غَزَالُgazelle الحَيِّthe encampment مِنْfrom أَثَلاَتِtamarisk trees نَجْدِNajd
غَزَالُ الحَيِّ مِنْ أَثَلاَتِ نَجْدِ
لِوَجْهِكَtoward your face وِجْهَتِيmy direction وَهَوَاكَand love of you قَصْديmy aim
لِوَجْهِكَ وِجْهَتِي وَهَوَاكَ قَصْدي
O gazelle of the encampment, from the tamarisks of Najd,
Toward your face I turn, and love of you is my aim.
وَدَيْنُكَand the debt owed to you فِيin مُدَاوَمَةِpersistence in التَّصَابِيyouthful dalliance
وَدَيْنُكَ فِي مُدَاوَمَةِ التَّصَابِي
عَليَّupon me وَلِيand for me وَفِيand in قَبْلِيbefore me وَعِنْدِيand with me
عَليَّ وَلِي وَفِي قَبْلِي وَعِنْدِي
And the debt I owe you in unceasing youthful dalliance
Is upon me and for me, in front of me and with me.
أَحِنُّI yearn إِذَاwhen تَبَسَّمَتِsmiles النُّعَامَىthe south wind
أَحِنُّ إِذَا تَبَسَّمَتِ النُّعَامَى
مُعَطَّرَةًperfumed بِمَسْحَبِby the sweep of ذَيْلِthe hem of هِنْدِHind
مُعَطَّرَةً بِمَسْحَبِ ذَيْلِ هِنْدِ
I yearn when the south wind smiles,
Perfumed by the sweep of Hind's hem.
وَاَصْبُوand I yearn لِلصِّبَاfor the east wind النَّجْدِيof Najd إِذَاwhen مَاever (emphatic particle)
وَاَصْبُو لِلصِّبَا النَّجْدِي إِذَا مَا
سَرَىglides by night ماthe space بَيْنَbetween بَانَاتٍmoringa trees وَرَنْدِand laurels
سَرَى ما بَيْنَ بَانَاتٍ وَرَنْدِ
And I yearn for Najd's east wind whenever
It glides by night among moringa trees and laurels.
وَمَعْشُوقُand the beloved الدَّلاَلِcoquetry يَغَارُis jealous مِنْهُof him
وَمَعْشُوقُ الدَّلاَلِ يَغَارُ مِنْهُ
مِنْamong الأَغْصَانِthe boughs كُلُّevery رَشِيقِgracefully slender قَدِّstature
مِنْ الأَغْصَانِ كُلُّ رَشِيقِ قَدِّ
And the coquettish beloved is envied
By every bough of graceful, slender stature.
سَقَتْgave to drink أَلْحاظُهُhis glances العُشَّاقُthe lovers كَاْسَاًa cup
سَقَتْ أَلْحاظُهُ العُشَّاقُ كَاْسَاً
حَبَاهَاgraced it خَالُهُhis beauty spot بِخَتَامِwith a seal of نَدِّa fragrant perfume blend
حَبَاهَا خَالُهُ بِخَتَامِ نَدِّ
His glances gave the lovers a cup to drink,
Which his beauty spot graced with a seal of perfume.
فَرَاحُواso they went away فِيin مَحَبَّتِهِlove for him نَشَاوَىintoxicated
فَرَاحُوا فِي مَحَبَّتِهِ نَشَاوَى
لِغَيْرِwithout نِهَايِةٍan end وَلِغَيْرِand without حَدِّa limit
لِغَيْرِ نِهَايِةٍ وَلِغَيْرِ حَدِّ
So they went away, drunk with love for him,
Without end and without limit.
لِقِبْلَةِtoward the prayer-direction of وَجْهِهِhis face أبَداًforever صَلاَتِيmy prayer
لِقِبْلَةِ وَجْهِهِ أبَداً صَلاَتِي
وَلَثْمُand kissing الوَرْدِthe roses مِنْfrom خَدَّيْهِhis two cheeks وِرْدِيmy daily devotion
وَلَثْمُ الوَرْدِ مِنْ خَدَّيْهِ وِرْدِي
My prayer is forever toward his face as my qibla,
And kissing the roses of his cheeks is my daily devotion.
Sol 6.1