ياO منone whose دواعيenticements الحبّlove فيin ألحاظهhis glances
يا من دواعي الحبّ في ألحاظه
مهماwhenever رنتthey gaze تحتbeneath الجبينthe brow السّاطعradiant
مهما رنت تحت الجبين السّاطع
O you whose glances hold love’s enticements,
O you whose looks of love, however much they sing
whenever they gaze beneath your radiant brow.
Beneath the shining brow, reproach me,
نازعتI contended with شجوىmy anguish فيكover you فاعتذرتand pleaded in defense لهُfor it
نازعت شجوى فيك فاعتذرت لهُ
لفتاتُturns جيدa neck منof غزالa gazelle رائعdazzling
لفتاتُ جيد من غزال رائع
I contended with my anguish over you, but it was defended by
I have pleaded my passion for you and apologized,
the turns of a dazzling gazelle’s neck.
Glances of a lovely gazelle, graceful and bright.
وفقدتُand I lost صبريmy patience عنهُaway from him لمّاwhen استيقنتbecame certain
وفقدتُ صبري عنهُ لمّا استيقنت
نفسيmy soul بأنthat لاno بُدّescape ليfor me منfrom مانعa hindrance
نفسي بأن لا بُدّ لي من مانع
And I lost the patience to keep away from him, when
I lost my patience with him when I was sure
my soul became certain that a hindrance was inevitable for me.
My soul convinced me there was no way to prevent
الحبُّlove يحكمُrules تارةsometimes فيمنover one who لهfor him
الحبُّ يحكمُ تارة فيمن له
كلّall التّحاكمrecourse to judgment بالدّليلby the proof القاطعconclusive
كلّ التّحاكم بالدّليل القاطع
Love sometimes rules over one whose
Love rules at times in one who has
every recourse to judgment rests on conclusive proof.
Complete authority by definitive proof.
كمhow often فيكtoward you يُغرينيtempts me الهوىpassion فيصدُّنيbut holds me back
كم فيك يُغريني الهوى فيصدُّني
عنكfrom you الحياءُmodesty ومنصبٌand a rank ليfor me رافعelevating
عنك الحياءُ ومنصبٌ لي رافع
How often passion tempts me toward you, yet I am held back
How much in you does passion tempt me and modesty
from you by modesty and a rank that exalts me.
Keep me from you, though you gave me high rank.
هبgrant أنّthat حُسنكyour beauty مالكٌmaster of كلّall الورىhumankind
هب أنّ حُسنك مالكٌ كلّ الورى
أيليقُis it fitting أنّكthat you مالكيmy master ياO شافعيShāfiʿī (also: my intercessor)
أيليقُ أنّك مالكي يا شافعي
Grant that your beauty is master of all humankind—
Grant your beauty owns all of existence,
is it fitting that you be my master, O Shāfiʿī?
Does it fit you're my own, O intercessor?
Sol 6.1