قَدْindeed تَغنَىsang لَكُمْfor you أَغنُّnasal-voiced دَعَاهُcalled him
قَدْ تَغنَى لَكُمْ أَغنُّ دَعَاهُ
مَنwhoever رَآهُsaw him رَبُّlord الغَزَالِthe gazelle الرَّبِيبِthe hand-reared one
مَن رَآهُ رَبُّ الغَزَالِ الرَّبِيبِ
A nasal-voiced singer has sung for you, called
The one whose love made the most eloquent sing
lord of the hand-reared gazelle by whoever saw him.
Was seen by the Lord of the darling gazelle
زيّنتّهُadorned him جِراحَةٌa wound فيهon him وفيand on الخَthe cheek (first part)
زيّنتّهُ جِراحَةٌ فيه وفي الخَ
دِّcheek (completion) تَوخَّتْsought ثَاراتِهاits vengeance فيin القُلوبِthe hearts
دِّ تَوخَّتْ ثَاراتِها في القُلوبِ
A wound on him adorned him, and upon his cheek
His wounds adorned him, and pierced the most guarded of hearts
it sought its vengeance within hearts.
Seeking their vengeance in spirits and souls
وَجَرَىand flowed ذلكَthat الغِناءُthe singing علىover حُمْredness (first part)
وَجَرَى ذلكَ الغِناءُ على حُمْ
رَةٍredness (completion) فِيهِhis mouth فَضَمَّختْهُso it perfumed it بِطيبِwith perfume
رَةٍ فِيهِ فَضَمَّختْهُ بِطيبِ
And that singing flowed over the redness
And so they sang of the wine-stained hue
of his mouth, which steeped it in fragrance.
That dyed him in sweetest perfume
حَبَّذاhow lovely لَيْلَةٌa night علَىupon النِّيلِthe Nile قَمْراmoonlit (first part)
حَبَّذا لَيْلَةٌ علَى النِّيلِ قَمْرا
ءُmoonlit (completion) تَعَرَّتْstripped itself مِنof لونهاits hue الغِرّبيبِraven-black
ءُ تَعَرَّتْ مِن لونها الغِرّبيبِ
How lovely a moonlit night upon the Nile,
Blessed was the night by the Nile, silvery in hue
stripped of its raven-black hue!
Baring its skin of hazes dimmed
أَحَذِرتُمْdid you fear مِنّيfrom me نَمِيمَةَgossip واشٍa tale-bearer
أَحَذِرتُمْ مِنّي نَمِيمَةَ واشٍ
أَمْor خَشِيتُمْyou feared مِنّيfrom me اطِّلاعَprying رَقِيبِa watcher
أَمْ خَشِيتُمْ مِنّي اطِّلاعَ رَقِيبِ
Did you fear a tale-bearer's gossip from me,
Do you fear the whispers of gossip about me
or dread a watcher's prying from me?
Or dread the watch of a lurking guard?
أَمْor نُعَاسِيmy drowsiness حَتَّىuntil يَنامَsleeps المُعَنَّىthe lovesick one
أَمْ نُعَاسِي حَتَّى يَنامَ المُعَنَّى
طَمَعاًin hope أوor تَطلُّعاًlonging لِلذَّهِيبِfor a little gold
طَمَعاً أو تَطلُّعاً لِلذَّهِيبِ
Or my drowsiness, until the lovesick one sleeps,
Or would you rather I slept, and meaning itself slept
in hope, or longing for a little gold?
Yearning for glitter, or glitter itself slept?
أَدَبِيبٌa stealthy tread? واللَّيلُand the night مِنfrom طَرَبٍrapture شtore (first part)
أَدَبِيبٌ واللَّيلُ مِن طَرَبٍ ش
قَّtore (completion) عَنِto reveal الصُّبْحِthe dawn دَاجِياتِdark الجُيُوبِthe bosoms
قَّ عَنِ الصُّبْحِ دَاجِياتِ الجُيُوبِ
Was there a stealthy tread, while night, in rapture, tore
The pleats of night, drunk with joy, slipped
its dark bosoms open to reveal the dawn?
From the grasp of dawn’s rousing hems
عُدَّةٌa device قَدْindeed عَرَفْتُهاI learned it أَناI بالتَّقthrough imitation (first part)
عُدَّةٌ قَدْ عَرَفْتُها أَنا بالتَّق
لِيدِimitation (completion) لاnot عَنْthrough عِلْمٍknowledge وَلاnor تَجْرِيبِexperience
لِيدِ لا عَنْ عِلْمٍ وَلا تَجْرِيبِ
A device I myself have learned through imitation,
By rote I know remedies time-approved
not through knowledge or experience.
Not by knowledge or test have they won me
قَدْmay يُجيدُbe skilled in الطَّبِيبُthe physician مَعْرِفَةَknowing الدَّاthe disease (first part)
قَدْ يُجيدُ الطَّبِيبُ مَعْرِفَةَ الدَّا
ءِdisease (completion) وَمَاand not حَلَّafflicted قَطُّever جِسْمَbody الطَّبِيبِthe physician
ءِ وَمَا حَلَّ قَطُّ جِسْمَ الطَّبِيبِ
A physician may know a disease well,
A doctor may know of compounds and potions
though it has never afflicted his own body.
But no medicine cures the doctor’s own frame
Sol 6.1