خلِّيmy beloved تعوَّذseek refuge منfrom إبليسIblis الرجيمthe accursed
خلِّي تعوَّذ من إبليس الرجيم
وللوصالand for union ياO حبيبbeloved عرقبhamstring حذاكyour shoes
وللوصال يا حبيب عرقب حذاك
My beloved, seek refuge from Iblis, the accursed.
Let evils be warded off from us
And for union, beloved, hamstring your shoes.
And for union, my darling, shorten your pace
إنif شاyou will تبادرhasten فماthen not بهin it شيany شريمharm
إن شا تبادر فما به شي شريم
وانand if أنتyou ماnot باتجيwill come فاسعدthen may it be happy مساكyour evening
وان أنت ما باتجي فاسعد مساك
If you will hasten, there is no harm in it.
If you happen to come early, there is no harm
And if you will not come, then a happy evening to you.
But if you do not come, may your evening be joyful
نشتىwe want ندلكwe guide you علىto متكاa reclining place طعيمpleasant
نشتى ندلك على متكا طعيم
وانand if ماnot مرادكyour wish تجيyou come جيناwe will come قداكto you
وان ما مرادك تجي جينا قداك
We want to show you a pleasant place to recline.
We want to show you delicious food
And if you do not wish to come, we will come to you.
And if you do not wish to come, we will come to you
ياO منone who لماكyour dark lips فيهin it حلاوهsweetness كالوجيمlike wajim (green grain)
يا من لماك فيه حلاوه كالوجيم
منwho ذاis it بجرمin the substance of المحاسنbeauty قدalready كساكhas clothed you
من ذا بجرم المحاسن قد كساك
O you whose dark lips are sweet as wajim grain,
O you in whom is sweetness like gum
Who has clothed you in the very substance of beauty?
Who can find fault with your perfections?
أعرضتyou turned away عنيfrom me وهجركand your estrangement فيin دكيمdeep gloom
أعرضت عني وهجرك في دكيم
كمhow long شايكونwill be العميلthe customer يجرىrunning قفاكbehind you
كم شايكون العميل يجرى قفاك
You turned away from me, and your estrangement lies in deep gloom.
You turned away from me, and your separation hurts me
How long will the customer keep running after you?
How much can the worker endure your absence?
والقصدand the destination قبلهtoward the qibla إلىto راسthe top of العريمthe terrace wall
والقصد قبله إلى راس العريم
ياO اهيفslender one ونسمرand we chat at night بسعوارةby the blaze of سناكyour radiance
يا اهيف ونسمر بسعوارة سناك
And our course is toward the qibla, to the top of the terrace wall,
The goal before him is the head of the honorable
O slender one, and we will chat by the blaze of your radiance.
O Moon, we converse under your splendor
فيin القلبthe heart جولبa torrent هواكyour love يزجمroars زجيمa mighty roar
في القلب جولب هواك يزجم زجيم
ومهجةand the heart of الصبthe lovesick lover شلتهاyou carried it off حذاكwith you
ومهجة الصب شلتها حذاك
In my heart, the torrent of your love thunders with a mighty roar.
In my heart is turmoil from your love
And you carried the lovesick lover's heart away with you.
And the zeal of passion has tied me up
خنجرthe dagger of لحاظكyour glances برقa gleaming blade أربعfour نسيمgrooves
خنجر لحاظك برق أربع نسيم
ماذاhow much العناtorment قدhas حوىheld خنجرthe dagger of حلاكyour beauty
ماذا العنا قد حوى خنجر حلاك
The dagger of your glances is a gleaming, four-grooved blade.
The glance of your cheek flashed like lightning
How much torment the dagger of your beauty has held!
What eye has the dagger of your mole not pierced?
جربةthe field of عذاركyour cheek-down قديهit now is تشتىneeds قليمtilling
جربة عذارك قديه تشتى قليم
سرحsend لهاto it فردan ox منfrom جعفرJaʿfar حلاكمḤalākum
سرح لها فرد من جعفر حلاكم
The field of your cheek-down now needs tilling.
A sip of your reproof is enough for the seekers
Send it an ox from Jaʿfar Ḥalākum.
Let loose for it a special steed from your stables
والدقنand the beard كالحمحمهlike hamhama weed عندto الحليمthe discerning man
والدقن كالحمحمه عند الحليم
كلهall of it مليحlovely عندناto us هذاthis وذاكand that
كله مليح عندنا هذا وذاك
And to a discerning man, the beard is like hamhama weed.
Your chin is like a dove before the wise one
It is all lovely to us, both this and that.
All of you is beautiful to us, this and that
وكحلةand kohl application الصبحthe morning منfrom طبعthe custom of الحريمwomen
وكحلة الصبح من طبع الحريم
فلاso do not تكحلapply kohl وماwhile not قدyet جاhas arrived غداكyour lunch
فلا تكحل وما قد جا غداك
And applying kohl in the morning is women's custom.
And the kohl of your eye by the nature of women
So do not apply kohl while your lunch has not yet arrived.
So do not use kohl, what will tomorrow bring you?
Sol 6.1