باللّهِby God ياO ريحُwind إنif مُكِّنْتِyou are granted access ثانيةًonce again
باللّهِ يا ريحُ إن مُكِّنْتِ ثانيةً
منto صُدغِهhis temple-lock فأقيميthen stay فيهin it واستترِيand hide yourself
من صُدغِه فأقيمي فيه واستترِي
By God, O wind, if you are once more granted access
I implore you, O breeze, if you're able once more
To his temple-lock, then stay there and hide yourself.
To reach his cheek, then linger there and hide.
وراقبيand watch for غفلةًinattention منهُon his part لتنتهزِيso you may seize
وراقبي غفلةً منهُ لتنتهزِي
ليfor me فُرصةًan opportunity وتعوديand return منهfrom him بالظَّفَرِwith triumph
لي فُرصةً وتعودي منه بالظَّفَرِ
And watch for his inattention, so you may seize
Watch closely then for a moment of neglect to seize
A chance for me, and return from him in triumph.
An opportunity for me, and with bounty provide.
وباكرِيand seek at dawn وِرْدَa draught عذبٍof sweet water منfrom مُقَبَّلِهِhis lips
وباكرِي وِرْدَ عذبٍ من مُقَبَّلِهِ
مقابلbalanced in الطعمِflavor بينbetween الطِيبِfragrance والخَصرِand coolness
مقابل الطعمِ بين الطِيبِ والخَصرِ
And seek at dawn a draught of sweet water from his lips,
Make haste at dawn, and take from his sweet lips
Its flavor balanced between fragrance and coolness.
A tender kiss, a taste mid perfume and waist.
وإنand if قَدَرتِyou are able علىto تشويشِtousle طُرَّتِهhis forelock
وإن قَدَرتِ على تشويشِ طُرَّتِه
فشوِّشِيهاthen tousle it ولاand do not تُبقيspare ولاand do not تَذَرِيleave untouched
فشوِّشِيها ولا تُبقي ولا تَذَرِي
And if you can tousle his forelock,
And if you can disrupt his composure,
Then tousle it; spare nothing and leave nothing untouched.
Then do so, leave nothing, no trace.
ولاand do not تَمَسِّيtouch عِذاريهِhis two sideburns فتفتضحِيand thus be exposed
ولا تَمَسِّي عِذاريهِ فتفتضحِي
بنفجةِby a waft المِسْكِof musk بينbetween الوِرْدِarrival at water والصَّدَرِand departure from water
بنفجةِ المِسْكِ بين الوِرْدِ والصَّدَرِ
And do not touch his sideburns, lest you be exposed
Do not touch his chastity, lest you expose
By a waft of musk between coming to the water and leaving it.
The musk's burst 'twixt rose and chest.
ثمthen اسلُكيmake your way بينbetween بُرْدَيْهِhis two cloaks علىin عَجَلٍhaste
ثم اسلُكي بين بُرْدَيْهِ على عَجَلٍ
واستبضعيand take as merchandise الطيبthe perfume وأْتِينيand come to me علىat قَدَرِthe proper time
واستبضعي الطيب وأْتِيني على قَدَرِ
Then slip between his two cloaks in haste,
Then slip between his arms in hurried pace
And take perfume as your wares, and come to me at the proper time.
And steal the scent, bring it to me no less.
ونبِّهينيَand awaken me دونto the exclusion of القومthe others وانتفضيand shake yourself out
ونبِّهينيَ دون القوم وانتفضي
عليَّover me واللّيلُwhile the night فيis in شكٍّdoubt منabout السَّحَرِthe pre-dawn hour
عليَّ واللّيلُ في شكٍّ من السَّحَرِ
And wake me, not the others, and shake yourself out
Wake me before the others, stir,
Over me, while night is still in doubt about dawn.
And rustle over me while night is unsure of dawn.
لعلَّperhaps نفحةَa waft طِيْبٍof fragrance منكِfrom you ثانيةًa second
لعلَّ نفحةَ طِيْبٍ منكِ ثانيةً
تقضِيsatisfies لُبانةَthe longing قلبٍof a heart عاقِرِbarren in الوطرِdesire
تقضِي لُبانةَ قلبٍ عاقِرِ الوطرِ
Perhaps another waft of fragrance from you
Maybe a whiff of perfume from you once more
Will satisfy the longing of a heart whose desires bear no fruit.
Can fulfill the barren longing of a heart forlorn.
Sol 6.1