Poems
- أبدى هواه ولم يزل محجوباHis love, long kept hidden, was revealed
- أبيض واصفر لاعتلالWhite-skinned, he turned yellow from illness,
- أتاني زائرا من كان يبديHe came to visit me—the one who had shown
- أتاني في قميص اللاذ يسعىHe came to me, striding in a tunic of lādh cloth—
- أجرت من الكحل السحيق بخدهاShe let finely ground kohl run down her cheek,
- أجرى دموعا كمثل الدر أهملهاHe shed tears like pearls, letting them fall
- أحس بترحالي فخاف مقالاHe sensed my departure, so he feared what might be said.
- أخشى عليك إذا مشيت تقصفاI fear you may snap when you walk,
- أخفت عن القوم ما أبدت عزيمتهمIt concealed from the people what their resolve revealed,
- إذا اشتد ما ألقى جلست إزاءهWhen what I endure grows severe, I sit facing him,
- إذا أنت أسلمت للباسليقIf you give the basilic vein
- إذا حار ركب الشوق في ربع لوعتيWhen the caravan of longing loses its way in the abode of my anguish,
- إذا نظرت نحونا جردتWhen she looks toward us, she unsheathes
- أربع البلى إني إليك لشاكO abode of decay, I do indeed complain to you,
- أرضى صبابته فلم لم ترضهHe cured his youthful vigour, yet it brought him no contentment,
- أستودع الله في بغداد لي قمراI entrust to God a moon of mine in Baghdad;
- أشارت بأطراف لطاف كأنهاShe gestured with delicate fingertips, as though they were
- اشرب على وردين قدDrink beside two roses that have
- أضحكتني من بعد ما أبكيتنيYou made me laugh after you had made me weep.
- أطال ليل الصدود حتىHe prolonged the night of estrangement until
- أغار عليك من نظري وإنيI am jealous over you, even of my own gaze, and indeed
- أغريت بي سقما عليYou loosed upon me a sickness for
- أفدي الذي شف قلبيI would ransom the one who has worn away my heart
- أقبلت في غلالة كدم الخشShe approached in a gauzy robe like a fawn's blood,
- أقلا عتابي قد مللت من العتبLessen your reproach of me, you two; I have grown weary of reproach.
- أكثرت لومي بغير تنفيسYou have heaped reproach on me without relief.
- الديلم الديلم آفاتي وماThe Daylamites, the Daylamites—my afflictions! And none
- ألف السقم جسمه والحنينIllness and longing have grown familiar with his body.
- الكأس قطب السرورThe cup is the pivot of joy and rapture.
- الله يعلم أني هائم قلقGod knows that I am distraught and restless.
- الله يعلم ما تركت وداعهGod knows I did not forgo bidding him farewell—
- أما لتطويل هذا الليل تقصيرIs there no shortening of this long-drawn-out night?
- أما مسعد يختصني بابتكارهIs there no obliging companion to favor me with his early visit?
- أمغنى الهوى غالتك أيدي النوائبO abode of love, the hands of calamity have ravaged you,
- أمل نازح ووجد قريبHope is far away, and longing is near.
- أنا أفدي مكتومة لا تسمىI would give my life for a secret beloved who goes unnamed.
- أنا بين الرجاء والخوف منهI am between hope and fear of him,
- أنت بالعزة ماضYou press on in pride,
- أنسيت بالكتمان سرهThrough concealment I made his secret forgotten;
- انظر إلى السحر في عينيه والدعجLook at the magic in his eyes and their deep blackness.
- انظر إلى قمر عال على غصنLook at a moon, high upon a bough
- انظر وإن كان حتفي منك في النظرLook, even if my death at your hands lies in your gaze;
- إني سألتك بالنبي محمدIndeed, I implore you by the Prophet Muhammad,
- إني طلبت إلى القرطاس يحمل ليIndeed, I asked the paper to carry for me
- إني لتفعل بي لواحظI sigh for what befalls me now
- أهلا بنمام ينم بطيبهWelcome to the nammām, whose fragrance gives it away,
- أهون ما ألقى وليس يهونI make light of what I suffer, though it is no light thing,
- أي شيء أمر من يوم بينWhat is more bitter than a day of separation
- أيا ربع صبري كيف طاوعك البلىO dwelling of my patience, how did decay yield to you?
- أيا من تخبث عيشي بهO you who troubles my life
- أيا من يرى أن حبي لهO you who count my love for him
- أيا هذه إن السحاب التي تسريO you, indeed the clouds that drift
- باح بما قد كتماHe disclosed what he had concealed
- بالله ربكما عوجا على سكنيBy God, Lord of you both, turn aside to my beloved,
- بالله يا ذا الجمال غرك ماBy God, O beautiful one, you are deceived by what
- بالله يا سطوات هجرهBy God, O assaults of his abandonment,
- بخلت بوقفة أشكوك فيهاYou begrudged me a pause in which I might complain of you
- بدر تقنع بالظلامA full moon veiled itself in cloud;
- بدر ليل أولا فشمس نهارA full moon of night—or no, a sun of day,
- بديع ذاب من نظري إليهA wondrous beauty melted under my gaze upon him.
- بذمام عهدك في الهوى أتذممI claim the protection of your covenant in love,
- بعدت دارهم ووجدي قريبTheir home has grown distant, yet my longing is near.
- بلحاظه سيف المنونIn his glances is the sword of death,
- بليت لأنني بك قد بليتI have suffered because I suffered for your sake
- بنفسي من نفسي تقل له فدىMy life for him, for whom my life is too small a ransom,
- بهواك إذ قال الهوىBy love for you, when Love said
- بياض خديك موصول بصدغينThe whiteness of your cheeks is joined to two sidelocks;
- تاه بقد يزهى به الهيفHe struts with a figure that makes slenderness itself proud.
- تبارك من كسا خديك ورداBlessed is the one who clothed your cheeks in roses
- تثنى فكاد الغصن أن يتقصفاHe swayed, and the bough nearly snapped,
- تجمشه بلحظ الطرف كفيMy hand caressed him with a glance of the eye,
- تداركه على أسفHe was overtaken amid sorrow
- ترشفت من شفتيه العقاراI sipped wine from his lips,
- تركب الروح فيه إذ تركبهShe fits a soul within it as she fits it
- تظلم الورد من خديه إذ ظلماThe rose complained of his cheeks, for they had wronged it.
- تقنعت بالدجى فوق الضحى فجلتShe veiled herself with night’s darkness over morning’s light, revealing
- تقول وقد بانت حياتي لبينهاEnglish translation unavailable
- تكبر لما رأى نفسهHe grew arrogant when he saw himself
- تملكت يا مهجتي مهجتيYou have taken possession of my heart, O my heart.
- تنفست الغداة وقد تولواI sighed at dawn, when they had turned away,
- توريد ورد الخد ألبس أدمعيThe rosy flush of the cheek's rose clothed my tears,
- جار الفراق وأسرفاParting was unjust and went too far.
- جرح الفؤاد بصدهHe wounded my heart with his aloofness
- جعلت تشتكي الفراق وفيShe began lamenting parting, while in her
- جعلوا الحج حجة للفراقThey made the pilgrimage a pretext for parting,
- جلت محاسنه عن التشبيهHis beauty transcends all comparison
- جلت محاسنه عن كل تشبيهHis charms transcend all comparison.
- حدق الحسان مراتعThe eyes of fair women are grazing grounds
- حركت من ساكن القصبWhat lay still in the heart was stirred
- حسدتنا أيامنا بالتلاقيOur days envied us our union,
- حقيق لعيني أن تدمعاIt is fitting that my eyes should weep
- خفت الرقيب فجللتني شعرهاI feared the watcher, so she veiled me in her hair;
- دمع غريب جرى لغربتهA stranger's tears flowed because of his exile;
- دواء قلبي في الهوى دائيMy heart’s cure in love is my malady;
- دون المنى في الهوى يا نفس آفاتPerils stand in the way of wishes in love, O soul.
- ذرى شجر للطير فيه تشاجرTreetops where the birds squabble,
- ذلي في حبك ما يذكرMy abasement in loving you is not spoken of.
- راح إذا استنطقتها بالمزاج يدWine—when a hand makes it speak by mixing it,
- رأى ذلي فأعرض واستطالاHe saw my abasement, turned away, and grew haughty.
- رأيت الهلال وقد أقبلتI saw the crescent moon appear
- رب ليل أمد من نفس العاشقMany a night, longer than the breath of the lov—
- رب ليل طلعت فيهMany a night appeared
- رب ليل مازلت ألثم فيهMany a night I kept kissing
- رب نجوم في زمان أورقMany a star in a season of new leaves
- رثى له مما به ما بهHis suffering pitied him for what he suffered—
- رحلوا فعاج على الربوعThey departed, so he turned aside to the dwellings,
- رسم صبري في ربع شوقي محيلThe vestige of my patience lies desolate in the abode of my longing.
- رض يا غلام على الروض النضير لناMix for us, lad, in the verdant garden,
- رضا الفنا عن بقائي بعدكم غضبDeath’s approval of my living on after you is wrath.
- رعى الله ليلا ضل عنه صباحهMay God preserve a night whose dawn strayed away from it,
- رعى الله من لم يرع لي ما رعيتهMay God protect the one who did not preserve for me what I preserved for him,
- روحي الفداء وما أحويه من نشبMy soul and all the wealth I possess are a ransom
- روحي فدى شادن وافى على حذرMay my soul be ransom for a young gazelle who came warily
- زار المنى والسؤل إذ زارنيHopes and heart’s desire came calling when he visited me,
- زار بليل على صباحHe visited with night upon a dawn,
- زمان الرياض زمان أنيقThe garden's time is elegant time,
- زمن ضاحك وروض جديدA smiling season and a garden fresh,
- زمن مثل زورة الأحبابA season like a visit from loved ones,
- ساروا وما عاجوا عليك بنظرةThey departed and did not turn toward you with a glance.
- ساع بكأس بين ندماءOne passing with a cup among drinking companions,
- سألت من شفني هواه ومنI asked the one whose love has wasted me—
- سبيل الهوى وعرThe path of love is rugged.
- سراب الفيافي صادق عند وعدهاThe mirage's promises are truthful when she makes them,
- سري عن الناس سر غير مستترMy secret is a secret not hidden from people;
- سقى الله ليلا طال إذ زار طيفهThe night God watered was so long when his ghost visited
- سقيا لأيام المدامMay rain bless the days of wine—
- سقيا لطيف خيال زارني جزعاMay rain bless a dream-phantom that visited me in anguish,
- سقيا ليوم بدا قوس الغمام بهRain-blessings on a day when the clouds’ bow appeared,
- سلت لواحظه سيوفا في الورىHer glances unleashed swords in the land
- سلكان للدمع محلول ومعقودTwo strands of tears: one loose, one knotted,
- سيدي أنت لم أقل سيدي أنتYou are my master; I did not say, 'You are my master,'
- شد زناره على هيف الخصرHe tightened his belt around the saddlebags
- شربنا على النهر لما بداWe drank beside the river when it appeared
- شغلت قلبي وسمعي في مودتكمI have occupied my heart and hearing with love for you.
- شوقي إليك مجاوز وصفيMy longing for you surpasses what I can describe.
- صاح هات العقار حمراء كالنارO friend, bring the wine, red as fi-
- صب بحسن متيم صبI am lovesick for the beauty of a love-enthralled, lovesick one.
- صلني فقد والهوى يا أحسن الناسGrant me union, for—by love, O fairest of people—
- صولج لامين في عذارينThe crook of two lām letters in two lines of cheek-down,
- طاف بشمسين من عقارينHe went round with two suns of two wines,
- طالعتني كطلوع البدرShe appeared before me like the rising of the
- ظالمي في كل حالMy tormentor, in every circumstance,
- ظلمني والظلم من عندهHe wronged me—and wrongdoing comes from him—
- عاد وكم قال لا أعودHe returned—though how often he had said, “I shall not return!”
- عادني من أعاد روحي إلياHe who restored my soul to me visited me,
- عانقت مولاي عند رؤيتهI embraced my lord when I saw him,
- عبدته ألحاظ عينيك لماThe glances of your eyes enslaved it when
- عذبتها بالمزاج فابتسمتI tormented her with dilution, and she smiled
- عذبني بالتيه والكبرHe tormented me with disdain and pride;
- عذلوه ولو دروا عذروهThey reproached him; had they known, they would have excused him.
- عرضت لي بالوصال مبتدئاYou offered me union, taking the initiative,
- عز الهوى في حكمها ذلLove’s glory under her rule is abasement.
- عقرت لهم معقورة لو سالمتShe was slain for them, a wounded victim; had she made peace with
- عليل القلب والبدنAiling in heart and body,
- فتنتنا سوالف وخدودNecks and cheeks have bewitched us,
- فديت من قال وقد زرتهI would give my life for him who said, when I visited him:
- فؤاد صب أذابه الكمدA smitten heart melted by yearning's flame,
- فؤاد كما شاء الهوى يتحرقA heart burns fiercely as passion wills,
- قالت وقد فتكت فينا لواحظهاShe said, when her glances had already ravaged us:
- قالوا جفاك الذي تهوى فقلت لهمThey said, “The one you love has forsaken you,” so I told them:
- قد آن للوصل نحو الهجر ينتهضIt is time for union to rise and head toward estrangement.
- قد جاءت البغلة السفواء يجنبهاThe thin-forelocked mule has arrived, led alongside
- قد جحدت الهوى فلم يغن جحديI have denied my love, but my denial availed me nothing.
- قد سترت وجهها من الخفرShe has covered her face out of modesty
- قد كان مولاي الأجلHe was indeed my most exalted lord,
- قد كان يقنع بالمنى من حبهEnglish translation unavailable
- قرت بقرب الملتقى عينيMy eye found solace in the nearness of the meeting,
- قفوا ما عليكم من وقوف الركائبStop! What harm is there in halting the riding camels,
- قل لمريض الحدقSay to the one with languid eyes,
- قلب يقلبه الحنينA heart that longing tosses about,
- قم فاجل همي يا غلامRise, then dispel my grief, O lad,
- قم فاسقني بالكأس لا بالقنقلRise and pour me a drink in a cup, not a huge measuring vessel.
- قم يا غلام اسقني مشعشعةRise, boy, give me sparkling, diluted wine to drink,
- قم يا غلام إلى الشمول فهاتهاRise, O boy, go to the wine and bring it,
- قم يا غلام إلى المدامRise, lad, and turn to the wine.
- قوام غصن كأنه ألفA bough's form, as though it were the letter alif;
- قومي امزجي الكأس باللجينRise—mix the wine with silver-bright water,
- كأن أجفانه من جسم عاشقهIt is as though his eyelids, from his lover's body,
- كأن الهلال إذا ما بداIt is as though the crescent, when it appears,
- كأن الهلال وقد أسرعتAs though the crescent, now swiftly
- كأن بقوس النون تحت نقابهاAs though in the arc of the letter nūn, beneath her veil,
- كأن دمي يوم الفراق سروا بهAs though, on the day of parting, they carried my blood away by night,
- كأن نجوم الليل من خوف فجرهاAs though the stars of night, in fear of their dawn,
- كأنما النوم حين يطرقنيIt is as though sleep, when it visits me,
- كتبت إليكم بيد الدموعI wrote to you with the hand of tears,
- كتبت في نهار خد أنيقA beauty inscribed upon the daylight of an elegant cheek
- كلفي بمن لم يقض دينيMy infatuation with one who has not paid me my due
- كم زفرات وكم دموعHow many sighs, and how many tears!
- كن بعيدا إن شئت أو كن قريباBe far away if you wish, or be near.
- لا أرق الله عيني من يؤرقنيMay God not keep sleepless the eyes of him who keeps me sleepless,
- لا تظلموا الناس ولا تطلبواDo not wrong people, nor seek
- لا تعجبوا إن خانه صبرهDo not be surprised if his patience betrays him
- لا تكثروا عذلا ولا لوماDo not heap up reproaches or blame.
- لا تلمه فليس فيه ملامDon't blame him, there is no blame in him
- لا تنكري ما بي فليس بمنكرDo not think what ails me strange, for there is nothing strange
- لجنون الهوى وهبت جنانيTo the madness of love I gave my heart.
- لحاظه تجلب الحتوفاHis glances bring death,
- لست أنسى قلبي وقد بات نهباI do not forget my heart, which spent the night as prey
- لست أنسى مقالها لي ودمعيI do not forget her words to me, while my tears
- لطمت بعناب البنان شقائقWith the jujubes of her fingertips she slapped the anemones
- لقد برح البين المبرح والحبIndeed, agonizing separation and love have tormented
- لكرامتي أعرضت لا لهوانيYou turned away out of respect for me, not contempt.
- لله لله ما أحلى رضاك وماBy God, by God, how sweet your favor, and how
- لم أمش في طرق العزاء لأننيI have not walked the paths of consolation, for
- لم يدع سكر الغرامLove’s intoxication has left
- لما تأملت الرياض وزهرهاWhen I contemplated the gardens, while their bloom
- لما تحققت وديWhen you became certain of my love,
- لمن الرسوم برامتين بليناWhose are the traces at Ramatayn, now worn away?
- له ضاحك برقه خاطفHe has a smiling mouth whose lightning snatches away
- لها حكم لقمان وصورة يوسفShe has Luqman's wisdom and Joseph's beauty,
- لها من الماء كف في أناملهاShe has a hand of water; in her fingertips,
- لو أن دمعي نظير وجديIf my tears were equal to my anguish,
- لو قيل هل رجل طالت بليتهIf it were asked, “Is there a man whose affliction has lasted long?”
- لو كان يعلم عذالي بما صنعواIf my reproachers knew what they had done,
- لو مر لي نفس بالنار أحرقهاIf a breath of mine passed by fire, it would burn it
- لي حبيب خده كالI have a lover whose cheek is like a rose in beauty. His love for me is true, yet he is aloof with me. So he is angry among the people, yet pleased in private. When will the oppressed get justice and…
- لي سقام مواصلI have an unceasing sickness,
- لي هوى فيك مصونMy love for you is safely guarded;
- ليل شعر من فوق صبح جبينA night of hair above the dawn of a forehead;
- ما ترى النيل عليهDo you not see the Nile, bearing
- ما حكم البين إلا جار محتكماWhenever parting was made arbiter, it ruled unjustly.
- مازال يشرب شبه ماHe kept drinking the likeness of
- مر بنا في قرطق أخضرHe passed by us in a green tunic,
- مريض كر الطرف من غير مرضLanguid is his gaze as it turns and returns, though no illness ails him;
- مضى الذي أودع قلبي الجوىHe who lodged burning anguish in my heart has gone;
- مل فأبدى الصدود من مللHe grew weary, then showed aversion out of weariness.
- ممشوقة في قدهاTall and slender in her stature,
- من سره العيد فلا سرنيIf Eid has gladdened anyone, it has not gladdened me.
- من لم ير البدر لا يرى عجباWhoever has not seen the full moon sees no marvel,
- نالت على يدها ما لم تنله يديShe obtained by her hand what my hand did not obtain
- ناولني من كفه قهوةHe handed me wine from his palm,
- نرجس عينيك عطل النرجسThe narcissus of your eyes eclipsed the narcissus,
- نرجسة لم تزل محدقةA narcissus has never ceased to stare,
- نشوان من خمر الصباDrunk on the wine of youth,
- نعم الحلي عليك الدل والخفرWhat a fine necklace for you are the vines and palm leaves,
- ها قد تبدلت أوطانا بأوطانBehold, I have exchanged homelands for homelands,
- هذا كتابي إليكم فيه معذرتيThis is my letter to you; in it is my apology.
- هم عرضوا للبين روحي فأعرضواThey exposed my soul to parting, then turned away.
- هو الفراق فعش إن شئت أو فمتIt is parting: live if you wish, or die.
- هي الحياة التي تحيا النفوس بهاShe is the life through which souls live.
- هي الحياة فلو تأتي إلى حجرIt is life itself: were it to reach a stone,
- هي إن شجها المزاج وشابتIf the diluent thins her and she turns gray,
- وإذا النميمة للرياح جرتAnd when gossip spread to the winds,
- واصلت فيك هوائيI persisted in my love for you
- والله ما حلت عن العهدBy God, I have not departed from the pledge.
- والهوى لا خفت عاذلتيBy Love—no, I have not feared my reproacher,
- وبكر راح باكرت مصطبحاAnd virgin wine I sought at dawn, drinking
- وبنت كرم كأنها لهبAnd a daughter of the vine, as though she were a flame,
- وترى الكأس دائرا كهلالAnd you see the cup passing round like a crescent moon,
- وتمثال حسن إذا ما بداAnd an image of beauty—whenever he appears,
- وحديث كأنهAnd a conversation, as though it were
- وحق جفونك فهي التيBy the sanctity of your eyelids—for they are the ones
- وحياته لا خنته وحياتهBy his life, I shall not betray him—by his life!
- ودعتها ولهيب الشوق في كبديI bade her farewell, with longing's blaze in my liver,
- وذات ريق إن ترشفتهAnd one whose nectar—if you sip it—
- وذي غنج مر بي مسرعاAnd one with coquettish charm hurried past me,
- وروضة راضها الندى فغدتAnd a garden, tended by the dew, now
- وزائر راع وجه البين منظرهAnd a visitor whose appearance terrified the face of parting—
- وساق حكى البدر والغصن ليAnd a cupbearer who seemed to me like the full moon and the bough—
- وشادن مكتحل بسحرAnd a young gazelle, his eyes kohled with magic,
- وشمس بأعلاه وليلين أسبلاAnd a sun above him, and two nights let fall
- وشمس ليل طرقتها فبداAnd I visited a sun of night; then there appeared
- وصلت أنيني في الهوى بحنينيI have joined my sighs in passion with my yearning
- وغادة ترفل في الشبابAnd a lovely maiden, swaying proudly in youth,
- وغزال سعى إلي براحAnd a gazelle hastened to me with wine
- وقالوا بمقلته زرقةAnd they said, “There is a blueness in his eye
- وكأن كافور الدموع وقد جرىAnd it is as though the camphor of tears, as it flowed
- وكأنها تهوى إذاعة ضوئهاAnd it is as though she loves to spread her light
- وكريمة سقت الرياض بدرهاAnd a generous one watered the gardens with her abundant flow,
- ولاح هلال الفطر نضوا كأنهAnd the crescent of Eid al-Fitr appeared, slender, as though it were
- ولحظ يكاد الحسن يعبد حسنهAnd a glance whose beauty Beauty itself almost worships—
- ولقد ذكرتك والنجوم كأنهاAnd indeed I remembered you, while the stars seemed
- ولما أنيخت للفراق ركائبيAnd when my riding camels were made to kneel for parting,
- ولما غدا ورد الخدود بنفسجاAnd when the roses of the cheeks became violets,
- وليل كفكري في صدود معذبيAnd a night like my thoughts on my tormentor’s turning away,
- وليل كلون السخط أقمر بالرضاAnd a night, the color of displeasure, grew moonlit with contentment;
- وليل كيوم البين في مثل طولهAnd a night, as long as the day of parting,
- وليل مثل يوم البين طولاThe night of separation is as long as a day
- وليل مثل يوم البين طولا كواكبهAnd a night as long as the day of parting—
- وليلة في عدد الشبابAnd a night among the provisions of youth,
- وما أبقى الهوى والشوق منيLove and longing have left nothing of me
- ومخطوفة الخصر لما بدتAnd a slender-waisted one—when she appeared
- ومريض كر اللحظ تحسب أنماAnd one whose returning glance is languid—you would think
- ومستنطق بالدمع عن أعين خرسAnd one who draws speech through tears from mute eyes
- ومن البلية أنني بك مغرمAnd it is my misfortune to be enamored of you,
- ومن شقوتي أني بليت بشادنAnd part of my misfortune is that I have been afflicted with a young gazelle,
- ومنهتك له نظرAnd a wanton one, whose gaze
- ومهفهف كالغصن هزته الصباAnd a slender youth, like a branch stirred by the east wind,
- ونارنج تميل به غصونAnd bitter-orange fruit makes boughs bend,
- ونرجس للنسيم معتنقAnd a narcissus embraces the breeze;
- وهاج لي الشوق أسى كامناAnd longing stirred a hidden sorrow within me.
- وهيفاء من ندماء الملوكAnd a slender-waisted one among the boon companions of kings,
- ويح الطبيب الذي جست يداه يدكAlas for the physician whose two hands felt your hand!
- ويح روحي أظنها في السياقAlas for my soul! I think it is in its death throes,
- ويعجبني منك الصدود وإنهAnd your turning away delights me, though it is
- يا بدر بادر إلي بالكاسO Badr, hasten to me with the cup.
- يا حاكما قد جار في حكمهO judge who has been unjust in his judgment,
- يا حسنها من وردةOh, how lovely a rose it is—
- يا ذا الذي من هجر ود ما اكتفىO you who have not had enough of forsaking love,
- يا ذا الذي ورد خديه إذا أخذتO you whose cheeks’ rose-bloom, whenever some is taken
- يا سادتي هذه روحي تودعكمO my masters, this is my soul bidding you farewell,
- يا ساكتا عن كلامي لا يكلمنيO you who remain silent at my words and do not speak to me,
- يا سيدي كم ذا البعادO my master, how long this separation?
- يا شاهرا من طرفه مرهفاO you who brandish a keen blade from your gaze,
- يا شمس حسن أشرقتO sun of beauty that has shone
- يا شيعة اللهو هبواO partisans of God, arise!
- يا صروف الدهر حسبيO vicissitudes of time, I have had enough!
- يا ظالما في كل أفعالهO you who are unjust in all your deeds,
- يا عاتبا لي بغير عتبO you who reproach me without cause,
- يا غائبا لم يغب هواهO absent one, love for you has not departed
- يا فارغا قد أطال شغليO carefree one who has prolonged my cares,
- يا مخجلا للبدر في حسنهO you who put the full moon’s beauty to shame,
- يا ملبسي من ثياب صبريO you who clothe me in my patience’s garments—
- يا ممرض الجسم مني عند صحتهO you who make my body sick when it is healthy,
- يا من إذا رمت عنه الصبر يمنعنيO you, whenever I seek patience in your absence, I am held back
- يا من إذا زدت ذلا زادني تيهاO you whose increased remoteness leads me further astray
- يا من أقام قيامتي بصدودهO you whose turning away has brought my Judgment Day upon me,
- يا من تجنب دمعي منه حين وشىO you who shunned the tears I shed for you when they told tales,
- يا من تجنبت صبري في تجنبهO you, in whose shunning I forsook my patience,
- يا من حلا حين ذاقه نظريO you who were sweet when my gaze tasted you—
- يا من حياتي رضاه في تعتبهO you whose favor, amid your reproach, is my life,
- يا من سقام جفونهO you whose eyelids’ languor
- يا من نفت عني لذيذ رقاديO you who drove my sweet sleep away from me,
- يا من هو الماء في تكوين خلقتهO you who are water in the shaping of your form,
- يا منكرا شكواي نار الهوىO you who deny my complaint of love's fire,
- يا منية النفس كوني كيف شئت فماO my soul's desire, be as you wish, for neither
- يا موقد النار في قلبي وفي كبديO kindler of fire in my heart and my liver
- يا واحد الحسن الذي لجمالهO peerless one in beauty, whose loveliness
- يارب مصلوب على جذع لهAh, many a man crucified upon a tree trunk has
- يدافع زهو التيه أعطاف دلهاHaughty pride jostles the curves of her coquetry,
- يطوف براح ريحها ومذاقهاHe makes the rounds with wine, whose fragrance and flavor are
- يكفيك منه إن قنعت بذاكاFrom him, if you are content with that, this is enough for you:
- يومنا يوم مطير ولذاذاتOur day is a rainy day,
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