عَجيبstrange أَنتَyou are ياO قَلبيmy heart فَكَمfor how often ذاthis (emphatic)
عَجيب أَنتَ يا قَلبي فَكَم ذا
يَهيبcalls بِكَto you الجَماكbeauty (likely الجمال; spelling unclear) وَتَستَجيبand you respond
يَهيب بِكَ الجَماك وَتَستَجيب
Strange you are, my heart, for how often
Strange is my heart, for how much does
Beauty calls to you, and you respond.
The beautiful one call it, and it responds
يَظَلremains بِكَin you الهَوىlove فَرَحاًjoyful وَتَبكيand you weep
يَظَل بِكَ الهَوى فَرَحاً وَتَبكي
فَتَشربso they drink مِنfrom مَدامعكyour tear-springs القُلوبthe hearts
فَتَشرب مِن مَدامعك القُلوب
Love remains joyful in you, yet you weep,
Love remains in it happily, and it weeps
So hearts drink from the springs of your tears.
So it drinks from its tears the hearts
تَرودroams بِكَwith you الصَبابةardent longing كُلevery يَومday
تَرود بِكَ الصَبابة كُل يَوم
مجاهلwildernesses كلevery آهلهاone dwelling in them غَريبa stranger
مجاهل كل آهلها غَريب
Yearning takes you roaming every day
It roams with youth everyday
Through wildernesses where every dweller is a stranger.
Unaware, while its people are strangers
وَجَنَand has gone mad بِكَwith you الهَوىlove فَهُناso here غَريرa guileless youth
وَجَنَ بِكَ الهَوى فَهُنا غَرير
عَلقتyou have become attached بِهِto him وَمِنand from هُنّاhere حَبيبa beloved
عَلقت بِهِ وَمِن هُنّا حَبيب
And love has gone mad with you: here, a guileless youth
And it fell in love here, so it is murmuring
You have fallen for; and over here, a beloved.
I held on to it, and from here is the beloved
وَتِلكَand that one (female) وَفيand on مَعاصمهاher wrists سِوارa bracelet
وَتِلكَ وَفي مَعاصمها سِوار
وَذاكَand that one (male) فيon تَرائِبِهِhis upper chest صَليبa cross
وَذاكَ في تَرائِبِهِ صَليب
And that woman, with a bracelet on her wrists,
And that one has bracelets on her wrists
And that man, with a cross upon his breast.
And the other has a cross on his neck
يَرفflutter عَلَيهِover him مِنfrom بَظَرunclear; perhaps exuberance (بطر) وَنَعمىand bliss
يَرف عَلَيهِ مِن بَظَر وَنَعمى
مَعالمsigns كُلَهاall of them أَرَجfragrance وَطيبand perfume
مَعالم كُلَها أَرَج وَطيب
Over him flutter, born of exuberance and bliss,
Youthfulness and bliss pour over him
Signs, all fragrance and perfume.
All its features pleasant and good
وَفيand in عَينيهِhis two eyes مُستَذرىa shelter وَمَأوىand a refuge
وَفي عَينيهِ مُستَذرى وَمَأوى
لِروحيfor my soul وَهِيَwhile it is هائِمَةwandering in love حَريبbereft
لِروحي وَهِيَ هائِمَة حَريب
And in his eyes are shelter and refuge
And in his eyes a refuge and shelter
For my soul, wandering in love and bereft.
For my wandering, confused soul
أَصدI ward off بِفعلthrough the power of سِحرَهماthe spell of them both اللَياليthe nights
أَصد بِفعل سِحرَهما اللَيالي
فَيَمنَعso it shields جانِبيmy side السحرthe magic الرَهيبawe-inspiring
فَيَمنَع جانِبي السحر الرَهيب
I ward off the nights through the power of their spell,
I block with their magic the nights
So the awe-inspiring magic shields my side.
So the terrible magic prevents my side
وَبَينَand between يَديهِhis two hands يَنبوعa spring وَعِنديand I have
وَبَينَ يَديهِ يَنبوع وَعِندي
كُؤوسgoblets هَوىpassion وَفيand on شَفَتَيهِhis two lips كُوبa cup
كُؤوس هَوى وَفي شَفَتَيهِ كُوب
And between his hands is a spring, while I have
And in front of him a spring, and I have
Goblets of passion, and on his lips a cup.
Cups of love, and on his lips a kiss
تَفرعنيhas overmastered me الهَوىlove فَلِكُلso for every عَينeye
تَفرعني الهَوى فَلِكُل عَين
تَمُرpasses عَلَيّover me فيin الدُنياthis world نَصيبa share
تَمُر عَلَيّ في الدُنيا نَصيب
Love has overmastered me, so every eye
Love has branched me, so for every eye
That passes over me in this world has a share.
That passes me in life there is a share
Sol 6.1