رَمانيhe shot me بِسَهمwith an arrow فَماand did not أَنصَفاact fairly
رَماني بِسَهم فَما أَنصَفا
غَزالa gazelle لِقَتليto kill me أَطالhe prolonged الجَفاcoldness
غَزال لِقَتلي أَطال الجَفا
He shot me with an arrow and showed no fairness—
a gazelle who prolonged his coldness to kill me.
بَعيدfar from التَدانيdrawing near قَريبclose to النَوىseparation
بَعيد التَداني قَريب النَوى
كَثيرabundant in الدَلالcoquetry قَليلscant in الوَفاfidelity
كَثير الدَلال قَليل الوَفا
Far from drawing near, close to separation,
lavish in coquetry, scant in fidelity.
زَواياthe recesses القُلوبُof hearts لَهfor him مرتعa pasture
زَوايا القُلوبُ لَه مرتع
وَمَهماand whenever تَصدىhe approaches لِقَلبa heart هفاit flutters
وَمَهما تَصدى لِقَلب هفا
The recesses of hearts are his pasture,
and whenever he approaches a heart, it flutters.
بِرَوضin a garden الشَقائِقof anemones قابَلتهI met him
بِرَوض الشَقائِق قابَلته
فَكَمand how many مِنof دَلالcoquetry لَناfor us صنفاhe devised
فَكَم مِن دَلال لَنا صنفا
I met him in a garden of anemones;
how many kinds of coquetry he devised for us!
فَلِلّهand, by God لحظa gaze لهof his أَدعَجdeep-black
فَلِلّه لحظ له أَدعَج
فَكَمand how many مِنof سُيوفswords لَناfor us أَرهفاhe whetted
فَكَم مِن سُيوف لَنا أَرهفا
And, by God, that dark gaze of his!
How many swords he whetted for us!
أَقولI say لجيدto a neck بصدىin rebuffing me التوىturned aside
أَقول لجيد بصدى التوى
أَطلتyou prolonged اِفتِضاحيmy disgrace فَكُنso be مسعفاa helper
أَطلت اِفتِضاحي فَكُن مسعفا
I say to a neck turned aside to rebuff me:
"You have prolonged my disgrace; come to my aid."
فَمنwho, then ليfor me بِريمwith a white gazelle رمىhe shot مُهجَتيmy heart
فَمن لي بِريم رمى مُهجَتي
فَأَتلفand destroyed منىof me ماwhat أَتلَفاhe destroyed
فَأَتلف منى ما أَتلَفا
Who, then, can bring me a white gazelle who shot my heart
and destroyed what he destroyed within me?
تَقودleads زماميmy reins لَهtoward him لَوعَتيmy anguish
تَقود زمامي لَه لَوعَتي
فَأَنهَضso I rise لِلأَمرِto the task مُستَشرِقاlooking eastward
فَأَنهَض لِلأَمرِ مُستَشرِقا
My anguish leads my reins toward him,
so I rise to the task, looking eastward.
لَقَدindeed طالَhas lasted long سهدىmy sleeplessness بِهجرانهthrough his desertion
لَقَد طالَ سهدى بِهجرانه
وَعَنىand from me طيبthe sweetness of المَنامsleep اِنتَفىhas vanished
وَعَنى طيب المَنام اِنتَفى
Indeed, my sleeplessness has lasted long through his desertion,
and the sweetness of sleep has vanished from me.
تَقولsay اِذاwhen ماemphatic particle رَأَتنيthey see me العداthe foes
تَقول اِذا ما رَأَتني العدا
سَقيمone sick with الغَرامِlove يَرومseeks الشَفاhealing
سَقيم الغَرامِ يَروم الشَفا
Whenever the foes see me, they say:
"A lovesick one seeks a cure."
أَقولُI say لِراقىto the charm-healer of الهَوىlove وَالطبيبand the physician
أَقولُ لِراقى الهَوى وَالطبيب
اِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِلتَقيناwe meet بِربىupon hills قَفاhalt, you two
اِذا ما اِلتَقينا بِربى قَفا
I say to love's charm-healer and the physician,
when we meet upon the hills: "Halt, you two;
سَلاask, you two منthe one who سَلانيhe forgot me بِنارamid the fire of الهَوىlove
سَلا من سَلاني بِنار الهَوى
أَيَحيwill he revive? فُؤاداa heart بِهِthrough him قَدalready عَفاhas wasted away
أَيَحي فُؤادا بِهِ قَد عَفا
ask the one who forgot me amid love's fire:
will he revive a heart that has wasted away through him,
وَيَسمَحُand grant عَطفاaffection بِحُسنwith the grace of الرِضاacceptance
وَيَسمَحُ عَطفا بِحُسن الرِضا
فَقالاthen they both said بِشَرطon a condition وَماbut not عرفاthey both knew
فَقالا بِشَرط وَما عرفا
and grant affection with gracious acceptance?"
Then they both replied, "On a condition"—but they did not know.
Sol 6.1