أَياO فَرداًunique one بِلاwithout مَثَلan equal
أَيا فَرداً بِلا مَثَل
وَياand O غُصناًa bough بِلاwithout ظَلِshade
وَيا غُصناً بِلا ظَلِ
O unique one without equal,
O unique being, peerless
and O bough without shade!
And o branch, without shade
بِنَفسيwith my life as ransom أَنتَyou مِنof مُستَظcharming (word begins)
بِنَفسي أَنتَ مِن مُستَظ
رفcompletes 'charming' الحَركاتthe movements وَالدَلand coquetry
رف الحَركات وَالدَل
My life be your ransom, you with charming
By my soul, you are, from the viewpoint
movements and coquetry!
Of movements and intimation
أَياO بِأَبيwith my father as ransom بِمَنby the one who وَلّاentrusted
أَيا بِأَبي بِمَن وَلّا
كَto you أَمريmy affairs فيin الهَوىlove قُلtell ليme
كَ أَمري في الهَوى قُل لي
O you, my father be your ransom! By the one who entrusted
O father, o he who appointed you
my affairs in love to you, tell me:
Ruler of my love, say to me
أَيُحسنis it fitting مِنكَof you هِجرانيforsaking me
أَيُحسن مِنكَ هِجراني
وَأَنتَand you مِنamong الوَرىhumankind سُؤليmy desire
وَأَنتَ مِن الوَرى سُؤلي
Is it fitting for you to forsake me,
Does it please you to abandon me
when, among all humankind, you are my desire?
While you are my only question?
أَمَرتyou commanded الدَمعthe tears أَنto يَكتwrite (word begins)
أَمَرت الدَمع أَن يَكت
بcompletes 'write' وَالأَشواقand the longings أَنto تُمليdictate
ب وَالأَشواق أَن تُملي
You commanded the tears to write
I commanded my tears to write
and the longings to dictate.
And my passions to dictate
رَمَيتyou afflicted الجسمthe body منيof mine بِالضwith wasting (word begins)
رَمَيت الجسم مني بِالض
ناcompletes 'wasting' وَالقَلبand the heart بِالخبلwith madness
نا وَالقَلب بِالخبل
You afflicted my body with wasting
I cast my body into languishing
and my heart with madness.
And my heart into confusion
كَأَنيas though I مِنfrom نُحوليmy emaciation خَطfleeting thought (word begins)
كَأَني مِن نُحولي خَط
رةcompletes 'fleeting thought' فيin وَهمan imagination مختلdisordered
رة في وَهم مختل
In my emaciation, I am like a fleeting
As if I were, because of my leanness,
thought in a disordered imagination.
An idea lost in illusion
لَئِنif indeed أَرضاكَpleases you قَتليkilling me أنyou (word begins)
لَئِن أَرضاكَ قَتلي أن
تَcompletes 'you' مِنهُof it اليَومtoday فيin حَلfreedom from blame
تَ مِنهُ اليَوم في حَل
If killing me pleases you, you
If pleasing you takes my death
are absolved of it today.
Then die today and be done!
فَكَمfor how many قَتَلَhas slain الهَوىlove صَباًa lovesick lover
فَكَم قَتَلَ الهَوى صَباً
بِسَيفwith the sword of الصَدrejection مِنfrom قَبليbefore me
بِسَيف الصَد مِن قَبلي
For how many a lovesick lover has love slain
How many ardent lovers before me
with rejection’s sword before me!
Did love’s blade slay with rejection?
Sol 6.1