تِهْbe haughty كَيْفَhowever شِئْتَyou wish فَلِلْحَبيبِfor the beloved has تَدلُّلُcoyness
تِهْ كَيْفَ شِئْتَ فَلِلْحَبيبِ تَدلُّلُ
وَلِصَبِّهِand for his ardent lover المُضْنَىworn down by love إِلَيْهِtoward him تَذَلُّلُhumble submission
وَلِصَبِّهِ المُضْنَى إِلَيْهِ تَذَلُّلُ
Be haughty as you please, for coyness belongs to the beloved,
Complain of me however you wish, for to the beloved I make excuses
and humble submission before him to his love-worn lover.
And for his distress I show sympathy, I humble myself
وَاحْكُمْand rule بِمَاaccording to what تَرْضَىyou approve فَأَنْتَfor you are أَحَقُّmost entitled مَنْwho
وَاحْكُمْ بِمَا تَرْضَى فَأَنْتَ أَحَقُّ مَنْ
مَلكَhas possessed الفُؤَادَthe heart يَجورُacts unjustly فيهِwithin it ويَعْدِلُand acts justly
مَلكَ الفُؤَادَ يَجورُ فيهِ ويَعْدِلُ
And rule as you please, for you have the greatest right among those who
Judge me as you see fit, for you are more deserving
have possessed the heart, to rule it unjustly or justly.
To rule my heart, act justly or unjustly in it
إِنّيindeed I وإِنْand even if عَذَلُواthey reproach عَلَيْكَover you وأَطْنَبُواand speak at length
إِنّي وإِنْ عَذَلُوا عَلَيْكَ وأَطْنَبُوا
لَتَزيدُsurely increase أَشْواقِيmy longings إِلَيْكَtoward you العُذَّلُthe reproachers
لَتَزيدُ أَشْواقِي إِلَيْكَ العُذَّلُ
As for me, even if they reproach me over you and speak at length,
Even if they rebuke you and exaggerate about you
the reproachers surely increase my longings for you.
My longing for you only grows, despite their blame
لكِنَّنيbut I أُبْدِيI display السُّلوَّforgetfulness of love تَجمُّلاًto preserve dignity
لكِنَّني أُبْدِي السُّلوَّ تَجمُّلاً
لِلعاذِلينَfor the reproachers ولِلْمُحبِّand for the lover تَجَمُّلُdignified composure
لِلعاذِلينَ ولِلْمُحبِّ تَجَمُّلُ
But I make a show of forgetting, to preserve my dignity
But I feign indifference to hide my torment
before the reproachers; dignity befits a lover.
From those who criticize and to please my beloved
وَإِلَيْكَand toward you أَوّلfirst ماwhen انْثَنَيْتُI turned معwith الهَوَىlove
وَإِلَيْكَ أَوّل ما انْثَنَيْتُ مع الهَوَى
إِنَّindeed الحبيبَthe beloved هُوَhe الحبيبُthe beloved الأَوّلُthe first
إِنَّ الحبيبَ هُوَ الحبيبُ الأَوّلُ
And to you I first turned in love;
You were the first I turned to when passion struck me
indeed, the beloved is the first beloved.
Indeed the beloved is always the first beloved
ياO مَنْyou who يَصونُguards عَنِfrom العُيونِeyes تَحرُّزاًout of caution
يا مَنْ يَصونُ عَنِ العُيونِ تَحرُّزاً
حُسْناًa beauty عَلَيهِfor it كُلُّevery رُوحٍsoul تُبْذَلُis offered
حُسْناً عَلَيهِ كُلُّ رُوحٍ تُبْذَلُ
O you who carefully shield from others' eyes
O you who hides your beauty from eyes guardedly
a beauty for which every soul is offered,
A beauty every soul surrenders itself to
كَمْhow long ذاthis أَلينُI am gentle وتَعْتَريكَand overtakes you قَساوَةٌharshness
كَمْ ذا أَلينُ وتَعْتَريكَ قَساوَةٌ
وَإِلامَand until when أَسْمَحُI give freely بِالوِصَالِwith union وَتَبْخَلُand you withhold
وَإِلامَ أَسْمَحُ بِالوِصَالِ وَتَبْخَلُ
how long shall I be gentle while harshness overtakes you?
How gentle you are, yet harshness sometimes takes you
And how long shall I freely offer union while you withhold it?
Why so open to union at times, at others so stingy?
ياO مَعْدِنَmine الآمَالِof hopes أَيْنَwhere لِعاشِقٍfor a lover
يا مَعْدِنَ الآمَالِ أَيْنَ لِعاشِقٍ
كَلِفٍinfatuated بِحُبِّكَwith love for you عَنْaway from جَمالِكَyour beauty معدِلُa way to turn aside
كَلِفٍ بِحُبِّكَ عَنْ جَمالِكَ معدِلُ
O mine of hopes, where can a lover
O source of hopes, where can a lover like me find
besotted with love for you find a way to turn from your beauty?
Solace for loving you, except in your beauty?
Sol 6.1