Sol 6.1

  1. أَرسَلَت خُلَّتي مِنَ الدَمعِ غَربا

    ثُمَّ قالَت صَبَوتَ بَل كُنتَ صِبّا

    My beloved let loose a bucketful of tears.

    Then she said: You grew amorous—rather, you were already smitten.

  2. قُلتُ كَلّا لا بَل صَفا لَكِ حَتّى

    زادَكِ اللَهُ يا عُبَيدَةُ حُبّا

    I said: No, not so; my love grew pure for you, until

    God granted you more love, O ʿUbayda.

  3. ما تَعَرَّضتُ لِلكَوانِسِ في السِتر

    رِ وَلا العارِضاتِ سِرباً فَسِربا

    I have not approached the gazelles hiding behind the veil,

    nor those who show themselves, herd after herd.

  4. أَنتِ كَدَّرتِ شِربَهُنَّ فَأَصبَح

    نَ غِضاباً عَلَيَّ يَذمُمنَ شِربا

    You muddied their draught, so they grew

    angry with me, finding fault with the drink.

  5. وَتَلافَيتِني بِذَلِكِ عَنهُن

    نَ وَأُنسٍ يُصَبُّ لِلحُبِّ صَبّا

    And through that you reclaimed me from them,

    and with intimacy poured abundantly out for love.

  6. فَلَهُنَّ الطَلاقُ مِنّي وَمِنّي

    لَكِ طولُ الصَفاءِ وَالوُدِّ عَذبا

    So for them, divorce from me; and from me

    for you, lasting sincerity and sweet affection.

  7. فَاِطمَئِنّي مَلَكتِ نَفسي وَقَلبي

    وَهُمومي فَما يُجاوِزنَ وَصبا

    So rest assured: you possess my soul and my heart

    and my cares; they never pass beyond aching pain.

  8. لا تَخافي عَلى مَكانِكِ عِندي

    عَوضُ ما هَلَّلَ الحَجيجُ وَلَبّى

    Do not fear for your place with me,

    ever, while pilgrims proclaim God's oneness and answer His call.

  9. إِنَّ قَلبي مَلآنُ مِن حُبِّكِ المَح

    ضِ فَحَسبي مِن حُبّي ثِنتَينِ حَسبا

    My heart is full of your love, utterly

    pure; so, in my love, let 'Enough!' suffice me twice over.

  10. ضِقتُ عَن كُربَةِ العِتابِ فَحَسبي

    لا تَزيدي حَبيبَ نَفسِكِ كَربا

    I cannot bear the anguish of reproach—enough!

    Do not add distress to the beloved of your soul.

  11. وَيحَ نَفسي أَكُلَّما دَبَّ واشٍ

    بِحَديثٍ وَثَبتِ لِلهَجرِ وَثبا

    Alas for my soul! Is it whenever a tale-bearer creeps in

    with a story that you leap headlong into estrangement?

  12. ما كَذا يَصنَعُ المُحِبُّ فَقَرّي

    أَينَ مِنّا مَن لا يُقارِفُ ذَنبا

    That is not how a lover acts; so be calm.

    Where among us is one who never commits a sin?

  13. لَم يَكُن لي رَبٌّ سِوى اللَهِ يا عَب

    دَ فَما لي اِتَّخَذتُ وَجهَكِ رَبّا

    I had no lord but God, O ʿAbd;

    why, then, have I made your face my lord?

  14. إِنَّني واهِبٌ لِوَجهِكِ نَفسي

    فَاِقبَلي ما وَهَبتُ نَفساً وَقَلبا

    I am offering my soul for the sake of your face;

    so accept what I have given—a soul and a heart.

  15. وَلَقَد قُلتُ لِلَّذي لامَني في

    كِ جِهاراً وَما تَقَنَّعتُ خَبّا

    And indeed I told the one who reproached me over

    you, openly, without veiling myself in deceit:

  16. رُحتَ صُلباً وَلَو شَرِبتَ مِنَ الحُب

    بِ بِكَأسي لَما تَرَوَّحتَ صُلبا

    You went away unyielding; had you drunk of love

    from my cup, you would not have gone away unyielding.

  17. فَاِترُكِ اللَومَ في عُبَيدَةَ إِنّي

    تارِكٌ مَن يَلومُ في تِلكَ جَنبا

    So leave off reproaching ʿUbayda; I

    leave anyone who reproaches that woman aside.

  18. حَدَّثَتني العُيونُ عَنها فَحالَف

    تُ المُصَلّى أَدعو إِلَهي مُكِبّا

    Eyes told me of her, so I cleaved

    to the prayer-place, calling on my God, bent low,

  19. كَدُعاءِ المَكروبِ في لُجَّةِ البَح

    رِ يُنادي الرَحمَنَ رَغباً وَرَهبا

    like the prayer of one distressed in the depths of the

    sea, calling on the Merciful in longing and fear.

  20. كانَ ما كانَ بي مِنَ الوَصفِ عَنها

    ثُمَّ عايَنتُ ذاكَ فَاِزدَدتُ عُجبا

    Descriptions of her had done to me what they did;

    then I saw that myself, and my wonder grew.

  21. هِيَ رَودُ الشَبابِ فاتِرَةُ الطَر

    فِ تَدَرّى مِثلَ العَريشِ اِسلَحَبّا

    She is tender in her youth, languid of

    gaze; combing her hair, she is like an arbor stretching tall.

  22. عَقِبُ المَنكِبَينِ عَن مَسبَحِ القُر

    بِ بَرودُ اللِثاتِ يَبرُقنَ شَنبا

    The back of her shoulders lies away from the 'swimming-place of

    nearness' [wording unclear]; her gums are cool, gleaming with freshness.

  23. يَشبَعُ الحِجلُ وَالدَماليجُ وَالسو

    رُ بِجَمٍّ يَلبَسنَ بِالعَينِ طَبّا

    The anklet, armlets and bracelets are sated

    with ample flesh; to the eye, they wear enchantment.

  24. وَثَقالُ الأَردافِ مَهضومَةُ الكَش

    حِ كَغُصنِ الرَيحانِ يَهتَزُّ رَطبا

    And heavy-hipped, slender in the

    waist, like a fresh basil branch swaying.

  25. إِن أُمَتَّع بِها فَيا نِعمَةَ اللَ

    هِ وَإِن يَنحَرِم فَوَيلي مُحِبّا

    If I am granted enjoyment of her—O blessing of

    God! And if it is denied, woe to me, a lover!