أَميرa prince لجَّpersisted stubbornly فيin هَجريshunning me
أَمير لجَّ في هَجري
فَعيلso exhausted هَجرهhis shunning صَبريmy patience
فَعيل هَجره صَبري
A prince persists in shunning me;
his shunning has exhausted my patience.
مُهَنَدan Indian-steel sword لَحظَهُhis glance يَذريputs to shame
مُهَنَد لَحظَهُ يَذري
بِهاwith Ha- (Harut begins) رَوَت-rut (Harut ends) وَبِالسحرand with sorcery
بِها رَوَت وَبِالسحر
The Indian-steel sword of his glance puts to shame
Harut and sorcery.
يَسلّhe draws out الروحthe soul مِنfrom بَدَنيmy body
يَسلّ الروح مِن بَدَني
بِعَينيهِwith his two eyes وَلاand not أَدريI know
بِعَينيهِ وَلا أَدري
He draws the soul from my body
with his eyes, and I am unaware.
سَقيمailing الوَعدthe promise وَالعُشّاand the lovers (word begins)
سَقيم الوَعد وَالعُشّا
قcompletion of 'lovers' وَالأَجفانand the eyelids وَالخصرand the waist
ق وَالأَجفان وَالخصر
His promise and his lovers are ailing,
as are his eyelids and his waist.
يَودwishes البَدرthe full moon لَوif only يَكسيit could be clothed
يَود البَدر لَو يَكسي
سَناهُhis radiance لَيلةon the night of البَدرthe full moon
سَناهُ لَيلة البَدر
The full moon wishes it could be clothed
in his radiance on the night of fullness.
وَيَهوىand longs for الوَردthe rose وَجنَتُهُhis cheek
وَيَهوى الوَرد وَجنَتُهُ
فَيَهجرso he shuns شَمهُsmelling it هَجريshunning me
فَيَهجر شَمهُ هَجري
The rose longs for his cheek,
yet he refuses to smell it, as he forsakes me.
وَواشوقيand oh, my longing! إِلىfor تَقبيkissing (word begins)
وَواشوقي إِلى تَقبي
لcompletion of 'kissing' مَبسَمِهِhis smiling mouth مَعwith الفَجرthe dawn
ل مَبسَمِهِ مَع الفَجر
And oh, how I long to kiss
his smiling mouth at dawn!
وَمَنand who ليfor me لَوif يَجودhe gives generously بِنهwith a draught (word begins)
وَمَن لي لَو يَجود بِنه
لةcompletion of 'draught' مِنfrom ريقِهِhis saliva الخَمريwine-like
لة مِن ريقِهِ الخَمري
And who could help me, if he granted a draught
of his wine-like saliva,
فَيَطفيso quenches بَردَهاits coolness أَحشاinnards (word begins)
فَيَطفي بَردَها أَحشا
يَmy (possessive ending) أَوor أَقضيI perish مِنfrom السكرintoxication
يَ أَو أَقضي مِن السكر
so its coolness might soothe my innards,
or I might die of intoxication?
أَقولI say لَهُto him وَقَدand already فَضحتexposed
أَقول لَهُ وَقَد فَضحت
سَوابقthe first-rushing tears عبرَتيmy weeping سَرىmy secret (likely intended reading)
سَوابق عبرَتي سَرى
I say to him, now that my secret has been exposed
by the first rush of my tears:
أَياO منyou who صيغwere fashioned مِنfrom ماءwater
أَيا من صيغ مِن ماء
وَمِنand from نورlight وَمِنand from دُرّpearls
وَمِن نور وَمِن دُرّ
O you who were fashioned from water,
and from light, and from pearls,
أَيُحسنis it fitting? مِنكَof you أَنthat يَعزىbe ascribed
أَيُحسن مِنكَ أَن يَعزى
لِقليكto your aversion قَسوةhardness الصَخرrock
لِقليك قَسوة الصَخر
does it befit you that there be ascribed
to your aversion the hardness of stone,
وَأَنتَand you أَرَقmore delicate طَبعاًin nature مِنthan
وَأَنتَ أَرَق طَبعاً مِن
صَباًan east breeze مَسكيةmusky النَشرfragrance
صَباً مَسكية النَشر
while you are gentler in nature than
an east breeze with a musky fragrance?
بِحَسبكenough for you أَنthat سَقيunclear; probably 'my sickness'
بِحَسبك أَن سَقي
بَعضpart of ماwhat أَشكوI lament مِنof الضَرthe harm
بَعض ما أَشكو مِن الضَر
Enough for you that my [sickness]
is part of the harm I lament.
وَإِنand indeed حَياةthe life of نَفسيmy soul فيin
وَإِن حَياة نَفسي في
يَمينكyour right hand دَعكَspare yourself مِنfrom أَمريmy plight
يَمينك دَعكَ مِن أَمري
And indeed, my soul's life lies in
your right hand—never mind my plight.
وَإِنand if صرتI have become مِنfrom فَرطexcess of الthe
وَإِن صرت مِن فَرط ال
ضناwasting illness أَخفىless visible مِنthan الذَرtiny ants
ضنا أَخفى مِن الذَر
And if I have become, from excessive
wasting, less visible than tiny ants,
فَلَيسَso is not بِمَدرَكيable to perceive me بَصَرٌsight
فَلَيسَ بِمَدرَكي بَصَرٌ
وَلَستُand I am not أَجولroaming فيin فكرa thought
وَلَستُ أَجول في فكر
then no eye can perceive me,
nor do I cross anyone's mind.
أَتَحسَبdo you think? أَنthat قَتلkilling النَفسthe soul
أَتَحسَب أَن قَتل النَفس
يابأunclear; perhaps 'a gateway' مِنof الأَجرreward
يابأ مِن الأَجر
Do you think that killing a soul
is [a gateway] to reward?
يَضيقbecomes crowded بِمَنwith those whom قَتَلتyou killed غَداtomorrow
يَضيق بِمَن قَتَلت غَدا
هَجركyour desertion مَوقفthe gathering-place of الحَشرresurrection
هَجرك مَوقف الحَشر
Tomorrow it will be crowded with those slain
by your desertion—the gathering-place of resurrection.
فَمَسَّthen he touched بِكَفِهِwith his palm صُدريmy chest
فَمَسَّ بِكَفِهِ صُدري
لِيُطفئto extinguish واقدglowing الجَمرthe embers
لِيُطفئ واقد الجَمر
Then he touched my chest with his palm
to quench the glowing embers.
فَقُلتthen I said لَهُto him فَدَيتكmay I be your ransom زِدadded (verb begins)
فَقُلت لَهُ فَدَيتك زِد
تَنيyou ... me (verb ending) حرّاًheat عَلىupon حرheat
تَني حرّاً عَلى حر
I said to him: May I be your ransom! You have added
heat upon heat to me,
لِأَنbecause النارthe fire فيin قَلبيmy heart
لِأَن النار في قَلبي
وَقَلبيand my heart لَيسَis not فيin صَدريmy chest
وَقَلبي لَيسَ في صَدري
for the fire is in my heart,
and my heart is not in my chest.
Sol 6.1