ذلِكَthat الطَيرُthe bird لِمwhy عَراهُovertook it ذهولُa daze
ذلِكَ الطَيرُ لِم عَراهُ ذهولُ
لاno حِراكٌmovement لهُوَلاfor it, and no تَرتيلُchanting
لا حِراكٌ لهُوَلا تَرتيلُ
That bird—why has a daze overtaken it?
It neither stirs nor chants.
كانَused to يُلقىutter شَيئاًsomething عَلىupon مِسمَعِhearing الصُبthe dawn (first part)
كانَ يُلقى شَيئاً عَلى مِسمَعِ الصُب
حِdawn (completion) فَماذاso what لِلصُّبحِto dawn كانَwas يَقولُsaying
حِ فَماذا لِلصُّبحِ كانَ يَقولُ
It used to utter something within dawn's hearing;
what, then, was it saying to dawn?
أَيُّهاO الطَيرُthe bird فيin لِحاظِكَyour glances وَهجٌa glow
أَيُّها الطَيرُ في لِحاظِكَ وَهجٌ
مِنfrom حَبيبيmy beloved وَحَيرَةٌand bewilderment وَذُبولُand withering
مِن حَبيبي وَحَيرَةٌ وَذُبولُ
O bird, in your glances there is a glow
from my beloved, and bewilderment and withering.
كُنتَyou were تَنويintending أَمراًsomething فَهالَكَthen alarmed you وَجهيmy face
كُنتَ تَنوي أَمراً فَهالَكَ وَجهي
أَتُرىdo you think? ليfor me إِلىto حَبيبيmy beloved سَبيلُa way
أَتُرى لي إِلى حَبيبي سَبيلُ
You meant to do something, then my face alarmed you.
Do you think there is a way for me to my beloved?
أَناI أَرىsee بِنَظرَةٍwith a glance مِنهُfrom him هَلwill ...? يَنparts open (first part)
أَنا أَرى بِنَظرَةٍ مِنهُ هَل يَن
شَقُّparts open (completion) عَنهاaway from it سِتارُهُhis curtain المَسدولُlowered
شَقُّ عَنها سِتارُهُ المَسدولُ
With a glance from him, I see—will
his lowered curtain part to reveal it?
ياO رَسولَmessenger الحَبيبِof the beloved هَلis there? لِحَبيبيfor my beloved
يا رَسولَ الحَبيبِ هَل لِحَبيبي
بَعدَafter طولِlength of النَوىseparation سِواكَbesides you رَسولُa messenger
بَعدَ طولِ النَوى سِواكَ رَسولُ
O messenger of the beloved, is there for my beloved
after long separation any messenger but you?
ياO رَسولَmessenger الحَبيبِof the beloved كَيفَhow حَبيبيmy beloved
يا رَسولَ الحَبيبِ كَيفَ حَبيبي
أَصَحيحٌis it true? ماwhat يَدّعيهِclaims it العَذولُthe reproacher
أَصَحيحٌ ما يَدّعيهِ العَذولُ
O messenger of the beloved, how is my beloved?
Is what the reproacher claims true?
ياO رَسولَmessenger الحَبيبِof the beloved قُلtell لِحَبيبيto my beloved
يا رَسولَ الحَبيبِ قُل لِحَبيبي
إِنَّنيthat I مِثلُهlike him سَجينٌa prisoner عَليلُill
إِنَّني مِثلُه سَجينٌ عَليلُ
O messenger of the beloved, tell my beloved
that I, like him, am a sick prisoner.
عُدreturn إِلَيهِto him وَقُلand tell لَهُto him إِنَّthat قَلبيmy heart
عُد إِلَيهِ وَقُل لَهُ إِنَّ قَلبي
مِثلُlike وَجهيmy face وَإِنَّand that لَيليmy night طَويلُlong
مِثلُ وَجهي وَإِنَّ لَيلي طَويلُ
Return to him and tell him that my heart
is like my face, and that my night is long.
لَيتَif only ريشيmy feathers يَطيرُfly مِثلَكَlike you ياO طَيbird (first part)
لَيتَ ريشي يَطيرُ مِثلَكَ يا طَي
رُbird (completion) وَطَرفيand my gaze ياO لَيتَهُif only it مَجهولُunrecognized
رُ وَطَرفي يا لَيتَهُ مَجهولُ
If only my feathers could fly like you, O bird,
and my gaze—if only it went unrecognized!
فَأَراهُthen I could see him وَلاand no عُيونَeyes تَرانيsee me
فَأَراهُ وَلا عُيونَ تَراني
وَيَرانيand he could see me وَلاand no يَنِمُّdivulges secrets دَخيلُan intruder
وَيَراني وَلا يَنِمُّ دَخيلُ
Then I could see him, with no eyes seeing me,
and he could see me, with no intruder telling tales.
ياO رَسولَmessenger الحَبيبِof the beloved ياO أَسعَدَhappiest of الخَلcreation (first part)
يا رَسولَ الحَبيبِ يا أَسعَدَ الخَل
قِcreation (completion) تَمَهَّلlinger فَأَنتَfor you are مِنهُof him قَليلُa little
قِ تَمَهَّل فَأَنتَ مِنهُ قَليلُ
O messenger of the beloved, O happiest of creatures,
linger, for you are a small part of him.
فيكَin you مِنهُfrom him اِختِلاجَةٌa tremor وَعَلىand on ريfeathers (first part)
فيكَ مِنهُ اِختِلاجَةٌ وَعَلى ري
شِكَyour feathers (completion) ظِلٌّa shadow مِنfrom مُقلَتَيهِhis two eyes بَليلُmoist
شِكَ ظِلٌّ مِن مُقلَتَيهِ بَليلُ
In you is a tremor from him, and on your feathers
a moist shadow from his eyes.
وَحَنينٌand longing عَلىon جَناحَيكَyour two wings مَقبوclasped (first part)
وَحَنينٌ عَلى جَناحَيكَ مَقبو
ضٌclasped (completion) وَوجدٌand passion مِنfrom قَلبهِhis heart مَسلولُdrawn out
ضٌ وَوجدٌ مِن قَلبهِ مَسلولُ
And longing is clasped upon your wings,
and passion drawn from his heart.
ياO رَسولَmessenger الحَبيبِof the beloved إِذwhen يَهبِطُdescends اللَيthe night (first part)
يا رَسولَ الحَبيبِ إِذ يَهبِطُ اللَي
لُnight (completion) وَتَنحَلُّand dissolves فيin الهِضابِthe hills الكُحولُthe kohl powders
لُ وَتَنحَلُّ في الهِضابِ الكُحولُ
O messenger of the beloved, when night descends
and the kohl dissolves among the hills,
وَيَغيمُand clouds over الواديthe valley وَيَشهَقُand gasps فيin الأَبthe distances (first part)
وَيَغيمُ الوادي وَيَشهَقُ في الأَب
عادِdistances (completion) رَسمُthe outline الخَمائِلِthe groves المَحلولُdissolved
عادِ رَسمُ الخَمائِلِ المَحلولُ
and the valley clouds over, and in the distance gasps
the dissolved outline of the groves,
وَتَنامُand sleep العُيونُthe eyes فيin دارِthe house of لَيلىLayla
وَتَنامُ العُيونُ في دارِ لَيلى
غَيرَexcept طَرفٍan eye يُغِبُّهُvisits it intermittently مِنديلُa handkerchief
غَيرَ طَرفٍ يُغِبُّهُ مِنديلُ
and eyes sleep in Layla's house,
save one eye a handkerchief visits now and then,
قُلtell لِلَيلىto Layla رَأَيتُهُI saw him فَهوَand he باقٍremains
قُل لِلَيلى رَأَيتُهُ فَهوَ باقٍ
نَظَرٌa gaze حالِمٌdreaming وَقَلبٌand a heart بَتولُchaste
نَظَرٌ حالِمٌ وَقَلبٌ بَتولُ
tell Layla: I saw him; he remains
a dreaming gaze and a chaste heart.
ذلِكَthat العَهدُthe pledge قَدmay يَزولvanish المُحِبّوthe lovers (first part)
ذلِكَ العَهدُ قَد يَزول المُحِبّو
نَlovers (completion) عَلىupon وَجهِهاher face وَلَيسَand does not يَزولُvanish
نَ عَلى وَجهِها وَلَيسَ يَزولُ
That pledge—lovers may vanish
upon her face, but it does not vanish.
خُتِمَتwas sealed جِلدَةُthe skin of العُروقِthe veins عَلَيهِover it
خُتِمَت جِلدَةُ العُروقِ عَلَيهِ
فَبِأَزكىfor, with the purest دِمائناour blood مَجبولُkneaded
فَبِأَزكى دِمائنا مَجبولُ
The skin of the veins was sealed over it,
for it is kneaded with our purest blood.
ياO رَسولَmessenger الحَبيبِof the beloved لاno لاdo not تخَبِّرtell
يا رَسولَ الحَبيبِ لا لا تخَبِّر
هُhim فَيَكفيهِfor it suffices him حُزنُهُhis sorrow المَوصولُunbroken
هُ فَيَكفيهِ حُزنُهُ المَوصولُ
O messenger of the beloved, no, no—do not tell
him; his unbroken sorrow is enough for him.
لاdo not تَخبِّرهُtell him ماwhat رَأَيتَyou saw وَعَلِّلand console
لا تَخبِّرهُ ما رَأَيتَ وَعَلِّل
هُhim فَقَدfor perhaps يُذهِبُdispels الأَسىsorrow التَعليلُconsolation
هُ فَقَد يُذهِبُ الأَسى التَعليلُ
Do not tell him what you saw; console
him, for consolation may dispel sorrow.
قُلtell لَهُto him إِنَّthat حُبَّهُhis love فيin عُروقيmy veins
قُل لَهُ إِنَّ حُبَّهُ في عُروقي
شَبَّsprang up مِنهُfrom it لِعُرسِناfor our wedding إِكليلُa wreath
شَبَّ مِنهُ لِعُرسِنا إِكليلُ
Tell him that his love is in my veins;
from it a wreath has sprung for our wedding.
قُلtell لَهُto him سَوفwill يَستَحيلُturn into رَبيعاًspring
قُل لَهُ سَوف يَستَحيلُ رَبيعاً
دائِماًeverlasting ذلِكthat الهَوىthe love المُستَحيلُimpossible
دائِماً ذلِك الهَوى المُستَحيلُ
Tell him it will turn into a spring
everlasting—that impossible love.
قُلtell لِلَيلىto Layla ياO طَيرُbird قُلtell لِحَبيبيto my beloved
قُل لِلَيلى يا طَيرُ قُل لِحَبيبي
سَوفَwill يَأتيcome جيلٌa generation وَيَذهبُand go جيلُa generation
سَوفَ يَأتي جيلٌ وَيَذهبُ جيلُ
Tell Layla, O bird, tell my beloved:
A generation will come, and a generation will go,
وَعَلىand upon حُبِّناour love مِنfrom الخُلدِeternity زَهرٌblossoms
وَعَلى حُبِّنا مِن الخُلدِ زَهرٌ
وَعَلَيهِand upon it مِنfrom روحِهِits spirit تَقبيلُkissing
وَعَلَيهِ مِن روحِهِ تَقبيلُ
and upon our love are blossoms of eternity,
and upon it are kisses from its spirit.
قُلtell لِلَيلىto Layla رَأَيتُهُI saw him فَهوَand he نَشواintoxicated (first part)
قُل لِلَيلى رَأَيتُهُ فَهوَ نَشوا
نُintoxicated (completion) وَفيand in مُقلَتَيهِhis two eyes حُلمٌa dream جَميلُbeautiful
نُ وَفي مُقلَتَيهِ حُلمٌ جَميلُ
Tell Layla: I saw him; he is intoxicated,
and in his eyes is a beautiful dream.
Sol 6.1