مَنwho لِلمُحبfor the lover المُستَهامthe love-crazed one
مَن لِلمُحب المُستَهام
بِمُهفهفwith a slender one لَدنsupple القَوامthe form
بِمُهفهف لَدن القَوام
Who will aid the love-crazed lover,
Who is there for the impassioned lover
Enamored of a slender one of supple form?
Softly moaning beside the slim-waisted fair ones?
بَلrather مَنwho لِمُغتَربfor an exile يَنوhe laments (first part)
بَل مَن لِمُغتَرب يَنو
حcompletion of 'he laments' بِشَجوِهِin his sorrow نوحlamentation الحَمامthe doves
ح بِشَجوِهِ نوح الحَمام
Rather, who will aid an exile who laments
Rather, who is there for the estranged one yearning
In his sorrow, as the doves lament,
With his lament, the lament of a dove?
ناءٍfar away تساقيهِplies him with drink يَدhand الthe
ناءٍ تساقيهِ يَد ال
أَشواقlongings كاساتcups الحَمامdeath
أَشواق كاسات الحَمام
Far away, plied by the hand of
Cups of passion handed to him
Longing with cups of death?
By the hand of longing with her sighs.
إِنيindeed I لِمُشتاقtruly longing إِلىtoward
إِني لِمُشتاق إِلى
جَناتgardens عَدنEden بِالتئامin reunion
جَنات عَدن بِالتئام
Indeed, I yearn for
Indeed I long for the Gardens of Eden
The gardens of Eden, in reunion.
In reunion.
أَيyes وَالَّذيby Him who قَدindeed أَنشَأcreated القَلبthe heart
أَي وَالَّذي قَد أَنشَأ القَلب
المُعَذَبthe tormented مِنfrom ضَرامblazing fire
المُعَذَب مِن ضَرام
Yes, by Him who created the heart
Yes, by Him who created the tormented heart
Tormented, out of blazing fire:
From grief and sorrow,
فيin جَلقJilliq الفَيحاءِthe spacious ليfor me
في جَلق الفَيحاءِ لي
بَدرa full moon يَفوقsurpasses عَلىbeyond التَمامperfection
بَدر يَفوق عَلى التَمام
In spacious Jilliq, I have
In the radiant moon is a full moon
A full moon surpassing perfection.
Surpassing completion,
فيin خَدِهِhis cheek ماءwater النَعيمbliss
في خَدِهِ ماء النَعيم
وَثَغرِهِand his mouth حُبgrains (hailstones) الغَمامthe clouds
وَثَغرِهِ حُب الغَمام
In his cheek is the water of bliss,
In his cheek the water of bliss
And in his mouth, the clouds' hailstones.
And his mouth the love of the clouds,
يَبدوappears اللَهيبthe flame بِخَدِهِon his cheek
يَبدو اللَهيب بِخَدِهِ
عِندَat التَبَسُمsmiling وَالكَلامand speech
عِندَ التَبَسُم وَالكَلام
Flame appears upon his cheek
The flare shows on his cheek
When he smiles and speaks.
When smiling and speaking,
وَيَزيدand it increases فيهِin it كَماjust as يَزيدincreases
وَيَزيد فيهِ كَما يَزيد
بِجِسميَin my body المضنىthe wasted مَقاميmy stay
بِجِسميَ المضنى مَقامي
And it grows there, just as it is increased
And it increases in him so,
In my wasted body by my lingering.
As the abode increases my weary body.
ياO لَيتَنيwould that I أَلقاهُI might meet him قَبلbefore
يا لَيتَني أَلقاهُ قَبل
المَوتdeath طَيفاًas a phantom فيin المَنامa dream
المَوت طَيفاً في المَنام
Would that I could meet him before
Would that before death, I meet him
Death, as a phantom in a dream.
A specter in sleep!
سَقَتmay water العهادthe returning rains وَأَدمُعيand my tears
سَقَت العهاد وَأَدمُعي
عَهدthe time of التَلاقيmeeting بِاِنسِجامin a steady flow
عَهد التَلاقي بِاِنسِجام
May the returning rains and my tears water
Estrangement made our pact drink
The days of our meeting in a steady flow.
The era of reunion to the dregs.
كَمhow many زورةa visit ليmine وَاعتِناand embracing (first part)
كَم زورة لي وَاعتِنا
قcompletion of 'embracing' تَحتَbeneath أَستارveils الظَلامdarkness
ق تَحتَ أَستار الظَلام
How many visits were mine, and embraces
How many secret rendezvous I have
Beneath the veils of darkness,
Beneath the veils of darkness!
أَذلاwhen there was no وَصالunion سِوىexcept حَدtalk (first part)
أَذلا وَصال سِوى حَد
يثcompletion of 'talk' وَالتِزامand embracing وَالتِثامand kissing
يث وَالتِزام وَالتِثام
When there was no union except talk
What humiliation except the talk
And embracing and kissing!
Of covenants, bonds and kisses!
وَعَفافُناand our chastity بِالطَبعby nature لاnot
وَعَفافُنا بِالطَبع لا
عَنfrom خَوفfear of واشٍa talebearer أَوor مُلامreproach
عَن خَوف واشٍ أَو مُلام
And our chastity was natural, not
And our chastity is natural, not
From fear of a talebearer or reproach.
From fear of blamer or critic.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اللَيلthe night آannounced (first part)
حَتّى إِذا ما اللَيل آ
ذنcompletion of 'announced' بِاِنقِضاءٍof an ending وَاِنصِرامand passing
ذن بِاِنقِضاءٍ وَاِنصِرام
Until, when the night announced
Until when the night gave notice
Its ending and passing,
Of departure and end,
قُمناwe rose كِراماًhonorably مِنfrom مَضاcouches (first part)
قُمنا كِراماً مِن مَضا
جعcompletion of 'couches' أُنسِناour intimacy عِندat القِيامrising
جع أُنسِنا عِند القِيام
We rose with honor from the couches
We arose with dignity from the place
Of our intimacy, when we rose.
Of our companionship upon standing.
ياO صاحِبيmy friend بِاللَهِby God أَغنenrich
يا صاحِبي بِاللَهِ أَغن
أَخاكَyour brother مِنfrom غَيرabsence of اِحتِشامreserve
أَخاكَ مِن غَير اِحتِشام
My friend, by God, enrich
My friend, by God, enrich
Your brother, without reserve.
Your brother without pretentiousness,
فَلَعَلَنيso perhaps I أَرتاحI find relief مِنfrom
فَلَعَلَني أَرتاح مِن
أَلَمpain البَلابلanxieties وَالغَرامand ardent love
أَلَم البَلابل وَالغَرام
So perhaps I may find relief from
Perhaps I may find relief
The pain of anxieties and ardent love.
From the pain of nightingales and passion.
ماnever عولِجَwas treated الهَمّthe grief الدَخيلintruding
ما عولِجَ الهَمّ الدَخيل
بِمثلwith the like of شَدوsong أَوor مُدامwine
بِمثل شَدو أَو مُدام
Never was invading grief treated
Nothing treats imported cares
As well as with song or wine.
Like a song or wine,
لَمdid not أَحسI sip كاسَكyour cup ياO حَياlife (first part)
لَم أَحس كاسَك يا حَيا
ةcompletion of 'life' النَفسthe soul مِنfrom خَوفfear of الأَثامsins
ة النَفس مِن خَوف الأَثام
I have not sipped your cup, O life
I did not feel your cup, O life
Of the soul, for fear of sins.
Of the soul, out of fear of sins.
لَوif ذُقتI tasted طَعمكyour flavor أَنجمتsubsided
لَو ذُقت طَعمك أَنجمت
عَنيfrom me الهُمومthe cares بِفَردwith a single جامgoblet
عَني الهُموم بِفَرد جام
Had I tasted your flavor, they would have vanished
If I tasted your flavor, worries
From me—my cares—with a single goblet.
Would cease from me with one drink.
ماnot أَنعَتI describe الحرthe freeborn man الكَريمgenerous
ما أَنعَت الحر الكَريم
الطَبعof nature مِنfrom دُونexcluding الأَنامhumankind
الطَبع مِن دُون الأَنام
I do not single out the freeborn man, generous
The noble does not forbid oneself
By nature, to the exclusion of the rest of mankind.
Among people.
ياO طالِباًyou who seek صَفوserenity of الزَماtime (first part)
يا طالِباً صَفو الزَما
نcompletion of 'time' طَلَبتyou have sought بَرأa cure مَنfrom حسامa sword
ن طَلَبت بَرأ مَن حسام
O seeker of serenity from time,
Seeker of the cream of times
You have sought a cure from a sword.
You sought wellness from swords!
فَتَسَلso relinquish longing عَنfor إِحسانkindness دَهرtime
فَتَسَل عَن إِحسان دَهر
لاnot يَميلinclines إِلىtoward الكِرامthe noble
لا يَميل إِلى الكِرام
So abandon hope of kindness from time,
So ask about the benevolence of fate
Which does not favor noble men.
That does not incline towards generosity,
وَاِرفَعand raise بَعَزwith dignity of النَفسthe soul هَمكyour aspirations
وَاِرفَع بَعَز النَفس هَمك
مِنfrom دَنيّan ignoble man أَوor همامa magnanimous man
مِن دَنيّ أَو همام
And, with dignity of soul, raise your aspirations
And raise your aspiration from the lowly
Above the ignoble or the magnanimous.
Or insignificant.
وَكُلand entrust الأُمورthe affairs إِلىto الGod (first part)
وَكُل الأُمور إِلى ال
هكyour God (completion) فارجreliever of الكَربdistresses العِظامgreat
هك فارج الكَرب العِظام
And entrust affairs to
And refer all matters to your God,
Your God, reliever of grievous afflictions.
Reliever of great distresses.
Sol 6.1