بِكاظِمَةٍat Kazimah قِفواstop (you all) وَسَلواand ask (you all)
بِكاظِمَةٍ قِفوا وَسَلوا
أَقامَdid ... stay? الحَيُّthe tribe أَمor رَحَلواthey departed
أَقامَ الحَيُّ أَم رَحَلوا
At Kazimah, stop and ask:
Has the tribe stayed, or have they departed?
إِنif اِرتَحَلواthey departed فَعَنthen from قَلبيmy heart
إِن اِرتَحَلوا فَعَن قَلبي
هَواهُمlove for them لَيسَdoes not يَرتَحِلُdepart
هَواهُم لَيسَ يَرتَحِلُ
If they have departed, from my heart
my love for them does not depart.
فُؤاديmy heart فيهِin it مُشتَغِلٌabsorbed
فُؤادي فيهِ مُشتَغِلٌ
وَفَوديand my temple hair فيهِin it مُشتَعِلُaflame
وَفَودي فيهِ مُشتَعِلُ
My heart is absorbed in it,
and my temple hair is aflame with it.
وَلَستُand I am not أَشُحُّI begrudge يَوماًever أَنto
وَلَستُ أَشُحُّ يَوماً أَن
أَسُحَّI pour out الدَمعَthe tears يَنهَمِلُstreams down
أَسُحَّ الدَمعَ يَنهَمِلُ
And never do I begrudge
pouring out tears that stream.
هُمُthey وَصَلواthey reached إِلىto قَتليkilling me
هُمُ وَصَلوا إِلى قَتلي
بِبَينِهِمُby their parting وَماand did not وَصَلواthey unite
بِبَينِهِمُ وَما وَصَلوا
They have succeeded in killing me
by their parting, yet never united with me.
بَكَيتُI wept بِرَبعِهِمat their dwelling حَتّىuntil
بَكَيتُ بِرَبعِهِم حَتّى
بَكاwept مِنout of رَحمَتيpity for me الطَلَلُthe ruined camp
بَكا مِن رَحمَتي الطَلَلُ
I wept at their dwelling until
the ruined camp wept out of pity for me.
فَفيfor in قَلبيmy heart لِبَينِهِمُbecause of their parting
فَفي قَلبي لِبَينِهِمُ
جُروحٌwounds لَيسَdo not تَندَمِلُheal
جُروحٌ لَيسَ تَندَمِلُ
For in my heart, because of their parting,
are wounds that do not heal.
وَكَمand how many ليI have حيَّةٍa serpent مِنfrom حَرheat (word begins)
وَكَم لي حيَّةٍ مِن حَر
رِهاits (end of 'its heat') تَتَأَوَّهُgroan الإِبِلُthe camels
رِها تَتَأَوَّهُ الإِبِلُ
And many a serpent is mine; from its heat
the camels groan.
أَبَواthey refused أَنto يَرحَمواthey pity حاليmy plight
أَبَوا أَن يَرحَموا حالي
فَقَدso indeed ضاقَتhave narrowed بِيَfor me الحِيَلُthe expedients
فَقَد ضاقَت بِيَ الحِيَلُ
They refused to pity my plight,
so all my expedients have failed me.
وَأَحناءُand the curves الضُلوعِof the ribs عَلىaround
وَأَحناءُ الضُلوعِ عَلى
لَهيبِthe blaze of النارِthe fire تَشتَمِلُenclose
لَهيبِ النارِ تَشتَمِلُ
And the curves of the ribs
enclose the fire's blaze.
فَإِنso if دامواthey persist عَلىin هَجريforsaking me
فَإِن داموا عَلى هَجري
فَلاthen no سَهلٌplain وَلاand no جَبَلُmountain
فَلا سَهلٌ وَلا جَبَلُ
If they persist in forsaking me,
then there is neither plain nor mountain.
نَأَواthey went far away فَأَقامَthen remained فيin قَلبيmy heart الthe
نَأَوا فَأَقامَ في قَلبي ال
هَوىlove وَالوَجدُand longing وَالوَجَلُand dread
هَوى وَالوَجدُ وَالوَجَلُ
They went far away; in my heart remained
love, longing, and dread.
وَقيلَand it was said اِصبُرbe patient فَقُلتُso I said أَخاI fear (word begins)
وَقيلَ اِصبُر فَقُلتُ أَخا
فُcompletion of 'I fear' أَنthat لاnot يَصبِرَwait patiently الأَجَلُthe appointed time of death
فُ أَن لا يَصبِرَ الأَجَلُ
I was told, 'Be patient'; I said, 'I fear
that death will not wait.'
وَمَهماand whatever صُنتُI safeguarded مِنof سِرٍّa secret
وَمَهما صُنتُ مِن سِرٍّ
فَبِالأَجفانِthen through the eyelids يُبَتَذَلُis laid bare
فَبِالأَجفانِ يُبَتَذَلُ
And whatever secret I safeguard
is laid bare by my eyelids.
وَغُزلانٍand gazelles حِسانٍbeautiful فيabout
وَغُزلانٍ حِسانٍ في
سِواهاany but them يَقبُحُis unseemly الغَزَلُlove poetry
سِواها يَقبُحُ الغَزَلُ
And lovely gazelles—about
any but them, love poetry is unseemly.
هَزَزنَthey swayed وَقَدand already مَشَينَthey walked لَناfor us الthe
هَزَزنَ وَقَد مَشَينَ لَنا ال
قُدودَfigures فَحارَتِso were bewildered الأَسَلُthe spears
قُدودَ فَحارَتِ الأَسَلُ
As they walked before us, they swayed
their figures, leaving the spears bewildered.
وَماand did not فَعَلَتdo سُيوفُthe swords of الهنIndia (word begins)
وَما فَعَلَت سُيوفُ الهن
دِcompletion of 'India' ماwhat فعلتdid بِناto us المُقَلُthe eyes
دِ ما فعلت بِنا المُقَلُ
And the swords of India never did
what the eyes have done to us.
وَأَغناهاand spared them عَنِfrom التَكحيapplying kohl (word begins)
وَأَغناها عَنِ التَكحي
لِcompletion of 'applying kohl' فيin أَجفانِهاtheir eyelids الكَحَلُthe natural dark edging
لِ في أَجفانِها الكَحَلُ
And they were spared the need for kohl
by the natural darkness of their eyelid rims.
فَلِلتُفّاحِso for the apples مِنbecause of تِلكَthose الthe
فَلِلتُفّاحِ مِن تِلكَ ال
خُدودِcheeks سَوافِراًunveiled خَجَلُshame
خُدودِ سَوافِراً خَجَلُ
So the apples, before those
unveiled cheeks, feel shame.
أَماindeed وَشِفاهُهُنَّand their lips اللُعdark-tinged (word begins)
أَما وَشِفاهُهُنَّ اللُع
سُcompletion of 'dark-tinged' مِنهاfrom them يُجتَنىis gathered العَسَلُthe honey
سُ مِنها يُجتَنى العَسَلُ
Indeed, their dark-tinged lips—
from them honey is gathered.
شِفاهٌlips فازَis fortunate مَنwhoever أَمسَتhave become
شِفاهٌ فازَ مَن أَمسَت
تُشافِهُهُgreet him mouth to mouth بِهاwith them القُبَلُthe kisses
تُشافِهُهُ بِها القُبَلُ
Lips—fortunate is he whom
their kisses have greeted, mouth to mouth.
لَوif اَنَّthat العاذِلينَthe reprovers رَأَواthey saw
لَو اَنَّ العاذِلينَ رَأَوا
مَحاسِنَهُنَّtheir charms ماnot عَذَلواthey reproached
مَحاسِنَهُنَّ ما عَذَلوا
Had the reprovers seen
their charms, they would not have reproached.
فَليfor I have عَنaway from كُلِّevery شُغلٍconcern فيamong
فَلي عَن كُلِّ شُغلٍ في
بَنيthe children of الدُنياthis world بِهاwith them شُغُلُa concern
بَني الدُنيا بِها شُغُلُ
For I am diverted from every concern among
the children of this world by my concern with them.
يُخامِرُmingles with ريقَهُنَّtheir saliva الخَمwine (word begins)
يُخامِرُ ريقَهُنَّ الخَم
رُcompletion of 'wine' مِنهاfrom it العَلُّthe second draught وَالنَهَلُand the first draught
رُ مِنها العَلُّ وَالنَهَلُ
Wine mingles with their saliva;
from it come the second draught and the first.
فَفيfor in لَحَظاتِهاtheir glances سُكرٌdrunkenness
فَفي لَحَظاتِها سُكرٌ
وَفيand in أَعطافِهاthe curves of their bodies ثَمَلُintoxication
وَفي أَعطافِها ثَمَلُ
For in their glances is drunkenness,
and in the curves of their bodies, intoxication.
Sol 6.1