كمhow long لاnot تزالyou cease تسائلquestioning الأطلالاthe ruins
كم لا تزال تسائل الأطلالا
يصلjoins الغدوthe morning وقوفكyour standing الاصالاthe evenings
يصل الغدو وقوفك الاصالا
How long will you keep questioning the ruins?
Your standing there links morning with evening.
رحلواthey departed وفيand in الأحداجthe howdahs غزلانgazelles النقاthe sand dunes
رحلوا وفي الأحداج غزلان النقا
متكنسينsheltering in lairs أكلةًcanopies وحجالاand bridal chambers
متكنسين أكلةً وحجالا
They departed, with gazelles of the dunes in the howdahs,
Taking canopies and bridal chambers as their lairs.
منamong كلeach ذاتone possessing لمىdarkness of the lips شهيٍّdelectable باردٍcool
من كل ذات لمى شهيٍّ باردٍ
يرويquenches الصواديthe thirsty رائقاًclear سلسالاsweet and smooth-flowing
يروي الصوادي رائقاً سلسالا
Each with sweet, cool, darkly tinged lips,
Whose clear, smooth-flowing moisture slakes the thirsty.
طرقتshe came by night فنمthen betrayed الحلىthe jewelry فيin وسواسهits whispering
طرقت فنم الحلى في وسواسه
بمزارهاof her visit معطارةlavishly perfumed مكسالاlanguid
بمزارها معطارة مكسالا
She came by night; her jewelry's whispering betrayed
Her visit—lavishly perfumed and languid as she was.
وتضوعand grew fragrant الناديthe meeting place بفائحwith the wafting scent of طيبهاher perfume
وتضوع النادي بفائح طيبها
نشراًspreading fragrance فقالthen said رقيبناour watcher ماwhat قالاhe said
نشراً فقال رقيبنا ما قالا
And the meeting place filled with her wafting perfume,
Its fragrance spreading; then our watcher said what he said.
لماwhen سرتshe traveled by night وهناlate at night وخافتand feared كاشحاًan ill-wisher
لما سرت وهنا وخافت كاشحاً
جرتshe dragged علىover آثارهاher footprints أذيالاtrailing skirts
جرت على آثارها أذيالا
When she went out late at night, fearing an ill-wisher,
She dragged her trailing skirts over her footprints.
حسناءa beauty لوif عرضتshe appeared لأشمطbefore a gray-haired man راهبٍa monk
حسناء لو عرضت لأشمط راهبٍ
هجرhe forsook الأنيسhuman company وبتand severed منهfrom it حبالاbonds
هجر الأنيس وبت منه حبالا
A beauty—if she appeared before a gray-haired monk
Who had forsaken human company and severed its bonds,
لصباhe would fall in love وفارقand leave ديرهhis monastery وتغيرتand would change
لصبا وفارق ديره وتغيرت
أحوالهhis circumstances لجمالهاbecause of her beauty أحوالاfor years
أحواله لجمالها أحوالا
He would fall in love and leave his monastery, and
His state would change for years because of her beauty.
علقتهاI loved her منfrom قبلbefore طرحthe removal of تمائميmy amulets
علقتها من قبل طرح تمائمي
عنيfrom me وأقسمand swore حبهاlove for her لاnot زالاto depart
عني وأقسم حبها لا زالا
I loved her before my amulets were removed
From me, and my love for her swore never to depart.
بتناwe spent the night وأثوابwhile the robes of العفافchastity تضمناenfolded us
بتنا وأثواب العفاف تضمنا
تشكوshe complains وأشكوand I complain فيin الهوىlove الأهوالاthe terrors
تشكو وأشكو في الهوى الأهوالا
We spent the night enfolded in the robes of chastity,
She lamenting, and I lamenting, the terrors of love.
وجعلتand I began أذكرهاreminding her لياليthe nights of وصلناour union
وجعلت أذكرها ليالي وصلنا
وأقولand I say لوif only رفعتshe gave بقوليto my words بالاheed
وأقول لو رفعت بقولي بالا
And I began reminding her of the nights of our union,
And saying—if only she would heed my words—
أنسيتhave you forgotten موقفناour meeting بجوin the valley of سويقةٍSuwayqah
أنسيت موقفنا بجو سويقةٍ
متفيئينboth taking shade بهin it الغضاthe saxaul trees والضالاand the wild lote trees
متفيئين به الغضا والضالا
Have you forgotten our meeting in the valley of Suwayqah,
The two of us taking shade beneath saxaul and wild lote trees,
أيامdays when لاnot أخشىI fear منfrom البيضthe fair-skinned الدمىthe doll-like beauties
أيام لا أخشى من البيض الدمى
ليowed to me الديونthe debts ولاand not أخافI fear مطالاdelayed repayment
لي الديون ولا أخاف مطالا
In days when I feared nothing from the fair, doll-like beauties,
When debts were owed to me, and I feared no delay in payment?
Sol 6.1