قَدindeed نَمَتyou slept عَنheedless of أَشواقِهِhis longings
قَد نَمَت عَن أَشواقِهِ
وَأَطلتand you prolonged شَدtightening وِثاقِهِhis bonds
وَأَطلت شَد وِثاقِهِ
You have slept, heedless of his longings,
and prolonged the tightening of his bonds.
وَنَسبَتَتunclear; likely 'and you forgot' عَهدthe pledge of مُتَيمone enslaved by love
وَنَسبَتَت عَهد مُتَيم
باقٍremaining عَلىupon مِيثاقِهِhis covenant
باقٍ عَلى مِيثاقِهِ
and [apparently forgot] the pledge of a love-enslaved one,
who remains steadfast in his covenant.
تَركhe left الوَقارdignity لِلابسيهِto its wearers
تَرك الوَقار لِلابسيهِ
وَهامَand he wandered distraught مِنfrom أَشواقِهِhis longings
وَهامَ مِن أَشواقِهِ
He left dignity to those who wear it,
and wandered distraught with his longings.
هَجرhe forsook الرِفاقthe companions وَكانَand he was قَبلformerly
هَجر الرِفاق وَكانَ قَبل
أَخاa brother in وِدادaffection رِفاقِهِhis companions
أَخا وِداد رِفاقِهِ
He forsook his companions, though once
a loving brother to his companions.
طَبعwas disposed العَذولthe reproacher عَلىto أَطاprolonging (first part)
طَبع العَذول عَلى أَطا
لةcompletion of 'prolonging' لَومِهِhis reproach وَشَقاقِهِand his strife
لة لَومِهِ وَشَقاقِهِ
The reproacher is disposed to prolong
his reproaches and his strife.
أَمجرعيO you who make me drink كاسthe cup of النَوىparting
أَمجرعي كاس النَوى
وَالمَوتand death دونَless grievous than مَذاقِهِtasting it
وَالمَوت دونَ مَذاقِهِ
O you who make me drink the cup of parting,
and death is less bitter than tasting it.
لاnot تَترعنهُfill it to the brim فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I
لا تَترعنهُ فَإِنَّني
أَقضيI perish بِدونwithout دهاقِهِits fullness
أَقضي بِدون دهاقِهِ
Do not fill it to the brim, for I
perish even without its fullness.
رِفقاًgently بِقَلبwith a heart مُتَيمenslaved by love
رِفقاً بِقَلب مُتَيم
قَدindeed سالَhas flowed مِنfrom آماقِهِits inner eye-corners
قَد سالَ مِن آماقِهِ
Be gentle with a love-enslaved heart
that has flowed out through its eye-corners.
ياO وَيحalas for قَلبٍa heart لَجَّpersisted حَheat (first part)
يا وَيح قَلبٍ لَجَّ حَ
رّcompletion of 'heat' البَينparting فيin إِحراقِهِburning it
رّ البَين في إِحراقِهِ
Alas for a heart: relentless is the heat
of parting in burning it.
وَمُهفهفand a slender-waisted youth يَحكيهresembles him بَدmoon (first part)
وَمُهفهف يَحكيه بَد
رcompletion of 'moon' التمّfullness فيin إِشراقِهِhis radiance
ر التمّ في إِشراقِهِ
And a slender youth whom the moon resembles,
at its fullness, in his radiance.
بَزَغَتrose لِفتنةto beguile مِنwhoever يَراsees
بَزَغَت لِفتنة مِن يَرا
هُhim الشَمسthe sun مِنfrom أَطواقِهِhis collars
هُ الشَمس مِن أَطواقِهِ
There rose, to beguile whoever sees
him, the sun from his collars.
السُقمsickness دونَa barrier to دُنوّهِapproaching him
السُقم دونَ دُنوّهِ
وَالمَوتand death دونَa barrier to عِناقِهِembracing him
وَالمَوت دونَ عِناقِهِ
Sickness bars approach to him,
and death bars his embrace.
عفchaste اللَحاظthe glances عَنaway from القُلوthe hearts (first part)
عف اللَحاظ عَن القُلو
بcompletion of 'hearts' يُطيلhe prolongs فيin إِطراقِهِhis lowered gaze
ب يُطيل في إِطراقِهِ
Chaste of glance, keeping clear of hearts,
he lingers with his gaze lowered.
فَإِذاand when رَناhe gazes فَكَأَنَهاthen it is as though they
فَإِذا رَنا فَكَأَنَها
عَقَدَتwere tied ببندto the fastening of نِطاقِهِhis girdle
عَقَدَت ببند نِطاقِهِ
And when he gazes, it is as though they
were tied to the fastening of his girdle.
لَماwhen تَبَسمhe smiled مِنat بُكاweeping
لَما تَبَسم مِن بُكا
يَmy أَلحَّhe persisted فيin إِبراقِهِhis lightning flashes
يَ أَلحَّ في إِبراقِهِ
When he smiled at my weeping,
he persisted in flashing like lightning.
فَإِهتاجَthen he grew agitated إِذwhen عادَreturned الرَقيthe watcher (first part)
فَإِهتاجَ إِذ عادَ الرَقي
بcompletion of 'watcher' وَلجَّand persisted فيin إِغراقِهِdrowning him
ب وَلجَّ في إِغراقِهِ
Then he grew agitated when the watcher returned,
and persisted in drowning him.
قَدindeed عَنَappeared ليto me بَرقlightning of الحِمىthe protected abode
قَد عَنَ لي بَرق الحِمى
فارَقَتand I lay sleepless (probable reading) مِنfrom خِفاقِهِits flickering
فارَقَت مِن خِفاقِهِ
The lightning of the protected abode appeared to me,
and [I lay sleepless] from its flickering.
وَسَرىand passed by night الشَمالthe north wind يَنشُرُهُspreading it
وَسَرى الشَمال يَنشُرُهُ
فَذَكىso flared جَوىthe burning anguish of مُشتاقِهِthe one longing for him
فَذَكى جَوى مُشتاقِهِ
And the north wind passed by night, spreading it,
and the anguish of his yearning lover flared.
فَطَفَقَتُso I began أَستَشفيseeking a cure بِهِin it
فَطَفَقَتُ أَستَشفي بِهِ
وَردايَand my doom فيin اِستِنشاقِهِinhaling it
وَردايَ في اِستِنشاقِهِ
So I began seeking a cure in it,
though my doom lay in breathing it in.
فَنَمىso grew لَهُbecause of it داءthe sickness of الهَوىlove
فَنَمى لَهُ داء الهَوى
وَيَئستand I despaired مِنof إِفراقِهِrecovering from it
وَيَئست مِن إِفراقِهِ
So through it the malady of love grew,
and I despaired of recovery from it.
عَجَباًhow strange! لِبَردكyour coldness ياO نَسيbreeze (first part)
عَجَباً لِبَردك يا نَسي
مcompletion of 'breeze' وَأَنتَand you مِنamong عُشاقِهِhis lovers
م وَأَنتَ مِن عُشاقِهِ
How strange your coolness, O breeze,
when you are among his lovers!
وَمِنand among العَجائبthe wonders إِنَّنيindeed I
وَمِن العَجائب إِنَّني
قَدindeed عِشتُhave lived بَعدَafter فُراقِهِparting from him
قَد عِشتُ بَعدَ فُراقِهِ
And among the wonders is that I
have lived after parting from him.
Sol 6.1