الَدَيهِin his presence? نهبplundering النُفوسsouls مُباحlawful
الَدَيهِ نهب النُفوس مُباح
رشاءa gazelle-fawn سافكshedding الدِماblood سفاحa slaughterer
رشاء سافك الدِما سفاح
Is the plundering of souls lawful in his presence?
Plundering souls is permitted without blood money
A gazelle-fawn, shedding blood, a slaughterer.
A killer who sheds blood is a butcher
أَيwhat أَسدlions تَحومcircle حَولaround حِماهُhis sanctuary
أَي أَسد تَحوم حَول حِماهُ
وَكناسand a gazelle's covert لَهُfor him الظِباsword-blades وَالرِماحand spears
وَكناس لَهُ الظِبا وَالرِماح
What lions circle round his sanctuary!
What lion prowls around its lair
And sword-blades and spears are his covert.
With spears and arrows as its equipment
ابنa boy of عَشرten وَاربعand four لَوif تَبدىhe appeared
ابن عَشر وَاربع لَو تَبدى
فيin دُجىthe darkness of اللَيلthe night قُلتI would say لاحَhas dawned الصَباحmorning
في دُجى اللَيل قُلت لاحَ الصَباح
Fourteen years old—were he to appear
A boy of fourteen, if he appeared
In the darkness of night, I would say, 'Morning has dawned.'
In the darkness of night, I would say dawn has risen
ماnot رَبيعspringtime العُيونthe eyes غَيرother than مَحياface
ما رَبيع العُيون غَير مَحيا
هُhis (suffix completing 'face') إِلَيهِtoward him أَرواحُناour souls تَرتاحfind repose
هُ إِلَيهِ أَرواحُنا تَرتاح
The eyes have no springtime but his face;
What spring of eyes other than the one that lives
In him our souls find repose.
Our souls find rest in him
ليَI have وَردroses مِنfrom وَجنَتيهِhis two cheeks جَنيّfresh-picked وَمُدامand wine
ليَ وَرد مِن وَجنَتيهِ جَنيّ وَمُدام
مِنfrom ثَغرِهِhis mouth وَأَقاحand daisies
مِن ثَغرِهِ وَأَقاح
I have fresh-picked roses from his cheeks, and wine
For me, a rose from his gardens, and wine
From his mouth, and daisies.
From his lips and teeth
تَتَدانىdraw close مِناof ours القُلوبthe hearts وَإِنeven if شَfirst part of 'is distant'
تَتَدانى مِنا القُلوب وَإِن شَ
طcompletion of 'is distant' مَزارmeeting-place وَأَبعدَتand have gone far away أَشباحbodies
ط مَزار وَأَبعدَت أَشباح
Our hearts draw close, even if
Hearts come close to us even if distance
The meeting-place is distant and bodies have grown far apart.
Separates our tombs and spirits
إِنindeed كُتُبيmy letters إِلَيهِto him صَحفpages الأَمانيwishes
إِن كُتُبي إِلَيهِ صَحف الأَماني
وَبِهاand through them الرُسُلthe messengers بِيَنَناbetween us أَرواحsouls
وَبِها الرُسُل بِيَنَنا أَرواح
Indeed, my letters to him are pages of wishes,
If I write to him the scrolls of my wishes
And through them, souls are the messengers between us.
Messengers between us are souls
Sol 6.1