إنيindeed I بحبكfor loving you كمhow many a عذولfaultfinder لامنيblamed me
إني بحبك كم عذول لامني
كمhow many مرّةtime بالنومin sleep طيفكyour apparition زارنيvisited me
كم مرّة بالنوم طيفك زارني
Indeed, for loving you, how many a fault-finder has blamed me.
Indeed, how many a faultfinder has blamed me for loving you!
How many times has your phantom visited me with reproach?
How many times has your apparition visited me in sleep!
شركthe snare of الجمالbeauty لقيتهI encountered it فاصطادنيso it caught me
شرك الجمال لقيته فاصطادني
ياO جارةfemale neighbor of الواديthe valley طربتI was enraptured وعادنيand revisited me
يا جارة الوادي طربت وعادني
I came upon beauty’s snare, and it caught me.
I encountered beauty's snare, and it caught me.
O neighbor of the valley, I was enraptured, and there returned to me
O neighbor of the valley, I was enraptured, and back to me came
ماsomething that يشبهresembles الأحلامdreams منfrom ذكراكthe memory of you
ما يشبه الأحلام من ذكراك
إياكbeware والهجرانand estrangement فاتنةenchantress of الورىhumankind
إياك والهجران فاتنة الورى
from your memory something resembling dreams.
Something dreamlike from the memory of you.
Beware of desertion, enchantress of all creation;
Beware of estrangement, enchantress of humankind!
أخشىI fear منfrom الهجرانestrangement ألتحفI wrap myself in الثرىthe earth
أخشى من الهجران ألتحف الثرى
قسماI swear بربّby the Lord of البيتthe House مثلكyour like لنnever أرىI shall see
قسما بربّ البيت مثلك لن أرى
I fear that desertion will leave me shrouded in earth.
I fear that, through estrangement, I shall be shrouded in earth.
By the Lord of the Sacred House, I swear: I shall never see your like.
I swear by the Lord of the House: I shall never see your like.
مثّلتI pictured بالذكرىin memory هواكyour love وفيand in الكرىslumber
مثّلت بالذكرى هواك وفي الكرى
والذكرياتand memories صدىthe echo of السنينthe years الحاكيthat recounts
والذكريات صدى السنين الحاكي
I pictured your love in memory and in sleep,
I pictured your love in memory and in slumber;
and memories are the years’ tale-telling echo.
And memories are the speaking echo of the years.
أختsister of الغزالةthe gazelle هلshall أراكI see you بخلوةin seclusion
أخت الغزالة هل أراك بخلوة
يوماone day منof الأيامthe days هلis there منany زورةvisit
يوما من الأيام هل من زورة
Sister of the gazelle, shall I ever see you alone—
Sister of the gazelle, shall I see you in seclusion
one day among the days? Might there be a visit?
Someday? Will there be a visit?
إنif كنتyou had عاقبتpunished المحبّthe lover بجفوةwith coldness
إن كنت عاقبت المحبّ بجفوة
فلقدfor indeed مررتI passed علىby الرياضthe gardens بربوةٍon a hill
فلقد مررت على الرياض بربوةٍ
If you have punished your lover with cold estrangement,
If you have punished your lover with coldness,
I have passed through the gardens, by a hillock—
For I have indeed passed the gardens on a hill,
غنّاءlush كنتI used to حيالهاbefore it ألقاكmeet you
غنّاء كنت حيالها ألقاك
تاللَهِby God ماhow أحلىsweet اللقاreunion بعدafter النوىseparation
تاللَهِ ما أحلى اللقا بعد النوى
lush—where I used to meet you.
Lush and green, before which I used to meet you.
By God, how sweet is reunion after separation!
By God, how sweet reunion is after separation!
قبلbefore اللقاءthe meeting تحطّمتshattered منّيwithin me القوىstrength
قبل اللقاء تحطّمت منّي القوى
لماwhen انتهىended أمدthe duration of الفراقseparation وماand what حوىit held
لما انتهى أمد الفراق وما حوى
Before our meeting, all strength within me had shattered.
Before the meeting, my strength had crumbled.
When separation’s term, with all it held, came to an end,
When separation's term ended, with all it held,
لمdid not أدرI know ماwhat طيبthe sweetness of العناقan embrace علىin الهوىlove
لم أدر ما طيب العناق على الهوى
حتىuntil ترفّقacted tenderly ساعديmy forearm فطواكthen enfolded you
حتى ترفّق ساعدي فطواك
I had not known how sweet love’s embrace could be
I had not known the sweetness of an embrace in love,
until my arm moved gently and enfolded you.
Until my arm tenderly enfolded you.
نظرتyou looked إليّat me فقلتso I said رحماكI beg your mercy اغمديsheathe
نظرت إليّ فقلت رحماك اغمدي
هذاthis المهنّدIndian blade لستI am not جارa neighbor معتديaggressive
هذا المهنّد لست جار معتدي
You looked at me, and I said, “Have mercy—sheathe
You looked at me, and I said: Have mercy—sheathe
this Indian blade; I am neither unjust nor an aggressor.”
This Indian blade; I am no hostile neighbor.
أنسيتhave you forgotten يومthe day جعلتI made خدّكyour cheek مسجديmy place of worship
أنسيت يوم جعلت خدّك مسجدي
وتأوّدتand swayed أعطافthe supple limbs of بانكyour bān-tree فيin يديmy hand
وتأوّدت أعطاف بانك في يدي
Have you forgotten the day I made your cheek my place of prostration,
Have you forgotten the day I made your cheek my place of worship,
and the boughs of your willow-form swayed gracefully in my hand?
And your bān-tree's supple limbs swayed in my hand?
ياO ظيبةgazelle الواديthe valley وناهبةand plunderer of الحجىreason
يا ظيبة الوادي وناهبة الحجى
أنسيتhave you forgotten يومthe day بعثتyou awakened فيin قلبيmy heart الرجاhope
أنسيت يوم بعثت في قلبي الرجا
O gazelle of the valley, plunderer of reason,
O gazelle of the valley and plunderer of reason,
have you forgotten the day you awakened hope within my heart?
Have you forgotten the day you awakened hope in my heart?
أنسيتhave you forgotten يومthe day أتيتI came فيin غسقdusk سجاgrew still
أنسيت يوم أتيت في غسق سجا
ودخلتand I entered فيinto ليلينtwo nights فرعكyour tresses والدجىand the darkness
ودخلت في ليلين فرعك والدجى
Have you forgotten the day I came in a deep, still dusk,
Have you forgotten the day I came, when dusk had settled,
and entered amid two nights—your tresses and the darkness—
And entered two nights—your tresses and the darkness—
ولثمتand I kissed كالصبحlike the dawn المنوّرradiant فاكyour mouth
ولثمت كالصبح المنوّر فاك
داعبتهاI caressed her فاستضحكتso she burst out laughing وتمايلتand she swayed
داعبتها فاستضحكت وتمايلت
and kissed your mouth, radiant as the dawn?
And kissed your mouth, radiant as dawn?
I caressed her; she burst into laughter and swayed.
I caressed her; she burst out laughing and swayed.
وضممتهاand I embraced her فترنّحتthen she reeled وتباعدتand she drew away
وضممتها فترنّحت وتباعدت
أفتذكرينdo you then remember إذwhen الصدورthe breasts تقاربتdrew close
أفتذكرين إذ الصدور تقاربت
I embraced her; she reeled and drew away.
And I embraced her; she reeled and drew away.
Do you remember when our breasts drew near,
Do you then remember when our breasts drew close,
وتعطّلتand fell silent لغةthe language of الكلامspeech وخاطبتand addressed
وتعطّلت لغة الكلام وخاطبت
عينيّmy eyes فيin لغةthe language of الهوىlove عيناكyour eyes
عينيّ في لغة الهوى عيناك
and the language of speech fell silent—and addressed
And spoken language fell silent, and then spoke
my eyes, in love’s language, your eyes?
Your eyes to mine in the language of love?
قسماI swear بحسنكby your beauty وهوand it is حسنbeauty مفردunequaled
قسما بحسنك وهو حسن مفرد
قسماI swear بشعركby your hair وهوand it is فاحمcoal-dark أسودblack
قسما بشعرك وهو فاحم أسود
I swear by your beauty—a beauty without peer;
I swear by your beauty, a beauty without equal,
I swear by your hair, intensely coal-black;
I swear by your hair, which is coal-dark and black,
قسماI swear بخدّكby your cheek بالحياwith bashfulness متورّدrosy
قسما بخدّك بالحيا متورّد
لاno أمسyesterday منof عمرthe lifetime of الزمانtime ولاand no غدtomorrow
لا أمس من عمر الزمان ولا غد
I swear by your cheek, rosy with modesty:
I swear by your cheek, rosy with bashfulness:
there was no yesterday in time’s lifetime, nor any tomorrow—
No yesterday in the span of time, nor any tomorrow;
جمعwas gathered الزمانtime فكانso it became يومthe day of لقاكmeeting you
جمع الزمان فكان يوم لقاك
time gathered itself and became the day I met you.
Time was gathered up and became the day I met you.
Sol 6.1