أبِيتُI spend the night وفيand in قلبيmy heart لهيبٌa flame منof الهوىlove
أبِيتُ وفي قلبي لهيبٌ من الهوى
ونارُand the fire الهوىof love تُنبِيكَtells you أنّيthat I علىon the brink of التَّلَفْperishing
ونارُ الهوى تُنبِيكَ أنّي على التَّلَفْ
I spend the night with a flame of love in my heart,
I spent the night with a flame of passion in my heart,
and love's fire tells you I am on the brink of perishing.
And the fire of passion alerts you that I am lost.
فياso, O مَنyou who غداbecame منthrough حُسنthe beauty of أصرُعshades لونِهِhis color
فيا مَن غدا من حُسن أصرُع لونِهِ
كمطرفةٍlike a bordered robe حمراءred منamong أحسنthe finest الطُّرَفrarities
كمطرفةٍ حمراء من أحسن الطُّرَف
So, O you who, through your complexion's lovely shades, have become
O you whose beauty in the morning makes me surrender,
like a red, bordered robe among the finest treasures,
Like a red Muthrif flower with the finest petals.
بخدٍّwith a cheek أسيلٍsmooth مشرقٍradiant متورِّدٍrosy
بخدٍّ أسيلٍ مشرقٍ متورِّدٍ
يلوحgleams بهupon it وردٌa rose يعودreturns إذاwhen قُطِفit is plucked
يلوح به وردٌ يعود إذا قُطِف
with a smooth, radiant, rosy cheek,
With a flowing, radiant, blushing cheek,
where a rose gleams, returning whenever it is plucked.
Where a rose appears when plucked.
لقدindeed مَضَّنيhas sorely pained me شوقlonging إليكfor you مبرِّحٌtormenting
لقد مَضَّني شوق إليك مبرِّحٌ
وصرتُand I became حليفَan ally of الحزنِsorrow والوجدand passionate longing والأسَفand grief
وصرتُ حليفَ الحزنِ والوجد والأسَف
Indeed, a tormenting longing for you has sorely pained me,
Yearning for you has saddened me,
and I have become an ally of sorrow, yearning, and grief.
And I have become a friend of sorrow, agony, and regret.
وتعرفand you know ماwhat أخفيتُI hid منكfrom you لأنَّنيbecause I
وتعرف ما أخفيتُ منك لأنَّني
هوايmy love دَخيلٌlodged within والفؤادُand the heart بهof it كَلِفenamored
هواي دَخيلٌ والفؤادُ به كَلِف
And you know what I hid from you, for
You know what I have concealed from you, for my love
my love dwells within, and my heart is enamored of it.
Is intrusive, and my heart is burdened by it.
فنمَّتso betrayed دموعيmy tears بالذيof that which قدalready كتمتُهI concealed it
فنمَّت دموعي بالذي قد كتمتُه
ولمand did not أُظهرI reveal الشكوىthe complaint ليعرفso that he may know مَنwhoever عرفknew
ولم أُظهر الشكوى ليعرف مَن عرف
So my tears betrayed what I had concealed,
So my tears flowed from what I had hidden,
nor did I make my complaint known to those who knew
And I did not show my complaints for others to know.
سروريmy joy فلاso do not تُنكِرdeny هوايmy love فتُبتَلىlest you be afflicted
سروري فلا تُنكِر هواي فتُبتَلى
ببعضwith some of الذيthat which قدalready ذُقتُI tasted منof ألمthe pain of الشَّغَفpassionate love
ببعض الذي قد ذُقتُ من ألم الشَّغَف
my joy; so do not deny my love, lest you be afflicted
My joy - do not deny my love and become
with some of what I have tasted of passion's pain.
Afflicted with some of the pain of passion I have tasted.
وواللَهِand by God ماnot أسلاكَI forget you ماas long as حَجَّmade the pilgrimage راكبٌa rider
وواللَهِ ما أسلاكَ ما حَجَّ راكبٌ
وماand as long as ناحmourned قُمريٌّa turtledove علىupon الغصنthe bough أوor هتفcalled out
وما ناح قُمريٌّ على الغصن أو هتف
And by God, I shall not forget you as long as a rider makes the pilgrimage,
By God, nothing has tread the path to you,
and as long as a turtledove mourns upon the bough or calls.
No dove has wailed on a branch or called.
Sol 6.1