أُنظُروهُlook at him تَرَواyou will see خَيالِيmy image فيهِin him
أُنظُروهُ تَرَوا خَيالِي فيهِ
شفَّهُwasted him سقمهُhis illness فَصارَand so he became شبيهيmy likeness
شفَّهُ سقمهُ فَصارَ شبيهي
Look at him: you will see my image in him.
His illness has wasted him, and he has become my likeness.
رَشَأٌa young gazelle حُسنهhis beauty يُضاعِفredoubles حُبّيmy love
رَشَأٌ حُسنه يُضاعِف حُبّي
أَلعَذارىthe maidens فيin فَجرِهاtheir dawn تَرويهِtell of him
أَلعَذارى في فَجرِها تَرويهِ
A young gazelle whose beauty redoubles my love.
The maidens, in their dawn, tell of him.
فَإِذاand when ما(emphasis) النُجومُthe stars اَبدَتrevealed شُعاعاًa ray
فَإِذا ما النُجومُ اَبدَت شُعاعاً
فَشعاعٌthen a ray منfrom حُسنِهِhis beauty يُخفيهِconceals it
فَشعاعٌ من حُسنِهِ يُخفيهِ
And whenever the stars reveal a ray,
Then a ray of his beauty eclipses it.
وَإِذاand when ما(emphasis) الصَباthe east wind أَذاعَتspread حَديثاًa tale
وَإِذا ما الصَبا أَذاعَت حَديثاً
فَالصَباthen the east wind فيin حَديثِهاits tale تَعنيهِmeans him
فَالصَبا في حَديثِها تَعنيهِ
And whenever the east wind spreads a tale,
Then the east wind speaks of him in its tale.
كَمhow often سَهِرتُI stayed awake الظَلامthe darkness أَرعىI tend هَواهُlove for him
كَم سَهِرتُ الظَلام أَرعى هَواهُ
وَأَناwhile I شاخِصٌgazing intently بِمرشفِat the lip of فيهِhis mouth
وَأَنا شاخِصٌ بِمرشفِ فيهِ
How often I kept vigil through the dark, tending my love for him,
With my gaze fixed upon his lips.
فَكَأَنّيso, as though I were عَبدٌa slave أَوَدُّI desire رِضاهhis favor
فَكَأَنّي عَبدٌ أَوَدُّ رِضاه
وَأَناand I فاعِلٌacting بِماaccording to what يُرضيهِpleases him
وَأَنا فاعِلٌ بِما يُرضيهِ
As though I were a slave, longing for his favor,
And I do whatever pleases him.
وَمِراراًand often لَزِمتُI kept to غرفةthe chamber of يَأسيmy despair
وَمِراراً لَزِمتُ غرفة يَأسي
أَنظمI compose الشِعرverse وَالهَوىwhile love يُمليهِdictates it
أَنظم الشِعر وَالهَوى يُمليهِ
And often I kept to the chamber of my despair,
Composing verse while love dictates it.
غُرفَةَO chamber of الحُزنsorrow أَنتِyou تَحوينَyou contain صَدراًa breast
غُرفَةَ الحُزن أَنتِ تَحوينَ صَدراً
كلَّall ماthat فيin الوُجودِexistence لاnot يَحويهِcontains it
كلَّ ما في الوُجودِ لا يَحويهِ
O chamber of sorrow, you contain a breast
That all existence cannot contain.
ياO غَزالاًa gazelle أَوَيتَyou sheltered قَلبيَmy heart رِفاًbe gentle (uncertain reading)
يا غَزالاً أَوَيتَ قَلبيَ رِفاً
صارَhas become ميتاًdead ذاكَthat one الَّذيwhom تأويهِyou shelter
صارَ ميتاً ذاكَ الَّذي تأويهِ
O gazelle who sheltered my heart, be gentle!
The one you shelter has died.
إِنif تَكُنyou are تَستَحِلُّyou deem lawful قَتلَthe killing of فُؤاديmy heart
إِن تَكُن تَستَحِلُّ قَتلَ فُؤادي
لَيسَthere is not فيin الحُبِّlove غيرُهother than it تَشتَريهِyou buy it
لَيسَ في الحُبِّ غيرُه تَشتَريهِ
If you deem the killing of my heart lawful,
In love there is no other heart for you to buy.
Sol 6.1