وإذاand if تهتكis torn فيin الهوىlove ستريmy veil غداtomorrow
وإذا تهتك في الهوى ستري غدا
وتحدثتand speak بصبابتيof my yearning السمارُnighttime conversers
وتحدثت بصبابتي السمارُ
And if tomorrow my veil is torn in love,
And if my secret love is revealed tomorrow
And those who converse at night speak of my yearning,
And I speak of my youthful passion
وغدتand become دموعيmy tears والحشاand the heart مثلاa byword إذاwhenever
وغدت دموعي والحشا مثلا إذا
ماemphatic particle انهلpours down غيثٌrain أوor تلظتblazes نارُa fire
ما انهل غيثٌ أو تلظت نارُ
And my tears and heart become a byword whenever
And my tears and sadness become exemplary
Rain pours down or a fire blazes,
If rain pours down or fire blazes up
أوor قيلit is said ذاthis المجنونthe madman قدindeed أودىbrought ruin بهupon him
أو قيل ذا المجنون قد أودى به
سحرthe enchantment of العيونthe eyes ومالهand he has no أنصارُhelpers
سحر العيون وماله أنصارُ
Or it is said, 'This madman has been destroyed by
Or it is said that Majnun's obsession destroyed him
The enchantment of eyes, and he has no helpers,'
Bewitched by eyes, and he has no helpers
أيحلis it lawful? فيin شرعthe law of الهوىlove هذاthis ومنand who
أيحل في شرع الهوى هذا ومن
أفتىgave a legal ruling بأنto the effect that دمthe blood of المحبthe lover جبارُshed without liability
أفتى بأن دم المحب جبارُ
Is this lawful under love's law, and who
Is this sanctioned in the law of love? And who
Has ruled that a lover's blood may be shed with impunity?
Decreed that a lover's blood is licit?
وعلمتand I knew أنthat هواكlove for you أصلthe root of بليتيmy affliction
وعلمت أن هواك أصل بليتي
فعلىso upon صدودكyour rejection لاnot علىupon العارdisgrace
فعلى صدودك لا على العار
And I knew that love for you was the root of my affliction;
And I knew that your love is the root of my affliction
So upon your rejection, not upon disgrace.
So blame your coldness, not the shame
Sol 6.1