بوصلthrough union with الحبيبthe beloved تطيبgrows sweet الحياةُlife
بوصل الحبيب تطيب الحياةُ
وعقلُand the good sense of الحبيبthe beloved تمامthe fullness of النِّعَمْblessings
وعقلُ الحبيب تمام النِّعَمْ
Life grows sweet through union with the beloved.
When I meet my beloved, life becomes sweet,
And the beloved's good sense is the fullness of blessings.
And the mind of my beloved is perfect bounty.
أياO واحدpeerless one الحسنbeauty ياO منyou who غداhave become
أيا واحد الحسن يا من غدا
لهُfor him الحسنُbeauty مُتَّبِعاًfollowing مُقتَسَمْapportioned
لهُ الحسنُ مُتَّبِعاً مُقتَسَمْ
O you peerless in beauty, O you who have come
O you of singular beauty, you who have become
To have beauty as your follower, apportioned
The embodiment of beauty, divided and shared.
بردفwith hips الكثيبthe sand dune وقدِّand the stature of القضيبthe slender branch
بردف الكثيب وقدِّ القضيب
وعينand an eye of الغزالthe gazelle ووجهand the face of الصنمْthe idol
وعين الغزال ووجه الصنمْ
In hips like a sand dune and a figure like a slender branch,
With thighs like a sand dune and a slender waist,
And a gazelle's eye and an idol's face.
The eyes of a gazelle and the face of an idol.
إذاif أنتyou سارَرتyou whisper privately فيin مجلسٍa gathering
إذا أنت سارَرت في مجلسٍ
فإنكthen indeed you فيamong أهلهits people مُتَّهَمْare suspected
فإنك في أهله مُتَّهَمْ
If you whisper privately at a gathering,
If you walk into a gathering,
Then you are under suspicion among those present.
You will be suspected by its people.
فهذاso this one يقولsays قدindeed اغتابناhe spoke ill of us
فهذا يقول قد اغتابنا
وذاand that one يستريبgrows suspicious وذاand that one يحتشمْfeels embarrassed
وذا يستريب وذا يحتشمْ
So this one says, “He has spoken ill of us,”
Some will say you have wronged us,
And that one grows suspicious, and another feels embarrassed.
Others will doubt and some will be shy.
يقولونthey say لوif كانwere هذاthis السّراthe private talk (word continues)
يقولون لو كان هذا السّرا
رُcompletion of 'private talk' خيراًgood لمَاthen it would not كانbe بالمُتَّهمْunder suspicion
رُ خيراً لمَا كان بالمُتَّهمْ
They say, “If this private talk were
They say if this secret were
Good, it would not be suspect.”
Good, it would not be suspected.
ولنand will not يُخدَعbe deceived المرءُa person فيin مجلسٍa gathering
ولن يُخدَع المرءُ في مجلسٍ
كماjust as لاnot تُصادare hunted الظِّباthe gazelles فيin الحرَمْthe sanctuary
كما لا تُصاد الظِّبا في الحرَمْ
And a person shall not be deceived at a gathering,
One is not deceived in a gathering
Just as gazelles are not hunted in the sanctuary.
As gazelles are not hunted in the sanctuary.
كذاكlikewise الرعاءُthe shepherds تُسِيءُthink ill الظنونَthe suspicions
كذاك الرعاءُ تُسِيءُ الظنونَ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الذئابthe wolves خلتare alone بالغَنَمْwith the sheep
إذا ما الذئاب خلت بالغَنَمْ
Likewise, shepherds harbor dark suspicions
Likewise, the shepherds suspect
When wolves are alone with the sheep.
When wolves mix with the sheep.
ومنand whoever يتعدَّoversteps حدودَthe bounds of الظِّرافthe refined
ومن يتعدَّ حدودَ الظِّراف
خشيتُI fear عليهfor him حلولَthe arrival of النِّقَمْpunishments
خشيتُ عليه حلولَ النِّقَمْ
And whoever oversteps the bounds of the refined,
And whoever exceeds the limits of propriety,
I fear that punishments will befall him.
I fear the descent of curses upon him.
فضربُfor a blow of العصاthe stick مؤلمٌis painful ساعةًfor a while
فضربُ العصا مؤلمٌ ساعةً
وضربُand a blow of اللسانthe tongue طويلlong-lasting الألمْpain
وضربُ اللسان طويل الألمْ
For a stick's blow hurts for a while,
For the blow of a stick hurts for an hour,
And the tongue's blow leaves lasting pain.
But the blow of the tongue hurts endlessly.
Sol 6.1