منfrom أينwhere أبدأُI begin قصَّةَthe story of الحُبِّlove الذيthat
من أين أبدأُ قصَّةَ الحُبِّ الذي
لمdid not ُبْقِleave ليfor me إلاexcept الصبابةَardent longing والجَوىَand burning anguish
لم ُبْقِ لي إلا الصبابةَ والجَوىَ
Where do I begin the story of the love that
Where do I begin the tale of love that
left me nothing but ardent longing and burning anguish?
left me with nothing but yearning and passion?
حُلُماًa dream تألَّقَshone فيin السَّماءthe sky زرَعتُهُI planted it
حُلُماً تألَّقَ في السَّماء زرَعتُهُ
فيin القلبthe heart أطعمُهُI feed it وأسقيهand I give it to drink الهَوَىpassion
في القلب أطعمُهُ وأسقيه الهَوَى
A dream that shone in the sky—I planted it
A dream that sparkled in the sky I planted
in the heart; I feed it and give it passion to drink.
in my heart, fed it and watered it with desire.
وتركتُهُand I left it يلهوplaying ويمرَحُand frolicking فيin دميmy blood
وتركتُهُ يلهو ويمرَحُ في دمي
نشوانَintoxicated لاnot يدريknows الصُّدودَrejection ولاnor النَّوىseparation
نشوانَ لا يدري الصُّدودَ ولا النَّوى
And I left it playing and frolicking in my blood,
I let it play and frolic in my blood,
intoxicated, knowing neither rejection nor separation.
carefree, knowing no barriers or ill-intent.
وأناand I أرّىsee الدنياthe world مسارحَstages of فتْنةٍenchantment
وأنا أرّى الدنيا مسارحَ فتْنةٍ
هوit بينbetween أجفانيmy eyelids تبوَّأmade its home واستوىand settled
هو بين أجفاني تبوَّأ واستوى
While I see the world as stages of enchantment,
While I saw the world as arenas of temptation,
it made its home between my eyelids and settled there.
it dwelled between my eyelids, settled in and made itself at home.
Sol 6.1