كَيْفَhow يُلْحَىis blamed عَلىfor هَواكَlove for you الكَئِيبُthe sorrowful one
كَيْفَ يُلْحَى عَلى هَواكَ الكَئِيبُ
لَكَyou have حُسْنٌbeauty وَلِلأَنَامِand humankind has قُلُوبُhearts
لَكَ حُسْنٌ وَلِلأَنَامِ قُلُوبُ
How can the sorrowful one be blamed for loving you?
How can I forget your sorrowful love?
You have beauty, and humankind has hearts.
You have beauty, and people have hearts.
كَمْhow often تَجَنَّيْتَyou have been unjust وَالمُحِبُّand the lover معwith الوَجْlonging (first part)
كَمْ تَجَنَّيْتَ وَالمُحِبُّ مع الوَجْ
دِlonging (completion) وإِنْand even if لَمْdid not يَجِدْfind لِقَاكَmeeting with you حَبِيبُa loving friend
دِ وإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ لِقَاكَ حَبِيبُ
How often you have been unjust! Yet the lover, amid his longing,
How often you have picked me, while the lover stays with desire,
remains a loving friend, even if he cannot meet you.
Even if he cannot find a beloved.
كَانَwas يُرْجَىhoped for السُّلُوُّforgetting love لَوْif كانَwere غيريsomeone other than me
كَانَ يُرْجَى السُّلُوُّ لَوْ كانَ غيري
وَسِواكَand someone other than you المُحِبُّthe lover وَالمَحْبُوبُand the beloved
وَسِواكَ المُحِبُّ وَالمَحْبُوبُ
One might hope to forget love, if someone other than me
Comfort was hoped for if it were other than me
and someone other than you were the lover and the beloved.
And besides you the lover and the beloved.
عَجَبِيmy wonder مِنْat قَويمِstraight form قامَتِكَyour stature الهَيْslender (first part)
عَجَبِي مِنْ قَويمِ قامَتِكَ الهَيْ
فَاءslender (completion) قاسٍunyielding وَقِيلَand it was said عَنْهُof it رَطِيبُsupple
فَاء قاسٍ وَقِيلَ عَنْهُ رَطِيبُ
I marvel at your straight, slender figure—
I wonder at my people of your tall, slender stature,
unyielding, though it is said to be supple.
Harsh yet it is said to be gentle.
وَكَذاand likewise الحُسْنُbeauty كُلّall مَنْwho فيin الوَرَىcreation بَعْsome (first part)
وَكَذا الحُسْنُ كُلّ مَنْ في الوَرَى بَعْ
ضُsome (completion) رَعَاياهُits subjects وَهُوَand it فيهمْamong them غَرِيبُa stranger
ضُ رَعَاياهُ وَهُوَ فيهمْ غَرِيبُ
So too is beauty: all in creation are but some
And thus is beauty - all in existence
of its subjects, yet it is a stranger among them.
Are its subjects, and it is a stranger among them.
سَلبَتْنيrobbed me of الرُّقادَsleep أَعْينُكَyour eyes السُّوblack (first part)
سَلبَتْني الرُّقادَ أَعْينُكَ السُّو
دُblack (completion) وَتحْلُوand are sweet فِعالُهاtheir deeds وَتَطيبُand are pleasing
دُ وَتحْلُو فِعالُها وَتَطيبُ
Your black eyes have robbed me of sleep,
Your black eyes have robbed me of sleep,
and their deeds are sweet and pleasing.
And their actions are sweet and pure.
ياO أَخاbrother of الظَّبْيِthe gazelle هَكَذاthus يَحْسُنُbecomes beautiful السَّلْrobbery (first part)
يا أَخا الظَّبْيِ هَكَذا يَحْسُنُ السَّلْ
بُrobbery (completion) إِذَاwhen ماemphatic particle ارْتَضَىconsented بِهِto it المَسْلُوبُthe robbed one
بُ إِذَا ما ارْتَضَى بِهِ المَسْلُوبُ
O brother of the gazelle, thus robbery becomes beautiful
O brother of the gazelle, thus it is good to be robbed
when the robbed one willingly consents to it.
When seized by the dispossessed.
وَأَخَاand O brother of الغُصْنِthe branch لاmay not عَراكَbefall you ذُبُولٌwithering
وَأَخَا الغُصْنِ لا عَراكَ ذُبُولٌ
وَأَخَاand O brother of البَدْرِthe full moon لاmay not دَعاكَsummon you غُروبُsetting
وَأَخَا البَدْرِ لا دَعاكَ غُروبُ
And O brother of the branch, may no withering befall you;
And o brother of the branch, you have no bareness,
and O brother of the full moon, may no setting summon you.
And o brother of the moon, no setting calls you.
Sol 6.1