ياO هِندُHind لاdo not تَسخَريmock بيat me
يا هِندُ لا تَسخَري بي
وَتَعجَبيand marvel مِنat مشيبيmy gray hair
وَتَعجَبي مِن مشيبي
O Hind, do not mock me,
or marvel at my gray hair,
وَتَنفُريand recoil نَفرَةَthe recoil of الشاthe young gazelle (first part)
وَتَنفُري نَفرَةَ الشا
دِنِcompletion of 'young gazelle' الأَغَنِّnasal-voiced الرَبيبِtenderly reared
دِنِ الأَغَنِّ الرَبيبِ
or recoil like the young
gazelle, nasal-voiced and tenderly reared.
فَالدَهرُfor time عَوَّضَنيhas compensated me بِالwith the
فَالدَهرُ عَوَّضَني بِال
بازيhawk عَنِin place of الغِربيبِthe raven-black one
بازي عَنِ الغِربيبِ
For time has given me the
hawk in place of the raven-black one.
فَلَيسَso there is not ليfor me فيamong الغَوانيthe fair women
فَلَيسَ لي في الغَواني
وَوُدِّهاand their love مِنany نَصيبِshare
وَوُدِّها مِن نَصيبِ
So I have no claim on fair women,
nor any share in their love.
أَشكوI complain إِلىto اللَهِGod مِنof لَوburning anguish (first part)
أَشكو إِلى اللَهِ مِن لَو
عَةِcompletion of 'burning anguish' الغَرامِpassionate love الَّذيwhich بيis in me
عَةِ الغَرامِ الَّذي بي
I complain to God of the burning
anguish of the passion within me.
دارُthe dwelling of الأَحِبَّةِthe loved ones نادىcalled out
دارُ الأَحِبَّةِ نادى
فيهاwithin it مُناديthe herald of الخُطوبِcalamities
فيها مُنادي الخُطوبِ
The loved ones’ dwelling—a call rang out
within it from the herald of calamities.
وَقَفتُI stood فيin الدارِthe dwelling أَبكيweeping
وَقَفتُ في الدارِ أَبكي
وَماand there was not بِهاin it مِنany عَريبِa soul
وَما بِها مِن عَريبِ
I stood in the dwelling, weeping,
and not a soul was there.
سَأَلتُI asked فيهاthere صَداهاits echo
سَأَلتُ فيها صَداها
سُؤالَthe question of صَبٍّa lovelorn lover كَئيبِsorrowful
سُؤالَ صَبٍّ كَئيبِ
I questioned its echo there
with a sorrowful lover’s question.
فَقُلتُso I said أَينَwhere is حَبيبيmy beloved
فَقُلتُ أَينَ حَبيبي
فَقالَso it said أَينَwhere is حَبيبيmy beloved
فَقالَ أَينَ حَبيبي
So I said, “Where is my beloved?”
And it said, “Where is my beloved?”
قُمrise فَاِسقِنيso give me to drink الراحَwine صِرفاًunmixed
قُم فَاِسقِني الراحَ صِرفاً
تُجلىis unveiled بِكَأسٍin a goblet وَكوبِand a cup
تُجلى بِكَأسٍ وَكوبِ
Rise, and give me wine, unmixed,
unveiled in a goblet and a cup:
حَمراءَred شَمطاءَgrizzled بكراًa virgin
حَمراءَ شَمطاءَ بكراً
لَيسَتshe is not بِخَمرِa wine of الزَبيبِraisins
لَيسَت بِخَمرِ الزَبيبِ
red, grizzled, a virgin,
not wine made from raisins.
فَطَعمُهاfor her taste فيin لَهاتيmy palate
فَطَعمُها في لَهاتي
كَطَعمِlike the taste of ريقِthe saliva of الحَبيبِthe beloved
كَطَعمِ ريقِ الحَبيبِ
For her taste upon my palate
is like the taste of the beloved’s saliva.
يَصبوyearns إِلَيهاfor her الوَرىall people مِنamong
يَصبو إِلَيها الوَرى مِن
شُبّانِهِمtheir young men وَالشيبِand the gray-haired
شُبّانِهِم وَالشيبِ
All people yearn for her—
their young men and the gray-haired.
تَعانَقَتembraced one another هِيَshe وَالماand the water (first part)
تَعانَقَت هِيَ وَالما
ءُcompletion of 'water' فيin الزُجاجِthe glass الخَصيبِfertile
ءُ في الزُجاجِ الخَصيبِ
She and the water embraced
in the fertile glass.
تَعَصَّبتshe bound her brow بِحَبابٍwith bubbles
تَعَصَّبت بِحَبابٍ
كَاللُؤلُؤِlike pearls المَثقوبِpierced
كَاللُؤلُؤِ المَثقوبِ
She bound her brow with bubbles
like pierced pearls.
فَوَرَّثَتso she bequeathed فيهِwithin it سِرَّthe secret of الthe
فَوَرَّثَت فيهِ سِرَّ ال
سُرورِjoy بِالتَعصيبِby agnatic inheritance
سُرورِ بِالتَعصيبِ
So she bequeathed within it the secret of
joy, by agnatic inheritance.
تَرميstrikes الحُمَيّاthe heady wine المُحَيّاthe face
تَرمي الحُمَيّا المُحَيّا
مِنfrom ضحكِهاher laughter بِالقُطوبِwith a frown
مِن ضحكِها بِالقُطوبِ
The heady wine strikes the face
with a frown born of her laughter.
لَهاshe has دَبيبٌa creeping movement بِجِسميin my body
لَها دَبيبٌ بِجِسمي
ياO حسنَهُhow lovely it is مِنof دَبيبِcreeping
يا حسنَهُ مِن دَبيبِ
She creeps through my body—
oh, how lovely is that creeping!
مَتىwhenever اِمتَطَتهاmounts her يَمينيmy right hand
مَتى اِمتَطَتها يَميني
فَلَّتrouts جُيوشَthe armies of الكُروبِsorrows
فَلَّت جُيوشَ الكُروبِ
Whenever my right hand mounts her,
it routs the armies of sorrow.
وَلِلهُمومِand for the cares بِصَدريin my breast
وَلِلهُمومِ بِصَدري
تَأَهُّبٌreadiness لِلهُروبِto flee
تَأَهُّبٌ لِلهُروبِ
And the cares in my breast
make ready to flee.
يُديرُهاpasses her around قَمرٌa moon فيin
يُديرُها قَمرٌ في
خوطٍa slender, supple bough بِأَعلىatop كَثيبِa sand dune
خوطٍ بِأَعلى كَثيبِ
A moon passes her round, embodied in
a slender bough atop a sand dune.
Sol 6.1