سأَلتُI asked آرامَgazelles نجدٍNajd
سأَلتُ آرامَ نجدٍ
عنabout الحَبيبِthe beloved فغارَتْand they grew jealous
عن الحَبيبِ فغارَتْ
I asked the gazelles of Najd
about the beloved, and they grew jealous.
حاوَرْتُهاI conversed with them فيهabout him ذوْقاًthrough inward taste
حاوَرْتُها فيه ذوْقاً
بلُطْفِwith gentleness of طَوْرٍmanner فحارَتْand they were bewildered
بلُطْفِ طَوْرٍ فحارَتْ
I spoke with them of him through inward taste,
with gentle bearing, and they were bewildered.
وقلتُand I spoke للشَّمسِto the sun فيهabout him
وقلتُ للشَّمسِ فيه
قوْلاًwords رَقيقاًtender فَدارتْand it revolved
قوْلاً رَقيقاً فَدارتْ
And I spoke to the sun about him
tender words, and it revolved.
حدَوْتُI urged on with song عيسَpale camels الفَيافيthe desert wastes
حدَوْتُ عيسَ الفَيافي
صوتَthe voice of الغَرامِardent love فَثارتْand they sprang up
صوتَ الغَرامِ فَثارتْ
I urged on the pale camels of the wastes
with the voice of ardent love, and they sprang up.
واسْتَقبلتْand they faced دارَthe abode of حِبِّيmy beloved
واسْتَقبلتْ دارَ حِبِّي
تحتَbeneath الحُمولِthe loads وطارتْand they flew
تحتَ الحُمولِ وطارتْ
And they faced my beloved's abode,
beneath their loads, and flew.
ومُهْجتيand my heart's core حينwhen شبَّتْit blazed
ومُهْجتي حين شبَّتْ
بالنَّارِwith fire منهfrom him اسْتَنارتْgrew radiant
بالنَّارِ منه اسْتَنارتْ
And my heart's core, when it blazed
with fire from him, grew radiant.
ونُقْطةُand the point of العزْمِresolve منِّيfrom me
ونُقْطةُ العزْمِ منِّي
بهaround him لَعَمْريby my life اسْتَدارتْit revolved
به لَعَمْري اسْتَدارتْ
And the point of resolve within me
revolved around him, by my life.
مَوْجاتُthe waves of دمعةِthe tear of عينيmy eye
مَوْجاتُ دمعةِ عيني
علىupon خُدوديmy cheeks جارتْthey dealt cruelly
على خُدودي جارتْ
The waves of my eye's tear
ravaged my cheeks.
صبَّتْthey poured بهاupon them الدَّمْعَtears بَحراًas a sea
صبَّتْ بها الدَّمْعَ بَحراً
بلْrather ساجِمَthe outpouring of البحرِthe sea جارتْthey rivaled
بلْ ساجِمَ البحرِ جارتْ
They poured a sea of tears upon them;
nay, they rivaled the sea's outpouring.
وهَجمةُand the onrush of السَّيلthe torrent منهاfrom them
وهَجمةُ السَّيل منها
صبَّthe downpour of السَّحابِthe clouds اسْتَعارتْit borrowed
صبَّ السَّحابِ اسْتَعارتْ
And the torrent's onrush from them
borrowed the clouds' downpour.
لِقِبْلةِtoward the prayer-direction of الوجهِthe face منهof him
لِقِبْلةِ الوجهِ منه
أجزاءُthe parts of قَلبيmy heart أشارَتْpointed
أجزاءُ قَلبي أشارَتْ
Toward the qibla of his face
the parts of my heart pointed.
دُموعُthe tears of لَهفيmy yearning ووَجديand my passion
دُموعُ لَهفي ووَجدي
غارتْsank بهin him ثمَّthen فارَتْwelled up
غارتْ به ثمَّ فارَتْ
The tears of my yearning and passion
sank in him, then welled up.
وخلَّتْand forsook الكَونَthe universe روحيmy soul
وخلَّتْ الكَونَ روحي
لَهفاًin yearning إليهِtoward him وسارتْand journeyed on
لَهفاً إليهِ وسارتْ
And my soul forsook the universe,
yearning for him, and journeyed on.
وبعدَand after هذاthis وهذاand this
وبعدَ هذا وهذا
جَرتْit ran لهُto him واسْتجارتْand sought refuge
جَرتْ لهُ واسْتجارتْ
And after this and this,
it ran to him and sought refuge.
Sol 6.1