باحdisclosed الفؤادthe heart بسرّa secret كنتI was أخفيهhiding it
باح الفؤاد بسرّ كنت أخفيه
فكيفso how يخفىcan be hidden الهوىlove والشوقand longing يبديهreveals it
فكيف يخفى الهوى والشوق يبديه
The heart disclosed a secret I had been hiding.
My heart revealed a secret I used to conceal
So how can love stay hidden when longing reveals it?
How can love and longing remain hidden?
ماnot زلتhave I ceased أكتمconcealing سرthe secret الحبof love فيin كبديmy liver
ما زلت أكتم سر الحب في كبدي
حتىuntil أباحتdisclosed دموعيmy tears بالذيwhat فيهwas in it
حتى أباحت دموعي بالذي فيه
I kept concealing love's secret in my liver,
I kept the secret of love in my liver
Until my tears disclosed what lay within it.
Until my tears disclosed what was inside
وحقand by the sanctity of أيامdays أنسof intimacy والتقاءand meeting بهwith him
وحق أيام أنس والتقاء به
وحقand by the sanctity of وردroses جنيfreshly gathered كنتI used to أجنيهpluck them
وحق ورد جني كنت أجنيه
By the sanctity of days of intimacy and meeting him,
By the right of the days of intimacy and meeting
And by the fresh roses I used to pluck,
By the right of the roses I used to pick
وحقand by the sanctity of ماwhat فعلتdid تلكthose الجفونeyelids بناto us
وحق ما فعلت تلك الجفون بنا
وحقand by the sanctity of خمرwine حواهheld it الدرthe pearls فيin فيهhis mouth
وحق خمر حواه الدر في فيه
And by what those eyelids did to us,
By the right of what those eyelids did to us
And by the wine held by the pearls in his mouth,
By the right of the wine the pearl held in its shell
ماnot باحdisclosed نطقيmy speech بكثمانconcealment (spelling uncertain) الهوىof love أبداًever
ما باح نطقي بكثمان الهوى أبداً
لكنbut عيونيmy eyes أبدتrevealed ماwhat أواريهI conceal
لكن عيوني أبدت ما أواريه
My speech never disclosed the love I kept concealed,
My tongue never uttered the truffles of love
But my eyes revealed what I hid.
But my eyes revealed what I tried to conceal
وجدand grew intense بيwithin me الوجدpassionate longing منfrom عذلthe reproach العذولof the censurer وكمand how often
وجد بي الوجد من عذل العذول وكم
بداappeared رقيبa watcher بهذاfor this الوجدlonging يلحيهrebukes him
بدا رقيب بهذا الوجد يلحيه
And longing grew fierce in me under the censurer's reproach; how often
Passion seized me from the coquetry of the coquettes
A watcher appeared, rebuking him for this longing.
And many a watcher appeared, fueling it
فياso O ليالٍnights قضيناهاwe spent them معانقةembracing
فيا ليالٍ قضيناها معانقة
معwith الحبيبthe beloved قصيراتbrief بناديهat his gathering-place
مع الحبيب قصيرات بناديه
O nights we spent embracing,
Oh, nights we spent embracing
With the beloved, brief in his gathering-place!
The beloved, fleeting, calling his name
وكمand how many أويقاتlittle moments انسof intimacy بالربوعin the dwellings لناfor us
وكم أويقات انس بالربوع لنا
فوقbeyond الأمانيwishes سقاهاwatered them الغيثthe rain ساريهits night-traveling shower
فوق الأماني سقاها الغيث ساريه
And how many brief moments of intimacy were ours in the dwellings,
How many times did we enjoy intimacy in the meadows
Beyond our wishes, watered by rain that passed at night.
With rain watering them beyond our wishes
كمhow many موعدa rendezvous قدindeed أقمناwe arranged للقاءfor meeting بهاin them
كم موعد قد أقمنا للقاء بها
وضمناand embraced us الربعthe dwelling إذwhen ضمتenfolded حواشيهits edges
وضمنا الربع إذ ضمت حواشيه
How many rendezvous we arranged to meet there,
How many dates we had in those meadows
And the dwelling embraced us as its edges enfolded us.
When the horizon embraced its edges
ياah طالماhow often ذابmelted قلبيmy heart فيin هواهlove for him وكمand how often
يا طالما ذاب قلبي في هواه وكم
بدperhaps 'I spent the night' لويلاa little night برشفby sipping الثغرthe lips ينشيهintoxicates it
بد لويلا برشف الثغر ينشيه
Ah, how often my heart melted in love for him, and how often
How my heart melted in his love many times
[I spent?] a little night sipping the lips, which intoxicated my heart.
And how agony showed through my lips
عجبتI marveled منat شخصa person قلبيmy heart ماتdied فيهfor him اسىof sorrow
عجبت من شخص قلبي مات فيه اسى
وكيفand how رشفsipping زلالthe clear, sweet liquid الريقof saliva يحييهrevives it
وكيف رشف زلال الريق يحييه
I marveled at one for whom my heart died of sorrow,
I wonder how my heart died of his sorrow
And at how sipping his clear, sweet saliva revives it.
And how the sheen of saliva brings it back to life
فياso O نسيماbreeze سرىdrifted منfrom مهجتيmy soul سحراًbefore dawn
فيا نسيما سرى من مهجتي سحراً
قفstop بالجديدat al-Jadid واعطفand turn aside عنfrom يمانيهits right/southern side
قف بالجديد واعطف عن يمانيه
O breeze that drifted from my soul before dawn,
So breeze that blew from my inside in the morning
Stop at al-Jadid, and turn away from its right-hand side.
Stop by the new, turn from its right
تجدyou will find نيسمa breeze (spelling uncertain) غرامof passionate love نافحwafting وبهand in it
تجد نيسم غرام نافح وبه
معطارrichly fragrant نشرscent فعرجso turn aside نحوtoward هاديهits guide
معطار نشر فعرج نحو هاديه
You will find a wafting breeze of love, and in it
You will find a breeze of ardent love
A richly fragrant scent; turn toward its guide.
With fragrant perfume, so head towards the guide
وسرand go بطلفgently (spelling uncertain) إلىto المحبوبthe beloved متبعاfollowing
وسر بطلف إلى المحبوب متبعا
شذاءthe fragrance عرفof a scent زكيpure ثمّthere منfrom فيهhis mouth
شذاء عرف زكي ثمّ من فيه
And go gently to the beloved, following
And sneak to the beloved, following
The waft of a pure scent there from his mouth.
The graceful scent, then from it
فانزلso descend وسلمand greet علىupon ذاكthat الغزالgazelle وقلand say
فانزل وسلم على ذاك الغزال وقل
يقريكsends you حبكyour lover شوقاlonging كادalmost يفنيهconsumes him
يقريك حبك شوقا كاد يفنيه
Descend, greet that gazelle, and say:
Descend and greet that gazelle and say
Your lover sends you longing that has almost consumed him.
Your love misses you, almost finishing him
واخفضand lower جناحاa wing لديهbefore him عندupon رؤيتهseeing him
واخفض جناحا لديه عند رؤيته
واشرحand explain غراميmy passion الذيwhich فيهfor him أعانيهI suffer
واشرح غرامي الذي فيه أعانيه
And lower a wing before him when you see him,
Lower your wing beside him when you see him
And explain the passion I suffer for him.
And explain my passion that agonizes me
وقدand indeed تركتyou have left كئيباsorrowful فيكمamong you شبحاa wraith
وقد تركت كئيبا فيكم شبحا
منfrom الصبابةpassionate longing قدalready بانتhave become visible خوافيهhis hidden parts
من الصبابة قد بانت خوافيه
And you have left a sorrowful wraith among you,
I left gloomy, a specter among you
Whose hidden parts passionate longing has laid bare.
Of youthfulness, its hidden parts apparent
ياO صاحfriend انif جزتyou pass ذاكthat الحيquarter معتمداheading deliberately
يا صاح ان جزت ذاك الحي معتمدا
نحوtoward الأنيسthe companion الذيwho طابتwas sweet لعانيهto his captive
نحو الأنيس الذي طابت لعانيه
O friend, if you pass that quarter, making your way
Oh companion, if you pass that neighborhood
Toward the companion, sweet to his captive,
Relying on the beloved, so pleasant his company
أوor جئتyou come ياO صاحبيmy friend نحوtoward الديارthe dwellings فجزthen pass
أو جئت يا صاحبي نحو الديار فجز
حميthe sanctuary العبيدal-ʿAbid ('the slaves') وعطفاand turn aside عنfrom شماليهits left/northern side
حمي العبيد وعطفا عن شماليه
Or if you come, my friend, toward the dwellings, pass
Or you come, my friend, to the houses so reward
The sanctuary of al-ʿAbid, and turn away from its left-hand side.
The ardour of the slaves and turn away from its left
واقراand recite تحيةthe greeting حبof a lover كالخيالlike a phantom فلمfor ... did not
واقرا تحية حب كالخيال فلم
يدعleave لهto him الوجدpassionate longing معنىone quality منof معانيهhis qualities
يدع له الوجد معنى من معانيه
And recite the greeting of a lover like a phantom, for
And convey a greeting of love like an apparition
Longing has left him not one of his qualities.
Passion left it no meaning or purpose
فياso O لويلاتناour little nights اللاتيwhich سلفنhave gone by لناfor us
فيا لويلاتنا اللاتي سلفن لنا
هلwill أنتyou بالطيفwith a dream-vision ميتone dead الحبof love تأتيهcome to him
هل أنت بالطيف ميت الحب تأتيه
O our brief nights, now past,
Oh our nights that passed, woe to us
Will you come with a dream-vision to one dead of love?
Are you the specter of deceased love coming to it?
أحبابناour beloved ones لمnot يكنhas there been ليfor me بعدafter بعدكمyour departure
أحبابنا لم يكن لي بعد بعدكم
صبرpatience ولاnor جلدfortitude مماfor what أقاسيهI suffer
صبر ولا جلد مما أقاسيه
Our beloved ones, since your departure I have had neither
After you left, my loves, I had no more
Patience nor fortitude for what I suffer.
Patience or composure from what I suffer
لكto you السلامpeace أياO ربعdwelling الحبيبof the beloved وياand O
لك السلام أيا ربع الحبيب ويا
حماsanctuary الحبيبof the beloved وياand O مغنىabode أهاليهof his people
حما الحبيب ويا مغنى أهاليه
Peace be upon you, O dwelling of the beloved, and O
Peace upon you, beloved's land, and
Sanctuary of the beloved, and O abode of his people.
Beloved's protector, and home to his family
لكto you السلامpeace أياO يومday العناقof embracing وياand O
لك السلام أيا يوم العناق ويا
يومday الوداعof farewell وياand O يوماa day ألاقيهI meet him
يوم الوداع ويا يوما ألاقيه
Peace be upon you, O day of embracing, and O
Peace upon you, day of embrace, and day
Day of farewell, and O day when I shall meet him.
Of farewell, and day I meet him
Sol 6.1