بِأَبيmy father as ransom أَنتَyou كَيفَhow أَخلَفتَyou broke وَعديthe promise to me
بِأَبي أَنتَ كَيفَ أَخلَفتَ وَعدي
وَتَثاقَلتَand you were slow عَنfrom وَفاءٍfulfillment بِعَهديof my covenant
وَتَثاقَلتَ عَن وَفاءٍ بِعَهدي
May my father ransom you! How did you break your promise to me
My father, how could you break your promise
and hold back from fulfilling your pledge to me?
And neglect to fulfill your covenant with me
لَمnot تَجِدyou felt مِثلَthe like of ماwhat وَجَدتُI felt وَماand not أَنbeginning of 'you were fair'
لَم تَجِد مِثلَ ما وَجَدتُ وَما أَن
صَفتَend of 'you were fair' إِنif لَمnot تَجِدyou felt مِثلَthe like of وَجديmy longing
صَفتَ إِن لَم تَجِد مِثلَ وَجدي
You have not felt as I have felt, nor have you been
You will not find anyone like what I found in you, and how I
fair, if you have not felt a longing like mine.
Praised you! If you do not find the like of what I found
رُبَّmany a يَومٍday أَطَعتُI obeyed فيهِon it لَكَfor your sake الغَfolly (beginning)
رُبَّ يَومٍ أَطَعتُ فيهِ لَكَ الغَ
يَّfolly (ending) وَغَيِّيand my folly فيin حُسنِthe beauty of وَجهِكَyour face رُشديmy guidance
يَّ وَغَيِّي في حُسنِ وَجهِكَ رُشدي
Many a day, for your sake, I yielded to
Many a day I obeyed the misleading in your beautiful
folly; in the beauty of your face my folly is my guidance.
Face, and my right guidance was in your beauty
سِحرُthe spell of عَينَيكَyour eyes قَهوَتيmy wine وَثَناياand front teeth
سِحرُ عَينَيكَ قَهوَتي وَثَنايا
كَyour (attached suffix) مِزاجيmy admixture وَوَردُand the roses of خَدَّيكَyour cheeks وِرديmy draught
كَ مِزاجي وَوَردُ خَدَّيكَ وِردي
The spell of your eyes is my wine, and your front teeth
The magic of your eyes is my coffee and your dimples
my wine's admixture; the roses of your cheeks are my draught.
My temperament, and the rose of your cheeks my bouquet
لَيتَنيwould that I قَدalready حَلَلتُI had settled عِندَكَwith you فيin الحُlove (beginning)
لَيتَني قَد حَلَلتُ عِندَكَ في الحُ
بِّlove (ending) مَحَلّاًa place أَحَلَّكَhas placed you الحُبُّlove عِنديwith me
بِّ مَحَلّاً أَحَلَّكَ الحُبُّ عِندي
Would that I had attained, in your
If only I had become permitted to you in love,
love, the place that love has given you in mine.
So love permitted you to me
لاmay not أَرَتنيshow me الأَيّامُthe days فَقدَكَthe loss of you ماas long as عِشlive (verb stem)
لا أَرَتني الأَيّامُ فَقدَكَ ما عِش
تُI (verb ending) وَلاnor عَرَّفَتكَacquaint you ماas long as عِشتُI live فَقديthe loss of me
تُ وَلا عَرَّفَتكَ ما عِشتُ فَقدي
May the days never show me your loss as long as I
May the days not let me see you lost, as long as I live
live, nor, while I live, let you know the loss of me.
Nor make me know your loss, as long as I live
أَعظَمُthe greatest الرُزءِcalamity أَنthat تُقَدَّمَyou be sent ahead قَبليbefore me
أَعظَمُ الرُزءِ أَن تُقَدَّمَ قَبلي
وَمِنَand among الرُزءِcalamities أَنthat تُؤَخَّرَyou be left behind بَعديafter me
وَمِنَ الرُزءِ أَن تُؤَخَّرَ بَعدي
The greatest sorrow is for you to be taken before me,
The greatest misfortune is for you to precede me in death
and sorrow, too, is for you to be left after me—
And of misfortune for you to be delayed after me
حَسَداًout of jealousy أَنlest تَكونَyou become إِلفاًa beloved لِغَيريto someone other than me
حَسَداً أَن تَكونَ إِلفاً لِغَيري
إِذsince تَفَرَّدتُI was alone بِالهَوىin love فيكَfor you وَحديby myself
إِذ تَفَرَّدتُ بِالهَوى فيكَ وَحدي
from jealousy lest you become another's beloved,
I envy that you become intimate with someone other than me
since I have been alone in my love for you.
When I singled myself out in loving you alone
Sol 6.1