ياO حُلوُsweet one ماnothing فيin العُيونthe eyes
يا حُلوُ ما في العُيون
حُلوٌsweet كَهذاlike this الجَنىthe fruit
حُلوٌ كَهذا الجَنى
O sweetest of all that eyes behold,
O sweet one, nothing the eyes behold
sweet as this gathered fruit,
is as sweet as this fruit,
يُضفيbestows عَلَيكَupon you الفُتونenchantment
يُضفي عَلَيكَ الفُتون
مِلءَfilling المُنىwishes
مِلءَ المُنى
enchantment bestows upon you
bestowing enchantment upon you,
dominion over death.
filling every wish.
سَحَّتpoured down عَلَيكَupon you السَماheaven
سَحَّت عَلَيكَ السَما
مِنfrom سِحرهاits magic كلَّall ماthat which
مِن سِحرها كلَّ ما
The heavens have showered upon you
Heaven poured down upon you
from their magic all that
from its magic all that
فاتَsurpassed جَمالَthe beauty of البَشَرhumankind
فاتَ جَمالَ البَشَر
فَالناسُfor people ياO مُلهِميmy muse
فَالناسُ يا مُلهِمي
surpasses mortal beauty.
surpassed the beauty of humankind.
Humankind, O my inspiration,
For people, O my muse,
سِفرٌa book وَأَنتَand you السُوَرthe scriptural chapters
سِفرٌ وَأَنتَ السُوَر
ياO مُلهميmy muse
يا مُلهمي
is a book, and you are its surahs.
are a book, and you are its chapters.
O my inspiration,
O my muse,
ياO خَيرَbest of ماwhat فيin دميmy blood
يا خَيرَ ما في دمي
لَولاكَwithout you ماتَdied الخَيالimagination
لَولاكَ ماتَ الخَيال
O finest presence in my blood,
O best of what is in my blood,
without you imagination would die,
without you, imagination would have died,
وَماتَand died حَتّىeven الجَمالbeauty
وَماتَ حَتّى الجَمال
عَلىupon فَميmy mouth
عَلى فَمي
and even beauty would die
and even beauty would have died
upon my lips.
upon my lips.
يَهفوwafts مِنfrom اِسمِكyour name
يَهفو مِن اِسمِك
أَريجُthe fragrance of جِسمِكyour body
أَريجُ جِسمِك
From your name wafts
From your name there wafts
the fragrance of your body,
the fragrance of your body,
وَلاand not يُشَمُّis smelled البَشَرhumankind
وَلا يُشَمُّ البَشَر
فَالناسُfor people ياO مُسكِريmy intoxicant
فَالناسُ يا مُسكِري
yet humankind does not smell it.
yet humankind has no scent.
Humankind, O you who intoxicate me,
For people, O my intoxicant,
عشبٌgrass وَأَنتَand you الزَهَرthe flowers
عشبٌ وَأَنتَ الزَهَر
ياO مِسكِريmy intoxicant
يا مِسكِري
is grass, while you are the blossom.
are grass, and you are the flowers.
O you who intoxicate me,
O my intoxicant,
أَبعِدtake far away هَواكَyour love الطَرِيtender
أَبعِد هَواكَ الطَرِي
تَعالَcome نَمضيlet us go فَهَلfor is there
تَعالَ نَمضي فَهَل
send your tender love far away;
take your tender love far away.
come, let us go—for is there
Come, let us go—for is there
فيamong الناسِpeople إِلّاexcept الدَويthe din
في الناسِ إِلّا الدَوي
فَالناسُfor people إِمّاeither غَبِيa fool
فَالناسُ إِمّا غَبِي
among people anything but clamor?
among people anything but din?
For people are either fools
For people are either fools
أَوor عابِثٌa trifler مُفتَرa fabricator of lies
أَو عابِثٌ مُفتَر
قوتيmy sustenance عَلىupon مِرشَفَيكyour two lips
قوتي عَلى مِرشَفَيك
or frivolous liars.
or frivolous liars.
My sustenance rests upon your lips,
My sustenance is upon your lips,
وَالنورُand light فيin مُقلَتَيكyour two eyes
وَالنورُ في مُقلَتَيك
وَلاand not يَفيقُawakens البَشَرhumankind
وَلا يَفيقُ البَشَر
and the light is in your eyes,
and light is in your eyes,
while humankind never awakens.
yet humankind does not awaken.
فَالناسُfor people ياO مُرشِديmy guide
فَالناسُ يا مُرشِدي
لَيلٌnight وَأَنتَand you القَمَرthe moon
لَيلٌ وَأَنتَ القَمَر
For humankind, O my guide,
For people, O my guide,
is night, while you are the moon.
are night, and you are the moon.
الغابُthe forest واقيناour guardian
الغابُ واقينا
حيٌّalive يُناديناcalls to us
حيٌّ يُنادينا
The forest is our protector
The forest is our guardian;
when it calls to us.
alive, it calls to us.
أَنوارُهُits lights لَمhave not تَزَلceased
أَنوارُهُ لَم تَزَل
سَكرانَةًdrunk فيناwithin us
سَكرانَةً فينا
Its lights remain
Its lights are still
drunken within us.
drunk within us.
لَناours الهَوىlove وَالأَمَلand hope
لَنا الهَوى وَالأَمَل
وَالشِعرُand poetry خَمرٌwine وَقوتand sustenance
وَالشِعرُ خَمرٌ وَقوت
Love and hope are ours,
Ours are love and hope,
and poetry is wine and sustenance.
and poetry is wine and sustenance.
ياO حُبُّLove كلٌّeverything يَموتdies
يا حُبُّ كلٌّ يَموت
إِلّاexcept لَياليناour nights
إِلّا لَيالينا
O Love, everything dies
O Love, everything dies
except our nights.
except our nights.
ماnot نَحنُwe فيamong العاشِقينlovers
ما نَحنُ في العاشِقين
كَسيرَةِlike the tale of الأَوَّلينthose of old
كَسيرَةِ الأَوَّلين
Among lovers, we are not
Our tale among lovers is not
after the manner of those of old.
like the tale of those of old.
ياO خَيرَbest of ماwhat فيin السِيَرthe tales
يا خَيرَ ما في السِيَر
الناسُpeople ماءٌwater وَطينand clay
الناسُ ماءٌ وَطين
O finest one in all the chronicles,
O best of what the tales contain,
humankind is water and clay,
people are water and clay,
وَأَنتَand you روحُthe soul of البَشَرhumankind
وَأَنتَ روحُ البَشَر
but you are the soul of humankind.
and you are the soul of humankind.
Sol 6.1