أَيَاO طَلْعَةَcountenance of القَمَرِthe moon المُبْهِجِthe joy-bringing
أَيَا طَلْعَةَ القَمَرِ المُبْهِجِ
وَيَاand O فِتْنَةَenchantment of المُسْتَهَامِthe lovesick one الشَّجِيthe sorrowful
وَيَا فِتْنَةَ المُسْتَهَامِ الشَّجِي
O countenance of the joy-bringing moon,
and O enchantment of the sorrowful, lovesick one,
بِمَاby what بَيْنَنَاis between us مِنْof عُهُودِpledges of الهَوَىlove
بِمَا بَيْنَنَا مِنْ عُهُودِ الهَوَى
إِذَاwhen جُزْتِyou pass through جَيْرُوتَJayrut بِيto me عَرِّجِturn aside
إِذَا جُزْتِ جَيْرُوتَ بِي عَرِّجِ
by the pledges of love between us,
when you pass through Jayrut, turn aside to me.
بَنَفْسَجُviolet of صُدْغَيْكَyour two temple-locks قَدْindeed لاَحَhas appeared ليِto me
بَنَفْسَجُ صُدْغَيْكَ قَدْ لاَحَ ليِ
فَبَشَّرَنيso it brought me glad tidings بالَّذِيof what أَرْتَجِيI hope for
فَبَشَّرَني بالَّذِي أَرْتَجِي
The violet of your temple-locks has appeared to me,
and brought me glad tidings of what I hope for.
فَإِنَّfor indeed البَنَفْسَجَthe violet تَفْسِيرُهُits meaning
فَإِنَّ البَنَفْسَجَ تَفْسِيرُهُ
كَمَاas قَدْindeed عَلِمْتُI have learned بِنَفْسِيin my own person أَجيِI come
كَمَا قَدْ عَلِمْتُ بِنَفْسِي أَجيِ
For 'violet' means,
as I have learned, 'I come in person.'
فَكَمْfor many a لَيْلَةٍnight بِتُّI spent the night أَطْوِيI fold يَدِيmy hand
فَكَمْ لَيْلَةٍ بِتُّ أَطْوِي يَدِي
عَلَىover كَبِدِيmy liver مِنْfrom جَوَىًanguish مُنْضِجِsearing
عَلَى كَبِدِي مِنْ جَوَىً مُنْضِجِ
For I have spent many a night folding my hand
over my liver, from a searing anguish.
فلاَso do not تَمْزِجَنْever mingle بِدَمِيwith my blood عَبْرَتِيmy tear
فلاَ تَمْزِجَنْ بِدَمِي عَبْرَتِي
وَرِيقُكَand your saliva ليfor me بِالكُؤُوسِin the cups امْزِجِmix
وَرِيقُكَ لي بِالكُؤُوسِ امْزِجِ
So do not mingle my tears with my blood;
and mix your saliva for me in the cups.
Sol 6.1