أهابُكَI stand in awe of you أمor أُبديI reveal إليكto you الذيwhat أُخفيI conceal
أهابُكَ أم أُبدي إليك الذي أُخفي
وطرفكand your gaze يدريknows ماwhat يقولsays لهto it طرفيmy gaze
وطرفك يدري ما يقول له طرفي
Should I stand in awe of you, or reveal to you what I conceal?
Should I confess my love or keep it hidden?
And your gaze knows what my gaze says to it.
Your eyes know what mine are saying.
نهانيforbade me حيائيmy shyness منكbefore you أنto أكشفI disclose الهوىlove
نهاني حيائي منك أن أكشف الهوى
وأغنيتَنيand you spared me بالفهمthrough understanding منكfrom you عنfrom الكشفِdisclosure
وأغنيتَني بالفهم منك عن الكشفِ
My shyness before you forbade me to disclose my love,
My shyness stops me from revealing my passion,
and your understanding spared me the need for disclosure.
Yet your understanding spares me from confessing.
تلطفتَyou acted gently فيin أمريmy affair فإنfor if أكI am ساعياًstriving
تلطفتَ في أمري فإن أك ساعياً
إلىtoward غايةٍa goal فاللطفthen gentleness يُدرَكis attained باللطفِthrough gentleness
إلى غايةٍ فاللطف يُدرَك باللطفِ
You have dealt gently with me; for if I am striving
You've been gentle about my situation. If you're
toward a goal, gentleness is attained through gentleness.
Seeking the goal, gentleness meets gentleness.
تلقَّيتنيyou welcomed me بالبشرwith cheer حتىso much so that كأنَّماas though
تلقَّيتني بالبشر حتى كأنَّما
تبشِّرنيyou give me glad tidings بالعَبثplayfully أنَّكthat you فيin كفّيmy palm
تبشِّرني بالعَبث أنَّك في كفّي
You welcomed me with such cheer, it was as though
You greeted me with smiles as if to say:
you were playfully giving me glad tidings that you were in the palm of my hand.
"Don't worry, you're in good hands with me."
وتُدركنيand overtakes me منbecause of هيبتيmy awe لكof you وحشةٌloneliness
وتُدركني من هيبتي لك وحشةٌ
فتؤنسنيso you comfort me بالعطفwith affection منكfrom you وباللطفِand with gentleness
فتؤنسني بالعطف منك وباللطفِ
And loneliness overtakes me because of my awe of you,
And when awe of you made me shy,
so you comfort me with your affection and gentleness.
You put me at ease with kindness and tact.
تكاملتَyou attained perfection إحساناًin kindness وحسناًand beauty وفطنةًand discernment
تكاملتَ إحساناً وحسناً وفطنةً
وزدتَand you increased كمالاًin perfection بالتصنُّعthrough artifice والظَّرفِand elegance
وزدتَ كمالاً بالتصنُّع والظَّرفِ
You have attained perfection in kindness, beauty, and discernment,
You've perfected kindness, beauty and wisdom,
and added to your perfection through artifice and elegance.
And added perfection with pretense and grace.
فحبُّكfor love of you فيهin it عِصمَةٌprotection وهوand it is فتنةtemptation
فحبُّك فيه عِصمَةٌ وهو فتنة
فيشفيso it heals بماwith what يُضنيexhausts ويضنيand exhausts بماwith what يشفيheals
فيشفي بما يُضني ويضني بما يشفي
For in love of you lies protection, yet it is temptation;
So loving you brings salvation yet temptation -
so it heals with what exhausts, and exhausts with what heals.
It heals what hurts me and hurts what heals me.
وتُحييand you revive محبّاًa lover أنتyou فيin الحبّlove حتفُهhis death
وتُحيي محبّاً أنت في الحبّ حتفُه
وذاand this عجبٌa wonder كونcoming into being الحياةlife منfrom الحتفdeath
وذا عجبٌ كون الحياة من الحتف
And you revive a lover—you are his death in love;
Loving you, one finds in love his end.
and this is a wonder: life coming from death.
Strange that death should come from life!
لكfor you الخيرgoodness قدindeed عجَّلتَyou hastened ليfor me صَفوةَthe pure essence الهوىlove
لك الخير قد عجَّلتَ لي صَفوةَ الهوى
ومثلكand one like you عنديin my view لاdoes not يُكدِّرcloud ماwhat يصفيhe makes clear
ومثلك عندي لا يُكدِّر ما يصفي
May good be yours! You have swiftly brought me love's pure essence,
Good sir, you've given me the prime of love.
and one like you, in my view, does not cloud what he makes clear.
One like you doesn't trouble what is clear.
فجُدso be generous ليto me بوعدٍwith a promise منكfrom you أحياI may live بروحهby its spirit
فجُد لي بوعدٍ منك أحيا بروحه
وجُدand grant generously ليto me معalong with الوعدthe promise الأمانَsecurity منfrom الخُلفِpromise-breaking
وجُد لي مع الوعد الأمانَ من الخُلفِ
So grant me a promise from you, by whose spirit I may live,
Please promise me - your word will revive my soul.
and with the promise, grant me assurance that it will not be broken.
Please, with your promise, assure me of your faith.
Sol 6.1