أفقawake منfrom غرامكyour passion أوor لاdo not تفقawake
أفق من غرامك أو لا تفق
فإنfor indeed الخليطthe companions غداًtomorrow منطلقdeparting
فإن الخليط غداً منطلق
Awake from your passion—or do not awake;
Awaken from your passion, or do not awaken
for the companions will depart tomorrow.
For tomorrow the mixture will depart
واطفيءand extinguish بدمعكwith your tears نارthe fire of الحشاthe inner heart
واطفيء بدمعك نار الحشا
إنif اسطعتyou can أوor خلهاleave it تحترقto burn
إن اسطعت أو خلها تحترق
And quench with your tears the fire in your breast,
And extinguish with your tears the fire of passion
if you can—or leave it to burn.
Whether it blazes or leave it to burn
وخذand take عنfrom أخيكyour brother حديثthe tale of الهوىlove
وخذ عن أخيك حديث الهوى
فقدfor indeed ذاقhe tasted منهof it الذيwhat لمdid not تذقyou taste
فقد ذاق منه الذي لم تذق
And learn from your brother the tale of love;
And take from your brother the talk of love
for he has tasted of it what you have not tasted.
For he has tasted what you have not tasted
وإنand if كنتyou are تنكرyou deny فعلthe effect of الغراpassion (continued)
وإن كنت تنكر فعل الغرا
مcompletes 'passion' بالعاشقينon lovers فسلthen ask منwhoever عشقhas loved
م بالعاشقين فسل من عشق
And if you deny the effect of passion
And if you deny the actions of passion
on lovers, ask one who has loved.
With lovers, then ask one who has loved
وقائلةٍand a woman saying وغرابand the crow of النوىseparation
وقائلةٍ وغراب النوى
بفرقةof the severing of ماwhat بينناis between us قدalready نعقhas cawed
بفرقة ما بيننا قد نعق
And a woman said, while the crow of parting
And a saying and the crowing of the wild dove
had cawed of the severing of our bond:
With our separation has not ceased crying
تزودtake provisions ولوeven if only قبلةًa kiss قبلbefore أنthat
تزود ولو قبلةً قبل أن
ينمbetrays بناabout us دمعكyour tears المنهرقstreaming
ينم بنا دمعك المنهرق
"Take provisions, if only a kiss, before
Take provision, even if a kiss, before
your streaming tears betray us.
Your teary eyes fall asleep
وخذand take هنةa small token البينparting قبلbefore الفراقdeparture
وخذ هنة البين قبل الفراق
فرهنكfor your pledge فيin حيناour camp قدalready غلقhas become forfeit
فرهنك في حينا قد غلق
And take a small parting token before farewell,
And take the gentleness of separation before parting
for your pledge in our camp is now forfeit."
For your pledge will soon be locked away
وسارواand they departed وقدand already حصرواthey kept confined باخليwithholding (continued)
وساروا وقد حصروا باخلي
نcompletes 'withholding' علىupon الجفنthe eyelid بعدهمafter them ينطلقflows free
ن على الجفن بعدهم ينطلق
They departed, having grudgingly kept the tears pent up;
And they went, and they confined in the eyelids
upon the eyelid, after them, they flow free.
After them, tears begin to flow
فماso what ضرharm did it do حاديهمtheir camel-driver لاmay not سقاهgive him water
فما ضر حاديهم لا سقاه
علىin ضماءthirst عارضa raincloud لوif رفقhe had been gentle
على ضماء عارض لو رفق
What harm would it have done their camel-driver—may he receive no water
So the reproacher of their caravan matters not
from a raincloud in his thirst!—had he shown kindness?
If he did not give drink to a passing stranger
وقدand indeed كنتI used to be أقنعcontent منinstead of وصلهمunion with them
وقد كنت أقنع من وصلهم
بطيفwith a phantom الخيالof the imagination إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) طرقit visited by night
بطيف الخيال إذا ما طرق
And I was content, in place of union with them,
And I used to be content with their union
with a phantom vision whenever it visited by night,
With the specter of imagination if it knocked
وإنand though كانthere was فيin ضحكthe laughter of العارضيthe two cheeks (continued)
وإن كان في ضحك العارضي
نcompletes 'the two cheeks' بالشيبwith gray hair ليfor me زاجرan admonisher لاnot يعقis defied
ن بالشيب لي زاجر لا يعق
even though in the two cheeks' laughter
And if the laughter of coquettes
with gray hair there was an admonisher for me, not to be defied.
With old age is for me a deterrent that does not drive away
Sol 6.1