ياO بدرfull moon قلtell ليto me هذاthis الهجرانestrangement
يا بدر قل لي هذا الهجران
تغويyou are lured إليهtoward it أمor أمنيّهa wish
تغوي إليه أم أمنيّه
O full moon, tell me: this estrangement—
O full moon, tell me, is this estrangement
are you lured to it, or is it your wish?
Your own choice, or just my wishful thinking?
جُدْليbe generous to me بوصلwith union ياO غصنbranch البانthe bān tree
جُدْلي بوصل يا غصن البان
توجرyou will be rewarded عليهfor it أوor فيin النيّهthe intention
توجر عليه أو في النيّه
Grant me union, O branch of the bān tree;
Reunite me with my beloved, o slender branch,
you will be rewarded for it, or for the intention.
Whether you intend to or it’s just intended.
ماnot القصدthe aim إلاexcept يوماًone day مرآكseeing you
ما القصد إلا يوماً مرآك
فالصبُّfor the lovesick lover صارhas become فيin بليهaffliction
فالصبُّ صار في بليه
My only aim is to see you one day,
My only goal is to see you again one day.
for the lovesick lover has fallen into affliction.
So my patience is lost and in turmoil.
لاdo not تخشfear عذلاًreproach ممنfrom whoever أغراكhas enticed you
لا تخش عذلاً ممن أغراك
فهوfor he أمارconstantly urging بالأذّيهto do harm
فهو أمار بالأذّيه
Do not fear reproach from whoever has enticed you,
Do not fear blame from whoever deceived you,
for he is ever urging harm.
For he is prone to causing pain.
نعمتyou have enjoyed ease بالاًin mind أنعمease باليmy mind
نعمت بالاً أنعم بالي
ياO ذاpossessor of الجفونthe eyelids الهنديهIndian
يا ذا الجفون الهنديه
Your mind is at ease; ease mine,
I was blessed with afflictions and blessed my afflictions.
O you with Indian eyelids.
O you of Indian eyelids.
وطبتand you have fared well حالاin condition طيّبmake pleasant حاليmy condition
وطبت حالا طيّب حالي
فليfor I have شجونsorrows فيin الطويهthe inner heart
فلي شجون في الطويه
And you fare well; make my lot pleasant,
And I made the best of the situation, so make the best of mine,
for I have sorrows in my inmost heart.
For I have sorrows deep inside.
فقتyou have surpassed الأناماhumankind بماthrough what حويتyou possess
فقت الأناما بما حويت
منof الخصالqualities الملكيهangelic
من الخصال الملكيه
You have surpassed humankind through what you possess
People are envious of what I hold
of angelic qualities.
Of kingly traits and virtues.
ومنكand from you راماhas sought عبدa slave سبيتyou have taken captive
ومنك راما عبد سبيت
بهذاwith this الدلالcoquetry قربnearness الطيهthe destination
بهذا الدلال قرب الطيه
And from you a slave has sought—one you have taken captive
And whoever desires you, enslaved me,
with this coquetry—closeness to his destination.
With this flirtation, stay close my dear.
كمhow long ذاthis المطالdelay ولاand no وصالunion
كم ذا المطال ولا وصال
ليستis not ترامdesired ذيthis السجيهdisposition
ليست ترام ذي السجيه
How long this delay, and no union?
So much longing, and still no union.
This disposition is not to be desired—
This is not the way for the bashful.
هذيthese الفعالdeeds ياO ربّpossessor of الخالthe beauty mark
هذي الفعال يا ربّ الخال
وذاand this الغرامpassion ليfor me منيّهdeath
وذا الغرام لي منيّه
such deeds, O you with the beauty mark!
These are my deeds, oh Lord of creation,
And this passion is death to me.
And this passion is my own doing.
أنتyou المرادthe one desired دونrather than الأنامhumankind
أنت المراد دون الأنام
لاno ندّequal لكto you فيin البريهcreation
لا ندّ لك في البريه
You, not the rest of humankind, are the one I seek;
You are the one I desire, not the people.
you have no equal in all creation.
You have no equal in creation.
فماso what is سعادSuʿād بينamong الوسامthe fair
فما سعاد بين الوسام
أنتyou مَلَكan angel أوor حوريهa houri
أنت مَلَك أو حوريه
So what is Suʿād among the fair?
So what is happiness among the distinguished?
You are an angel or a houri.
You are angel or nymph.
Sol 6.1