طالhas lasted long النوىseparation ياO قبلةfocal point of الأنظارthe gazes
طال النوى يا قبلة الأنظار
فترفقيso be gentle بالوامقwith the lover المتواريhidden away
فترفقي بالوامق المتواري
Separation has lasted long, O focus of all eyes;
Longing lengthened, O object of gazes,
so be gentle with the lover hidden away.
So be gentle with this concealed lover.
حواءHawwa ماwhat هذاthis التجنيunjust mistreatment بالقلاwith hatred
حواء ما هذا التجني بالقلا
رحماكyour mercy! لستI am not بعاشقa lover صبارvery patient
رحماك لست بعاشق صبار
Hawwa, what is this unjust, hateful treatment?
Eve, what is this accusation of the heart?
Have mercy; I am no long-suffering lover.
Have mercy, I'm not a patient lover.
حواءHawwa قدindeed نشرspread الظلامdarkness رداءهits cloak
حواء قد نشر الظلام رداءه
هلاwhy not? سمعتyou heard بجنحهbeneath its wing استغفاريmy plea for forgiveness
هلا سمعت بجنحه استغفاري
Hawwa, darkness has spread its cloak;
Eve, darkness has spread its gown.
why did you not hear my plea for forgiveness beneath its wing?
Why didn't you hear my prayer of forgiveness?
فنسائمso, the breezes الإمساءevening عنكabout you سألتهاI asked them
فنسائم الإمساء عنك سألتها
فسليso ask نسيمthe breeze of الصبحmorning عنabout أخباريmy news
فسلي نسيم الصبح عن أخباري
So I asked the evening breezes about you;
The evening breezes, I asked about you,
so ask the morning breeze for news of me.
So ask the morning breeze about my news.
حواءHawwa بينbetween أضالعيmy ribs نارٌa fire وعاand shunned (first fragment)
حواء بين أضالعي نارٌ وعا
فَshunned (final fragment) زيارتيvisiting me منbecause of حرهاits heat زواريmy visitors
فَ زيارتي من حرها زواري
Hawwa, between my ribs is a fire, and
Eve, between my ribs there is a fire and passion,
my visitors have shunned visiting me because of its heat.
So my visit is, because of its heat, rare.
أوor ماnot سمعتyou heard شهيقهاits inhaling وزفيرهاand its exhaling
أو ما سمعت شهيقها وزفيرها
يومon the day of الوداعfarewell فياthen, oh! لهاfor it منof نارa fire
يوم الوداع فيا لها من نار
Or have you not heard its gasps and its sighs
Or haven't you heard its panting and sighing
on the day of farewell? Oh, what a fire!
The day of farewell - what a fire it was!
حواءHawwa أعشقI passionately love ثغرهاher mouth فلكمfor how often تطاwe exchanged (first fragment)
حواء أعشق ثغرها فلكم تطا
رحناwe exchanged (final fragment) الغرامpassionate love وثغرهاand her mouth خماريmy wine-seller
رحنا الغرام وثغرها خماري
Hawwa—I adore her mouth, for so often we exchanged
Eve, I love her mouth, so why do you blame
love, with her mouth as my wine-seller.
Our love, while her mouth is veiled?
حواءHawwa همتI was enraptured بصوتهاby her voice حتىuntil غدتbecame
حواء همت بصوتها حتى غدت
أذنايmy two ears تكرهhate نغمةthe melody of الأوتارthe strings
أذناي تكره نغمة الأوتار
Hawwa, I was enraptured by her voice until
Eve, her voice fascinated me until
my ears came to hate the melody of the strings.
My ears grew to dislike the lute's melody.
حواءHawwa ياO ذاتpossessor of الجمالbeauty وياand O ضياlight of
حواء يا ذات الجمال ويا ضيا
هذاthis الوجودexistence وربةand mistress of الأشعارpoetry
هذا الوجود وربة الأشعار
Hawwa, O beautiful one, and O light
Eve, O you of beauty, O inspiration
of this world, and mistress of poetry!
Of this existence and mistress of poems,
ويلاهalas! قدindeed هجرتhave been deserted مجالسgatherings of أنسناour fellowship
ويلاه قد هجرت مجالس أنسنا
وخلتand became empty منof الندماءthe drinking companions والسمارand the late-night talkers
وخلت من الندماء والسمار
Alas, our gatherings of fellowship have been deserted,
Woe to me, you abandoned our gatherings of intimacy
and lie empty of drinking companions and late-night talkers.
Empty of boon companions and entertainment.
لاno الراحthe wine بالكاساتin the cups مشرقةshining بهاin them
لا الراح بالكاسات مشرقة بها
فتبددand so dispels الظلماءthe darkness بالأنوارwith lights
فتبدد الظلماء بالأنوار
No wine glows there in the cups
No more is the wine in the cups, radiant,
to dispel the darkness with light.
Dispelling darkness with lights.
كلاno indeed ولاnor الأوتارthe strings صادحةresounding فتلهمناand so inspire us
كلا ولا الأوتار صادحة فتلهمنا
الغناءsong بهدأةin the stillness of الأسحارthe predawn hours
الغناء بهدأة الأسحار
No, nor do the strings sing out to inspire us
No more do the lutes loudly inspire us
to sing in the stillness of the predawn hours.
To sing gently in the late night.
حوّاءHawwa قدindeed صمتتfell silent بلابلthe bulbuls of روضناour garden
حوّاء قد صمتت بلابل روضنا
وسرىand crept الذبولwithering بأجملinto the loveliest الأزهارflowers
وسرى الذبول بأجمل الأزهار
Hawwa, the bulbuls of our garden have fallen silent,
Eve, the nightingales of our garden fell silent
and withering has crept into the loveliest flowers.
And decay crept into the loveliest flowers.
لاno الوردthe roses فيin جنباتهits sides متبسمsmiling
لا الورد في جنباته متبسم
فيعطرand thus perfumes الوردthe roses النسيمthe breeze الساريpassing
فيعطر الورد النسيم الساري
No roses smile along its sides
No more does the rose smile in its calyx
to perfume the passing breeze.
And perfume the gentle breeze.
كلاno indeed ولاnor الأشجارthe trees مورقةleafy فيشدوand so sings
كلا ولا الأشجار مورقة فيشدو
الطيرthe birds فوقabove ذوائبcrowns of الأشجارthe trees
الطير فوق ذوائب الأشجار
No, nor are the trees in leaf to let
No more do the trees leaf out and the birds sing
birds sing above the crowns of the trees.
Above the tresses of the branches.
حواءHawwa واديvalley of اللهوmerriment أصبحhas become مقفراdesolate
حواء وادي اللهو أصبح مقفرا
خالempty منof الأزهارflowers والأطيارand birds
خال من الأزهار والأطيار
Hawwa, the valley of merriment has become desolate,
Eve, the valley of joy has become desolate,
empty of flowers and birds.
Empty of flowers and birds.
لاno الريمthe gazelles ياO حواءHawwa سارحةroaming freely بهin it
لا الريم يا حواء سارحة به
تختالstrut proudly بالآصالin the late afternoons والأبكارand early mornings
تختال بالآصال والأبكار
No gazelles, O Hawwa, roam there,
No more, Eve, does the gazelle roam about it,
strutting in the late afternoons and early mornings.
Prancing with the does and young females.
كلاno indeed ولاnor الغاداتthe graceful young women فيin أحضانهits embrace
كلا ولا الغادات في أحضانه
يحملنthey carry بالأيديin their hands كؤوسgoblets of عقارwine
يحملن بالأيدي كؤوس عقار
No, nor are there graceful young women in its embrace,
No more do the maidens in its arms
carrying goblets of wine in their hands.
Bear cups of wine in their hands.
ياO حبLove بينbetween يديكyour two hands نفسيmy soul تشتكيcomplains
يا حب بين يديك نفسي تشتكي
أفماhave you not, then? كشفتyou uncovered غوامضhidden depths of الأسرارthe secrets
أفما كشفت غوامض الأسرار
O Love, my soul complains before you;
O love, before you my soul complains -
have you not, then, uncovered the most obscure secrets?
Will you not reveal the mysteries?
ياO حبLove أنتyou ضياlight of الحياةlife وسرهاand its secret
يا حب أنت ضيا الحياة وسرها
مزقtear apart! بنوركwith your light كلevery كلevery ستارveil
مزق بنورك كل كل ستار
O Love, you are life's light and its secret;
O love, you are the light and secret of life,
with your light, tear apart every, every veil.
Your light tore away every veil.
ياO حبLove أحلامdreams of الغرامpassionate love جميلةbeautiful
يا حب أحلام الغرام جميلة
رحماكyour mercy! فهيfor they are قصيرةshort الأعمارlifespans
رحماك فهي قصيرة الأعمار
O Love, dreams of passion are beautiful;
O love, dreams of passion are beautiful,
have mercy, for their lives are brief.
Have mercy, for they are short-lived.
ياO حبLove رفقاbe gentle فالقلوبfor the hearts بريئةinnocent
يا حب رفقا فالقلوب بريئة
والذنبand the blame للأسماعto the ears والأبصارand the eyes
والذنب للأسماع والأبصار
O Love, be gentle, for hearts are innocent,
O love, gently, for hearts are innocent,
and the blame lies with ears and eyes.
And the sin belongs to the ears and eyes.
ياO حبLove أنتyou الصارمthe sharp sword القهارthe all-subduing لستI am not
يا حب أنت الصارم القهار لست
بمشركone who associates partners بالواحدwith the One القهارthe All-Subduing
بمشرك بالواحد القهار
O Love, you are the all-subduing sword; I am not
O love, you are the stern, dominant one, you are not
one who associates a partner with the One, the All-Subduing.
One who associates with the Dominant One.
Sol 6.1