أَلاAh ياO طَيبَTayb قَدindeed طِبتِyou have grown fragrant
أَلا يا طَيبَ قَد طِبتِ
وَماand not طَيَّبَكِmade you fragrant الطيبُperfume
وَما طَيَّبَكِ الطيبُ
Ah, Tayb, you have grown fragrant!
And perfume did not make you fragrant,
وَلَكِنbut rather نَفَسٌa breath مِنكِfrom you
وَلَكِن نَفَسٌ مِنكِ
إِذاwhen ضَمَّكِenfolds you تَقريبُcloseness
إِذا ضَمَّكِ تَقريبُ
but rather a breath from you,
when closeness enfolds you.
وَثَغرٌand a mouth بارِدٌcool عَذبٌsweet
وَثَغرٌ بارِدٌ عَذبٌ
جَرىflowed فيهِwithin it الأَعاجيبُwonders
جَرى فيهِ الأَعاجيبُ
And a cool, sweet mouth,
within which wonders flowed;
وَوَجهٌand a face يُشبِهُresembles البَدرَthe full moon
وَوَجهٌ يُشبِهُ البَدرَ
عَلَيهِupon it التاجُthe crown مَعصوبُbound
عَلَيهِ التاجُ مَعصوبُ
and a face resembling the full moon,
with a crown bound upon it;
وَعَينٌand an eye تَسحَرُenchants العَينَthe eye
وَعَينٌ تَسحَرُ العَينَ
وَماand no فيin سِحرِهاits enchantment حوبُsin
وَما في سِحرِها حوبُ
and an eye that enchants the eye,
with no sin in its enchantment;
وَوَحفٌand thick hair زانَadorned مَتنَيكِthe two sides of your back
وَوَحفٌ زانَ مَتنَيكِ
وَزانَتهُand adorned it التَقاصيبُplaits
وَزانَتهُ التَقاصيبُ
and thick hair adorning the two sides of your back,
itself adorned with plaits;
وَجيدٌand a neck يُشبِهُresembles الدُرَّpearls
وَجيدٌ يُشبِهُ الدُرَّ
كَجيدِlike the neck of الريمِthe white gazelle سُلهوبُlong and slender
كَجيدِ الريمِ سُلهوبُ
and a neck resembling pearls,
long and slender as a white gazelle's neck;
وَنَحرٌand a chest بَينَbetween حُقَّينِtwo rounded caskets
وَنَحرٌ بَينَ حُقَّينِ
يَشِفُّdazzles العَينَthe eye مَشبوبُglowing
يَشِفُّ العَينَ مَشبوبُ
and a chest between two rounded caskets,
glowing, it dazzles the eye.
عَلَيهِupon it الجَوهَرُjewels الأَخضَthe gree-
عَلَيهِ الجَوهَرُ الأَخضَ
رُ-n (completes 'green') وَالياقوتُand rubies مَنصوبُset in place
رُ وَالياقوتُ مَنصوبُ
Upon it are green jewels,
and rubies set in place.
وَشَيءٌand something بَينَbetween فَخذَينِtwo thighs
وَشَيءٌ بَينَ فَخذَينِ
كَقَعبِlike a bowl الشِربِdrinking مَكبوبُoverturned
كَقَعبِ الشِربِ مَكبوبُ
And something between two thighs,
like an overturned drinking bowl.
وَحُبٌّand love لَكِfor you قَدalready شاعَhas spread
وَحُبٌّ لَكِ قَد شاعَ
وَبَيتٌand a verse لَكِto you مَنسوبُascribed
وَبَيتٌ لَكِ مَنسوبُ
And love for you has spread,
and a verse is ascribed to you.
فَلَوso if ساعَفَناfavored us وَجهُface
فَلَو ساعَفَنا وَجهُ
كِyour وَالدِرياقُand the antidote (wine) وَالطيبُand perfume
كِ وَالدِرياقُ وَالطيبُ
If only your face favored us,
and wine—the antidote—and perfume,
أعَشناكِwe would sustain you وَعِشناand we would live بِthrough
أعَشناكِ وَعِشنا بِ
كِyou إِنَّindeed العَيشَlife مَحبوبُbeloved
كِ إِنَّ العَيشَ مَحبوبُ
we would sustain you, and live through
you; life is indeed beloved.
قَضىdecreed ليfor me طاعَةَobedience to الحُبِّlove
قَضى لي طاعَةَ الحُبِّ
وَقِرنُand the adversary of الحُبِّlove مَغلوبُvanquished
وَقِرنُ الحُبِّ مَغلوبُ
It decreed that I obey love,
and love's adversary is vanquished.
تَهُزّينَyou stir بِهِwith it القَلبَthe heart
تَهُزّينَ بِهِ القَلبَ
كَماas اِهتَزَّswayed العَسابيبُslender boughs
كَما اِهتَزَّ العَسابيبُ
You stir the heart with it,
as slender boughs swayed.
وَوَعدٌand a promise كَجَنىlike the harvest of النَحلِthe bees
وَوَعدٌ كَجَنى النَحلِ
وَلَكِنbut ذاكَthat مَثلوبُmarred
وَلَكِن ذاكَ مَثلوبُ
And a promise like the bees' harvest,
yet that is marred.
فَعَينيso my eye تَسكُبُpours out الدَمعَtears
فَعَيني تَسكُبُ الدَمعَ
وَقَلبيand my heart بِكِbecause of you مَكروبُdistressed
وَقَلبي بِكِ مَكروبُ
So my eye pours out tears,
and my heart is distressed because of you.
وَلَوand if شِئتِyou wished تَمَتَّعناwe would take pleasure
وَلَو شِئتِ تَمَتَّعنا
وَإِنeven if سَبَّحَchanted God's praises يَعقوبُYa'qub
وَإِن سَبَّحَ يَعقوبُ
And if you wished, we would take our pleasure,
even if Ya'qub chanted God's praises.
Sol 6.1