تشاكيناwe complained to one another بألحاظthrough glances الجفونِthe eyelids
تشاكينا بألحاظ الجفونِ
لبُقياناso that we might remain علىin الودِّlove المصونِsafeguarded
لبُقيانا على الودِّ المصونِ
We complained to one another through glances of the eyelids,
We complained with glances of eyelids
That we might remain in our safeguarded love.
To preserve our affection and devotion
إذاwhen خفناwe feared ظنوناًsuspicions نتَّقيهاwe guard against them
إذا خفنا ظنوناً نتَّقيها
تَجمَّلناwe assumed composure لتكذيبto belie الظنونِthe suspicions
تَجمَّلنا لتكذيب الظنونِ
When we feared suspicions, we guarded against them;
When we doubt, we avoid it
We assumed composure to belie those suspicions.
Adorning ourselves to deny doubts
نعارضwe counter بالصدودwith aloofness ظنونَsuspicions قومٍsome people
نعارض بالصدود ظنونَ قومٍ
فتعترضso challenge الشكوكdoubts علىagainst اليقينِcertainty
فتعترض الشكوك على اليقينِ
We counter people's suspicions with aloofness,
We counter people’s doubts with rejection
So doubts challenge certainty.
So skepticism blocks out certainty
ولمand did not نأمنwe trust سوىany but اللحظاتglances رُسلاًas messengers
ولم نأمن سوى اللحظات رُسلاً
حذاراًout of fear منof حسودan envious person أوor خؤونِa treacherous person
حذاراً من حسود أو خؤونِ
And we trusted only glances as messengers,
We only trusted glances as messengers
For fear of someone envious or treacherous.
Cautious of the envious or suspicious
ولمand did not نكنwe were اطحرunclear as written إذاwhen تحاشاhe kept his distance
ولم نكن اطحر إذا تحاشا
لنأتمنfor us to trust الشمالthe left hand علىwith اليمينthe right hand
لنأتمن الشمال على اليمين
Nor were we [unclear word], when he kept his distance,
We weren't dishonest if we avoided
To trust the left hand with the right.
Trusting left over right
أكادI almost لفرطfrom the excess of إشفاقيmy anxious concern أُوَقيّI shield
أكاد لفرط إشفاقي أُوَقيّ
حبيبيmy beloved منfrom إشاراتhints الظنونِsuspicions
حبيبي من إشارات الظنونِ
In my excessive concern, I almost shield
I almost, out of intense care, warn
My beloved from the hints of suspicion.
My beloved about the signs of doubts
أرىI see حُبِّيكَmy love for you فيهin it ضروبvarious kinds of عقلٍreason
أرى حُبِّيكَ فيه ضروب عقلٍ
وحُبُّand the love of الناسpeople ضربٌa kind منof جنونِmadness
وحُبُّ الناس ضربٌ من جنونِ
I see in my love for you many forms of reason,
I see your love in it has wisdom
While people's love is a kind of madness.
While people's love is a kind of madness
فمنso whoever يكis بالإذاعةby divulging مستغيثاًseeking help
فمن يك بالإذاعة مستغيثاً
فليسthen is not علىover الأحبَّةthe lovers منany (emphatic) أمينِa trustworthy guardian
فليس على الأحبَّة من أمينِ
So whoever seeks help by divulging it
So whoever cries out for help publicly
Is no trustworthy guardian of lovers.
There is no trustee among loved ones
أيحسنis it fitting? ياO حبيبbeloved بأنthat ترانيyou see me
أيحسن يا حبيب بأن تراني
أُصافيكI love you sincerely الودادaffection وتجتوينيand you spurn me
أُصافيك الوداد وتجتويني
Is it fitting, beloved, that you should see me
Is it good, my beloved, that you see me
Offering you sincere affection, while you spurn me?
Sincere in devotion while scorching me?
فياso, O مَنyou who صِيغwas fashioned منfrom طيبٍfragrance ونورand light
فيا مَن صِيغ من طيبٍ ونور
وكلُّand all الناسpeople منfrom ماءٍwater وطينِand clay
وكلُّ الناس من ماءٍ وطينِ
So, O you who were fashioned from fragrance and light,
O you molded from goodness and light
While all people are made of water and clay:
While all people are of water and clay
معاذrefuge in اللَهGod ماnot هذيthese المعانيqualities
معاذ اللَه ما هذي المعاني
وهذاand this الحسنbeauty منfrom ماءٍfluid مهينِlowly
وهذا الحسن من ماءٍ مهينِ
God forbid that these qualities
God forbid, these are not the meanings
And this beauty should come from lowly fluid!
And this beauty is not from vile water
ولكنbut أنتَyou منfrom نورٍlight صفيٍّpure
ولكن أنتَ من نورٍ صفيٍّ
وطيبٍand fragrance شِيبَwas blended بالماءwith water المَعينِflowing
وطيبٍ شِيبَ بالماء المَعينِ
But you are made of pure light,
But you are of pure, splendid light
And fragrance blended with flowing water.
Refined with blessed water
فإنso if تكُyou are مِثلَناlike us بشراًa human being سَويّاًwell-formed
فإن تكُ مِثلَنا بشراً سَويّاً
فماذاthen what النورthe light فيin هذاthis الجَبينِbrow
فماذا النور في هذا الجَبينِ
So if you are a well-formed human like us,
If you were human like us
Then what is the light upon this brow?
What is this light on the brow?
فوجهكso your face مُعلَمٌadorned بطرازwith embroidery شكلٍbeauty of form
فوجهك مُعلَمٌ بطراز شكلٍ
وجسمكand your body مُرتَدٍclothed برداءin a robe لينِsoftness
وجسمك مُرتَدٍ برداء لينِ
So your face is adorned with beauty's embroidery,
So your face is signed with a shape
And your body is clothed in a robe of softness.
And your body cloaked in a soft robe
كأنَّas though تثنيَthe swaying of الأعطافِthe flanks منهof it
كأنَّ تثنيَ الأعطافِ منه
نسيمa breeze الريحthe wind يلعبplays بالغصونِwith the branches
نسيم الريح يلعب بالغصونِ
As though the swaying of its flanks
As if the breeze playing with branches
Were a breeze playing with the branches.
Folded its limbs around it
غزالgazelle البَرِّthe wild بزَّovercame الصبرُpatience قلبيmy heart
غزال البَرِّ بزَّ الصبرُ قلبي
لعليperhaps I أصطفيكI choose you وتصطفينيand you choose me
لعلي أصطفيك وتصطفيني
O gazelle of the wild, patience has overcome my heart,
The gazelle of land made my heart suffer
Perhaps I may choose you, and you choose me.
Hoping I'd choose you and you choose me
فإنso if كنّاwe were تشاكيناwe complained to one another جميعاًboth together
فإن كنّا تشاكينا جميعاً
فمماthen why أتَّقيكI guard against you وتتقينيand you guard against me
فمما أتَّقيك وتتقيني
So if we have both complained to each other,
If we both complained
Then why do I guard against you, and you against me?
Why would I fear you or you fear me?
Sol 6.1