صَبَاhe yearned لِرُّبَىfor the hills of الأَرَاكِthe arak trees وَحَيِّand the encampment of هِنْدِHind
صَبَا لِرُّبَى الأَرَاكِ وَحَيِّ هِنْدِ
طَرِيحُone laid low by صَبَابَةٍardent love وَحَليِفُand a companion of وَجْدِpassionate longing
طَرِيحُ صَبَابَةٍ وَحَليِفُ وَجْدِ
He yearned for the arak-covered hills and Hind's encampment,
The zephyr of the meadows of Arac and the living Hind,
Laid low by passion, a companion of longing.
A lover languishing, and confidant of passion,
وَهَاجَتْهُand stirred him البُروُقُthe lightning flashes فَحَنَّso he yearned شَوَقْاًwith longing
وَهَاجَتْهُ البُروُقُ فَحَنَّ شَوَقْاً
إِلىtoward رَشْفِsipping الَّلمَىthe lips' dusky hue مِنْfrom ثَغْرِthe mouth of هِنْدِHind
إِلى رَشْفِ الَّلمَى مِنْ ثَغْرِ هِنْدِ
And lightning flashes stirred him, so he yearned ardently
Lightning stirred him, so he yearned,
To sip the dusky hue from Hind's lips.
For a mouthful from the red lips of Hind.
سَكِرْتُI grew drunk وَمِنْand from شَمَائِلِهَاher graces شَمُولِيmy wine
سَكِرْتُ وَمِنْ شَمَائِلِهَا شَمُولِي
وَمِنْand from وَجَنَاتِهَاher cheeks آسِيmy myrtle وَوَرْدِيand my roses
وَمِنْ وَجَنَاتِهَا آسِي وَوَرْدِي
I grew drunk, and from her graces comes my wine,
I became drunk from her charms,
And from her cheeks, my myrtle and my roses.
Her tender and rosy cheeks make me tipsy and ecstatic.
مُحَجَّبَةٌveiled وَلَكِنْand yet فيin ضَمِيرِيmy inmost heart
مُحَجَّبَةٌ وَلَكِنْ في ضَمِيرِي
بِمَوْطِنِin the abode of صَبْوَتيmy passion وَمَحَلِّand the dwelling of وُدِّيmy love
بِمَوْطِنِ صَبْوَتي وَمَحَلِّ وُدِّي
She is veiled, yet she is within my heart,
She is veiled, but in my conscience,
In the abode of my passion and the dwelling of my love.
Is the place where my love was born and nurtured.
وَأَشْهَدَنِيand made me behold تَذَكْرُهَاremembering her جَمَالاًa beauty
وَأَشْهَدَنِي تَذَكْرُهَا جَمَالاً
أُنَزِّهُI declare free وَصْفَهُits description عَنْfrom كُلِّevery حَدِّlimit
أُنَزِّهُ وَصْفَهُ عَنْ كُلِّ حَدِّ
And remembering her let me behold a beauty
The memory of her beauty bears witness to perfection,
Whose description I deem beyond all bounds.
Its description is beyond any limit.
إِذَاwhen أَبْدَىreveals التَّبَسُّمُsmiling نَظْمُthe stringing of عِقْدٍa necklace
إِذَا أَبْدَى التَّبَسُّمُ نَظْمُ عِقْدٍ
أُعَانِقُهُI embrace it فَأَنْثُرُthen I scatter كُلَّall of عِقْدِيmy necklace
أُعَانِقُهُ فَأَنْثُرُ كُلَّ عِقْدِي
When a smile reveals a strung necklace,
When her smile reveals a string of pearls,
I embrace it, then scatter my whole necklace.
I embrace it and scatter all my pearls.
وَبِتُّand I passed the night فَلاَso do not تَسَلْask عَنْabout عَيْشِthe life of صَبٍّa passionate lover
وَبِتُّ فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ عَيْشِ صَبٍّ
حَظَىwas favored بِالوَصْلِwith union بَعْدَafter جَفاًestrangement وَصَدِّand rejection
حَظَى بِالوَصْلِ بَعْدَ جَفاً وَصَدِّ
And I passed the night—ask not about a lover's life,
I pass the night sleepless, so do not ask,
Who won union after estrangement and rejection.
About the life of a lover, after disdain and separation.
Sol 6.1