ماno لعينَيّfor my two eyes مذsince هويتI fell in love اغتماضclosing of the eyes
ما لعينَيّ مذ هويت اغتماض
هلis there منin place of النومsleep للجفونfor the eyelids اعتياضa substitute
هل من النوم للجفون اعتياض
My eyes have not closed since I fell in love.
Since I fell in love, my eyes know no rest
Can the eyelids find any substitute for sleep?
Will my eyelids ever again be at peace?
شاهدa witness بالهوىto love عليّagainst me نحوليmy wasting
شاهد بالهوى عليّ نحولي
وبكايand my weeping وقلبيand my heart النباضthrobbing
وبكاي وقلبي النباض
My wasting testifies against me that I am in love,
My love bears witness to my gauntness
as do my weeping and my throbbing heart.
And my tears and throbbing heart
لاno لعمريby my life ماnot يصنعdoes السيفthe sword فيin المهthe soul (word begins)
لا لعمري ما يصنع السيف في المه
جةsoul (word continues) ماwhat تصنعdo الجفونthe eyelids المراضlanguid
جة ما تصنع الجفون المراض
No, by my life, the sword does not do to the soul
By my life, no sword in battle
what languid eyelids do.
Wreaks such havoc as my ailing eyes
راضtamed قلبيmy heart الهوىlove فلانand it softened وقدand indeed كاwas (word begins)
راض قلبي الهوى فلان وقد كا
نwas (word continues) جموحاheadstrong يهابهُfear it الرواضthe tamers
ن جموحا يهابهُ الرواض
Love tamed my heart, and it softened, though it had
My heart is pleased with so-and-so
been headstrong, feared by its tamers.
He was unruly, feared by meadows
بدرa full moon تمّcomplete أصارَmade قلبيmy heart معنّىtormented
بدر تمّ أصارَ قلبي معنّى
بالتصابيby youthful dalliance وقدand already علانيhas covered me البياضwhite hair
بالتصابي وقد علاني البياض
A full moon has left my heart tormented
The full moon has set my heart on fire
by youthful dalliance, though white hair has covered me.
With sparks that make my torment plain
وهلالٌand a crescent بداappeared علىupon غصنa bough بانa bān tree
وهلالٌ بدا على غصن بان
فيهin him للمزحfor jesting شيمةa disposition وانقباضand reserve
فيه للمزح شيمة وانقباض
And a crescent appeared upon a bān-tree bough;
A crescent appeared on a branch
he has a taste for jesting, yet also reserve.
Sportively, with charm and coyness
أنبتmade grow السوسنthe irises المنيرradiant معalongside الورthe roses (word begins)
أنبت السوسن المنير مع الور
دroses (word continues) بخدّيهupon his two cheeks للمحبّfor the lover العضاضwho bites repeatedly
د بخدّيه للمحبّ العضاض
He made radiant irises grow beside roses
The glowing lily and the rose
upon his cheeks, for the lover who bites.
Have sprouted on my cheek for my lover who bites
وكلwas given over القلبthe heart بالتصابيto youthful dalliance وقدand indeed كاwas (word begins)
وكل القلب بالتصابي وقد كا
نwas (word continues) زماناfor a time للنسكfor piety فيهin it اعتراضopposition
ن زمانا للنسك فيه اعتراض
The heart was given over to youthful dalliance, though it had
And my whole heart is afire
for a time been checked by piety.
Though once it was devout and ascetic
عنّarose ليto me حبّهlove for him وقدand already عبثplayed الشيgray hair (word begins)
عنّ لي حبّه وقد عبث الشي
بgray hair (word continues) برأسيwith my head وفيand in قناتيmy spear-shaft انخفاضa drooping
ب برأسي وفي قناتي انخفاض
Love for him came upon me, though gray hair had already played
Tell him of my love, though mischief
with my head, and my spear-shaft was bowed.
Has toyed with my head and humbled my pride
بعدafter ماthat (clause marker) عبثتtoyed صروفthe vicissitudes اللياليof the nights
بعد ما عبثت صروف الليالي
فيwith شبابيmy youth فحانso the time came منهof it انقراضa passing away
في شبابي فحان منه انقراض
After the vicissitudes of the nights had toyed
After the nights had their way
with my youth, and the time for its passing had come.
With my youth and brought its ruin
وإلىand to اللهGod أشتكيI complain طولthe length شوقيof my yearning
وإلى الله أشتكي طول شوقي
واغترابيand my exile وللغريبand for the stranger ارتماضburning anguish
واغترابي وللغريب ارتماض
And to God I complain of my long yearning
To God I complain of my endless longing
and my exile; the stranger feels burning anguish.
My estrangement and a stranger's life
وأشدّand the hardest الأشياءthings أنthat معاشيmy livelihood
وأشدّ الأشياء أن معاشي
واحترافيand my earning a living علىupon الإلهGod افتراضan imposed obligation
واحترافي على الإله افتراض
And hardest of all is that my livelihood
Most cruel is that my daily bread
and my earnings are an obligation upon God,
Comes through imposing on the Divine
حينwhen لاno جابرa bone-setter لعظمfor a bone مهيضbroken anew
حين لا جابر لعظم مهيض
لاno ولاand no رائشa benefactor ولاand no منهاضone who rises to aid
لا ولا رائش ولا منهاض
when there is no one to mend a bone broken anew—
When there is no curer for my grave condition
no, nor a benefactor, nor anyone to rise in aid.
No mender or soother of my plight
أصبحَhas become الدهرُTime مثلlike لحّةdepths (apparently لجّة) بحرa sea
أصبحَ الدهرُ مثل لحّة بحر
ليسthere is no فيهin it للمعتفينfor those seeking bounty مخاضa ford
ليس فيه للمعتفين مخاض
Time has become like the depths of a sea,
The days have become like a flash of lightning
where those seeking bounty can find no ford.
With no gains for those who aspire
Sol 6.1