مَنعَdenied القَرارrepose مُتيمa lovesick man
مَنعَ القَرار مُتيم
باديmanifest الصَبابَةardent longing مُغرَمُenamored
بادي الصَبابَة مُغرَمُ
A lovesick man is denied repose,
his longing plain, enthralled by love.
فيin قَلبِهِhis heart جَيشan army الصَباlonging (first part)
في قَلبِهِ جَيش الصَبا
بَةend of 'longing' وَالهُمومand cares مُخيمencamped
بَة وَالهُموم مُخيم
In his heart, the army of longing
and cares lies encamped.
أَمَروهُthey ordered him إِنto يَخفيhide الهَوىpassion
أَمَروهُ إِن يَخفي الهَوى
وَالحُبand love ماthat which لاnot يَكتمbe concealed
وَالحُب ما لا يَكتم
They ordered him to hide his passion,
yet love cannot be concealed.
هَيهاتimpossible أَنto يَخفيhide هَوىa passion
هَيهات أَن يَخفي هَوى
عَنهُabout it الدُموعtears تترجمtranslate
عَنهُ الدُموع تترجم
Impossible to hide a passion
that tears translate.
قَدindeed باتَhe spent the night فيin لَيلthe night of السَليthe snake-bitten one (first part)
قَد باتَ في لَيل السَلي
مend of 'snake-bitten one' فَكَيفَso how لاnot يَتَأَلمfeel pain
م فَكَيفَ لا يَتَأَلم
He has passed the night like one snake-bitten;
so how could he not feel pain?
وَمَمنعand an inaccessible beloved يَشقيsuffers بِهِbecause of him الthe
وَمَمنع يَشقي بِهِ ال
مُشتاقyearning lover وَهُوَwhile he is منعمat ease
مُشتاق وَهُوَ منعم
And an inaccessible beloved—because of him the
yearning lover suffers, while he lives in ease.
جَذلانjoyful يُبصرhe watches عَبرَتيmy tear
جَذلان يُبصر عَبرَتي
تَجريflows لَدَيهِbefore him فَيَبسمso he smiles
تَجري لَدَيهِ فَيَبسم
Joyful, he watches my tear
flow before him, and smiles.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though فيin مُقلَتَيtwo eyes
وَكَأَنَّما في مُقلَتَي
هِhis ساحرa sorcerer يَتَكَلَمspeaks
هِ ساحر يَتَكَلَم
And it is as though within his two eyes
a sorcerer is speaking.
وَكَأَنَّand as though فاتكmurderous طَرفِهِhis glance
وَكَأَنَّ فاتك طَرفِهِ
مَعdespite فَتكِهِits slaying يتَظلَمُcomplains of being wronged
مَع فَتكِهِ يتَظلَمُ
And it is as though his murderous glance,
for all its slaying, complains of being wronged.
وَلَقدand indeed يَحلُّis lawful لَماهhis dark lips فيin الthe
وَلَقد يَحلُّ لَماه في ال
إِنصافfairness وَهُوَthough it is مُحرمُforbidden
إِنصاف وَهُوَ مُحرمُ
And surely his dark lips are lawful, in
fairness, though they are forbidden.
لمwhy لاnot يَحللmake lawful ليfor me الشَفاhealing (first part)
لم لا يَحلل لي الشَفا
ءَend of 'healing' مِنfrom السقامsickness المُسقمdebilitating
ءَ مِن السقام المُسقم
Why does he not permit me healing
from this debilitating sickness?
لَمdid not يَنهَforbid عَنfrom إِحياءreviving نَفسa soul
لَم يَنهَ عَن إِحياء نَفس
غَيرexcept مَنone who لاnot يَعلمknows
غَير مَن لا يَعلم
None has forbidden the reviving of a soul
except one who knows nothing.
وَلَقدand indeed سَمعتI heard مَعwith الصَباmorning (first part)
وَلَقد سَمعت مَع الصَبا
حend of 'morning' حَمامَةًa dove تَتَرَنَمsinging
ح حَمامَةً تَتَرَنَم
And I have heard, at daybreak,
a dove singing.
كادَتshe nearly تُقاسِمنيshared with me الهَوىpassion
كادَت تُقاسِمني الهَوى
لَوif أَنَّهُthat it يَتقسمcould be divided
لَو أَنَّهُ يَتقسم
She nearly shared my passion—
if it could be divided.
وَيَزيدand increases ماwhat بِالعاشِقينin the lovers
وَيَزيد ما بِالعاشِقين
مِنof الغَليلburning thirst وَيَضرمand kindles
مِن الغَليل وَيَضرم
And what the lovers suffer is heightened,
their burning thirst further inflamed,
طَيرa bird يَنوحlaments بِشَجوِهِin its sorrow
طَير يَنوح بِشَجوِهِ
أَوor مَنزلa dwelling يَتَرَنَمsings
أَو مَنزل يَتَرَنَم
by a bird lamenting its sorrow,
or a dwelling that sings.
ياO مَنone who يُريدdesires بِهَجرِهِby his desertion
يا مَن يُريد بِهَجرِهِ
تَلفيmy ruin تَعيشmay you live وَتَسلمand be safe
تَلفي تَعيش وَتَسلم
O you who, by your desertion, seek
my ruin—may you live and be safe!
الوَصلunion مِنكَwith you مُحرمforbidden
الوَصل مِنكَ مُحرم
وَالصَبرand patience عَنكَaway from you مذممcondemned
وَالصَبر عَنكَ مذمم
Union with you is forbidden,
and patience in your absence is condemned.
وَالظَرفand grace فيكَin you مَجمَعgathered
وَالظَرف فيكَ مَجمَع
وَالحُسنand beauty مِنكَfrom you مقسمapportioned
وَالحُسن مِنكَ مقسم
Grace is gathered in you,
and beauty is apportioned from you.
لاnot يَنصرchampions الهمانthe lovesick man فيكَregarding you
لا يَنصر الهمان فيكَ
سِوىexcept دُموعtears تَسجمstream down
سِوى دُموع تَسجم
The lovesick man has no champion with you
but tears that stream.
وَيَضلُّand strays فيamong آياتsigns حُسنَكyour beauty
وَيَضلُّ في آيات حُسنَك
عَقلُهُhis mind المتوسمdiscerning
عَقلُهُ المتوسم
And amid the signs of your beauty goes astray
his discerning mind.
مَنwho ذاis it يُشاهدbeholds فِتنةenchantment الthe
مَن ذا يُشاهد فِتنة ال
حَرَكاتmovements مِنكَfrom you ويَسلَمand remains unscathed
حَرَكات مِنكَ ويَسلَم
Who can behold the enchantment of the
movements you make and remain unscathed?
أَمor مَنwho يَرىsees ذُليmy abasement لَدَيbefore
أَم مَن يَرى ذُلي لَدَي
كyou وَلاand not يَرقُّsoftens وَيَرحَمand shows mercy
ك وَلا يَرقُّ وَيَرحَم
Or who can see my abasement before
you, and not soften and show mercy?
لَجَّpersisted السقامsickness وَكُلُand every شَيءٍthing
لَجَّ السقام وَكُلُ شَيءٍ
حينَwhen تَعرضyou turn away يولمcauses pain
حينَ تَعرض يولم
The sickness persists, and everything,
when you turn away, causes pain.
سَلمتI entrusted لِلرَحمَنto the All-Merciful أَمaffair (first part)
سَلمت لِلرَحمَن أَم
ريend of 'affair', with 'my' وَالمُحبand the lover مُسلمone who submits
ري وَالمُحب مُسلم
I have entrusted to the All-Merciful
my affair, and the lover submits.
Sol 6.1