ياO رَاقِداًa sleeper لَمْdid not يَدْرِknow عُمْرَduration الدُّجَىthe night's darkness
يا رَاقِداً لَمْ يَدْرِ عُمْرَ الدُّجَى
دَرَىknew وحَاشَاكَand may you be spared بِهِof it السَّاهِرُthe wakeful one
دَرَى وحَاشَاكَ بِهِ السَّاهِرُ
O sleeper who has not known the span of night's darkness,
O you who sleep unaware of the night's length
The wakeful one has known it—may you be spared.
You've wandered far; may the wakeful reproach you
غِبْتَyou went away فَلَاso no وَاللَّهِby God لَمْdid not يَبْقَremain لِيfor me
غِبْتَ فَلَا وَاللَّهِ لَمْ يَبْقَ لِي
قَلْبٌa heart وَلَاnor سَمْعٌhearing وَلَاnor نَاظِرُa seeing eye
قَلْبٌ وَلَا سَمْعٌ وَلَا نَاظِرُ
You went away—no, by God, nothing remained to me:
You left, and by God, nothing remains for me
No heart, no hearing, no seeing eye.
No heart, hearing, or sight
ياO زَهْرَةَflower الآدابِculture and manners مِنْthrough لُطْفِهِhis grace
يا زَهْرَةَ الآدابِ مِنْ لُطْفِهِ
وَجْدِيmy passion فيكَfor you المَثَلُthe proverb السَّائِرُwidely repeated
وَجْدِي فيكَ المَثَلُ السَّائِرُ
O flower of refinement, through whose grace
O epitome of literature's elegance and subtlety
My passion for you is a widely repeated proverb.
You are the shining example in me
رِفْقاًbe gentle بِعانٍwith a captive فِيكَfor you طَاوٍwrapping علىaround الthe
رِفْقاً بِعانٍ فِيكَ طَاوٍ على ال
جَمْرِembers حَشاًa heart فيهاwithin it الجَوَىlove's anguish نَاشِرُspreading
جَمْرِ حَشاً فيها الجَوَى نَاشِرُ
Be gentle with your captive, wrapping round the
Be kind to a flame within you blazing on
Embers a heart in which love's anguish spreads.
Embers - around it desire flares
هَلْis there? عاذِرٌexcusing فيin الحبِّlove ليfor me عَاذٍلٌa reproacher
هَلْ عاذِرٌ في الحبِّ لي عَاذٍلٌ
أَوor جَابِرٌhealing ناظِرُهُhis gaze الجائِرُthe unjust
أَو جَابِرٌ ناظِرُهُ الجائِرُ
Will any reproacher excuse me for love,
Is there an excuser for me, accusing in love?
Or will his cruel gaze heal me?
Or a compeller whose watcher is unjust?
اللَّهGod فيin قَتْليَkilling me ظُلْماًunjustly أَماhave you not
اللَّه في قَتْليَ ظُلْماً أَما
آمنْتَyou believed أَنthat يَظْهَرَarise ليfor me ثائِرُan avenger
آمنْتَ أَن يَظْهَرَ لي ثائِرُ
Fear God in slaying me unjustly! Have you not
By God, in slaying me unjustly, do you feel
Believed that an avenger would arise for me?
Secured from an avenger rising for me?
ياO طَرْفَهُhis gaze الحامِيthe protector حِمَىsanctuary خَدِّهhis cheek
يا طَرْفَهُ الحامِي حِمَى خَدِّه
بِمُهْجَتِيwith my heart's blood ذاthis الحارِسُthe guard الساحِرُbewitching
بِمُهْجَتِي ذا الحارِسُ الساحِرُ
O gaze of his, guarding his cheek's sanctuary,
O eyelashes guarding the sanctuary of his cheek
My heart's blood be ransom for this bewitching guard.
With my love you are the bewitching guard
إِنif قِيلَit is said مَضْفُوراًbraided غَداbecame شَعْرُهhis hair
إِن قِيلَ مَضْفُوراً غَدا شَعْرُه
فَهوthen it بِقَتْليby killing me فيin الهَوَىlove ظَافِرُvictorious
فَهو بِقَتْلي في الهَوَى ظَافِرُ
If it is said his hair has become braided,
If it's said tomorrow his hair is tousled
Then it triumphs by slaying me in love.
In passion for me he is the victor
Sol 6.1