خليليَّmy two friends أماas for الحِلْمُforbearance عنيfrom me فعازبٌthen absent
خليليَّ أما الحِلْمُ عني فعازبٌ
إذاwhen ذكرتshe is recalled والقلبand the heart منfrom واجفُtrembling
إذا ذكرت والقلب من واجفُ
My two friends, my forbearance has deserted me,
My beloved, wisdom has left me
When she is recalled, and the heart trembles from [an unstated cause].
Whenever I remember you and my heart is filled with passion
وماand not كنتI was ممنْamong those who تُستَفزُّis unsettled أناتُهُhis composure
وما كنت ممنْ تُستَفزُّ أناتُهُ
ولكنand yet هوىًpassion بينbetween الجوانحthe ribs شاغِفُpiercing the heart
ولكن هوىً بين الجوانح شاغِفُ
Nor was I one whose composure could be shaken;
I was not one whose yearning could be provoked
But passion between my ribs pierces the heart.
But now desire burns within my breast
صحبتُI kept company with أناتيmy composure مُطْمئناًat ease إلىtoward القِلىaversion
صحبتُ أناتي مُطْمئناً إلى القِلى
ووافقتand I agreed with منthe one whom أمسيmy yesterday عليهاover it يُخالفُopposes
ووافقت من أمسي عليها يُخالفُ
I kept company with my composure, at ease with aversion,
I used to be at peace with my longing
And agreed with one whom my former self opposed over it.
And was content with the nights we spent together
فلماthen when جرتْcirculated كأسُthe cup الشَّمولwine تراجعتreturned
فلما جرتْ كأسُ الشَّمول تراجعت
رزاياcalamities الهوىpassion تطوىare folded away بهنَّthrough them التَّنائفُthe desert wastes
رزايا الهوى تطوى بهنَّ التَّنائفُ
Then, when the cup of wine went round, there returned
But when the cup was passed around
Love's calamities, through which desert wastes are folded away.
The emaciated passions of love shrank back
وذكَّرتِand brought to mind الصهباءُthe tawny wine إلاexcept عُذوبةًsweetness
وذكَّرتِ الصهباءُ إلا عُذوبةً
لمَاهاher lips' dusky hue وماand what تُثْنيpraise عليهupon it المراشِفُthe lips
لمَاها وما تُثْني عليه المراشِفُ
And the tawny wine brought to mind—save for sweetness—
And the fair one reminded me only of the sweetness
Her lips' dusky hue, and what the lips praise.
Of her water and what the pillows whisper
فأُضْعِفso was weakened جلدٌfortitude واستخفand was made light-headed موقَّرُa dignified man
فأُضْعِف جلدٌ واستخف موقَّرُ
وخولِطَand was bewildered ذوone possessed of حزمٍresolve وهُيِّجand was roused آلفa devoted lover
وخولِطَ ذو حزمٍ وهُيِّج آلف
So fortitude was weakened, and a dignified man made light-headed;
So the strong grew weak and the dignified made light
And a man of resolve was bewildered, and a devoted lover roused.
And the prudent became confused and affections altered
فإنْso if تَصِليyou maintain the bond أوor تهجريyou forsake عنout of ملالةٍweariness
فإنْ تَصِلي أو تهجري عن ملالةٍ
فإنيthen I am علىin الحالينboth states صَبٌّlovesick مُساعِفُready to oblige
فإني على الحالين صَبٌّ مُساعِفُ
So whether you grant me union or forsake me out of weariness,
Whether you keep me company or spurn me out of boredom
In either case I am lovesick and ready to oblige.
In either case, I suffer double
ولستُand I am not بتَرّاكِone to abandon الزيارةvisiting بالضُّحىat midmorning
ولستُ بتَرّاكِ الزيارة بالضُّحى
ولوand even if حجبتكscreened you الذابلاتُthe slender spears الرَّواعفُthe blood-dripping ones
ولو حجبتك الذابلاتُ الرَّواعفُ
Nor am I one to forgo visiting you at midmorning,
I will not stop visiting you at dawn
Even if slender, blood-dripping spears screen you from me.
Even if the withering branches hide you from me
إذاwhen عَلَمٌa sign فيin الوصلunion لاحَappeared لعاشقٍto a lover
إذا عَلَمٌ في الوصل لاحَ لعاشقٍ
فآمنُthen safest ماthat which تُطوىare traversed إليهtoward it المَخاوفُthe dangers
فآمنُ ما تُطوى إليه المَخاوفُ
When a sign of union appears to a lover,
When there is knowledge of union flashing for a lover
Then safest is the goal for which dangers are crossed.
I can trust what fears may lurk
Sol 6.1