وَمُهَفهَفٍand a slender one كَالغُصنِlike a branch فيin حَرَكاتِهِhis movements
وَمُهَفهَفٍ كَالغُصنِ في حَرَكاتِهِ
حُلوِlovely القَوامِthe figure رَشيقِهِgraceful in it مَيّادِهِswaying in it
حُلوِ القَوامِ رَشيقِهِ مَيّادِهِ
And a slender beauty, like a branch in his movements,
Swaying like a branch in his movements
Lovely of figure, graceful and swaying;
Sweet of figure, graceful and slender
صَنَمٍan idol لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot بَراهُfashioned him اللَهُGod فيin
صَنَمٍ لَعَمرُكَ ما بَراهُ اللَهُ في
ذاthis الحُسنِbeauty إِلاّexcept فِتنَةًa trial لِعِبادِهِfor His servants
ذا الحُسنِ إِلاّ فِتنَةً لِعِبادِهِ
An idol—by your life!—God fashioned him with
An idol, by God, whom Allah did not create
Such beauty only as a trial for His servants.
With such beauty, except as a test for His servants
وَمِنَand among العَجائِبِthe marvels فِعلُهُhis treatment بِمُحِبِّهِof his lover
وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ فِعلُهُ بِمُحِبِّهِ
يَصليهِhe burns him ناراًa fire وَهُوَand he مِنamong عُبّادِهِhis worshippers
يَصليهِ ناراً وَهُوَ مِن عُبّادِهِ
And among the marvels is his treatment of his lover:
And among the wonders is His act with the lover
He burns him with fire, though he is one of his worshippers.
Making him suffer fire though he is of His servants
وَيُبيحُand he gives over للتَعذيبِfor torment فيin سَهَرِwakefulness الدُجىthe night's darkness
وَيُبيحُ للتَعذيبِ في سَهَرِ الدُجى
طَرفَthe eye المُحبِّof the lover وَذاكَand that مِنamong أَجنادِهِhis soldiers
طَرفَ المُحبِّ وَذاكَ مِن أَجنادِهِ
And gives over to torment, in the dark night's vigil,
And allowing torment in the night's vigil
The lover's eye, though it is one of his soldiers.
For the eye of the lover, and that one is of His troops
ياO عاذِليmy reproacher ماnot كُنتُI was أَوّلَthe first عاشِقٍlover
يا عاذِلي ما كُنتُ أَوّلَ عاشِقٍ
فَتَكَravaged الغَرامُpassion بِلُبِّهِhis mind وَفُؤادِهِand his heart
فَتَكَ الغَرامُ بِلُبِّهِ وَفُؤادِهِ
O you who reproach me, I was not the first lover
Oh you who blame me! I was not the first lover
Whose mind and heart were ravaged by passion.
That passion took hold of his heart and soul
فَالقَلبُfor the heart يَعلَمُknows أَنَّهُthat it فيin غَيِّهِits error
فَالقَلبُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّهُ في غَيِّهِ
لَكِنbut تَغَطَّتbecame hidden عَنهُfrom it سُبلُthe paths رَشادِهِof its right guidance
لَكِن تَغَطَّت عَنهُ سُبلُ رَشادِهِ
For the heart knows it is astray,
The heart knows it is lost in love
But the paths to its right guidance are hidden from it.
But the ways to guidance are covered from it
لاdo not تَطلُبَنever seek هَيهاتِhow far-fetched مِنهُfrom it صَلاحَهُits reform
لا تَطلُبَن هَيهاتِ مِنهُ صَلاحَهُ
إِنif كانَwas رَبُّكَyour Lord قَدalready قَضىdecreed بِفسادِهِits corruption
إِن كانَ رَبُّكَ قَد قَضى بِفسادِهِ
Do not seek its reform from it—how hopeless!—
Do not seek, alas, his rectitude
If your Lord has already decreed its corruption.
If your Lord has decreed his corruption
Sol 6.1