طرفيmy gaze وقلبكand your heart قاتلٌa killer وشهيدُand a martyr
طرفي وقلبك قاتلٌ وشهيدُ
ودمعيand my tears علىupon خدَّيكَyour two cheeks منهfrom it شهودُwitnesses
ودمعي على خدَّيكَ منه شهودُ
My gaze and your heart—a killer and a martyr;
My eyes and your heart are killer and martyr
And my tears upon your cheeks bear witness to it.
And my tears on your cheeks are witnesses
ياO أَيُّهاyou الرشأُthe young gazelle الذيwho لحظاتهُhis glances
يا أَيُّها الرشأُ الذي لحظاتهُ
كمhow many دونهنَّbeneath them صوارمٌkeen swords وأُسودُand lions
كم دونهنَّ صوارمٌ وأُسودُ
O young gazelle, whose glances—
O you the lightning whose moments
How many keen swords and lions fall short of them!
Below it many swords and lions
مَنwho ليfor me بطيفكَwith your dream-image بعدماafter منعَbarred الكرىsleep
مَن لي بطيفكَ بعدما منعَ الكرى
عنfrom ناظريَّmy two eyes البعدُseparation والتسهيدُand sleeplessness
عن ناظريَّ البعدُ والتسهيدُ
Who will bring me your dream-image, now that sleep is barred
Who can bring me your apparition after fate
From my eyes by separation and sleeplessness?
Has prevented my eyes, distance and darkness
داماmay both endure وحبَّكalong with your love لستI do not أضمرُconceal منيَّتيmy death
داما وحبَّك لست أضمرُ منيَّتي
وأقلُّand the least ماwhat بالنفسِwith my life فيكَfor your sake أجودُI give freely
وأقلُّ ما بالنفسِ فيكَ أجودُ
May both endure, along with your love; I do not conceal my death,
As long as your love, I do not conceal my wish
And the least I offer for your sake is my life.
And the least in my soul for you is generosity
ومِنand among العجائِبthe wonders أنthat قلبكَyour heart لمdid not يلنsoften
ومِن العجائِب أن قلبكَ لم يلن
ليtoward me والحديدُand iron ألانَهُsoftened it داودُDawud
لي والحديدُ ألانَهُ داودُ
And among the wonders is that your heart has not softened
And of wonders that your heart did not soften
Toward me, though Dawud softened iron.
For me while iron was softened by David
Sol 6.1