ماذاwhat ترىyou see فيin العِشقِlove ماذاwhat تزعمyou claim
ماذا ترى في العِشقِ ماذا تزعم
ياO أيهاyou الصبthe ardent lover الكئيبsorrowful المُغرَمlove-stricken
يا أيها الصب الكئيب المُغرَم
What do you see in love? What do you claim,
What do you see in love, what do you claim
O sorrowful, love-stricken lover?
O young sorrowful, enamored lad
هلis there فيهin it غيرother than المؤلماتpains فدونهfor before it
هل فيه غير المؤلمات فدونه
مقلeyes تسيلstream وأكبدand livers تتضرمblaze
مقل تسيل وأكبد تتضرم
Does it hold anything but pains? Before it lie
Is there in it anything but agonies, so avoid it
streaming eyes and livers ablaze.
Like dripping tears and burning livers
إنّيindeed I نفقتI spent العمرlife فيin سوقthe marketplace الهوىof love
إنّي نفقت العمر في سوق الهوى
بخساfor a paltry price ولمand did not أربحprofit سوىexcept ماwhat يؤلمhurts
بخسا ولم أربح سوى ما يؤلم
I spent my life in the marketplace of love
I spent my life in the market of passion
at a paltry price, gaining nothing but what hurts.
At a loss, and gained nothing but pain
كمhow many ليلَةa night قضيتهاI spent it وظباand the blades الجوىof heartache
كم ليلَة قضيتها وظبا الجوى
تدميmake bleed الحشىthe entrails فيَسيلso flows منfrom عينيmy eyes الدمblood
تدمي الحشى فيَسيل من عيني الدم
How many nights I spent while the blades of heartache
How many nights I spent yearning
made my entrails bleed, till blood ran from my eyes.
That bled my breast as blood dripped from my eyes
وكأنَّand as though صوتthe sound خفوقof beating قلبيmy heart مزعجdisturbing
وكأنَّ صوت خفوق قلبي مزعج
صمتthe silence الظلامof darkness فيدلهمso it grows pitch-black وبدهمand darkens (unclear form)
صمت الظلام فيدلهم وبدهم
As though the sound of my heart's beating disturbed
It's as if the sound of my heartbeat disturbed
the silence of darkness, making it blacken and deepen.
The silence of darkness, calling them, astonishing them
أصبوI yearn إلىtoward برقthe lightning الربوعof the dwellings إذاwhen بداit appears
أصبو إلى برق الربوع إذا بدا
وأصيحand I cry out ماwhenever لمحتglimmer لديَّbefore me الأنجمthe stars
وأصيح ما لمحت لديَّ الأنجم
I yearn toward the dwellings' lightning when it appears,
I long for the lightning of meadows when it appears
and cry out whenever the stars glimmer before me.
And I call out when I catch sight of the stars
أبكيI weep لدىat خطراتpassing thoughts كلevery تذكرremembrance
أبكي لدى خطرات كل تذكر
والأفقand the horizon يعبسscowls والكَواكبُand the stars تبسمsmile
والأفق يعبس والكَواكبُ تبسم
I weep at the passing thoughts of every remembrance,
I weep at the memories of each recollection
while the horizon scowls and the stars smile.
While the horizon frowns and the planets smile
والليلand night بحرa sea هائجraging فيin عمقthe depths السماof the sky
والليل بحر هائج في عمق السما
فغَداso began بهin it زبدthe foam المجرةof the Milky Way ينجمto emerge
فغَدا به زبد المجرة ينجم
Night is a raging sea in the depths of the sky,
The night is a raging sea in the sky's depth
and within it the Milky Way's foam begins to emerge.
Its foam made the Milky Way sparkle
والشرقand the east يلقيcasts الشهبmeteors فيinto جوفthe depths الدجىof darkness
والشرق يلقي الشهب في جوف الدجى
والغربُand the west يبتلعswallows الجميعeverything ويهضمand digests
والغربُ يبتلع الجميع ويهضم
The east casts meteors into the depths of darkness,
The east casts meteors into the belly of the gloom
and the west swallows everything and digests it.
And the west swallows them all and digests
وأناand I أحارam bewildered كأنَّنيas though I ضبa lizard وفيand in
وأنا أحار كأنَّني ضب وفي
دوحthe groves الحشىof the entrails طيرthe bird الهوىof love يترنمsings
دوح الحشى طير الهوى يترنم
I am bewildered, as though I were a lizard, while in
While I wander confused, as if I were a hyena and in
the groves of my entrails love's bird sings.
My chest is the bird of passion singing
فيin كلevery جارحةlimb تدبcreeps صبابَةardent longing
في كل جارحة تدب صبابَة
وبكلand in every عضوmember لِلغَرامfor passion بداappears فمa mouth
وبكل عضو لِلغَرام بدا فم
Ardent longing creeps through every limb,
In every limb craves a love
and in every member a mouth for passion appears.
And in every organ the passion acquired a mouth
ياO أيُّهاyou الحبlove الذيthat تخفىvanish لدىat
يا أيُّها الحب الذي تخفى لدى
أصواتهits voices كلall الحواسthe senses وتبلمand fall mute
أصواته كل الحواس وتبلم
O love, at whose
O love that hides within
voices all the senses vanish and fall mute!
Voices that overwhelm all the senses and makes them silent
كمhow many راحwent on يخبطfloundering فيكin you ياO واديvalley البكاof tears
كم راح يخبط فيك يا وادي البكا
قلبa heart وكمand how many سحقتyou crushed بسيلكwith your torrent أعظمbones
قلب وكم سحقت بسيلك أعظم
How many have floundered in you, O valley of tears—
How many a heart battered you, O valley of weeping
hearts! And how many bones your torrent has crushed!
And how many great ones were crushed by your floods
ماnot أنتyou إلاexcept دولةa state غزتinvaded الوَرىhumankind
ما أنت إلا دولة غزت الوَرى
وبظلمهاand of its tyranny كلevery امرئperson يتظلَّمcomplains
وبظلمها كل امرئ يتظلَّم
You are nothing but a state that has invaded humankind,
You are but a state that conquered the world
and everyone complains of its tyranny.
And with its injustice everyone complains
أيwhat السعادةhappiness فيin الغرامpassion لربِّهfor its lover
أي السعادة في الغرام لربِّه
وسحابةand the cloud البلوىof affliction عليهِover him تغيمcasts gloom
وسحابة البلوى عليهِ تغيم
What happiness is there in passion for its lover,
What happiness is there for one enamored with his Lord
while the cloud of affliction darkens over him?
While the cloud of affliction hangs over him
فحياتهso his life مسلوبةis stolen ودموعهand his tears
فحياته مسلوبة ودموعه
مسكوبةare poured out وفؤادهand his heart متكلمis wounded
مسكوبة وفؤاده متكلم
His life is stolen away, and his tears
His life is deprived and his tears poured out
are spilled, and his heart is wounded.
And his heart speaking
أيروقُdoes it delight ربthe devotee الحبof love نقطةa drop لذةof pleasure
أيروقُ رب الحب نقطة لذة
وعليهwhile upon him مجرa host المؤلماتof pains عرمرمvast
وعليه مجر المؤلمات عرمرم
Can a drop of pleasure delight love's devotee,
Is it pleasing for the lover to get a drop of joy
while a vast host of pains bears down upon him?
While the sea of agonies roars over him
إنيindeed I أرىsee وقتthe time النعيمof bliss كخلبlike rainless lightning
إني أرى وقت النعيم كخلب
يمضيpasses وأوقاتand the times الشقاءof misery تخيمencamp
يمضي وأوقات الشقاء تخيم
I see the time of bliss as rainless lightning
I see that the time of bliss passes like a wink
that passes, while the times of misery encamp.
While times of misery linger
ياO ويحwoe منto whoever للحبto love عرضexposed نفسهhimself
يا ويح من للحب عرض نفسه
جهلاًignorantly فسوفso he will يذوبdissolve فيهin it ويعدمand perish
جهلاً فسوف يذوب فيه ويعدم
Woe to whoever exposed himself to love
Woe to him who foolishly exposed himself to love
in ignorance: he will dissolve in it and perish.
He will melt away and perish in it
سلنيask me أياO باغيseeker الهوىof love أخبركI will tell you عنabout
سلني أيا باغي الهوى أخبرك عن
أحوالهِits conditions فأناfor I بهin it متقدِّمexperienced
أحوالهِ فأنا به متقدِّم
Ask me, O seeker of love; I shall tell you of
Ask me, O seeker of passion, and I will tell you of
its ways, for I am experienced in it.
Its conditions, for I am advanced in it
إنيindeed I علقتbecame enamored بذاتof one possessing حسنbeauty ماnever بدتshe appeared
إني علقت بذات حسن ما بدت
إلاexcept وعنهاand about her البدرthe full moon راحbegan يترجمto interpret
إلا وعنها البدر راح يترجم
I fell in love with a beauty who never appeared
I fell for a beauty the like of which never appeared
without the full moon speaking of her.
Except the full moon went to interpret it
خودa tender maiden إذاwhen نضتshe removes اللثامthe veil بداappears لناto us
خود إذا نضت اللثام بدا لنا
قمرa moon بلَيلin the night ذوائبof tresses متلثمveiled
قمر بلَيل ذوائب متلثم
A tender maiden: when she lifts her veil, there appears to us
Her cheek, when she removed the veil, appeared to us
a moon veiled in the night of her tresses.
Like a crescent moon, veiled by tresses
قدindeed كلمتshe wounded أحشايmy entrails بالمقلwith the eyes التيwhich
قد كلمت أحشاي بالمقل التي
فيهاin them الجمالbeauty مسلمoffering peace ومكلمand wounding
فيها الجمال مسلم ومكلم
She wounded my entrails with eyes in which
I spoke to my eyes with the eyelashes in which
beauty offers peace and inflicts wounds.
Beauty is Muslim and speaking
مقلeyes لعينيto my eyes نرجسnarcissi أوor أكؤسcups
مقل لعيني نرجس أو أكؤس
لكنbut لقلبيto my heart أسيفswords أوor أسهمarrows
لكن لقلبي أسيف أو أسهم
Eyes that to my eyes are narcissi or cups,
My eyes are narcissi or mugs
but to my heart are swords or arrows.
But my heart is a sword or arrows
منfrom وجههاher face نورthe light الحياةof life لأعينيfor my eyes
من وجهها نور الحياة لأعيني
يجليshines ونارand a fire فناof annihilation لقلبيfor my heart تضرمblazes
يجلي ونار فنا لقلبي تضرم
From her face, the light of life for my eyes
From her face the light of life brightens my eyes
shines, while a fire of annihilation blazes for my heart.
And the fire of perdition burns my heart
لمnever ألقI find نفسيmyself مفرداًalone أوor مصحباًaccompanied
لم ألق نفسي مفرداً أو مصحباً
إلاexcept وشوقيand my longing نحوهاtoward her مستلزمinseparable
إلا وشوقي نحوها مستلزم
I never find myself alone or in company
I have never found myself alone or accompanied
without longing for her inseparably beside me.
Except my longing for her compelled me
شوقa longing يمثلهاconjures her لطرفيbefore my gaze كلماwhenever
شوق يمثلها لطرفي كلما
غابتshe is absent فينعمso it delights حيثماwherever لاnot يغنمit gains
غابت فينعم حيثما لا يغنم
A longing that conjures her before my gaze whenever
A longing that depicts her to my eyes whenever
she is absent: my gaze finds bliss where it gains nothing.
She is absent, so I delight wherever I cannot attain delight
فهيfor she النسيمthe breeze تطيبis fragrant كيفhowever سرتshe moves ولاءand no (unclear spelling)
فهي النسيم تطيب كيف سرت ولاء
عينeye ترىsees خطرائهاher swaying gait (unclear form) إذas تقدمshe advances
عين ترى خطرائها إذ تقدم
She is the breeze, fragrant wherever she moves, and no
She is the breeze, fragrant wherever she blows, and the eye
eye sees her swaying gait as she advances.
Sees her glimpses as she comes forth
ماذاwhat علىagainst عينيmy eye فؤاديmy heart قدhas جنىcommitted
ماذا على عيني فؤادي قد جنى
حتىthat تعاقبهit punishes it عقاباًwith a punishment يعظمthat is great
حتى تعاقبه عقاباً يعظم
What has my heart done against my eye
What have my eyes and heart reaped
that it punishes it so greatly?
That they punish him with great punishment
طبعتit imprinted عليهon it خيالthe image غالبةof her who conquers النهىreason
طبعت عليه خيال غالبة النهى
فأحاطهso surrounded it لهبflame ودمعand tears يسجمstreaming
فأحاطه لهب ودمع يسجم
My eye stamped on my heart the image of her who conquers reason,
They sealed upon him the image of the beauty who forbids
so flame and streaming tears surrounded it.
So flames and tears surrounded him
فأناso I بروحby the spirit الحبof love مسكونpossessed فلاso not
فأنا بروح الحب مسكون فلا
للنارto fire أوor للماءto water رحتI came to أسلمyield
للنار أو للماء رحت أسلم
I am possessed by the spirit of love, and so
Thus I am obsessed with the soul of love, so neither
I no longer yield to fire or water.
To fire or water do I submit
منwho ليfor me بهاwith her غيداءa slender, graceful woman فوقabove جبينهاher brow
من لي بها غيداء فوق جبينها
نورthe light المحاسنof beauties والتعقلand discernment يرسمis traced
نور المحاسن والتعقل يرسم
Who will grant me her, graceful and slender, with upon her brow
Who can guide me to her, a young gazelle, upon whose
the light of beauty and discernment traced?
Forehead is the light of beauty and wisdom
وبسيفand with the sword صاعقةof the thunderbolt الهوىof love ألحاظهاher glances
وبسيف صاعقة الهوى ألحاظها
قامتrose تحاربنيto fight me فأنيso how (unclear spelling) أسلمcan I be safe
قامت تحاربني فأني أسلم
With the sword of love's thunderbolt, her glances
With the sword of the lightning glance of her eyes
rose to fight me; how can I be safe?
She stood to fight me, yet I submit
أناI لستam not أنعمin bliss فيin الحياةlife ولاand not أرىI see
أنا لست أنعم في الحياة ولا أرى
حظاًgood fortune سوىexcept معهاwith her ففيهاfor in her أنعمI find bliss
حظاً سوى معها ففيها أنعم
I take no joy in life and see
I cannot enjoy life nor see any fortune
no good fortune except with her; in her I find bliss.
Except with her, in her I delight
وكذاكand likewise لاnot أهناI take pleasure بكلin any تكلمspeech
وكذاك لا أهنا بكل تكلم
إنif لمnot أكنI am معهاwith her بهاabout her أتكلمI speak
إن لم أكن معها بها أتكلم
Likewise, I take no pleasure in any speech
And so I cannot be happy with any talk
unless I am with her, speaking of her.
If I am not with her, talking to her
فإذاand when نأتshe goes far عنيfrom me أعودI return علىto لظىa blaze
فإذا نأت عني أعود على لظى
وأروحand I go on فيin خرسmuteness وعقليand my mind يعقمgrows barren
وأروح في خرس وعقلي يعقم
When she goes far from me, I return to blazing fire
So when she distances from me, I return to agony
and go about mute, while my mind grows barren.
And I wander in silence and my mind barren
أترقبI watch الطرقاتthe roads علِّيperhaps I ألتَقيmay meet
أترقب الطرقات علِّي ألتَقي
معهاwith her وإنand if لمعflashes التلاقيthe meeting أبكمI become mute
معها وإن لمع التلاقي أبكم
I watch the roads, hoping to meet
I watch the paths hoping to meet
her; and if a meeting flashes forth, I become mute.
With her, and even if the meeting flashes, I am mute
ترنوshe gazes إليَّat me كذاكlikewise أرنوI gaze نحوهاtoward her
ترنو إليَّ كذاك أرنو نحوها
والوجدand ardent love فيin نظراتناour glances متبسمsmiling
والوجد في نظراتنا متبسم
She gazes at me, and I likewise gaze toward her,
She too yearns to me as I yearn to her
while ardent love smiles within our glances.
And intimacy smiles in our gazes
ونصافحand we clasp الأيديhands وألسنةand the tongues الهوىof love
ونصافح الأيدي وألسنة الهوى
ترويrecount أحاديثthe stories اللقاof meeting وتترجمand interpret
تروي أحاديث اللقا وتترجم
We clasp hands, and the tongues of love
We shake hands and tongues of passion
recount the tales of meeting and give them voice.
Relay the conversations of meeting and translate
نمضيwe move on فأرقبso I watch خطوهاher steps ونواظريand my eyes
نمضي فأرقب خطوها ونواظري
تجثوkneel لدىat أقدامهاher feet إذas تقدمshe advances
تجثو لدى أقدامها إذ تقدم
We move on; I watch her steps, and my eyes
I walk so I can watch her steps and my sights
kneel at her feet as she advances.
Kneel at her feet as she advances
وأعودand I return فيwith كبدa liver تذوبmelting ومقلةand an eye
وأعود في كبد تذوب ومقلة
عبرىtearful وماand not عنديI have لسانa tongue أوor فمa mouth
عبرى وما عندي لسان أو فم
I return with a liver that melts and an eye
And I return with a melting liver and crying eyes
full of tears, with neither tongue nor mouth.
While I have no tongue or mouth
أقضيI spend الدجىthe darkness وأناwhile I أحنُّyearn إلىfor غدtomorrow
أقضي الدجى وأنا أحنُّ إلى غد
وكذاand thus يجيcomes غدtomorrow وعمريand my life يصرمis cut away
وكذا يجي غد وعمري يصرم
I spend the darkness longing for tomorrow,
I spend the night while I yearn for tomorrow
and thus tomorrow comes, while my life is cut away.
And so tomorrow comes while my life withers
ياO أيُّهاyou الغدtomorrow كمhow often غليتyou boiled دميmy blood علىupon
يا أيُّها الغد كم غليت دمي على
نارthe fire الرجاof hope وإلىand until متىwhen أتتيمam I enslaved by love
نار الرجا وإلى متى أتتيم
O tomorrow, how often you have boiled my blood upon
Oh tomorrow, how much you have boiled my blood
the fire of hope! How long shall I remain enslaved by love?
On the fire of hope, and for how long will you orphan me?
ولكمand how often أحاطَتsurrounded بيme تباريحthe torments الجوىof heartache
ولكم أحاطَت بي تباريح الجوى
وغداand came to يساعدهاaid them القضاءfate المبرمirrevocable
وغدا يساعدها القضاء المبرم
How often the torments of heartache have surrounded me,
For how long have the disclosures of love surrounded me
with irrevocable fate coming to their aid.
While fate assists them with its firm decree
فهرعتso I rushed نحوtoward الرَوضِthe garden معدومbereft القوىof strength
فهرعت نحو الرَوضِ معدوم القوى
أبكيI weep وأفواهand the mouths الأزاهرof flowers تبسمsmile
أبكي وأفواه الأزاهر تبسم
So I rushed toward the garden, bereft of strength,
I hurried to the garden, devoid of strength
weeping while the flowers' mouths smiled.
Crying while the mouths of flowers smile
أترقبI await البلوىaffliction وقلبيand my heart راقبwatches for
أترقب البلوى وقلبي راقب
عدداًa number منof الآمالِhopes لاnot يترقمnumbered
عدداً من الآمالِ لا يترقم
I await affliction, while my heart watches for
I anticipate affliction while my heart observed
a number of hopes that cannot be numbered.
A number of hopes that cannot be counted
قلبa heart بهwith it استهوىlured downward الهوىlove عنفاًviolently إلىtoward
قلب به استهوى الهوى عنفاً إلى
وأدburial alive العناanguish فغَداso it came to يهيمwander distraught ويلطمand beat itself
وأد العنا فغَدا يهيم ويلطم
A heart that love has violently lured down toward
A heart passion forcibly seduced to the point of
burial alive by anguish; then it wanders distraught and beats itself.
Killing passion, so it wanders and slaps
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