عوذواprotect with charms الحُسنbeauty بِالرُقىwith incantations أَوor خُذونيtake me
عوذوا الحُسن بِالرُقى أَو خُذوني
أَناI تَعويذةan amulet لِكعبةfor the Kaaba روحيmy soul
أَنا تَعويذة لِكعبة روحي
Protect beauty with incantations, or take me.
Protect beauty with incantations, or take me,
I am an amulet for the Kaaba of my soul.
I am an amulet for the shrine of my soul.
قَرِبوهاoffer it مَجامراًcensers أَناI وَحديon my own
قَرِبوها مَجامراً أَنا وَحدي
عوذa protective charm لِلجَمالfor beauty مِنfrom كُلevery روحspirit
عوذ لِلجَمال مِن كُل روح
Offer it in censers; I alone
Bring him close recklessly, I alone,
am a charm protecting beauty from every spirit.
A charm for beauty from every soul.
أَحرِقونيburn me عَلىupon يَديهِhis two hands وَشَيدواand build
أَحرِقوني عَلى يَديهِ وَشَيدوا
هَيكلtemple الحُبlove مِنfrom فُؤاديmy heart الذَبيحslaughtered
هَيكل الحُب مِن فُؤادي الذَبيح
Burn me upon his hands, and build
Burn me in his hands and build
the temple of love from my slaughtered heart.
A temple of love from my slaughtered heart.
وَاِعصرواand wring قَلبيmy heart المُفزعfrightened للحُسـfor beauty (first part)
وَاِعصروا قَلبي المُفزع للحُسـ
ـنcompletion of 'beauty' أَماناًsafety وَعوذوهand protect him with charms بِwith نوحlamentation
ـن أَماناً وَعوذوه بِ نوح
And wring my frightened heart for beauty's
And squeeze my heart, startled for beauty,
safety, and shield him with lamentation.
A refuge, and protect it with Noah's lament.
وَتَعالواand come خُذواtake النَعيمbliss لِخَديـfor the two cheeks
وَتَعالوا خُذوا النَعيم لِخَديـ
ـهhis الوَضيئينboth radiant مِنfrom دَواميbleeding جُروحيmy wounds
ـه الوَضيئين مِن دَوامي جُروحي
And come, take bliss for his cheeks,
And come take the bliss for his cheeks,
both radiant, from my bleeding wounds.
Wet from my ever bleeding wounds.
وَاِستَمدواand draw upon إِلَيهِfor him أَنفاسيmy breaths الوَلـthe love-stricken (first part)
وَاِستَمدوا إِلَيهِ أَنفاسي الوَلـ
ـهيcompletion of 'love-stricken' سَلاماًpeace إِنif كانَis غَيرnot صَحيحwell
ـهي سَلاماً إِن كانَ غَير صَحيح
And draw on my love-stricken breaths for him
And draw from him my delirious breaths,
as peace, if he is unwell.
Peace, if it is not sound.
هُوَit قَلبيmy heart قُربيan offering الجَمالbeauty إِذwhen كاhas been (first part)
هُوَ قَلبي قُربي الجَمال إِذ كا
نcompletion of 'has been' فؤادa heart عَلىtoward الهَوىlove بِشحيحmiserly
ن فؤاد عَلى الهَوى بِشحيح
It is my heart, an offering to beauty, when
It is my heart, my altar of beauty, when
a heart has been miserly with love.
A heart for passion is stingy.
هَلquestion marker فَعَلتمyou have done so وَتِلكand that وَصفةa prescription عراdiviner (first part)
هَل فَعَلتم وَتِلك وَصفة عرا
فcompletion of 'diviner' صَريحforthright أَوor عَبقريa genius نَصيحwell-wishing
ف صَريح أَو عَبقري نَصيح
Have you done so? And that is the prescription of a
Have you done so? That is the frank recipe
forthright diviner or a well-wishing genius.
Of an expert, sincere advice.
أَحرقواburn العاشقthe lover المدلّهbewildered by love تَسلمremains safe
أَحرقوا العاشق المدلّه تَسلم
لَكُمfor you رِقةtenderness الملاكthe angel الطَريحlaid low
لَكُم رِقة الملاك الطَريح
Burn the lover, bewildered by love, so that
Burn the languid lover, you are safe
the stricken angel's tenderness remains safe for you.
With the softness of the fallen angel.
Sol 6.1