علِّلينيconsole me ياO عَبدَʿAbd أَنتِyou الشِفاءُthe cure
علِّليني يا عَبدَ أَنتِ الشِفاءُ
وَاِترُكيand disregard مايَقولُwhat they say ليto me الأَعداءُthe enemies
وَاِترُكي مايَقولُ لي الأَعداءُ
Console me, O ʿAbd; you are the cure.
Justify me, O servant, you are my remedy
And disregard what my enemies say to me.
And leave what the enemies say to me
كُلُّevery حَيٍّliving person يُقالُis spoken of فيهِabout him وَذوand one possessed of الحِلforbearance (word begins)
كُلُّ حَيٍّ يُقالُ فيهِ وَذو الحِل
مِcompletion of 'forbearance' مُريحٌat ease وَلِلسَفيهِand for the fool الشَقاءُmisery
مِ مُريحٌ وَلِلسَفيهِ الشَقاءُ
Every living person is spoken of; the person of
Every living being is talked about, and the one with a mole
forbearance is at ease, while the fool has misery.
Is relaxed while misery is for the foolish
لَيسَis not مِنّاamong us مَنone who لاnot يُعابُis criticized فَأَغضيso overlook it
لَيسَ مِنّا مَن لا يُعابُ فَأَغضي
رُبَّmany a زارٍfaultfinder بادٍplainly visible عَلَيهِupon him الزَراءُdisgrace
رُبَّ زارٍ بادٍ عَلَيهِ الزَراءُ
None of us goes uncriticized, so overlook it.
He is not one of us who cannot be blamed, so turn a blind eye
Many a faultfinder bears plainly visible disgrace.
Many a visitor who is blown upon, the barrenness falls upon him
أَناI مَنthe one whom قَدalready عَلِمتِyou have known لاnot أَنقُضُI break العَهthe pledge (word begins)
أَنا مَن قَد عَلِمتِ لا أَنقُضُ العَه
دَcompletion of 'the pledge' وَلاnor تَستَخِفُّنيcarry me away الأَهواءُpassions
دَ وَلا تَستَخِفُّني الأَهواءُ
I am the one you know: I do not break my
I am one who you know does not violate the promise
pledge, nor do passions carry me away.
And the passions do not take me lightly
وَعَجيبٌand strange نَكثُbreach of faith الكَريمِthe noble person وَلِلنَفسِand for the soul
وَعَجيبٌ نَكثُ الكَريمِ وَلِلنَفسِ
مَعادٌa return وَلِلحَياةِand for life اِنقِضاءُan end
مَعادٌ وَلِلحَياةِ اِنقِضاءُ
Strange is a noble person's breach of faith; the soul has
And it is strange, the generosity of the noble breaks and the self
a return, and life an end.
Has a return while life ends
فَاِذكُريso remember حَلفَتيmy oath أَقارِفُI consort with أُخرىanother woman
فَاِذكُري حَلفَتي أَقارِفُ أُخرى
يَومَon the day زَكّىaffirmed تِلكَthat اليَمينَthe oath البُكاءُweeping
يَومَ زَكّى تِلكَ اليَمينَ البُكاءُ
So remember my oath about consorting with another,
So remember my oath, I will commit again
on the day when weeping affirmed that oath.
The day my right hand was purified by tears
يَومَon the day لاdo not تَحسَبيyou think يَمينيmy oath خِلاباًdeceit
يَومَ لا تَحسَبي يَميني خِلاباً
بِيَمينيby my oath تُوَقَّرُare honored الأَحشاءُthe innermost feelings
بِيَميني تُوَقَّرُ الأَحشاءُ
On that day, do not think my oath deceitful:
The day you do not think my oath is a lie
by my oath, the innermost heart is held in honor.
With my right hand the sorrows are honored
فَتَصَدَّتthen she came forward بَعدَafter الصُدودِturning away وَقالَتand she said
فَتَصَدَّت بَعدَ الصُدودِ وَقالَت
قَتَلَتنيhave slain me أَنفاسُكَyour breaths الصُعَداءُdeeply sighing
قَتَلَتني أَنفاسُكَ الصُعَداءُ
Then she came forward after turning away, and said:
So she turned away after the aversion and said
“Your deep sighs have slain me.”
Your hot breaths have killed me
قُلتُI said نَفسيmy soul الفِداthe ransom عَلىaccording to عادَةٍa habit مِنof me (word begins)
قُلتُ نَفسي الفِدا عَلى عادَةٍ مِن
نيcompletion of 'of me' جَرىhappened ماwhat جَرىhappened وَقَلبيand my heart بَراءُinnocent
ني جَرى ما جَرى وَقَلبي بَراءُ
I said, “My soul be your ransom! It was from a habit of
I said my soul is a ransom out of a habit of mine
mine that what happened happened; my heart is innocent.
What happened has happened and my heart is innocent
فَاِعذُرينيso forgive me ياO شِقَّةَhalf النَفسِof the soul إِنّيindeed I
فَاِعذُريني يا شِقَّةَ النَفسِ إِنّي
تُبتُI repented مِمّاof what مَضىhas passed وَعِنديand I have وَفاءُfaithfulness
تُبتُ مِمّا مَضى وَعِندي وَفاءُ
So forgive me, O half of my soul; I
So excuse me, O part of the soul, I
have repented of what is past, and I remain faithful.”
Repented from what passed and I have loyalty
وَجَوارٍand maidens إِذاwhen تَحَلَّينَthey adorn themselves لَمnot تَدyou know (word begins)
وَجَوارٍ إِذا تَحَلَّينَ لَم تَد
رِcompletion of 'you know' أَشاءٌyoung palm trees فيin حَليِهاtheir adornment أَمor نِساءُwomen
رِ أَشاءٌ في حَليِها أَم نِساءُ
And maidens who, when adorned, leave you unable
And a neighbor when she adorns, it does not matter
to tell whether they are young palms in jewels or women.
If she desires men or women
يَومَon the day سِلوانَSilwān إِذwhen يُنادينَنيthey call me أَقcome (word begins)
يَومَ سِلوانَ إِذ يُنادينَني أَق
بِلcompletion of 'come' إِلَيناto us فَعِندَناfor we have ماwhat تَشاءُyou wish
بِل إِلَينا فَعِندَنا ما تَشاءُ
On the day of Silwān, when they called to me, “Come
The day of Silwan, when she calls me, accept
to us, for we have whatever you wish.”
To us, for with us is what you desire
يَتَعَرَّضنَthey seek to entice ليme بِفاتِرَةِwith a languid one الطَرthe gaze (word begins)
يَتَعَرَّضنَ لي بِفاتِرَةِ الطَر
فِcompletion of 'the gaze' إِذاwhen أَقبَلَتshe approached ثَناهاturned her back الحَياءُmodesty
فِ إِذا أَقبَلَت ثَناها الحَياءُ
They sought to entice me with a maiden of languid
They confront me with slackness of manner
gaze; when she approached, modesty turned her back.
If she comes forward, shyness folds it
كَمَهاةِlike a female oryx الكِناسِof the covert تَطويshe folds; harbors لَناfor us النَفthe soul (word begins)
كَمَهاةِ الكِناسِ تَطوي لَنا النَف
سَcompletion of 'the soul' عَلىupon; around وَدَّةٍaffection وَفيناand in us جَفاءُcoldness
سَ عَلى وَدَّةٍ وَفينا جَفاءُ
Like an oryx in its covert, she folds her
Like the bashfulness of a nun that folds for us the soul
soul around affection for us, though we are cold.
With intimacy while among us is estrangement
رُحنَthey went on يَدعونَنيcalling me إِلَيهاto her فَأَمسَكso I stopped (word begins)
رُحنَ يَدعونَني إِلَيها فَأَمسَك
تُfirst-person verb ending بِسَمعيmy hearing (with/by) فَضاعَso was wasted ذاكَthat الدُعاءُsummons
تُ بِسَمعي فَضاعَ ذاكَ الدُعاءُ
They kept calling me to her, but I stopped
The bells call me to it, so I held
my ears, and that summons was wasted.
My hearing, so that call was lost
ضامَهُنَّdistressed them الَذيwhat تَمَنَّينَthey wished for شُغليmy preoccupation
ضامَهُنَّ الَذي تَمَنَّينَ شُغلي
بِفَتاةٍwith a maiden مِنهاfrom her التُقىpiety وَالحَياءُand modesty
بِفَتاةٍ مِنها التُقى وَالحَياءُ
What they had hoped for distressed them: my absorption
Their resentment of what they wished, my occupation
in a maiden whose qualities are piety and modesty.
With a girl among them of piety and shyness
نَعِمَتshe lived in comfort فيin الصِباyouth فَلَمّاand when اِسبَكَرَّتshe grew tall and shapely
نَعِمَت في الصِبا فَلَمّا اِسبَكَرَّت
خَفَّbecame slender قُدّامُهاher front وَجَلَّand grew ample الوَراءُthe rear
خَفَّ قُدّامُها وَجَلَّ الوَراءُ
She lived in comfort in youth; when she grew tall,
She slept in childhood, so when she blossomed
her front was slender and her rear ample.
Her pride diminished and the latter feared her
وَرَآهاand saw her النِساءُthe women تَغلوrising in value فَسَبso they cursed (uncertain; word begins)
وَرَآها النِساءُ تَغلو فَسَب
نfeminine plural verb ending غَلاءًhigh value لَمّاwhen اِستَبانَbecame clear الغَلاءُthe high value
ن غَلاءً لَمّا اِستَبانَ الغَلاءُ
The women saw her rising in worth, and cursed [reading uncertain]
And the women saw her transgress so they
that high worth, once her value became plain.
Transgressed excessively when the transgression appeared
هِيَshe كَالشَمسِlike the sun فيin الجَلاءِunveiling; radiance وَكَالبَدand like the full moon (word begins)
هِيَ كَالشَمسِ في الجَلاءِ وَكَالبَد
رِcompletion of 'the full moon' إِذاwhen قُنِّعَتshe was veiled عَلَيهاover her الرِداءُthe cloak
رِ إِذا قُنِّعَت عَلَيها الرِداءُ
She is like the sun when unveiled, and like the full
She is like the sun in the open and like
moon when a cloak is drawn over her.
The full moon when the gown covers it
أُنسِيَتshe was made to forget قَرقَرَthe tunic العَفافِof chastity وَفيand in
أُنسِيَت قَرقَرَ العَفافِ وَفي
العَينِthe eye دَواءٌa cure لِلناظِرينَfor those who gaze وَداءُand a sickness
العَينِ دَواءٌ لِلناظِرينَ وَداءُ
She was made to forget the tunic of chastity; and in her
The clatter of chastity was forgotten, and in
eye are both a cure and a sickness for those who gaze.
The eye a cure for onlookers and an illness
فَخمَةٌimposing فَعمَةٌfull-bodied بَرودُcool الثَناياthe front teeth
فَخمَةٌ فَعمَةٌ بَرودُ الثَنايا
صَعلَةُslender الجيدِof neck غادَةٌa tender maiden غَيداءُgracefully swaying
صَعلَةُ الجيدِ غادَةٌ غَيداءُ
Imposing, full-bodied, with cool front teeth,
A beauty spot, a mole, the coolness of the folds
slender-necked, a tender maiden, gracefully swaying.
The slant of the cheek, smoothness of the neck
أُزِّرَتshe was girdled دِعصَةًa sand-mound وَتَمَّتand reached full stature عَسيباًa palm stalk
أُزِّرَت دِعصَةً وَتَمَّت عَسيباً
مِثلَlike أَيمِa serpent الغَادَعاهُunclear as written الأَباءُthe reeds
مِثلَ أَيمِ الغَادَعاهُ الأَباءُ
Girdled with a sand-mound, and grown tall as a palm stalk,
Clad in fine fabric and perfected a dress
like a serpent [the wording about reeds is unclear].
Like the fatherless she-camel, the white
وَثَقالُand heavy الأَوصالِthe limbs سَربَلَهاclothed her الحُسنُbeauty
وَثَقالُ الأَوصالِ سَربَلَها الحُسنُ
بَياضاًin whiteness وَالرَوقَةُand loveliness البَيضاءُwhite; fair
بَياضاً وَالرَوقَةُ البَيضاءُ
Heavy of limb, beauty has clothed her
And the weight of the limbs, beauty clothed her in
in whiteness and fair loveliness.
Whiteness and smoothness, the white
زانَهاadorned her مُسفِرٌa radiant face وَثَغرٌand a mouth; smile نَقِيٌّpure
زانَها مُسفِرٌ وَثَغرٌ نَقِيٌّ
مِثلُlike دُرِّpearls of النِظامِthe string فيهِin it اِستِواءُeven alignment
مِثلُ دُرِّ النِظامِ فيهِ اِستِواءُ
A radiant face and a pure smile adorn her,
Her complexion radiant and a pure lip
like pearls on a string, evenly aligned.
Like a pearl of high quality, complete in it
وَقَوامٌand a stature يَعلوsurpasses القِوامَother statures وَنَحرٌand a bosom
وَقَوامٌ يَعلو القِوامَ وَنَحرٌ
طابَgrew sweet; lovely رُمّانُهُits pomegranates عَلَيهِupon it الأَياءُsunlight
طابَ رُمّانُهُ عَلَيهِ الأَياءُ
And a stature surpassing every stature, and a bosom
And a stature higher than posture and a neck
whose pomegranates are sweet, with sunlight upon it.
Its pomegranate blossomed, the bend above it
وَبَنانٌand fingers ياoh وَيحَهُalas for it مِنof; such بَنانٍfingers
وَبَنانٌ يا وَيحَهُ مِن بَنانٍ
كَنَباتٍlike plants سَقاهُwatered it جَمَّabundant رَواءُrefreshing water
كَنَباتٍ سَقاهُ جَمَّ رَواءُ
And fingers—ah, what fingers!—
And a space between the breasts, oh woe to it from a space
like plants watered by abundant, refreshing water.
Like a plantation watered with abundant rain
وَلَهاand she has وارِدُlong-flowing الغَدائِرِthe tresses كَالكَرlike the grapevine (word begins)
وَلَها وارِدُ الغَدائِرِ كَالكَر
مِcompletion of 'the grapevine' سَواداًin blackness قَدalready حانَhas arrived مِنهُfrom it اِنتِهاءُan end; full extent
مِ سَواداً قَد حانَ مِنهُ اِنتِهاءُ
And she has flowing tresses, like the grapevine
And to it inclining folds like a vine
in blackness, now at their fullest extent.
Blackened, its end had come from it
وَحَديثٌand conversation كَأَنَّهُas though it were قِطَعُpatches الرَوthe garden (word begins)
وَحَديثٌ كَأَنَّهُ قِطَعُ الرَو
ضِcompletion of 'the garden' زَهَتهُadorned it الصَفراءُthe yellow flowers وَالحَمراءُand the red flowers
ضِ زَهَتهُ الصَفراءُ وَالحَمراءُ
And conversation like patches of a
And a talk as if it cuts the earth in pieces
garden, adorned with yellow and red flowers.
Its yellow and red adorned
لَمnot يُعَلَّلis consoled بِهاthrough her سِوايَother than me وَلَمand not تَبshe appears (word begins)
لَم يُعَلَّل بِها سِوايَ وَلَم تَب
دُcompletion of 'she appears' لِنارٍfor a fire الصِلاءُwarming by fire
دُ لِنارٍ الصِلاءُ
No one but me has found solace in her; nor has she appeared
None but me was infatuated with her and a fire was not
before a fire for warmth.
Lit for others
وَإِذاand when أَقبَلَتshe approaches تَهادىshe walks swaying الهُوَينىgently
وَإِذا أَقبَلَت تَهادى الهُوَينى
اِشرَأَبَّتshe lifted her head ثُمَّthen اِستَنارَgrew bright الفَضاءُthe open space
اِشرَأَبَّت ثُمَّ اِستَنارَ الفَضاءُ
And when she approaches, swaying gently,
And when she came proud, the infatuation kindled
she lifts her head; then the open space grows bright.
Then the atmosphere lit up
لَمdid not تَنَلهاattain her يَديmy hand بِحَوليby my power وَلَكِنbut
لَم تَنَلها يَدي بِحَولي وَلَكِن
قُضِيَتshe was decreed ليfor me وَهَلand can يُرَدُّbe turned back القَضاءُdestiny
قُضِيَت لي وَهَل يُرَدُّ القَضاءُ
My hand did not win her through my own power, but
My hand did not touch her by my strength but
she was decreed for me—and can destiny be turned back?
It was decreed for me, and does the decree return?
كانَwas وُدّيmy love لَهاfor her خَبِيّاًhidden فَأَسرَعتُso I hastened
كانَ وُدّي لَها خَبِيّاً فَأَسرَعتُ
إِلَيهاto her وَالأَمرُand the matter فيهِin it اِلتِواءُcomplication
إِلَيها وَالأَمرُ فيهِ اِلتِواءُ
My love for her was hidden, so I hastened
My love for her was secret so I hurried
to her, while the matter was tangled.
To her and the matter in it was twisted
وَسَأَلتُand I asked النِساءَthe women أَبصَرنَthey saw ماwhat أَبصَرتُI saw
وَسَأَلتُ النِساءَ أَبصَرنَ ما أَبصَرتُ
مِنof حُسنِهاher beauty فَقالَthen said النِساءُthe women
مِن حُسنِها فَقالَ النِساءُ
And I asked the women whether they had seen what I saw
And I asked the women, did you see what I saw
of her beauty, and the women replied:
Of her beauty, so the women said:
دونَbefore وَجهِthe face of البَغيضِthe hated one وَحشَةُdesolation هَولٍterror
دونَ وَجهِ البَغيضِ وَحشَةُ هَولٍ
وَعَلىand upon وَجهِthe face of مَنthe one whom تُحِبُّyou love البَهاءُsplendor
وَعَلى وَجهِ مَن تُحِبُّ البَهاءُ
“Before the face of one you hate lies fearful desolation,
Beside the hated face is the horror of awe
and on the face of one you love shines beauty.”
And over the face of the loved one is brilliance
Sol 6.1