إِنَّindeed طَيفَphantom الحَبيبِthe beloved زارَvisited طُروقاًby night
إِنَّ طَيفَ الحَبيبِ زارَ طُروقاً
وَالمَطاياand the mounts بَينَbetween القِنانِal-Qinān وَشِعبِand Shiʿb
وَالمَطايا بَينَ القِنانِ وَشِعبِ
Indeed, the beloved's phantom came visiting by night,
while the mounts were between al-Qinān and Shiʿb.
فَوقَupon أَكوارِهِنَّtheir saddles أَنضاءُemaciated men شَوقٍlonging
فَوقَ أَكوارِهِنَّ أَنضاءُ شَوقٍ
طَرَقواwere stricken بِالغَرامِwith passion دونَunlike الرَكبِthe caravan
طَرَقوا بِالغَرامِ دونَ الرَكبِ
Upon their saddles were men wasted by longing,
stricken with passion, unlike the rest of the caravan.
كُلَّماwhenever أَنَّتِgroaned المَطِيُّthe mounts مِنَfrom الإِعexhaustion (first fragment)
كُلَّما أَنَّتِ المَطِيُّ مِنَ الإِع
ياءِexhaustion (final fragment) أَنّواthey groaned مِنَfrom الجَوىburning heartache وَالكَربِand anguish
ياءِ أَنّوا مِنَ الجَوى وَالكَربِ
Whenever the mounts groaned from exhaustion,
they groaned from burning heartache and anguish.
زارَنيhe visited me واصِلاًgranting union عَلىwith غَيرِno وَعدٍpromise
زارَني واصِلاً عَلى غَيرِ وَعدٍ
وَاِنثَنىand turned away هاجِراًforsaking عَلىfor غَيرِno ذَنبِfault
وَاِنثَنى هاجِراً عَلى غَيرِ ذَنبِ
He visited me, granting union without a promise,
and turned away, forsaking me though I had done no wrong.
كانَwas قَلبيmy heart إِلَيهِtoward him رائِدَthe guide of عَينيmy eye
كانَ قَلبي إِلَيهِ رائِدَ عَيني
فَعَلىso upon العَينِthe eye مِنَّةٌa favor لِلقَلبِowed to the heart
فَعَلى العَينِ مِنَّةٌ لِلقَلبِ
My heart had been my eye's guide to him,
so my eye owes my heart a debt of gratitude.
بِتُّI spent the night أَلهوdallying بِناعِمِwith one soft of الجيدِneck غَضٍّtender
بِتُّ أَلهو بِناعِمِ الجيدِ غَضٍّ
وَفَمٍand a mouth بارِدِcool المُجاجَةِsaliva عَذبِsweet
وَفَمٍ بارِدِ المُجاجَةِ عَذبِ
I spent the night dallying with one tender and soft-necked,
and a mouth with cool, sweet moisture.
بَلَّhe quenched وَجديmy longing وَمَنand who رَأىhas seen اليَومَtoday قَبليbefore me
بَلَّ وَجدي وَمَن رَأى اليَومَ قَبلي
نافِعاًsomething beneficial لِلغَليلِfor burning thirst مِنby غَيرِother than شُربِdrinking
نافِعاً لِلغَليلِ مِن غَيرِ شُربِ
He quenched my longing—and who before me today has seen
a remedy for burning thirst without drinking?
سامِحاًfreely granting ليto me عَلىdespite البِعادِseparation بِنَيلٍwith a favor
سامِحاً لي عَلى البِعادِ بِنَيلٍ
كانَhe used to يَلويهِwithhold it فيin زَمانِthe time of القُربِcloseness
كانَ يَلويهِ في زَمانِ القُربِ
Freely granting me, despite our separation, a favor
he used to withhold in days of closeness.
كانَit was عِنديin my view أَنَّthat الغُرورَthe deception لِطَرفيfor my eye
كانَ عِندي أَنَّ الغُرورَ لِطَرفي
فَإِذاbut behold ذَلِكَthat الغُرورُdeception لِقَلبيfor my heart
فَإِذا ذَلِكَ الغُرورُ لِقَلبي
I thought my eye was the one deceived;
but behold, it was my heart that was deceived.
Sol 6.1