لاdo not تَلُمنيblame me عَلىfor عُبَيدَةَʿUbayda صاحِmy friend
لا تَلُمني عَلى عُبَيدَةَ صاحِ
زَوَّدتَنيyou supplied me زاداًprovisions مِنof الأَتراحِsorrows
زَوَّدتَني زاداً مِن الأَتراحِ
Do not blame me for ʿUbayda, my friend;
you have provisioned me with a store of sorrows.
وَاِنهَنيand forbid me إِنif نَهَيتَنيyou forbid me عَنfrom هَواهاlove for her
وَاِنهَني إِن نَهَيتَني عَن هَواها
بِاِسمِby the name of أُخرىanother woman إِنَّindeed اِسمَهاher name مِنpart of فَراحيmy joy
بِاِسمِ أُخرى إِنَّ اِسمَها مِن فَراحي
And if you must forbid me her love,
use another name: her name is part of my joy.
بَلrather دَعِleave aside الحُبَّlove ثُمَّthen لُمنيblame me عَلَيهاfor her
بَل دَعِ الحُبَّ ثُمَّ لُمني عَلَيها
ذِكرُكَyour mentioning الحُبَّlove زائِديincreasing me فيin اِرتِياحيmy delight
ذِكرُكَ الحُبَّ زائِدي في اِرتِياحي
Rather, leave love aside, then blame me for her;
your mention of love heightens my delight.
قَدindeed ذَكَرتُI mentioned الهَوىpassion فَرَقَّso grew tender فُؤاديmy heart
قَد ذَكَرتُ الهَوى فَرَقَّ فُؤادي
وَدَعَوتُand I called اِسمَهاher name فَطارَso flew جَناحيmy wing
وَدَعَوتُ اِسمَها فَطارَ جَناحي
I mentioned passion, and my heart grew tender;
I called her name, and my wing took flight.
وَلَقَدand indeed كُنتُI was ذاpossessed of مُزاحٍjest فَأَصبَحso became—
وَلَقَد كُنتُ ذا مُزاحٍ فَأَصبَح
تُI (verb ending) عَلىthrough حُبِّهاlove for her قَليلَlittle given to المُزاحِjest
تُ عَلى حُبِّها قَليلَ المُزاحِ
Indeed, I once was full of jest, but I have become
through loving her, little given to jest,
طَرِباًenraptured لِلرِياحِby the winds هَبَّتblew جَنوباًfrom the south
طَرِباً لِلرِياحِ هَبَّت جَنوباً
أَينَwhere مِثليone like me يَهوىloves هُبوبَthe blowing of الرِياحِthe winds
أَينَ مِثلي يَهوى هُبوبَ الرِياحِ
enraptured by winds that blow from the south.
Where is another like me who loves the blowing winds?
أَيُّهاO المَرءُman إِنَّindeed قَلبَكَyour heart صاحٍsober
أَيُّها المَرءُ إِنَّ قَلبَكَ صاحٍ
مِنfrom هَواهاlove for her وَلَيسَand is not قَلبيmy heart بِصاحِat all sober
مِن هَواها وَلَيسَ قَلبي بِصاحِ
O man, your heart is sober,
untouched by love for her; my heart is not sober.
أَفتَنَتنيhas bewitched me لاno رَيبَdoubt عَبدَةُʿAbda إِنّيindeed I
أَفتَنَتني لا رَيبَ عَبدَةُ إِنّي
مِنthrough هَواهاlove for her عَلىon سَبيلِthe path of اِفتِضاحِdisgrace
مِن هَواها عَلى سَبيلِ اِفتِضاحِ
ʿAbda has bewitched me, beyond doubt; I
am on the road to disgrace through loving her.
هَلis there عَلىupon عاشِقٍa lover خَلاwas alone بِحَبيبٍwith a beloved
هَل عَلى عاشِقٍ خَلا بِحَبيبٍ
فيin اِلتِزامٍan embrace وَقُبلَةٍand a kiss مِنany جُناحِsin
في اِلتِزامٍ وَقُبلَةٍ مِن جُناحِ
Is there, for a lover alone with a beloved,
any sin in an embrace and a kiss?
إِنَّماonly بِالفُؤادِin the heart وَالعَينِand the eye مِنّيof me
إِنَّما بِالفُؤادِ وَالعَينِ مِنّي
حُبُّlove for شَبعىsated الخَلخالِthe anklet غَرثىfamished الوِشاحِthe sash
حُبُّ شَبعى الخَلخالِ غَرثى الوِشاحِ
Only in my heart and eye dwells
love for her of the sated anklet and famished sash.
مُكرَبٌfirmly knit فَوقَabove مَعقَدِthe fastening of المِرطِthe wrap مِنهاof her
مُكرَبٌ فَوقَ مَعقَدِ المِرطِ مِنها
وَاِحتَشىand was filled المِرطُthe wrap مِنwith أَباةِunyielding رَباحِfull-fleshed
وَاِحتَشى المِرطُ مِن أَباةِ رَباحِ
Firmly knit is her flesh above her wrap's knot;
and her wrap is filled with ample, unyielding flesh.
بِنتُa daughter of سِترٍseclusion لَمdid not تَبدُappear لِلشَمسِto the sun يَوماًever
بِنتُ سِترٍ لَم تَبدُ لِلشَمسِ يَوماً
ماexceptive marker خَلاexcluding الفِطرُEid al-Fitr أَوor غَداةَthe morning of الأَضاحيthe sacrifices
ما خَلا الفِطرُ أَو غَداةَ الأَضاحي
A sheltered maiden who never showed herself to the sun,
except at Eid al-Fitr or on the morning of Sacrifices.
سَلَبَتهُshe robbed him of يَومَthe day of الخُروجِcoming out حِجاهُhis reason
سَلَبَتهُ يَومَ الخُروجِ حِجاهُ
بِأَسيلِwith the smooth cheek of العُطبولِthe long-necked beauty وَالأَوضاحِand silver ornaments
بِأَسيلِ العُطبولِ وَالأَوضاحِ
On the day she came out, she stole his reason
with a long-necked beauty's smooth cheek and gleaming silver ornaments,
وَبِثَغرٍand with a mouth يَحكيlikens المُخَبِّرُthe describer عَنهُof it
وَبِثَغرٍ يَحكي المُخَبِّرُ عَنهُ
نَفحَةَa waft of المِسكِmusk فُتَّwas crumbled فيinto كَأسِa cup of راحِwine
نَفحَةَ المِسكِ فُتَّ في كَأسِ راحِ
and with a mouth that its describer likens
to the fragrance of musk crumbled into a cup of wine.
ياO خَليلَيَّmy two friends تِلكُماthat woman (addressing you two) داءُthe affliction of عَينيmy eye
يا خَليلَيَّ تِلكُما داءُ عَيني
وَدَوائيand my cure مِنfor دَمعِهاits tears السَفّاحِfreely pouring
وَدَوائي مِن دَمعِها السَفّاحِ
O my two friends, she is my eye's affliction
and my remedy for its streaming tears.
إِنَّindeed أُمَّmother of الوَليدِal-Walid فَاِستَرقِياهاso you two ask her for a healing charm
إِنَّ أُمَّ الوَليدِ فَاِستَرقِياها
أَفسَدَتنيhas ruined me وَعِندَهاand with her إِصلاحيmy recovery
أَفسَدَتني وَعِندَها إِصلاحي
Indeed, Umm al-Walid—ask her for a healing charm—
has ruined me, and with her lies my cure.
ثُمَّthen قولاyou two say لَهاto her بِقَولٍwith words وَفيهاand for her
ثُمَّ قولا لَها بِقَولٍ وَفيها
ضِنَّةٌjealous affection مِنfrom فُؤادِهِhis heart المُستَباحِravaged
ضِنَّةٌ مِن فُؤادِهِ المُستَباحِ
Then say to her—for she is jealously cherished
by his ravaged heart—
اِسجَحيbe gentle ياO عُبَيدُʿUbayd فيin وُدِّthe love of نَفسيmy soul
اِسجَحي يا عُبَيدُ في وُدِّ نَفسي
لَيسَis not إِمساكُهاholding it captive مِنَan act of الإِسجاحِgentleness
لَيسَ إِمساكُها مِنَ الإِسجاحِ
'Be gentle, O ʿUbayd, with my soul's love;
holding it captive is no gentleness.
أَقلَقَhas troubled الروحَthe soul طولُthe length of صَفحِكِyour turning away عَنّيfrom me
أَقلَقَ الروحَ طولُ صَفحِكِ عَنّي
وَصِلينيand come to me وَسَكِّنيand soothe أَرواحيmy spirits
وَصِليني وَسَكِّني أَرواحي
Your long turning away from me has troubled my soul;
come to me and soothe my spirits.'
وَلَقَدand indeed قُلتُI said لِلنِطاسِيِّto the skilled physician أُعطيI shall give
وَلَقَد قُلتُ لِلنِطاسِيِّ أُعطي
كَyou تِلاديmy old wealth وَطارِفيand my newly acquired wealth بِالنَجاحِin return for success
كَ تِلادي وَطارِفي بِالنَجاحِ
And I told the skilled physician, 'I shall give
you my old wealth and my new, in return for success.
داوِنيcure me مِنof حِمامِthe death of قَلبيmy heart إِلَيهاfor her
داوِني مِن حِمامِ قَلبي إِلَيها
بِدَواءٍwith a remedy يَرُدُّthat restrains غَربَthe fierceness of الجِماحِunruliness
بِدَواءٍ يَرُدُّ غَربَ الجِماحِ
Cure me of my heart's deathly yearning for her,
with a remedy to curb its fierce unruliness.'
فَاِحتَمانيso he shunned me وَقالَand said داءٌan illness عَياءٌincurable
فَاِحتَماني وَقالَ داءٌ عَياءٌ
ماthere is no لِمَنfor whoever يُبتَلىis afflicted بِهِwith it مِنany رَواحِrelief
ما لِمَن يُبتَلى بِهِ مِن رَواحِ
So he shunned me and said, 'An incurable illness;
there is no relief for whoever suffers it.
ماwhat دَواءُthe cure for الَّذيone who يُسَهَّدُis kept awake بِاللَيat night (word continues)
ما دَواءُ الَّذي يُسَهَّدُ بِاللَي
لِcompletion of 'night' وَلاand does not يَستَريحُrest فيat الإِصباحِdaybreak
لِ وَلا يَستَريحُ في الإِصباحِ
What cure is there for one who is kept awake at night
and finds no rest at daybreak?'
فَتَجَهَّزتُso I prepared لِاِنقِضاءِfor the ending of حَياتيmy life
فَتَجَهَّزتُ لِاِنقِضاءِ حَياتي
وَاِستَعَدَّتand made ready لِميتَتيfor my death أَنواحيmy mourners
وَاِستَعَدَّت لِميتَتي أَنواحي
So I prepared for the ending of my life,
and my mourners readied themselves for my death.
Sol 6.1