أَياO نَفسَsoul of مَنthe one نَفسيmy soul إِليهِtoward him مَشوقَةٌfilled with longing
أَيا نَفسَ مَن نَفسي إِليهِ مَشوقَةٌ
وَمَنand the one قَدindeed بَرىwasted جِسميmy body هَواهُlove for him وَماand not شَعَرhe knew
وَمَن قَد بَرى جِسمي هَواهُ وَما شَعَر
O soul of the one for whom my soul yearns,
O my soul that longs for him
And the one whose love has wasted my body, though he did not know,
Though my body desires him, he knows not
وَمَنand the one هُوَhe مَحجوبٌhidden from sight كَلِفتُI became enamored بِحُبِّهِwith love for him
وَمَن هُوَ مَحجوبٌ كَلِفتُ بِحُبِّهِ
صَحيحٌhealthy مَريضُlanguid المُقلَتَينِthe two eyes إِذاwhen نَظَرhe looks
صَحيحٌ مَريضُ المُقلَتَينِ إِذا نَظَر
And the one hidden from sight, with whom I am enamored,
He is veiled from me, yet I am burdened with love for him
Healthy, yet languid-eyed whenever he looks.
Healthy yet lovesick when he glances my way
وَمُثقَلَةِand heavy الأَردافِthe buttocks مَهضومَةِslender الحَشاthe waist
وَمُثقَلَةِ الأَردافِ مَهضومَةِ الحَشا
لِصورَتِهاfor her form فيin الحُسنِbeauty فَضلٌsuperiority عَلىover الصُوَرthe forms
لِصورَتِها في الحُسنِ فَضلٌ عَلى الصُوَر
And she, full-hipped and slender-waisted,
Heavy of hips, slender of waist
Her form surpasses other forms in beauty.
Her beauty excels all images
تَأَمَّلتُهاI gazed upon her يَومَon the day of الخَميسِThursday وَقَدand had بَدَتshe appeared
تَأَمَّلتُها يَومَ الخَميسِ وَقَد بَدَت
تَمَشّىshe walks كَماas يَمشيwalks التَريفُthe pampered one مِنَamong النَفَرthe men
تَمَشّى كَما يَمشي التَريفُ مِنَ النَفَر
I gazed upon her on Thursday, when she appeared,
I saw her on Thursday as she walked
Walking as the pampered among men walk.
With the gait of a fawn among companions
فَسَبَّحتُso I glorified God تَعظيماًin veneration لَهاfor her وَجَلالَةًand reverence
فَسَبَّحتُ تَعظيماً لَها وَجَلالَةً
وَقَدand had سَفَرَتshe unveiled عَنfrom مُشبِهِsomething resembling الشَمسِthe sun وَالقَمَرand the moon
وَقَد سَفَرَت عَن مُشبِهِ الشَمسِ وَالقَمَر
So I glorified God, in awe and reverence for her,
I glorified and exalted her
As she had unveiled a face like the sun and the moon.
She surpasses the sun and moon in brilliance
وَماand not لِيَّfor me مِنfrom حُبّيmy love لَهاfor her غَيرَexcept أَنَّنيthat I
وَما لِيَّ مِن حُبّي لَها غَيرَ أَنَّني
إِذاwhen ذُكِرَتshe is mentioned يَرتاحُrejoices قَلبيmy heart وَيَستَقِرّand grows calm
إِذا ذُكِرَت يَرتاحُ قَلبي وَيَستَقِرّ
And I gain nothing from my love for her except that,
I love her simply because
When she is mentioned, my heart rejoices and finds peace.
When she is remembered, my heart is content and at peace
Sol 6.1