الحَشدُthe crowd مِلءُfilling الدارِthe house لَكِنbut
الحَشدُ مِلءُ الدارِ لَكِن
لَمdid not يَرَsee أَحداًanyone سِواهاexcept her
لَم يَرَ أَحداً سِواها
The crowd filled the house, but
The crowd filled the house, but
The house was filled with a crowd, yet
he saw no one but her.
No one saw her except him
He saw no one but her.
فَتّانَةٌenchanting خَلّابَةٌcaptivating
فَتّانَةٌ خَلّابَةٌ
كَالياسَمينَةِlike the jasmine blossom فيin شَذاهاher fragrance
كَالياسَمينَةِ في شَذاها
Enchanting, captivating,
A charming, graceful one
Enchanting, captivating,
like jasmine in her fragrance.
Like a jasmine in its fragrance
Like the jasmine in her fragrance.
وَفىcame upon عَلَيهاher وَهيَwhile she تَشflits (first part)
وَفى عَلَيها وَهيَ تَش
طُرُflits (completion) كَالفَراشَةِlike a butterfly فَاِشتَهاهاso he desired her
طُرُ كَالفَراشَةِ فَاِشتَهاها
He came upon her as she flitted
He was loyal to her as she walked
He gazed upon her as she
like a butterfly, and he desired her.
Like a butterfly, he desired her
Fluttered like a butterfly, and he desired her.
شَكَتِcomplained of الصَبابَةُardent longing مُقلَتاtwo eyes
شَكَتِ الصَبابَةُ مُقلَتا
هُhis فَجاوَبَتهُso it answered him مُقلَتهاher eye
هُ فَجاوَبَتهُ مُقلَتها
His two eyes complained of longing,
The young woman complained, winking
His eyes complained of ardent longing,
and her eye answered him.
He responded, winking back
And her eyes answered him in kind.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِختارَchose كُلُّevery
حَتّى إِذا ما اِختارَ كُلُّ
فَتىًyoung man رَفيقَتَهُhis partner اِصطَفاهاchose her
فَتىً رَفيقَتَهُ اِصطَفاها
At last, when every young man chose
Until each young man
Until, when every young man
his partner, he chose her.
Chose his companion and singled her out
Selected his companion, he chose her.
وَرَأَتand she saw بِهِin him مَنthe one whom تَبتَغيshe seeks
وَرَأَت بِهِ مَن تَبتَغي
وَكَماand just as رَأَتهُshe saw him كذاso رَآهاhe saw her
وَكَما رَأَتهُ كذا رَآها
And she saw in him the one she sought,
And she saw in him what she sought
She saw in him the one she sought,
and as she saw him, so he saw her.
And just as she saw him, so did he see her
And as she beheld him, so he beheld her.
وَتَقَدَّماand they both advanced لِلرَقصِto dance يَقreads (first part)
وَتَقَدَّما لِلرَقصِ يَق
رَءreads (completion) ناظِرَيهِhis two eyes ناظِراهاher two eyes
رَء ناظِرَيهِ ناظِراها
And they stepped forward to dance,
They stepped up to dance, each
They stepped forward to the dance,
her two eyes reading his.
Gazing into the eyes of the other
Her eyes reading his eyes.
مُتَلاصِقيboth pressed together الجِسمَينِthe two bodies يَسsupports (first part)
مُتَلاصِقي الجِسمَينِ يَس
نُدُsupports (completion) ساعِدَيهِhis two forearms ساعِداهاher two forearms
نُدُ ساعِدَيهِ ساعِداها
Their two bodies pressed close,
Their bodies pressed close, he placed
Their bodies pressed close together,
her forearms supporting his.
His arms around hers
Her forearms resting upon his.
وَتَكادُand would almost لَولاwere it not for الخَوفُfear تَلtouches (first part)
وَتَكادُ لَولا الخَوفُ تَل
مُسُtouches (completion) وَجنَتَيهِhis two cheeks وَجنَتاهاher two cheeks
مُسُ وَجنَتَيهِ وَجنَتاها
And, but for fear, her cheeks would almost
And were it not for fear, she would
And were it not for fear, almost
touch his cheeks.
Touch his cheeks with hers
Her cheeks would touch his own.
مُتَدافِعَينِpushing against one another كَمَوجَتَيlike two waves (first part)
مُتَدافِعَينِ كَمَوجَتَي
نِdual ending of 'waves' خُطاهُhis steps تَتبَعُهاfollows them خُطاهاher steps
نِ خُطاهُ تَتبَعُها خُطاها
Surging against each other like two waves,
Pushing against each other like two
Swaying together like two waves,
his steps were followed by hers.
Waves, her steps following his
Her footsteps following his lead.
يَمشيhe walks فَتَمشيso she walks وَهيwhile she تَحimagines (first part)
يَمشي فَتَمشي وَهي تَح
سَبُهُimagines him (completion) يَسيرُhe walks عَلىupon حَشاهاher heart
سَبُهُ يَسيرُ عَلى حَشاها
He walks, and she walks, imagining
He walks so she walks, and she feels
He moves and she moves, feeling
that he is walking upon her heart.
He is walking on her eyelashes
As though he treads upon her very soul.
هِيَshe فيin لِثامٍa face-veil كَالدُجىlike the darkness of night
هِيَ في لِثامٍ كَالدُجى
مُحلَولِكٌpitch-black وَكَذاand likewise فَتاهاher young man
مُحلَولِكٌ وَكَذا فَتاها
She wears a veil like night's darkness,
She in a veil like the darkness
She wore a veil like the night,
pitch-black; her young man does too.
Both loosened, and so was her veil
Pitch black, and so did her young man.
لَكِنَّماbut الأَلحاظُthe glances تَخpierce (first part)
لَكِنَّما الأَلحاظُ تَخ
تَرِقُpierce (completion) السُتورَthe veils وَماand what وَراهاbehind them
تَرِقُ السُتورَ وَما وَراها
But glances pierce
But glances slip through veils
Yet their glances pierced through
the veils and whatever lies behind them.
And what lies behind them
The veils and what lay behind them.
فاضَoverflowed الغَرامُpassionate love فَقالَso he said آهِah!
فاضَ الغَرامُ فَقالَ آهِ
وَقالَتِand she said الحَسناءُthe beautiful woman آهاah!
وَقالَتِ الحَسناءُ آها
Passion overflowed, and he said, "Ah!"
Passion overflowed, so he sighed "Ah"
Passion overflowed, so he sighed, "Ah,"
And the beautiful woman said, "Ah!"
And the beautiful one sighed "Ah"
And the beauty sighed, "Ah."
فَاِنسَلَّso he slipped away مِنfrom أَصحابِهِhis companions
فَاِنسَلَّ مِن أَصحابِهِ
سِرّاًsecretly وَأَغضَتand looked the other way جارَتاهاher two female neighbors
سِرّاً وَأَغضَت جارَتاها
So he slipped away from his companions
He slipped away from his companions
He slipped away from his companions
secretly, and her two neighbors looked the other way.
Secretly, and her neighbor lowered her gaze
In secret, while her neighbors turned a blind eye.
وَمَشىand he walked بِهاwith her فيin رَوضَةٍa garden
وَمَشى بِها في رَوضَةٍ
قَدalready نامَfell asleep عَنهاneglecting it حارِساهاits two guards
قَد نامَ عَنها حارِساها
And he walked with her in a garden
He walked with her in a garden
He walked with her into a garden
whose two guards had fallen asleep, leaving it unwatched.
Its guardians asleep
Whose guards had fallen asleep.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen أَمِنّاthey both felt safe from الوَرىhumankind
حَتّى إِذا أَمِنّا الوَرى
وَشَكاand he lamented الهَوىlove وَشَكَتand she lamented هَواهاher love
وَشَكا الهَوى وَشَكَت هَواها
At last, when they felt safe from all others,
Until when they felt secure from people
Until, when they were safe from prying eyes,
and he lamented his love, and she her own,
And love pained, and its passion pained her
He spoke of his passion, and she spoke of hers.
طارَتflew بِبُرقُعِهاwith her face-veil وَبُرand face-veil (first part)
طارَت بِبُرقُعِها وَبُر
قُعِهِhis face-veil (completion) عَلىin عَجَلٍhaste يَداهاher two hands
قُعِهِ عَلى عَجَلٍ يَداها
her hands whisked off her veil and
Her face-cover flew, and his
Her hands flew to her veil and to his
his, in haste,
In haste, her hands
With urgent haste to remove them,
كَيماso that تُقَبِّلُshe kisses ثَغرَهُhis lips
كَيما تُقَبِّلُ ثَغرَهُ
وَيُقَبِّلُand he kisses المَعشوقُthe beloved فاهاher mouth
وَيُقَبِّلُ المَعشوقُ فاها
so that she might kiss his lips
So she can kiss his lips
That she might kiss his lips,
and her beloved might kiss her mouth.
And the lover kiss her mouth
And the beloved might kiss her mouth.
فَرَأىthen he saw المُتَيَّمُthe lovesick man بِنتَهُhis daughter
فَرَأى المُتَيَّمُ بِنتَهُ
وَرَأَتand she saw مَليحَتُناour beauty أَباهاher father
وَرَأَت مَليحَتُنا أَباها
Then the lovesick man saw his daughter,
But the enamored one saw his daughter
Then the lovesick man saw his daughter,
and our beauty saw her father.
And our beauty saw her father
And our beauty saw her father.
Sol 6.1