ياO مُدَّعٍone who claims أَنَّthat الغَرامَpassion بِقَلْبهِin his heart
يا مُدَّعٍ أَنَّ الغَرامَ بِقَلْبهِ
أَفنْىconsumed تَجلُّدَهhis fortitude وطَارَand flew away بِلبِّهِwith his reason
أَفنْى تَجلُّدَه وطَارَ بِلبِّهِ
O you who claim that passion in your heart
O one who claims that passion in his heart
Has consumed your fortitude and flown off with your reason—
has consumed his fortitude and carried off his reason:
مَنْwhoever كانَwas فيin دعَوْىa claim of المَحبَّةِlove صَادِقاًsincere
مَنْ كانَ في دعَوْى المَحبَّةِ صَادِقاً
أَخْفىconcealed الحَبيبَthe beloved وَلنْand will not يَبْوحَspeak openly بِحبِّهِof his love
أَخْفى الحَبيبَ وَلنْ يَبْوحَ بِحبِّهِ
Whoever is sincere in professing love
Whoever is sincere in claiming love
Conceals the beloved and never divulges his love.
conceals the beloved and will not speak of his love.
أَيرومُdoes he seek? وَصْلَunion with مُحجَّبٍa veiled one مِنْfrom دُونهbefore him
أَيرومُ وَصْلَ مُحجَّبٍ مِنْ دُونه
بِيضٌwhite swords تُسَلُّare unsheathed بِأَسْودٍby a black one منْfrom هُدْبهِhis lashes
بِيضٌ تُسَلُّ بِأَسْودٍ منْ هُدْبهِ
Can he seek union with a veiled beloved, when before him
Does he seek union with a veiled one, before whom
White blades are drawn by black ones from the beloved’s lashes?
white swords are unsheathed by a black lash of his?
هَيْهاتَimpossible! مُتْdie كَمداof grief بِماover what قَدْhas ضَمَّهُheld it within
هَيْهاتَ مُتْ كَمدا بِما قَدْ ضَمَّهُ
منكَwithin you الحَشَاthe heart وَاخْفِand conceal الهَوَىpassion أَوْor ذِعْspread word بِهِof it
منكَ الحَشَا وَاخْفِ الهَوَى أَوْ ذِعْ بِهِ
Impossible! Die of anguish over what
Impossible! Die of grief over what
Your inmost heart has harbored; conceal your passion—or proclaim it.
your heart has harbored, and conceal your passion—or proclaim it.
Sol 6.1