يَرِقُّsoftens الصَخرُthe rock ليfor me مِمّاfrom what أُقاسيI suffer
يَرِقُّ الصَخرُ لي مِمّا أُقاسي
وَأَنتَand you عَلَيَّtoward me فَظُّharsh القَلبِof heart قاسِcruel
وَأَنتَ عَلَيَّ فَظُّ القَلبِ قاسِ
Stone softens for me at what I suffer,
The rock melts for what I suffer
Yet toward me you are harsh-hearted and cruel.
While you are harsh of heart towards me
وَلَمand not يَكُwas ناسِياًforgetful of ذِكراكَthe memory of you قَلبيmy heart
وَلَم يَكُ ناسِياً ذِكراكَ قَلبي
وَأَنتَand you مُضَيِّعٌneglectful لِلعَهدِof the pledge ناسِforgetful
وَأَنتَ مُضَيِّعٌ لِلعَهدِ ناسِ
Nor has my heart forgotten the memory of you,
And my heart has not forgotten your memory
Yet you neglect the pledge, forgetful.
While you break your promise, o forgetful one
دَعواleave off عَذَليreproaching me عَلىover ناسيthe one forgetting عُهوديmy pledges
دَعوا عَذَلي عَلى ناسي عُهودي
فَماfor not العُذّالُthe reproachers فيconcerning الناسيthe forgetful one بِناسِhuman beings at all
فَما العُذّالُ في الناسي بِناسِ
Leave off reproaching me over the one who forgets my pledges,
Leave my excuse for one who forgets my pacts
For those who reproach me over the forgetful one are not human.
For the blamer is not to blame in the forgetful
تُذَكِّرُنيreminds me لَماهُhis lips’ dusky hue الراحُthe wine صِرفاًunmixed
تُذَكِّرُني لَماهُ الراحُ صِرفاً
فَأَمزُجُso I mix مِنwith some of دَميmy blood وَالدَّمعِand the tears كاسيmy cup
فَأَمزُجُ مِن دَمي وَالدَّمعِ كاسي
Unmixed wine reminds me of the dusky hue of his lips,
The passing winds remind me
So I mix my cup with my blood and tears.
So I mix my blood and tears in my cup
رَمَتنيshot me مُقلَتاهُhis two eyes بِسَهمِwith an arrow لَحظٍof a glance
رَمَتني مُقلَتاهُ بِسَهمِ لَحظٍ
فَماso not بُقراطُHippocrates ليfor me مِنهُof it بِآسِa healer at all
فَما بُقراطُ لي مِنهُ بِآسِ
His two eyes shot me with the arrow of a glance,
Her glances shot me with the arrow of a glance
So Hippocrates cannot heal me of it.
So no doctor can heal me of it
قَدِindeed اِقتادَled الغَرامُpassionate love بِهِfor him عِنانيmy reins
قَدِ اِقتادَ الغَرامُ بِهِ عِناني
كَماjust as اِقتادَتled عِنانُInan أَباAbu نُواسِNuwas
كَما اِقتادَت عِنانُ أَبا نُواسِ
Passion for him has taken hold of my reins,
Passion has led my reins
Just as Inan led Abu Nuwas.
As it led the reins of Abul Nuwas
أَبَيتُI refused الضَيمَhumiliation إِلّاexcept فيin هَواهُlove for him
أَبَيتُ الضَيمَ إِلّا في هَواهُ
عَلىupon عَينَيَّmy two eyes أَحمِلُهُI bear it وَراسيand my head
عَلى عَينَيَّ أَحمِلُهُ وَراسي
I have refused humiliation, except in loving him;
I refused injustice except in his love
Upon my eyes and my head I bear it.
I carry it over my head and my eye
Sol 6.1