ربيعكyour springtime ريحانsweet basil ووردand roses ونرجسand narcissus
ربيعك ريحان وورد ونرجس
ووجهكand your face فجرdawn صبحهits morning يتنفسbreathes
ووجهك فجر صبحه يتنفس
Your spring is sweet basil, roses, and narcissus.
Your spring is basil, roses, and narcissus
And your face is dawn, its morning breathing.
And your face is a morning dawn breathing
وعيناكand your two eyes ياO نورlight العيونthe eyes جداولstreams
وعيناك يا نور العيون جداول
علىon جانبيهاtheir two banks طابwas pleasant للحسنfor beauty مغرسa planting place
على جانبيها طاب للحسن مغرس
And your eyes, O light of the eyes, are streams,
And your eyes, O light of eyes, are streams
Along whose banks beauty has a lovely place to take root.
Along whose banks beauty is planted
وثغركand your mouth درّpearl والدّراريand the shining stars كثيرةmany
وثغرك درّ والدّراري كثيرة
ولكنهbut it ماthat which لاnot يباعis sold ويلبسand is worn
ولكنه ما لا يباع ويلبس
And your mouth is pearl—and shining stars are many,
And your mouth is a pearl and pearls are plentiful
Yet it is something neither sold nor worn.
But it is that which cannot be sold or worn
وقدكand your figure غصنa bough لاnot تميلsways بهwith it الصبthe east wind (likely intended)
وقدك غصن لا تميل به الصب
ولكنهbut it منfrom ذاتهits own self يتميسsways gracefully
ولكنه من ذاته يتميس
And your figure is a bough the east wind does not sway,
And your stature is a branch that morning does not bend
Yet it sways gracefully of its own accord.
Rather it sways gently on its own
لأرواحناfor our souls فيin الغيبthe unseen قبلbefore لقائنour meeting (likely intended)
لأرواحنا في الغيب قبل لقائن
لقاءan encounter لطيفgentle للجوانحfor the hearts مؤنسcomforting
لقاء لطيف للجوانح مؤنس
Our souls had, in the unseen, before we met,
Our souls had a gentle, comforting meeting
A tender encounter that brought comfort to the hearts.
In the unseen before we met
فلماthen when تلاقيناwe met علىby غيرno موعدappointment
فلما تلاقينا على غير موعد
وحيتand she greeted بأهلاwith 'Welcome' طابwas pleasant للنفسto the soul مجلسa gathering
وحيت بأهلا طاب للنفس مجلس
Then, when we met without an appointment,
So when we met unplanned
And she greeted me with 'Welcome,' the gathering was sweet to the soul.
You greeted with a welcome that delighted the soul
رناgazed نحوهاtoward her الطرفthe eye المدلهlove-bewildered خلسةfurtively
رنا نحوها الطرف المدله خلسة
وياand oh لعذابwhat torment الطرفthe eye إذwhen يتخلسsteals glances
ويا لعذاب الطرف إذ يتخلس
The love-bewildered eye gazed toward her furtively,
I glanced at you furtively with a dangling eye
And oh, the eye's torment as it steals glances!
Oh the torment of the eye when it glances fleetingly
وياand oh لعذابwhat torment القلبthe heart منfrom لوعةburning anguish الجوىlove's sorrow
ويا لعذاب القلب من لوعة الجوى
إذاwhen ظلremains منهاof her خائفاًafraid يتوجسfeels apprehensive
إذا ظل منها خائفاً يتوجس
And oh, the heart's torment from love's burning anguish,
Oh the torment of the heart from the agony of love
When it remains afraid of her, filled with apprehension.
When it remains fearful and suspicious
أقدسI hold sacred شأنthe dignity الحبlove فيin كلevery موطنplace
أقدس شأن الحب في كل موطن
ولاand no خيرgood فيin قلبa heart لهfor it لاnot يقدسholds sacred
ولا خير في قلب له لا يقدس
I hold the dignity of love sacred in every place,
The most sacred is the status of love in every place
And there is no good in a heart that does not revere it.
No good is in a heart that does not sanctify it
بهthrough it عرفcame to know الناسpeople السماحةgenerosity والفدand self-sacrifice (likely intended)
به عرف الناس السماحة والفد
وحسنand the beauty الثناpraise منfrom فيضهits overflow يتبجسgushes forth
وحسن الثنا من فيضه يتبجس
Through it, people came to know generosity and self-sacrifice,
Through it people learned generosity and sacrifice
And beautiful praise gushes forth from its overflow.
And the excellence of praise from its abundance gushes forth
فلماthen when نهلناwe drank منfrom معينa flowing spring فراتهits sweet water
فلما نهلنا من معين فراته
غدوناwe began بآياتwith the verses البيانeloquence ندرسwe study
غدونا بآيات البيان ندرس
Then, when we drank from its spring of sweet water,
So when we drank from the spring of the Euphrates
We began to study the verses of eloquence.
We studied the signs of eloquence
هوit الحبlove إكسيرthe elixir الحياةlife ولاand do not تسلask
هو الحب إكسير الحياة ولا تسل
فأرواحناfor our souls منfrom نفحهits fragrant breeze تتنفسbreathe
فأرواحنا من نفحه تتنفس
It is love, the elixir of life—do not ask,
It is love, the elixir of life, so do not despair
For our souls draw breath from its fragrant breeze.
For our souls breathe from its breath
Sol 6.1