غَادَرَنِيhe abandoned me بِغَدْرِهِthrough his treachery
غَادَرَنِي بِغَدْرِهِ
علىin هَجِيرscorching midday heat هَجْرِهِhis desertion
على هَجِير هَجْرِهِ
He abandoned me through his treachery,
He betrayed me with his treachery
In the scorching heat of his desertion.
In the bitterness of his estrangement
غَنِيَّrich in حُسْنٍbeauty ماnot رَثَىhe showed pity
غَنِيَّ حُسْنٍ ما رَثَى
لِذيfor the possessor of الهَوىlove وَفَقْرِهِand his poverty
لِذي الهَوى وَفَقْرِهِ
Rich in beauty, he showed no pity
A rich beauty he didn't mourn
For the lover and his poverty.
For the passionate lover and his poverty
صَبٌّa lovesick lover كَئيبٌsorrowful بَحْرُهُhis sea
صَبٌّ كَئيبٌ بَحْرُهُ
مِنْfrom ثَغْرِهِhis mouth ونَحْرِهِand his breast
مِنْ ثَغْرِهِ ونَحْرِهِ
A sorrowful lover—his sea
A gloomy sea his separation
Comes from his mouth and breast.
From his mouth and throat
غَداhe came to be وَحَظُّand the fortune of شِعْرِهِhis verse
غَدا وَحَظُّ شِعْرِهِ
فِيهِwith him كَلَونِlike the color of شَعْرِهِhis hair
فِيهِ كَلَونِ شَعْرِهِ
He came to this: the fortune of his verse
He went away while the hair of his beloved
With him was like the color of his hair.
Matched the color of his own hair
أَفنىconsumed هَواهُlove for him صَبْرَهُhis patience
أَفنى هَواهُ صَبْرَهُ
لَمَّاwhen نَأىhe turned away بِصَدْرِهِwith his breast
لَمَّا نَأى بِصَدْرِهِ
Love for him consumed his patience
His passion destroyed his patience
When he turned his breast away.
When he turned away with his chest
فَلَمْso he did not يُحرّكْmove فيin الهَوَىlove
فَلَمْ يُحرّكْ في الهَوَى
لِسانَهُhis tongue بِذكْرِهِwith mention of him
لِسانَهُ بِذكْرِهِ
So, in love, he did not move
He didn't move his tongue in love
His tongue to mention him.
To mention him
كَيْفَhow يَذُوقُtastes عاشِقٌa lover
كَيْفَ يَذُوقُ عاشِقٌ
حَلَاوَةًsweetness فيin صَبْرِهِhis patience
حَلَاوَةً في صَبْرِهِ
How can a lover taste
How can a lover taste
Sweetness in his patience?
Sweetness in his patience?
أَفْدِيهِI would ransom him مِنْas غُصْنِa bough نَقاًa sand dune
أَفْدِيهِ مِنْ غُصْنِ نَقاً
غَضِّtender القوامِof stature نَضْرِهِhis freshness
غَضِّ القوامِ نَضْرِهِ
I would ransom him—a bough upon a dune,
I'd sacrifice him for a soft branch
Tender and fresh of stature.
Of tender stature and fresh blossoms
يَميسُhe sways فيin مُلوَّنٍa colorful garment
يَميسُ في مُلوَّنٍ
مُبْتَسِماًsmiling عَنْrevealing ثَغْرِهِhis teeth
مُبْتَسِماً عَنْ ثَغْرِهِ
He sways in colorful attire,
Strolling in colorful attire
Smiling, revealing his teeth.
Smiling from his mouth
فاعَجَبْso marvel لِنَوْرat the bloom of زَهْرِهِhis flowers
فاعَجَبْ لِنَوْر زَهْرِهِ
وَاعْجَبْand marvel لِنُورِat the light of زُهْرِهِhis shining stars
وَاعْجَبْ لِنُورِ زُهْرِهِ
So marvel at the bloom of his flowers,
Marvel at the light of his flower
And marvel at the light of his stars.
And marvel at the light of his blossoms
ياO عاشِقونَlovers حَاذِرواbeware
يا عاشِقونَ حَاذِروا
مِنْof غَدْرِهِhis treachery ومَكْرِهِand his cunning
مِنْ غَدْرِهِ ومَكْرِهِ
O lovers, beware
O lovers, beware
Of his treachery and his cunning,
Of his betrayal and cunning
وَطَرْفِهِand his gaze السَّاحِرِbewitching مُذْsince
وَطَرْفِهِ السَّاحِرِ مُذْ
شَكَكْتُمُyou have doubted فيconcerning أَمْرِهِhis intentions
شَكَكْتُمُ في أَمْرِهِ
And his bewitching gaze, since
And his enchanting glance since
You have doubted his intentions.
You doubted his matter
يُريدُhe wants أَنْto يُخْرِجَكُمْdrive you out
يُريدُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَكُمْ
مِنْfrom أَرْضِكُمْyour land بِسحْرِهِwith his magic
مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ بِسحْرِهِ
He wants to drive you out
He wants to drive you out
Of your land with his magic.
From your land with his sorcery
Sol 6.1