لَكَfor you طَرْفيmy eye حِمَىًa sanctuary وَقَلْبِيَand my heart بَيْتُa home
لَكَ طَرْفي حِمَىً وَقَلْبِيَ بَيْتُ
فِيهِمَاin them both عَهْدَكَyour covenant القَدِيمَancient خَبَيْتُI hid
فِيهِمَا عَهْدَكَ القَدِيمَ خَبَيْتُ
For you, my eye is a sanctuary, and my heart a home.
My eyes are on guard for you, my heart is a home
Within them both I have hidden your ancient covenant.
In which I've hidden your enduring covenant
وَمِنَand from السُّكْرِintoxication مَاnot صَحَوْتُI sobered وَكَلاًand never
وَمِنَ السُّكْرِ مَا صَحَوْتُ وَكَلاً
كَيْفَhow أَصْحُوcan I sober وَمِنْand from لَمَاكَyour lips’ dark hue أنَتَشيْتُI became intoxicated
كَيْفَ أَصْحُو وَمِنْ لَمَاكَ أنَتَشيْتُ
And I have not sobered from intoxication—never!
In my intoxication I've not yet awakened, how can I awaken
How can I sober, when I grew drunk on your dusky lips?
When I'm drunk from your beauty, I've become delusional
بَسَطَspread out العَاذِلُونَthe reproachers فِيكَon your account مَلاَمِيblame of me
بَسَطَ العَاذِلُونَ فِيكَ مَلاَمِي
وَبِسَاطَand the carpet القَبُولِacceptance عَنْهُمْaway from them طَوَيْتُI folded up
وَبِسَاطَ القَبُولِ عَنْهُمْ طَوَيْتُ
The reproachers spread out their blame of me on your account;
The critics spread blame on you, I've folded
And I folded away from them the carpet of acceptance.
The carpets of acceptance away from them
كَيْفَhow يَنْويintends السُّلُوَforgetfulness عَنْكَof you المُعَنَّىthe tormented lover
كَيْفَ يَنْوي السُّلُوَ عَنْكَ المُعَنَّى
يَاO مُنَىdesires القَلْبِthe heart وَهْوَwhile he فيin الحَيِّthe encampment مَيْتُdead
يَا مُنَى القَلْبِ وَهْوَ في الحَيِّ مَيْتُ
How can the tormented lover intend to forget you,
How can one intend to turn away from you, O my heart's desire
O heart’s desire, when he is dead in the encampment?
While alive, my heart for you is dead
وَضَلاَلُand error عَنْaway from مِثْلِthe like of حُسْنِكَyour beauty صَبْرِيmy self-restraint
وَضَلاَلُ عَنْ مِثْلِ حُسْنِكَ صَبْرِي
وَلِقَلْبِيand for my heart الهَنَاjoy فَإنِّيfor indeed I اهْتَدَيْتُfound guidance
وَلِقَلْبِي الهَنَا فَإنِّي اهْتَدَيْتُ
To deny myself beauty like yours is to go astray;
It would be misguided for me to show patience
And joy is my heart’s, for I have found the way.
Away from your peerless beauty, my enthralled heart found guidance
بكَaround you يَاO كَعْبَةَKaaba الهَوَىlove طَافَcircled قَلْبِيmy heart
بكَ يَا كَعْبَةَ الهَوَى طَافَ قَلْبِي
وَبَداَand appeared بَارِقُthe lightning-flash الصَّفَاSafa فَسَعَيْتُso I hastened
وَبَداَ بَارِقُ الصَّفَا فَسَعَيْتُ
Around you, O Kaaba of love, my heart has circled,
My heart circumambulated you, O Kaaba of passion
And the lightning-flash of Safa appeared, so I hastened.
The dawn of purity appeared, so I endeavoured
Sol 6.1