قَدindeed لامَنيhe reproached me فيabout خَليلَتيmy beloved عُمَرُUmar
قَد لامَني في خَليلَتي عُمَرُ
وَاللَومُand reproach فيin غَيرِother than كُنهِهِits proper bounds قَدَرُfate
وَاللَومُ في غَيرِ كُنهِهِ قَدَرُ
Umar has reproached me about my beloved,
and blame outside its proper bounds is fate.
قالَhe said أَفِقcome to your senses! قُلتُI said لاno فَقالَthen he said بَلىyes indeed
قالَ أَفِق قُلتُ لا فَقالَ بَلى
قَدalready شاعَhas spread فيamong الناسِthe people عَنكُمُabout you all الخَبَرُthe news
قَد شاعَ في الناسِ عَنكُمُ الخَبَرُ
He said, 'Come to your senses.' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Yes!'
The news about you has already spread among the people.
فَقُلتُso I said إِنif شاعَit has spread ماwhat اعتِذاريmy excuse مِمfor (word fragment)
فَقُلتُ إِن شاعَ ما اعتِذاري مِم
ماwhat لَيسَis not ليfor me فيهِin it عِندَهُمin their eyes عُذُرُan excuse
ما لَيسَ لي فيهِ عِندَهُم عُذُرُ
I said, 'If it has spread, what excuse have I for
what I have no excuse for in their eyes?'
لاnot أَكتُمُI conceal الناسَthe people حُبَّlove قاتِلَتيmy slayer
لا أَكتُمُ الناسَ حُبَّ قاتِلَتي
لاno لاno وَلاand not أَكرَهُI dislike الَّذيwhat ذَكَرواthey mentioned
لا لا وَلا أَكرَهُ الَّذي ذَكَروا
I do not hide from people my love for my slayer.
No, no; nor do I dislike what they have mentioned.
لوماblame, you two! فَلاthen no لَومَblame بَعدَهاafter it أَبَداًever
لوما فَلا لَومَ بَعدَها أَبَداً
صاحِبُكُمyour companion وَالجَليلِby the Majestic One مُحتَضَرُdying
صاحِبُكُم وَالجَليلِ مُحتَضَرُ
Blame me, you two; there will never be blame after this.
Your companion, by the Majestic One, is dying.
قُمrise! قُمrise! إِلَيهِمto them فَقُلthen say لَهُمto them قَدindeed أَبىhe refused
قُم قُم إِلَيهِم فَقُل لَهُم قَد أَبى
وَقالَand he said لاno لاnot أُفيقُI come to my senses فَاِنتَحِرواso kill yourselves!
وَقالَ لا لا أُفيقُ فَاِنتَحِروا
Get up, get up and go to them; tell them he has refused
and said, 'No! I will not come to my senses—so kill yourselves!'
ماذاwhat عَسىmight أَنto يَقولَsay قائِلُهُمtheir spokesman
ماذا عَسى أَن يَقولَ قائِلُهُم
وَذاand this هَوىًlove ساقَbrought حينَهُits fatal hour القَدَرُfate
وَذا هَوىً ساقَ حينَهُ القَدَرُ
What could their spokesman possibly say,
when this is love whose fatal hour fate has brought?
ياO قَومِmy people ماwhat ليfor me وَماand what لَهُمfor them أَبَداًever
يا قَومِ ما لي وَما لَهُم أَبَداً
يَنظُرُhe examines فيinto عَيبِthe fault غَيرِهِsomeone other than himself البَطِرُthe arrogant man
يَنظُرُ في عَيبِ غَيرِهِ البَطِرُ
O people, what have I to do with them at all?
The arrogant man examines another's faults.
ياO عَجَباًwhat a wonder لِلخِلافِat the opposition ياO عَجَباًwhat a wonder
يا عَجَباً لِلخِلافِ يا عَجَباً
بِفيin the mouth of الَّذيthe one who لامَcensured فيconcerning الهَوىlove الحَجَرُthe stone
بِفي الَّذي لامَ في الهَوى الحَجَرُ
How astonishing this opposition—how astonishing!
A stone in the mouth of whoever censures love!
ماno لامَcensured فيconcerning ذيone possessing مَوَدَّةٍaffection أَحَدٌanyone
ما لامَ في ذي مَوَدَّةٍ أَحَدٌ
يُؤمِنُbelieves بِاللَهِin God قُمrise! فَقَدfor indeed كَفَرواthey have disbelieved
يُؤمِنُ بِاللَهِ قُم فَقَد كَفَروا
No one censures a lover
while believing in God. Rise, for they have disbelieved!
حَسبيenough for me وَحَسبُand enough for الَّتيthe woman whom كَلِفتُI became enamored بِهاof her
حَسبي وَحَسبُ الَّتي كَلِفتُ بِها
مِنّيfrom me وَمِنهاand from her الحَديثُthe conversation وَالنَظَرُand the glances
مِنّي وَمِنها الحَديثُ وَالنَظَرُ
Enough for me and for the woman I am enamored of
are the conversation and glances we exchange.
أَوor قُبلَةٌa kiss فيin خِلالِthe midst of ذاكَthat وَلاand no
أَو قُبلَةٌ في خِلالِ ذاكَ وَلا
بَأَسَharm إِذاif لَمnot تُحلَّلِare untied الأُزُرُthe waist-wraps
بَأَسَ إِذا لَم تُحلَّلِ الأُزُرُ
Or a kiss amid all that—and there is no
harm, if the waist-wraps are not untied.
أَوor لَمسُtouching ماwhat تَحتَbeneath مِرطِهاher wrap بِيَديwith my hand
أَو لَمسُ ما تَحتَ مِرطِها بِيَدي
وَالبابُand the door قَدalready حالَintervened دونَهُin front of it السُتُرُthe curtains
وَالبابُ قَد حالَ دونَهُ السُتُرُ
Or touching what lies beneath her wrap with my hand,
while curtains have screened the door.
وَالساقُand the leg بَرّاقَةٌgleaming خَلاخِلُهاits anklets
وَالساقُ بَرّاقَةٌ خَلاخِلُها
وَالصَوتُand the voice عالٍloud فَقَدfor indeed عَلاincreased البُهُرُthe breathlessness
وَالصَوتُ عالٍ فَقَد عَلا البُهُرُ
And the anklets on her leg are gleaming,
and her voice is loud, for her breathlessness has mounted.
وَاِستَرخَتand grew limp الكَفُّthe hand لِلغَزالِof the gazelle وَقاand she said (first part)
وَاِستَرخَت الكَفُّ لِلغَزالِ وَقا
لَتshe said (final part) اُلهُdivert yourself! عَنّيaway from me وَالدَمعُand the tears مُنحَدِرُstreaming down
لَت اُلهُ عَنّي وَالدَمعُ مُنحَدِرُ
And the gazelle's hand grew limp, and she
said, with tears streaming down, 'Leave me alone!
اِذهَبgo away! فَماfor—not أَنتَyou كَالَّذيlike the one whom ذَكَرواthey described
اِذهَب فَما أَنتَ كَالَّذي ذَكَروا
أَنتَyou وَرَبّيby my Lord مُعارِكٌa grappler أَشِرُinsolent
أَنتَ وَرَبّي مُعارِكٌ أَشِرُ
Go away; you are not the man they described.
You are, by my Lord, an insolent grappler.
وَغابَتِand was absent اليَومَtoday عَنكَfrom you حاضِنَتيmy nurse
وَغابَتِ اليَومَ عَنكَ حاضِنَتي
فَاللَهُso God ليfor me اليَومَtoday مِنكَagainst you مُنتَصِرُtaking vengeance
فَاللَهُ لي اليَومَ مِنكَ مُنتَصِرُ
And today my nurse is away from you;
so today God will avenge me on you.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord خُذtake vengeance! ليfor me فَقَدfor indeed تَرىyou see ضُعُفيmy weakness
يا رَبِّ خُذ لي فَقَد تَرى ضُعُفي
مِنfrom فاسِقِa wanton الكَفِّthe hand ماno لَهُfor him شُكُرُthanks
مِن فاسِقِ الكَفِّ ما لَهُ شُكُرُ
O Lord, take vengeance for me, for you see my weakness,
on this wanton-handed man, who deserves no thanks.
أَهوىhe lunged إِلىtoward مِعضَديmy armlet فَرَضَّضَهُthen he crushed it
أَهوى إِلى مِعضَدي فَرَضَّضَهُ
ذوpossessing قوةٍstrength ماnot يُطاقُcan be withstood مُقتَدِرُpowerful
ذو قوةٍ ما يُطاقُ مُقتَدِرُ
He lunged for my armlet and crushed it—
a man of strength, impossible to withstand, mighty.
يُلصِقُhe presses بيagainst me لِحيَةًa beard لَهُof his خَشُنَتgrew rough
يُلصِقُ بي لِحيَةً لَهُ خَشُنَت
ذاتَpossessing سوادٍblackness كَأَنَّهاas though it were الإِبَرُthe needles
ذاتَ سوادٍ كَأَنَّها الإِبَرُ
He kept pressing his roughened beard against me,
black, as though it were needles,
حَتّىuntil اِقتَهَرنيhe overpowered me وَإِخوَتيwhile my brothers غَيَبٌabsent
حَتّى اِقتَهَرني وَإِخوَتي غَيَبٌ
وَيليwoe is me عَلَيهِمover them لَوif only أَنَّهُمthat they حَضَرواwere present
وَيلي عَلَيهِم لَو أَنَّهُم حَضَروا
until he overpowered me, while my brothers were away.
Woe is me over them—if only they had been here!
أَقسِمُI swear بِاللَهِby God ماnot نَجَوتُI escaped بِهاwith it
أَقسِمُ بِاللَهِ ما نَجَوتُ بِها
اِذهَبgo away! فَأَنتَfor you are المُسَوَّرُthe bracelet-adorned one الظَفِرُvictorious
اِذهَب فَأَنتَ المُسَوَّرُ الظَفِرُ
I swear by God, I have not escaped it unhurt.
Go away—you are the bracelet-adorned victor!
كَيفَhow بِأُمّيwith my mother إِذاwhen رَأَتshe sees شَفَتيmy lip
كَيفَ بِأُمّي إِذا رَأَت شَفَتي
وَكَيفَand how إِنif شاعَspreads مِنكَfrom you ذاthis الخَبَرُthe news
وَكَيفَ إِن شاعَ مِنكَ ذا الخَبَرُ
What of my mother when she sees my lip?
And what if this news spreads from you?
أَمor كَيفَhow لاno كَيفَhow ليfor me بِحاضِنَتيwith my nurse
أَم كَيفَ لا كَيفَ لي بِحاضِنَتي
ياO حِبُّbeloved لَوif only كانَwere يَنفَعُhelps الحَذَرُcaution
يا حِبُّ لَو كانَ يَنفَعُ الحَذَرُ
Or how—no, how shall I face my nurse?
O beloved, if only caution were of use!'
قُلتُI said لَهاto her عِندَat ذاكَthat ياO سَكَنيmy solace
قُلتُ لَها عِندَ ذاكَ يا سَكَني
لاno بَأسَharm إِنّيindeed I مُجَرِّبٌexperienced حَذِرُcautious
لا بَأسَ إِنّي مُجَرِّبٌ حَذِرُ
I said to her then, 'O my solace,
there is no harm; I am experienced and cautious.
قوليsay! لَهُمto them بَقَّةٌa bug لَهاit has ظُفُرٌa claw
قولي لَهُم بَقَّةٌ لَها ظُفُرٌ
إِنif كانthere is فيamong البَقِّthe bugs ماone that لَهُit has ظُفُرُa claw
إِن كان في البَقِّ ما لَهُ ظُفُرُ
Tell them it was a bug with a claw—
if there are any bugs that have claws.'
Sol 6.1