البَدرُthe full moon يَغارُis jealous إِذاwhen سَفَراhe unveiled his face
البَدرُ يَغارُ إِذا سَفَرا
وَالغُصنُand the bough يَغارis jealous إِذاwhen خَطَراhe swayed
وَالغُصنُ يَغار إِذا خَطَرا
The full moon is jealous when he unveils his face.
And the bough is jealous when he sways.
وَالوَردand roses بِخَديهِon his cheeks فَإِذاthen when
وَالوَرد بِخَديهِ فَإِذا
ماemphatic particle اِستَقطَرهُdrew drops from it نَظَرa gaze قَطراit dripped
ما اِستَقطَرهُ نَظَر قَطرا
And roses are on his cheeks; then, when
A gaze draws drops from them, they drip
ماءwater أَنصفهُdid him justice مِنwhoever يُبصرهُbeholds him
ماء أَنصفهُ مِن يُبصرهُ
إِنif حَدَّدfixed intently فيupon الخَدthe cheek النَظَراthe gaze
إِن حَدَّد في الخَد النَظَرا
Water; whoever beholds him does him justice,
If he fixes his gaze upon the cheek.
وَالسِحرand magic يَجولroams بِمُقلَتِهِwithin his eye
وَالسِحر يَجول بِمُقلَتِهِ
لَكنbut قَدindeed سَموهُthey called it حوراdark irises contrasting with bright whites
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 الدَلcoquetry وَماand not سَحَراhe practiced sorcery
وَبِحُسن الدَل وَما سَحَرا
He bewitched minds with his countenance,
And with lovely coquetry—yet 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
لَوwere he to أَضمَرَhe concealed شَيئاًanything ماnot اِستَتَراit remained hidden
لَو أَضمَرَ شَيئاً ما اِستَتَرا
Limbs so delicate that
Were he to conceal anything, it would not remain hidden.
فَإِذاthen when ماemphatic particle عَنَّarose بِخاطِرِهِin his mind
فَإِذا ما عَنَّ بِخاطِرِهِ
وَهَمٌa fancy فيupon وَجنَتِهِhis cheek ظهراit appeared
وَهَمٌ في وَجنَتِهِ ظهرا
Then whenever there arises in his mind
A fancy, it appears upon his cheek.
وَحَديثand speech مِثلlike عَذبsweet الماthe water (first fragment)
وَحَديث مِثل عَذب الما
ءِcompletion of 'water' عَلىover كَبدthe liver of الظَمآنthe thirsty one جَراflowed
ءِ عَلى كَبد الظَمآن جَرا
And speech like sweet water,
Flowing over the thirsty one's liver.
وَرضابand saliva مَعسولhoney-sweet عَطرٌfragrant
وَرضاب مَعسول عَطرٌ
مِنwhoever شَمsmelled سلافتهُits pure wine سُكراgrew drunk
مِن شَم سلافتهُ سُكرا
And honey-sweet, fragrant saliva:
Whoever smells its pure wine grows drunk.
يَجريflows فيin فيهِhis mouth عَلىover بَردhailstones
يَجري في فيهِ عَلى بَرد
يَتَساقَطfalls مِنطقهُhis speech دُرراpearls
يَتَساقَط مِنطقهُ دُررا
It flows in his mouth over hailstones;
His speech falls in pearls.
خصرa waist أَظمأthirstier ماever كانَhe had been يَعوfirst fragment of 'returns'
خصر أَظمأ ما كانَ يَعو
دcompletion of 'returns' الواردthe water-seeker مِنهُfrom it إِذاwhen صَدَراhe departed
د الوارد مِنهُ إِذا صَدَرا
A waist—thirstier than ever,
The water-seeker returns from it when he departs.
مَولايَmy lord أَلاwill you not تَرثيhave pity كَرَماًout of generosity
مَولايَ أَلا تَرثي كَرَماً
لِمُحبfor a lover أَصبَحhas become مُشتَهِراwidely known
لِمُحب أَصبَح مُشتَهِرا
My lord, will you not, out of generosity, pity
A lover who has become notorious?
ماnot أَضمَرَhe harbored شَيئاًanything لاnot يَرضيpleases
ما أَضمَرَ شَيئاً لا يَرضي
كyou إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle ذاعَit became known وَلاnor عذراhe was pardoned
ك إِذا ما ذاعَ وَلا عذرا
He has harbored nothing that would displease
You if revealed, nor has he been pardoned.
مِنfrom سَيفthe sword of لِحاظكyour glances فيin كَبديmy liver
مِن سَيف لِحاظك في كَبدي
جَرحa wound لاnot يُدركis fathomed أَنif سبراit is probed
جَرح لا يُدرك أَن سبرا
From the sword of your glances, in my liver
Is a wound unfathomable even when probed.
ذِكراكَremembering you تَرقدهُlulls it to sleep لَيلاًat night
ذِكراكَ تَرقدهُ لَيلاً
فَإِذاthen when لاحَappeared الفَجرdawn اِنفَجَراit burst open
فَإِذا لاحَ الفَجر اِنفَجَرا
Remembering you lulls it to sleep at night;
Then, when dawn appears, it bursts open.
Sol 6.1