished my heart when he saw my intoxication
without bounds, so that he might enforce the prescribed penalties.
فَهْوَso it فيin ذاthis الخُفُوقِthe fluttering يَحْكِيresembles وشَاحيْهِhis two sashes
فَهْوَ في ذا الخُفُوقِ يَحْكِي وشَاحيْهِ
وَفيand in ذَاthis اللَّهِيبِthe blaze يَحْكِيresembles الخُدُوداthe cheeks
وَفي ذَا اللَّهِيبِ يَحْكِي الخُدُودا
So in this fluttering it resembles his two sashes,
and in this blaze it resembles his cheeks.
نِسْبَةٌan affinity لَوْif يَنَالهاhe gains it حَاسِدِيmy envier مِنْهُfrom him
نِسْبَةٌ لَوْ يَنَالها حَاسِدِي مِنْهُ
لأَصْبَحْتُI would surely become لِلْحَسُودِof the envious one حَسُوداenvious
لأَصْبَحْتُ لِلْحَسُودِ حَسُودا
An affinity: if my envier gained it from him,
I would become envious of the envious one.
وَلِعَمْرِيand by my life إنْif خَانَbetrays صَبْرِيmy patience فَإِنِّيthen indeed I
وَلِعَمْرِي إنْ خَانَ صَبْرِي فَإِنِّي
أَغْبطُmost enviable النّاسِof people إِذْsince حَكَاهُit resembled him عُهُوداin pledges
أَغْبطُ النّاسِ إِذْ حَكَاهُ عُهُودا
And by my life, if my patience betrays me, then I am
the most enviable of people, since it has mirrored his pledges.
يَاO خَيَالَphantom الحَبِيبِof the beloved أَغْمَضْتُI closed my eyes عَمْداًdeliberately
يَا خَيَالَ الحَبِيبِ أَغْمَضْتُ عَمْداً
فَاسْتَعِدْso reckon بِالإغْمَاضِby closing the eyes عِنْدىwith me هُجُوداslumber
فَاسْتَعِدْ بِالإغْمَاضِ عِنْدى هُجُودا
O phantom of the beloved, I closed my eyes deliberately;
so take my closed eyes to mean I am asleep.
يَتَجَافَىdraws away عَنِfrom المَضَاجِعِthe beds جَنْبِيmy side
يَتَجَافَى عَنِ المَضَاجِعِ جَنْبِي
وَتُقَضِّيand spend time لَكَto you الجُفونُthe eyelids سُجُوداin prostration
وَتُقَضِّي لَكَ الجُفونُ سُجُودا
My side draws away from beds,
and my eyelids spend their time in prostration to you.
أَتُرَىdo you think? يحْمِلُwill carry النَّسِمُthe breezes بَقَايَاremnants of
أَتُرَى يحْمِلُ النَّسِمُ بَقَايَا
جَسَدِيmy body أَوْor أَزُوُرI visit يَوْماًone day زَرُوداZarud
جَسَدِي أَوْ أَزُوُر يَوْماً زَرُودا
Do you think the breezes will carry the remnants
of my body, or shall I visit Zarud one day?
Sol 6.1