عَيْنَاكِyour eyes إنْif سَلَبَتْhave stolen نَوْميmy sleep بِلاَwithout سَبَبِcause
عَيْنَاكِ إنْ سَلَبَتْ نَوْمي بِلاَ سَبَبِ
فَالنَّهْبُthen plunder يَاO أُخْتَsister of سَعْدٍSa‘d شِيَمةُthe nature of العَرَبِthe Arabs
فَالنَّهْبُ يَا أُخْتَ سَعْدٍ شِيَمةُ العَرَبِ
If your eyes have robbed me of sleep without cause,
Your eyes, if they robbed me of sleep without cause,
then plunder, O sister of Sa‘d, is the Arabs’ way.
Then plunder, O Saad's sister, is the trait of Arabs.
وَقَدْand indeed سَلَبْتِyou have stolen رُقَادَthe sleep of النَّاسِthe people كُلِّهُمُall of them
وَقَدْ سَلَبْتِ رُقَادَ النَّاسِ كُلِّهُمُ
لِذَاكَfor that reason جَفْنُكِyour eyelid كَسْلانٌlanguid مِنْfrom التّعَبِfatigue
لِذَاكَ جَفْنُكِ كَسْلانٌ مِنْ التّعَبِ
And you have robbed all people of their sleep;
And you have robbed the slumber of all people,
that is why your eyelid is languid with fatigue.
For that reason your eyelid is worn out from fatigue.
هَلْis ...? ذاكَthat لاَمِعُa flash of بَرْقٍlightning لاَحَshone مِنْfrom إِضمِIḍam
هَلْ ذاكَ لاَمِعُ بَرْقٍ لاَحَ مِنْ إِضمِ
أَمْor ابْتَسَمْتِyou smiled فَهَذَأand so this is بَارِقُthe gleam of الشَّنَبِthe teeth’s fresh lustre
أَمْ ابْتَسَمْتِ فَهَذَأ بَارِقُ الشَّنَبِ
Is that a flash of lightning that shone from Iḍam,
Is that a flashing lightning that glared from contraction,
or have you smiled, and this is the gleam of your lustrous teeth?
Or did you smile and so the bright teeth flashed?
وَتِلكَand that نَارُكِyour fire بِالجَرْعَاءِat al-Jar‘ā’ سَاطِعَةٌblazing
وَتِلكَ نَارُكِ بِالجَرْعَاءِ سَاطِعَةٌ
أَمْor ذَاكَthat خَدُّكِyour cheek وَهَّاجُblazing مِنَfrom اللَّهَبِthe flame
أَمْ ذَاكَ خَدُّكِ وَهَّاجُ مِنَ اللَّهَبِ
And is that your fire blazing at al-Jar‘ā’,
And is that your blazing fire in the darkness,
or is that your cheek, radiant with flame?
Or is that your cheek raging with flames?
لاَmay ... not أَنْقَذَrescue اللهُGod مِنْfrom نَارِthe fire of الجَوَىardent longing أَبَداًever
لاَ أَنْقَذَ اللهُ مِنْ نَارِ الجَوَى أَبَداً
قَلْبيmy heart الَّذيwhich عَنْaway from هَوَاكُمْlove for you غَيْرُnot مُنْقَلِبِturning away
قَلْبي الَّذي عَنْ هَوَاكُمْ غَيْرُ مُنْقَلِبِ
May God never save from the fire of longing
May God never save from the fire of love
my heart, which will not turn away from loving you.
My heart which about your love will not change.
إِنْif عَذَبَتْهُshe torments it بِنَارٍwith a fire مِنَfrom مَحَبَّتِهَاlove for her
إِنْ عَذَبَتْهُ بِنَارٍ مِنَ مَحَبَّتِهَا
نُعْمَNu‘m فَذَاكَthen that is نَعِيمٌbliss غَيْرُnot مُحْتَجُبِveiled
نُعْمَ فَذَاكَ نَعِيمٌ غَيْرُ مُحْتَجُبِ
If it is tormented with a fire born of love for her
If it tortured him with a fire from her love,
by Nu‘m, then that is bliss unveiled.
Good! For that is a bounty not concealed.
منْwhoever رامَseeks ذِكْرَmention of سِوَاهَاanyone but her يَلْتَمِسْlet him seek أَحَداًsomeone
منْ رامَ ذِكْرَ سِوَاهَا يَلْتَمِسْ أَحَداً
غَيْرِيother than me فَذِكْرُfor mention of سِوَاهَاanyone but her لَيْسَis not مِنْof أَرَبيmy desire
غَيْرِي فَذِكْرُ سِوَاهَا لَيْسَ مِنْ أَرَبي
Whoever desires mention of anyone but her, let him seek someone
Whoever seeks to mention other than her, let him seek someone
other than me, for mentioning anyone but her is no desire of mine.
Other than me for the mention of other than her is not from my concern.
إِنْif حَدَّثَتْهُhave told him الأَمَانِيhopes أَنَّنِيthat I أَبداًever
إِنْ حَدَّثَتْهُ الأَمَانِي أَنَّنِي أَبداً
أَسْلُواI forget هَوَاهَاlove for her فَقَدْthen indeed أَصْغَىhe has listened إِلىto الكَذِبِfalsehood
أَسْلُوا هَوَاهَا فَقَدْ أَصْغَى إِلى الكَذِبِ
If hopes have told him that I would ever
If hopes told him that I will ever
forget my love for her, then he has listened to lies.
Divert my love from her then he listened to lies.
Sol 6.1