حَنَّyearned قَلبيmy heart إِلىfor غَزالٍa gazelle رَبيبِhand-reared
حَنَّ قَلبي إِلى غَزالٍ رَبيبِ
فَاِعتَرانيso there came upon me لِذاكَbecause of that كَالتَصويبِsomething like a downpour
فَاِعتَراني لِذاكَ كَالتَصويبِ
My heart yearned for a hand-reared gazelle,
and at that something like a downpour swept over me.
كَيفَhow صَبريmy endurance عَنِapart from الغَزالِthe gazelle وَلَمand have not أَلI find (continued)
كَيفَ صَبري عَنِ الغَزالِ وَلَم أَل
قَcompletes 'I find' شِفاءًhealing مِنَfrom الغَزالِthe gazelle الرَبيبِthe hand-reared one
قَ شِفاءً مِنَ الغَزالِ الرَبيبِ
How can I bear being apart from the gazelle, having found no
healing from that hand-reared gazelle?
مَنَعَprevented النَومَsleep ذِكرُهُremembering him فَتَأَرَّقso became sleepless (continued)
مَنَعَ النَومَ ذِكرُهُ فَتَأَرَّق
تُI (verb ending) لِذِكرىat the memory مِنof شادِنٍa fawn مَخضوبِhenna-dyed
تُ لِذِكرى مِن شادِنٍ مَخضوبِ
The thought of him kept sleep away, and I lay
awake, remembering a henna-dyed fawn.
لاnot تَعَزّىfound consolation الفُؤادُthe heart عَنهُaway from him وَلاnor يَقslackens (continued)
لا تَعَزّى الفُؤادُ عَنهُ وَلا يَق
صُرُcompletes 'slackens' خَطويmy stride إِلىtoward مُناخِthe encampment of المَشيبِgray hair
صُرُ خَطوي إِلى مُناخِ المَشيبِ
My heart finds no solace away from him, nor do
my steps slow toward the encampment of gray hair.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَسأَلُI ask المُغيرَةَal-Mughira لَمّاwhen
وَلَقَد أَسأَلُ المُغيرَةَ لَمّا
دَوِيَgrew sick القَلبُthe heart عَنabout دَواءِa cure for القُلوبِhearts
دَوِيَ القَلبُ عَن دَواءِ القُلوبِ
Indeed, I asked al-Mughira, when
my heart fell sick, about a cure for hearts.
فَأَشارَتso she pointed بِهاto her قَريباًnearby وَماyet not المَمwithheld (continued)
فَأَشارَت بِها قَريباً وَما المَم
نوعُcompletes 'withheld' عِنديin my view نَوالُهُattaining it بِقَريبِnear at hand
نوعُ عِندي نَوالُهُ بِقَريبِ
She pointed her out nearby; yet what is
withheld is not, to my mind, within easy reach.
فَصَبَرتُso I made endure الفُؤادَthe heart حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen طاgrew long (continued)
فَصَبَرتُ الفُؤادَ حَتّى إِذا طا
لَcompletes 'grew long' بِيَfor me المُشتَكىthe affliction وَأَعياand baffled طَبيبيmy physician
لَ بِيَ المُشتَكى وَأَعيا طَبيبي
So I schooled my heart to patience, until, when
my affliction dragged on and baffled my physician,
وَجَفانيand shunned me الصَديقُthe friend مِنfrom يَأسِdespair أَنthat أَبI recover (continued)
وَجَفاني الصَديقُ مِن يَأسِ أَن أَب
رَأَcompletes 'I recover' وَاِعتَلَّand fell ill عائِديmy sickbed visitor مِنfrom نَسيبيmy love poetry
رَأَ وَاِعتَلَّ عائِدي مِن نَسيبي
and my friend shunned me, despairing that I would
recover, and my visitor sickened of my love verse,
جِئتُI came مُستَشفِياًseeking healing إِلَيهاto her لِماfor what بيailed me
جِئتُ مُستَشفِياً إِلَيها لِما بي
وَشِفاءُand the healing of المُحِبِّthe lover عِندَwith الحَبيبِthe beloved
وَشِفاءُ المُحِبِّ عِندَ الحَبيبِ
I came to her seeking healing for my ailment,
and a lover's healing lies with the beloved.
فَاِتَّقيso fear اللَهَGod ياO حُبيَبَbeloved وَجوديand be generous
فَاِتَّقي اللَهَ يا حُبيَبَ وَجودي
بِشِفاءٍwith healing لِعاشِقٍto a lover مَكروبِgrief-stricken
بِشِفاءٍ لِعاشِقٍ مَكروبِ
So fear God, beloved, and grant
healing to a grief-stricken lover.
نامَslept أَصحابُهُhis companions وَباتَand spent the night مُكِبّاًbent in absorption
نامَ أَصحابُهُ وَباتَ مُكِبّاً
فيin أَعاجيبَmarvels مِنof هَواكِlove for you العَجيبِwondrous
في أَعاجيبَ مِن هَواكِ العَجيبِ
His companions slept; he spent the night absorbed
in the marvels of his wondrous passion for you.
لَيسَhe is not بِالمُبتَغيone seeking سِواكِanyone but you وَلاnor الباthe seller (continued)
لَيسَ بِالمُبتَغي سِواكِ وَلا البا
ئعِcompletes 'seller' مِنكُمُfrom you (plural) نَصيبَهُhis share بِنَصيبِfor a share
ئعِ مِنكُمُ نَصيبَهُ بِنَصيبِ
He seeks none but you, nor would he barter
his share in you for any other share.
يَقطَعُpasses الدَهرَtime ماwhat يُغَيَّبُis withheld عَنهُfrom him
يَقطَعُ الدَهرَ ما يُغَيَّبُ عَنهُ
مِنof هَواكُمyour love (plural) بِعَبرَةٍwith a tear وَنَحيبِand sobbing
مِن هَواكُم بِعَبرَةٍ وَنَحيبِ
He passes his days grieving for what is withheld from him
of your love, with tears and sobbing.
لَمdid not تَنَمsleep عَينُهُhis eye وَلَمand did not يَزَلِcease الدَمthe tears (continued)
لَم تَنَم عَينُهُ وَلَم يَزَلِ الدَم
عُcompletes 'tears' نِظاماًin a string يَستَنُّflowing swiftly فَوقَover التَريبِthe breast
عُ نِظاماً يَستَنُّ فَوقَ التَريبِ
His eye has not slept, and his tears still
flow in a string across his breast.
مُستَهاماًdistraught with love إِذاwhen الجُلوسُthe seated company أَفاضواlaunched forth
مُستَهاماً إِذا الجُلوسُ أَفاضوا
فيinto حَديثٍconversation أَكَبَّhe bowed his head مِثلَlike الغَريبِa stranger
في حَديثٍ أَكَبَّ مِثلَ الغَريبِ
Distraught with love, when the company plunges
into conversation, he bows his head like a stranger.
لَيسَhe is not بِالناظِرِone awaiting الجَوابَan answer فَيَرعىso as to heed
لَيسَ بِالناظِرِ الجَوابَ فَيَرعى
قَولَthe words of حُدّاثِهِhis fellow talkers وَلاnor بِالمُجيبِone replying
قَولَ حُدّاثِهِ وَلا بِالمُجيبِ
He looks for no reply and pays no heed
to his companions' words; nor does he answer.
تَنتَحيturns aside النَفسُthe soul فيinto هَواهاits passion فَيَرضىso he is content
تَنتَحي النَفسُ في هَواها فَيَرضى
مِنfrom حَديثِthe conversation of الجُلوسِthe seated company بِالمَحبوبِwith the beloved
مِن حَديثِ الجُلوسِ بِالمَحبوبِ
His soul follows its passion, and he is content
with mention of the beloved in the company's talk.
نَوِّليهِgrant him favors وَاِتقَّيand fear إِلَهَكِyour God فيهِconcerning him
نَوِّليهِ وَاِتقَّي إِلَهَكِ فيهِ
لَيسَis not ماwhat قَدalready فَعَلتِyou have done بِالتَعتيبِa reproach
لَيسَ ما قَد فَعَلتِ بِالتَعتيبِ
Grant him your favors, and fear your God concerning him;
what you have done is no mere reproach.
قَدindeed أَبَتhas refused نَفسُهُhis soul سِواكِanyone but you وَتَأبَيand you refuse (continued)
قَد أَبَت نَفسُهُ سِواكِ وَتَأبَي
نَcompletes 'you refuse' سِواهُanyone but him بِالصَرمِwith abandonment وَالتَعذيبِand torment
نَ سِواهُ بِالصَرمِ وَالتَعذيبِ
His soul will have none but you; you too will have
none but him—to shun and torment.
لَوif قَدِرناwe had power عَلىover رُقىthe incantations of سِحرِthe magic of هاروHarut (continued)
لَو قَدِرنا عَلى رُقى سِحرِ هارو
تَcompletes 'Harut' طَلَبناwe would seek الوِصالَunion بِالتَحبيبِby inspiring love
تَ طَلَبنا الوِصالَ بِالتَحبيبِ
If we could command the incantations of Harut's magic,
we would seek union by inspiring love.
Sol 6.1