البَدرُthe full moon يَغارُgrows jealous إِذاwhen سَفَراhe unveils his face
البَدرُ يَغارُ إِذا سَفَرا
وَالغُصنُand the bough يَغارgrows jealous إِذاwhen خَطَراhe sways as he walks
وَالغُصنُ يَغار إِذا خَطَرا
The full moon grows jealous when he unveils his face;
and the bough grows jealous when he sways.
وَالوَردand the rose بِخَديهِupon his cheeks فَإِذاthen when
وَالوَرد بِخَديهِ فَإِذا
ماemphatic particle اِستَقطَرهُdraws drops from it نَظَرa glance قَطراit drips
ما اِستَقطَرهُ نَظَر قَطرا
And the rose is upon his cheeks; whenever
a glance distills it, it drips
ماءwater أَنصفهُhalves it مِنwhoever يُبصرهُsees it
ماء أَنصفهُ مِن يُبصرهُ
إِنif حَدَّدsharpens فيupon الخَدthe cheek النَظَراthe gaze
إِن حَدَّد في الخَد النَظَرا
water, which its beholder cleaves in two
if he sharpens his gaze upon the cheek.
وَالسِحرand magic يَجولroams بِمُقلَتِهِwithin his eye
وَالسِحر يَجول بِمُقلَتِهِ
لَكنbut قَدindeed سَموهُthey named it حوراdark-eyed beauty
لَكن قَد سَموهُ حورا
And magic roams within his eye,
yet they have called it dark-eyed beauty.
سَحرhe bewitched الأَلبابminds بِطَلعَتِهِwith his countenance
سَحر الأَلباب بِطَلعَتِهِ
وَبِحُسنand with the beauty of الدَلcoyness وَماyet not سَحَراhe practiced sorcery
وَبِحُسن الدَل وَما سَحَرا
He bewitched minds with his countenance
and the beauty of his coyness, though he cast no spell.
قالواthey said سُبحانَكَglory be to You ماnot هَذاthis
قالوا سُبحانَكَ ما هَذا
بَشَراًa mortal لَماwhen فتنhe bewitched البَشَراhumankind
بَشَراً لَما فتن البَشَرا
They said, “Glory be to You! This is no
mortal!” when he bewitched humankind.
أَعضاءlimbs قَدindeed رَقَتgrew delicate حَتّىso that
أَعضاء قَد رَقَت حَتّى
لَوif أَضمَرَhe hid شَيئاًanything ماnot اِستَتَراit stayed hidden
لَو أَضمَرَ شَيئاً ما اِستَتَرا
Limbs so delicate that
if he hid anything, it could not stay hidden.
فَإِذاso when ماemphatic particle عَنَّoccurs بِخاطِرِهِto his mind
فَإِذا ما عَنَّ بِخاطِرِهِ
وَهَمٌa thought فيupon وَجنَتِهِhis cheek ظهراit appears
وَهَمٌ في وَجنَتِهِ ظهرا
So whenever there occurs to his mind
a thought, it shows upon his cheek.
وَحَديثand speech مِثلlike عَذبsweet الماthe water (continued)
وَحَديث مِثل عَذب الما
ءِcompletes “water” عَلىover كَبدthe liver of الظَمآنthe thirsty one جَراflows
ءِ عَلى كَبد الظَمآن جَرا
And speech like sweet water
flowing over the thirsty one's liver.
وَرضابand saliva مَعسولhoneyed عَطرٌfragrant
وَرضاب مَعسول عَطرٌ
مِنwhoever شَمsmells سلافتهُits pure wine سُكراgrows drunk
مِن شَم سلافتهُ سُكرا
And saliva, honeyed and fragrant—
whoever smells its pure wine grows drunk.
يَجريit flows فيwithin فيهِhis mouth عَلىover بَردhailstones
يَجري في فيهِ عَلى بَرد
يَتَساقَطshowers down مِنطقهُhis speech دُرراas pearls
يَتَساقَط مِنطقهُ دُررا
It flows within his mouth over hailstones;
his speech showers down as pearls.
خصرa waist أَظمأthirstier ماever كانَhe was يَعوreturns (continued)
خصر أَظمأ ما كانَ يَعو
دcompletes “returns” الواردthe water-seeker مِنهُfrom it إِذاwhen صَدَراhe departs
د الوارد مِنهُ إِذا صَدَرا
A waist—thirstier than ever returns
the water-seeker from it when he departs.
مَولايَmy lord أَلاwill you not تَرثيtake pity كَرَماًout of generosity
مَولايَ أَلا تَرثي كَرَماً
لِمُحبfor a lover أَصبَحhas become مُشتَهِراwidely known
لِمُحب أَصبَح مُشتَهِرا
My lord, will you not, in generosity, take pity
on a lover now known to all?
ماnot أَضمَرَhe harbored شَيئاًanything لاnot يَرضيpleases
ما أَضمَرَ شَيئاً لا يَرضي
كyou إِذاif ماemphatic particle ذاعَbecame public وَلاnor عذراmade excuses
ك إِذا ما ذاعَ وَلا عذرا
He has harbored nothing that would displease
you if divulged, nor made excuses.
مِنfrom سَيفthe sword of لِحاظكyour glances فيwithin كَبديmy liver
مِن سَيف لِحاظك في كَبدي
جَرحa wound لاnot يُدركcan be fathomed أَنif سبراit is probed
جَرح لا يُدرك أَن سبرا
From the sword of your glances, within my liver
lies a wound unfathomable even when probed.
ذِكراكَremembrance of you تَرقدهُlulls it to sleep لَيلاًat night
ذِكراكَ تَرقدهُ لَيلاً
فَإِذاthen when لاحَappears الفَجرthe dawn اِنفَجَراit bursts open
فَإِذا لاحَ الفَجر اِنفَجَرا
Remembrance of you lulls it to sleep at night;
then, when dawn appears, it bursts open.
Sol 6.1