بمهجتيwith my heart's blood خَنِثُsupple العطْthe waist (word continues)
بمهجتي خَنِثُ العطْ
فِ(completes 'waist') مستلذُّdelightful الدَّلالthe coyness
فِ مستلذُّ الدَّلال
With my heart's blood I would ransom the supple-waisted one,
My heart is weakened by estrangement
whose coyness is delightful.
Yet still finds pleasure in affection's trace
يقولُhe says ليto me بانكسارٍwith meekness
يقولُ لي بانكسارٍ
ورقّةٍand tenderness واعتلالِand languor
ورقّةٍ واعتلالِ
He says to me with meekness,
He says to me in sad refrain
and tenderness and languor,
Like a wilted leaf in poor health
معاتباًreproaching بحديثٍwith speech
معاتباً بحديثٍ
أَصفىclearer منthan السَّلسالِlimpid water
أَصفى من السَّلسالِ
reproaching me with words
Reproaching me in gentle tones
clearer than limpid water:
Purer than a string of pearls
ماnot مصرُEgypt مثلlike دمشقٍDamascus
ما مصرُ مثل دمشقٍ
بعتَyou sold الهدىguidance بالضّلالِfor error
بعتَ الهدى بالضّلالِ
Egypt is not like Damascus;
Egypt is not like Damascus
you sold guidance for error.
You have sold guidance for misguidance
فقلتُso I said عنّتْarose أُمورٌmatters
فقلتُ عنّتْ أُمورٌ
عجيبةُstrange الأَشكالِthe forms
عجيبةُ الأَشكالِ
So I said: Matters have arisen,
I said, amazing things have happened
strange in their forms.
Of the strangest forms
أَسيرُI journey فيin طلبِpursuit of العglory (word continues)
أَسيرُ في طلبِ الع
زِّ(completes 'glory') مثلَlike سيرِthe journey of الهلالِthe crescent moon
زِّ مثلَ سيرِ الهلالِ
I journey in pursuit of glory,
I seek honor like the crescent moon
like the journey of the crescent moon.
That would not have reached its peak without the journey to perfection
لمnot يبلغreach البدرُthe full moon لولاwere it not for الthe (article of the next word)
لم يبلغ البدرُ لولا ال
مَسيرُjourney أَوجَthe zenith of الكمالِperfection
مَسيرُ أَوجَ الكمالِ
The full moon would not have reached, but for
How can I leave my work
its journey, the zenith of perfection.
When it is the capital of my worth
وكيفand how أَتركُI abandon شغليmy work
وكيف أَتركُ شغلي
وإنّهُand indeed it رأْسُprincipal ماليmy wealth
وإنّهُ رأْسُ مالي
And how could I abandon my work,
Reforming my state reforms the plentiful, abundant religion
when it is my capital?
Why would I abandon a kingdom
صلاحُwell-being حاليmy condition صلاحُSalah ('righteousness') الal- ('the'; name continues)
صلاحُ حالي صلاحُ ال
دِّينِDin ('faith') الغزيرُabundant in النّوالِbounty
دِّينِ الغزيرُ النّوالِ
My well-being lies with Salah al-
That my hopes have ruled
Din, abundant in bounty.
O supporter of the faith, my heart
ماwhy ليfor me أُفارقُI leave مَلْكاًa king
ما لي أُفارقُ مَلْكاً
ملَّكتهI made him master of آماليmy hopes
ملَّكته آمالي
Why should I leave a king
Is confused and distracted over it
whom I made master of my hopes?
ياO ناصرَNasir ('defender') الدِّينal-Din ('of the faith') قلبيmy heart
يا ناصرَ الدِّين قلبي
عليهِover him فيin بَلْبالِturmoil
عليهِ في بَلْبالِ
O Nasir al-Din, my heart
is in turmoil over him.
Partial English translation: 19 of 22 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1