قَدalready نَمَتyou slept عَنheedless of أَشواقِهِhis longings
قَد نَمَت عَن أَشواقِهِ
وَأَطلتand you prolonged شَدthe tightening of وِثاقِهِhis bonds
وَأَطلت شَد وِثاقِهِ
You have slept, heedless of his longings,
and kept his bonds drawn tight for so long,
وَنَسبَتَتunclear; likely 'and you forgot' عَهدthe pledge of مُتَيمa lovesick man
وَنَسبَتَت عَهد مُتَيم
باقٍremaining عَلىtrue to مِيثاقِهِhis covenant
باقٍ عَلى مِيثاقِهِ
and [forgotten] a lovesick man's pledge,
while he remains true to his covenant.
تَركhe left الوَقارdignity لِلابسيهِto those who wear it
تَرك الوَقار لِلابسيهِ
وَهامَand wandered distraught مِنfrom أَشواقِهِhis longings
وَهامَ مِن أَشواقِهِ
He left dignity to those who wear it,
and wandered mad with longing.
هَجرhe abandoned الرِفاقthe companions وَكانَand had been قَبلbefore
هَجر الرِفاق وَكانَ قَبل
أَخاa brother of وِدادaffection رِفاقِهِhis companions
أَخا وِداد رِفاقِهِ
He abandoned his companions, though before
he was a loving brother to his companions.
طَبعis predisposed العَذولthe reproacher عَلىto أَطاprolonging (first part)
طَبع العَذول عَلى أَطا
لة(completes 'prolonging') لَومِهِhis blame وَشَقاقِهِand his quarrelling
لة لَومِهِ وَشَقاقِهِ
The reproacher is bent on prolonging
his blame and his quarrelling.
أَمجرعيO you who make me drink كاسthe cup of النَوىseparation
أَمجرعي كاس النَوى
وَالمَوتand death دونَis less bitter than مَذاقِهِits taste
وَالمَوت دونَ مَذاقِهِ
O you who make me drink separation's cup—
and death is less bitter than its taste—
لاdo not تَترعنهُfill it to the brim فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I
لا تَترعنهُ فَإِنَّني
أَقضيI perish بِدونwith less than دهاقِهِits brimming fullness
أَقضي بِدون دهاقِهِ
do not fill it to the brim, for I
perish from less than its full measure.
رِفقاًgently بِقَلبwith the heart of مُتَيمa lovesick man
رِفقاً بِقَلب مُتَيم
قَدalready سالَhas flowed مِنfrom آماقِهِhis eye-corners
قَد سالَ مِن آماقِهِ
Be gentle with a lovesick man's heart,
already poured out from the corners of his eyes.
ياO وَيحwoe to قَلبٍa heart لَجَّpersisted حَheat (first part)
يا وَيح قَلبٍ لَجَّ حَ
رّ(completes 'heat') البَينof separation فيin إِحراقِهِburning it
رّ البَين في إِحراقِهِ
Oh, woe to a heart! The unrelenting heat
of parting keeps burning it.
وَمُهفهفand a slender youth يَحكيهresembles him بَدmoon (first part)
وَمُهفهف يَحكيه بَد
ر(completes 'moon') التمّat the full فيin إِشراقِهِhis radiance
ر التمّ في إِشراقِهِ
And a slender youth, whom the moon
at its full resembles in radiance.
بَزَغَتrose لِفتنةto enchant مِنwhoever يَراsees
بَزَغَت لِفتنة مِن يَرا
هُhim الشَمسthe sun مِنfrom أَطواقِهِhis collars
هُ الشَمس مِن أَطواقِهِ
There rose—to enchant whoever beholds
him—the sun from his collars.
السُقمsickness دونَstands before دُنوّهِapproaching him
السُقم دونَ دُنوّهِ
وَالمَوتand death دونَstands before عِناقِهِembracing him
وَالمَوت دونَ عِناقِهِ
Sickness stands in the way of approaching him,
and death in the way of his embrace.
عفchaste اللَحاظin glance عَنaway from القُلوhearts (first part)
عف اللَحاظ عَن القُلو
ب(completes 'hearts') يُطيلhe lingers فيin إِطراقِهِhis downcast gaze
ب يُطيل في إِطراقِهِ
His glance is chaste, withheld from hearts;
he long keeps his eyes lowered.
فَإِذاthen when رَناhe gazes فَكَأَنَهاit is as though they
فَإِذا رَنا فَكَأَنَها
عَقَدَتwere bound ببندto the fastening of نِطاقِهِhis girdle
عَقَدَت ببند نِطاقِهِ
Then, when he gazes, it is as though they
were bound to the fastening of his girdle.
لَماwhen تَبَسمhe smiled مِنat بُكاweeping
لَما تَبَسم مِن بُكا
يَmy أَلحَّhe persisted فيin إِبراقِهِhis flashing radiance
يَ أَلحَّ في إِبراقِهِ
When he smiled at my weeping,
he kept on flashing his radiance.
فَإِهتاجَthen it surged إِذwhen عادَreturned الرَقيthe watcher (first part)
فَإِهتاجَ إِذ عادَ الرَقي
ب(completes 'the watcher') وَلجَّand persisted فيin إِغراقِهِdrowning him
ب وَلجَّ في إِغراقِهِ
Then my weeping surged when the watcher returned,
and persisted in drowning him.
قَدindeed عَنَappeared ليto me بَرقthe lightning of الحِمىthe sanctuary
قَد عَنَ لي بَرق الحِمى
فارَقَتunclear; likely 'so I lay sleepless' مِنfrom خِفاقِهِits flickering
فارَقَت مِن خِفاقِهِ
Lightning from the sanctuary appeared before me,
so [I lay sleepless] at its flickering.
وَسَرىand passed by night الشَمالthe north wind يَنشُرُهُwafting it
وَسَرى الشَمال يَنشُرُهُ
فَذَكىso blazed up جَوىthe inward anguish of مُشتاقِهِone longing for him
فَذَكى جَوى مُشتاقِهِ
And the north wind passed by night, wafting his scent,
so the anguish of one longing for him blazed up.
فَطَفَقَتُso I began أَستَشفيseeking healing بِهِthrough it
فَطَفَقَتُ أَستَشفي بِهِ
وَردايَwhile my death فيin اِستِنشاقِهِinhaling it
وَردايَ في اِستِنشاقِهِ
I began seeking healing through it,
though my death 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 sickness of love grew,
and I despaired of recovering from it.
عَجَباًhow strange لِبَردكat your coolness ياO نَسيbreeze (first part)
عَجَباً لِبَردك يا نَسي
م(completes 'breeze') وَأَنتَwhile you مِنare among عُشاقِهِhis lovers
م وَأَنتَ مِن عُشاقِهِ
How strange your coolness, O breeze,
when you are one of his lovers!
وَمِنand among العَجائبthe wonders إِنَّنيthat I indeed
وَمِن العَجائب إِنَّني
قَدindeed عِشتُhave lived بَعدَafter فُراقِهِparting from him
قَد عِشتُ بَعدَ فُراقِهِ
And among the wonders is that I
have lived on after parting from him.
Sol 6.1