قدindeed وهبناwe have given غزالناour gazelle المعشوقاthe beloved
قد وهبنا غزالنا المعشوقا
لكto you إِذsince كنتَyou were بالغزالِof the gazelle حقيقاworthy
لك إِذ كنتَ بالغزالِ حقيقا
We have given our beloved gazelle
Our beloved has granted you the gazelle
To you, since you were worthy of the gazelle.
Since you were truly gazelle-like
وعزمناand we resolved بأنthat تُفيقَyou recover منfrom الوجthe longing (first part)
وعزمنا بأن تُفيقَ من الوج
دِcompletion of 'the longing' وماand not كانwas عزمُناour resolve أنthat تُفيقاyou recover
دِ وما كان عزمُنا أن تُفيقا
And we resolved that you should recover from love's
And we intended you to awaken from languor
Longing—yet our resolve was not that you recover.
Though our intention was not that you awaken
ربماsometimes نؤثرُwe favor الصديقَthe friend بماwith what نهwe love (first part)
ربما نؤثرُ الصديقَ بما نه
وىcompletion of 'we love' وقدand may يؤثرُhe favors الصديقُthe friend الصديقاthe friend
وى وقد يؤثرُ الصديقُ الصديقا
Sometimes we favor a friend with what we
Perhaps we prefer a friend for what we fancy
Love, and a friend may put a friend first.
And a friend may prefer a friend
هاكَhere you are خذهُtake him إليكfor yourself بدراًa full moon منيراًshining
هاكَ خذهُ إليك بدراً منيراً
وغزالاًand a gazelle أحوىdark-eyed وغصناًand a bough أنيقاgraceful
وغزالاً أحوى وغصناً أنيقا
Here, take him for yourself—a shining full moon,
And a gazelle I adored and a graceful branch
And a dark-eyed gazelle, and a graceful bough.
You will always benefit from its beholding face
أبداًalways تستفيدyou glean منfrom وجههhis face الناgazing (first part)
أبداً تستفيد من وجهه النا
ظرcompletion of 'gazing' معنىًa nuance منof الجمالbeauty دقيقاsubtle
ظر معنىً من الجمال دقيقا
Forever you glean from his gazing
A subtle meaning of beauty
Face a subtle nuance of beauty.
I made its eyes narcissi and its cheeks
خلتُI thought عينيهhis two eyes نرجساًnarcissi وثناياand front teeth
خلتُ عينيه نرجساً وثنايا
هhis (possessive ending) أقحواناًdaisies والوجنتينand the two cheeks شقيقاred anemones
ه أقحواناً والوجنتين شقيقا
I thought his eyes narcissi, and his front
Apples and both cheeks akin
Teeth daisies, and his two cheeks red anemones.
For you - a glance since it was fervent
لكyou have طَرْفٌa gaze مذsince كانit existed كانit was جموحاًunruly
لك طَرْفٌ مذ كان كان جموحاً
وفؤادٌand a heart مذsince كانit existed كانit was مشوقاfilled with longing
وفؤادٌ مذ كان كان مشوقا
You have a gaze that has been unruly since it came to be,
And a heart since it was ardent
And a heart that has been full of longing since it came to be.
You will find regret that a sympathetic one
تجدُyou consider الغَبْنَloss أنthat يخالhe supposes شفيقٌa well-wisher
تجدُ الغَبْنَ أن يخال شفيقٌ
فيamid تصابيكَyour youthful dalliance أنْthat تطيعَyou obey الشفيقاthe well-wisher
في تصابيكَ أنْ تطيعَ الشفيقا
You deem it a loss that a well-wisher should suppose,
In your windows obeys the sympathetic one
Amid your youthful dalliance, that you would heed a well-wisher.
Every day it does not stop calling
كلَّevery يومٍday ماnot إنindeed (emphasis) تزالyou cease تناديyou call out
كلَّ يومٍ ما إن تزال تنادي
مَنwhoever ببحرِin the sea الهوىof love الغريقَthe drowning man الغريقاthe drowning man
مَن ببحرِ الهوى الغريقَ الغريقا
Every day you never cease to call
Who in the sea of love is drowning, is drowning
To whoever is in love's sea: 'The drowning man! The drowning man!'
Dragging behind the tail of a debauched one
ساحباًdragging فيthrough الفسوقdebauchery ذيلَthe hem خليعٍa libertine
ساحباً في الفسوق ذيلَ خليعٍ
أفماis it not, then آنthe time has come أنْthat تَمَلَّyou tire of الفسوقاdebauchery
أفما آن أنْ تَمَلَّ الفسوقا
Trailing a libertine's hem through debauchery—
But has it not come time to cease debauchery
Is it not time, then, you grew weary of debauchery?
By my father you are master or dignitary
بأبيwith my father as ransom أنتyou سيداًa lord أوor عزيزاًa dear one
بأبي أنت سيداً أو عزيزاً
وخليلاًand an intimate friend وصاحباًand a companion وشقيقاand a brother
وخليلاً وصاحباً وشقيقا
May my father be your ransom, lord or dear one,
And friend and companion and close
And intimate friend, companion, and brother.
The law of love was not founded on partnership
سُنَّةُthe law العِشْقِof passionate love لمnot تؤسَّسْwas founded علىon الشرsharing (first part)
سُنَّةُ العِشْقِ لم تؤسَّسْ على الشر
كةِcompletion of 'sharing' فارجعْso turn back فقدfor indeed غَلِطْتَyou mistook الطريقاthe road
كةِ فارجعْ فقد غَلِطْتَ الطريقا
The law of love was not founded on
So turn back for you have missed the road
Sharing; turn back, for you have taken the wrong road.
Partial English translation: 23 of 24 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1