رَفَعتُI raised رايَتيmy banner عَلىover العُشّاقِthe lovers
رَفَعتُ رايَتي عَلى العُشّاقِ
وَاِقتَدىand followed بيmy example جَميعُall تِلكَthose الرِفاقِcompanions
وَاِقتَدى بي جَميعُ تِلكَ الرِفاقِ
I raised my banner over the lovers,
I raised my flag over the lovers
And all those companions followed my example.
And all those comrades followed my example
وَتَنَحّىand stepped aside أَهلُthe people of الهَوىpassion عَنfrom طَريقيmy path
وَتَنَحّى أَهلُ الهَوى عَن طَريقي
وَاِنثَنىand faltered عَزمُthe resolve مَنof whoever يَرومُseeks لِحاقيto catch up with me
وَاِنثَنى عَزمُ مَن يَرومُ لِحاقي
The people of passion stepped aside from my path,
The people of passion stepped aside from my path
And the resolve of anyone seeking to catch me faltered.
And the resolve of those desiring to catch up to me faltered
سِرتُI walked فيin الحُبِّlove سيرَةًa course لَمnot يَسِرهاhas followed it
سِرتُ في الحُبِّ سيرَةً لَم يَسِرها
عاشِقٌa lover فيamong الوَرىhumankind عَلىat الإِطلاقِall (without exception)
عاشِقٌ في الوَرى عَلى الإِطلاقِ
In love I walked a path never trodden
I walked the path of love in a way no other lover
By any lover in all the world.
In the world had ever walked before
وَدُعاتيand my heralds تَجولُroam فيin كُلِّevery أَرضٍland
وَدُعاتي تَجولُ في كُلِّ أَرضٍ
وَطُبوليand my drums يُضرَبنَare beaten فيacross الآفاقِthe horizons
وَطُبولي يُضرَبنَ في الآفاقِ
And my heralds roam through every land,
And my invitation circulated in every land
And my drums are beaten across the horizons.
While my drums were beaten in the horizons
مَثُلَstood in attendance العاشِقونَthe lovers فَوقَupon بِساطيmy carpet
مَثُلَ العاشِقونَ فَوقَ بِساطي
فيin مُقامِthe court of الهَوىpassion وَتَحتَand beneath رِواقيmy portico
في مُقامِ الهَوى وَتَحتَ رِواقي
The lovers stood in attendance upon my carpet,
The lovers modeled themselves on my carpet
In passion's court and beneath my portico.
In the abode of passion, under my porch
ضُرِبَتwas struck سِكَّةُthe coinage المَحَبَّةِof love بِاِسميin my name
ضُرِبَت سِكَّةُ المَحَبَّةِ بِاِسمي
وَدَعَتand prayed ليfor me مَنابِرُthe pulpits العُشّاقِof the lovers
وَدَعَت لي مَنابِرُ العُشّاقِ
Love's coinage was struck in my name,
The path of love was paved with my name
And the lovers' pulpits prayed for me.
And the pulpits of lovers called for me
كانَthere was لِلقَومِfor the company فيin الزُجاجَةِthe bottle باقٍa remainder
كانَ لِلقَومِ في الزُجاجَةِ باقٍ
أَناI وَحديalone شَرِبتُI drank ذاكَthat الباقيremainder
أَنا وَحدي شَرِبتُ ذاكَ الباقي
There was something left in the bottle for the company;
The people had a remainder in the bottle
I alone drank that remainder.
I alone drank what remained
شَربَةٌa draught لاnot أَزالُI cease أَسكَرُto grow drunk مِنهاfrom it
شَربَةٌ لا أَزالُ أَسكَرُ مِنها
لَيتَif only شِعريI knew ماذاwhat سَقانيhe gave me to drink الساقيthe cupbearer
لَيتَ شِعري ماذا سَقاني الساقي
A draught that still makes me drunk—
A drink I still remain drunk from
If only I knew what the cupbearer gave me to drink!
I wish I knew what the cupbearer had served me
أَناI فيin الحُبِّlove أَلطَفُthe most delicate الناسِof people مَعنىًin spirit
أَنا في الحُبِّ أَلطَفُ الناسِ مَعنىً
دَمِثُgentle الخُلقِin character ذوpossessing حَواشٍedges رِقاقِsoft
دَمِثُ الخُلقِ ذو حَواشٍ رِقاقِ
In love, I am the most delicate of people in spirit,
In love, I am the most refined in meaning
Gentle in character, with soft edges.
Of beautiful manners, delicate and tender
أَعشَقُI adore الحُسنَbeauty وَالمَلاحَةَand charm وَالظُرand elegance (word begins here)
أَعشَقُ الحُسنَ وَالمَلاحَةَ وَالظُر
فَ(completes 'elegance') وَأَهوىand I love مَحاسِنَthe virtues الأَخلاقِof character
فَ وَأَهوى مَحاسِنَ الأَخلاقِ
I adore beauty, charm, and ele-
I love beauty, charm, and flirtation
gance, and I love the virtues of character.
And I adore good character and morals
لَمnot أَخُنI betrayed فيin الوَدادِaffection قَطُّever حَبيباًa beloved
لَم أَخُن في الوَدادِ قَطُّ حَبيباً
فَيُنادىso a cry would be raised عَلَيَّagainst me فيin الأَسواقِthe marketplaces
فَيُنادى عَلَيَّ في الأَسواقِ
I have never betrayed a beloved in affection,
I have never betrayed a lover
So as to be denounced in the marketplaces.
To be denounced in the markets
شيمَتيmy nature شيمَتيmy nature وَخُلُقيand my character خُلُقيmy character
شيمَتي شيمَتي وَخُلُقي خُلُقي
وَلَوَand even if اِنّيthat I أَموتُI die مِمّاfrom what أُلاقيI endure
وَلَوَ اِنّي أَموتُ مِمّا أُلاقي
My nature is my nature, and my character my character,
My temperament is my temperament and my manners my manners
Even if I die from what I endure.
Even if I die from what I endure
لَطُفَتgrew delicate فيin وَصفِdescribing الهَوىpassion كَلِماتيmy words
لَطُفَت في وَصفِ الهَوى كَلِماتي
أَينَwhere أَهلُthose possessing القُلوبِhearts وَالأَشواقِand longings
أَينَ أَهلُ القُلوبِ وَالأَشواقِ
My words grew delicate in describing passion;
My words were gentle in describing passion
Where are those with hearts and longings?
Where are the people of hearts and cravings?
وَإِذاand when ما(emphasis) اِدَّعَيتُI made a claim فيin الحُبِّlove دَعوىًa claim
وَإِذا ما اِدَّعَيتُ في الحُبِّ دَعوىً
شَهِدَbore witness العاشِقونَthe lovers بِاِستِحقاقيto my worthiness
شَهِدَ العاشِقونَ بِاِستِحقاقي
And whenever I make a claim in love,
Whenever I claimed any merit in love
The lovers bear witness to my worthiness.
The lovers bore witness to my entitlement
شَنَّفَadorned with earrings السامِعينَthe listeners دُرُّthe pearls كَلاميof my speech
شَنَّفَ السامِعينَ دُرُّ كَلامي
وَتَحَلَّتand were adorned أَجيادُهُمtheir necks أَطواقيmy necklaces
وَتَحَلَّت أَجيادُهُم أَطواقي
The pearls of my speech adorned my listeners' ears,
The pearls of my words delighted the listeners
And their necks were adorned with my necklaces.
And their noble steeds bent their necks to me
Sol 6.1