بعدafter أنthat طالlasted long فيin هواهlove for him صدوديmy aloofness
بعد أن طال في هواه صدودي
سمحallowed الحبlove ليto me بلثمto kiss الخدودthe cheeks
سمح الحب لي بلثم الخدود
After I had long been aloof in my love for him,
After prolonged abstinence from his love,
Love allowed me to kiss his cheeks.
Love allowed me to kiss his cheeks,
وتهاوىand he sank down وقدand already تملكهpossessed him العطtenderness (first part)
وتهاوى وقد تملكه العط
فtenderness (completion) علىupon ساعديmy forearm بصدرwith a breast وجيدand a neck
ف على ساعدي بصدر وجيد
And he sank down, overcome by tenderness,
And he leaned towards me, overcome by passion,
breast and neck upon my forearm.
Resting his chest and forehead on my arm.
فسرتthen coursed كهرباelectricity المحبةof love فيthrough الجسthe body (first part)
فسرت كهربا المحبة في الجس
مbody (completion) وقلبيand my heart غدىbecame بغيرwithout حدودbounds
م وقلبي غدى بغير حدود
Love's electricity coursed through my body,
The electricity of love coursed through my body
and my heart became boundless.
And my heart became boundless,
لكاwhen (likely لما) رفتfluttered الشفاهthe lips علىupon الثغthe mouth (first part)
لكا رفت الشفاه على الثغ
رmouth (completion) تملتtook delight قلوبناour hearts بشهودin beholding
ر تملت قلوبنا بشهود
When lips fluttered upon the mouth,
When my lips touched his rosy mouth,
our hearts took delight in beholding.
Our hearts were fulfilled with joy.
ومجالand the realm الغرامof passion أنif (likely إن) فتحopened اللهGod
ومجال الغرام أن فتح الله
علىto العبدthe servant ليسis not بالمحدودlimited
على العبد ليس بالمحدود
And the realm of passion, if God opens it
The realm of love is when Allah opens
to His servant, is without bounds.
Endless possibilities to His servant.
كلماwhenever استعذبhe found sweet الدعابةthe banter منيfrom me
كلما استعذب الدعابة مني
لجhe persisted فيin عتبهhis reproach ليعجمto test عوديmy mettle
لج في عتبه ليعجم عودي
Whenever he found my banter sweet,
Whenever I jest too much,
he persisted in chiding me, to test my mettle.
He scolds me to soften my manners.
وإذاand when اهتاجhe grew excited منfrom حرارةthe heat قبلاkisses (first part)
وإذا اهتاج من حرارة قبلا
تيmy kisses (completion) أوماhe gestured إليَّtoward me بالتهديدwith a threat
تي أوما إليَّ بالتهديد
And when the heat of my kisses stirred him,
And when he gets worked up from the heat of my kisses
he gestured at me with a threat.
Or threatens me,
فإذthen when ماemphatic particle اندفعتI rushed ألثمهto kiss him أسhe yielded (first part)
فإذ ما اندفعت ألثمه أس
لمhe yielded (completion) ليto me ثغرهhis mouth الشهيdelightful الورودto approach
لم لي ثغره الشهي الورود
Then, when I rushed to kiss him, he yielded
I kiss his mouth to make peace with him,
his mouth to me, so sweet to approach.
And he smiles, his lips like roses.
وتثنىand he swayed كالمستجيرlike one seeking refuge منfrom اللوanguish (first part)
وتثنى كالمستجير من اللو
عةanguish (completion) أوor ضمembracing قدهhis figure الأملودsupple
عة أو ضم قده الأملود
And he swayed as though seeking refuge from passion's anguish,
He bends like one seeking refuge
or from the embrace of his supple figure.
Or wraps his slender neck around me.
يتغاضىhe looks the other way عندwhen احتكاميmy taking liberties فيwith الخصرthe waist
يتغاضى عند احتكامي في الخصر
ويلتذand he delights عندwhen مسtouching النهودthe breasts
ويلتذ عند مس النهود
He looks the other way when I take liberties with his waist,
He overlooks my wandering hands around his waist
and delights when his breasts are touched.
And delights at touching my breasts.
ولهand he has نفرةa recoil اذاwhen حكمrules التيهpride
وله نفرة اذا حكم التيه
كظبيlike a gazelle منfrom الشراكthe snares شرودfleeing
كظبي من الشراك شرود
Yet he recoils when pride takes command,
He shies away when I hold him tight
like a gazelle fleeing the snares.
Like a gazelle fleeing the hunter.
أناI أصبوyearn إلىfor الجمالbeauty ولكنand yet
أنا أصبو إلى الجمال ولكن
كمالthe perfection الجميلof the beautiful one بيتthe heart قصيديof my poem
كمال الجميل بيت قصيدي
I yearn for beauty, but
I aspire to beauty, but the perfection of beauty
the beautiful one's perfection is my poem's heart.
Is the home of my poem.
أناI لوif كنتI were قدalready خلوتI had been free منof الحبlove
أنا لو كنت قد خلوت من الحب
لماthen not كنتI would be شاعراًaware بوجوديof my existence
لما كنت شاعراً بوجودي
Were I ever devoid of love,
If I were devoid of love,
I would not be aware of my own existence.
I wouldn’t exist as a poet.
فدعونيso let me أخلوI may be alone بمنwith whoever ملكpossessed القلبthe heart
فدعوني أخلو بمن ملك القلب
وإنيand indeed I am منby الحجىreason فيin قيودfetters
وإني من الحجى في قيود
So let me be alone with the one who owns my heart,
So leave me be with the one who owns my heart,
and I am bound in reason's fetters.
Though I’m bound by propriety.
ماhow ألذsweet الحياةlife تملأfills نفسيmy soul
ما ألذ الحياة تملأ نفسي
مستظلاًsheltering بظلهbeneath his shade الممدودoutspread
مستظلاً بظله الممدود
How sweet is life, filling my soul,
How sweet is life, my soul fills
as I shelter beneath his outspread shade!
In his extended shade.
ماhow أحيلاهlovely he is حينwhen يظهرhe appears كالكوlike a star (first part)
ما أحيلاه حين يظهر كالكو
كبstar (completion) فيin سيرهits course لدارtoward an abode سعودgood fortune
كب في سيره لدار سعود
How lovely he is when he appears like a star,
How beautiful when he appears like a planet
on its course toward the abode of good fortune.
Traveling to the house of Saud.
ماhow أحيلاهlovely he is حينwhen يبسمhe smiles عنrevealing ثغرa mouth
ما أحيلاه حين يبسم عن ثغر
شهيalluring وطرفهand his gaze فيin هجودrepose
شهي وطرفه في هجود
How lovely he is when his smile reveals a mouth
How beautiful when he smiles from his rosy lips
so alluring, his gaze in repose.
And his gaze is fluttering.
هوhe كالوردlike a rose قدhas تجملadorned himself بالنضرةwith freshness
هو كالورد قد تجمل بالنضرة
والظرفand charm لاnot بزاهيwith brilliant البرودcloaks
والظرف لا بزاهي البرود
He is like a rose, adorned with freshness
He is like a rose, graced with radiance,
and charm, not with brilliant cloaks.
Not with fake splendor.
ضلstrayed عنfrom منهجthe path الحقيقةof truth قومsome people
ضل عن منهج الحقيقة قوم
نسبواthey ascribed أصلthe origin جنسهof his species للقرودto monkeys
نسبوا أصل جنسه للقرود
Some people strayed from the path of truth,
Some people strayed from the path of truth
ascribing the origin of his species to monkeys.
And attributed his origin to apes.
جهلواthey did not know قيمةthe worth المحاسنof beauties والعقلand reason
جهلوا قيمة المحاسن والعقل
وماand what فيwithin محيطهits sphere منof بنودelements
وما في محيطه من بنود
They did not know the worth of beauty and reason,
They were ignorant of moral virtues and intellect,
and all the elements within its sphere.
And the realities of his essence.
وإذاand if صحis true ظنهمtheir supposition فلماذاthen why
وإذا صح ظنهم فلماذا
ماnot ارتقىrose للكمالto perfection باقيthe remaining القرودmonkeys
ما ارتقى للكمال باقي القرود
And if their supposition is true, why
If their assumption were true, why then
have the remaining monkeys not risen to perfection?
Haven’t the rest of the apes evolved?
وإذاand if صحis true ماwhat ادعوهthey claimed it فماذاthen what
وإذا صح ما ادعوه فماذا
يصبحwill become الناسpeople بعدafter دهرan age بعيدdistant
يصبح الناس بعد دهر بعيد
And if what they claimed is true, what
And if what they claim is true, what will
will people become ages hence?
People become after a long time?
ياO دعاةadvocates النشوءof evolution عنهfrom him تنحواstand aside
يا دعاة النشوء عنه تنحوا
فهوfor it is منكمon your part توغلa deep plunge فيinto الجحودdenial
فهو منكم توغل في الجحود
O advocates of evolution, leave him alone;
O advocates of his evolution from apes, abstain,
for this is a deep plunge into denial on your part.
For he is one of you, steeped in denial.
أوor لمnot توجدwas brought into being الطبيعةnature إلاexcept
أو لم توجد الطبيعة إلا
لقبيحfor the ugly القرودmonkeys أوor للفهودfor cheetahs
لقبيح القرود أو للفهود
Or was nature brought into being only
Did nature only exist
for ugly monkeys or for cheetahs?
For the ugly apes or the lions?
إنindeed منwhoever كانwas ليسdoes not يفهمunderstands كنهthe essence النفسof the soul
إن من كان ليس يفهم كنه النفس
يعييهdefeats him فهمunderstanding أصلthe origin الوجودof existence
يعييه فهم أصل الوجود
Indeed, whoever does not grasp the soul's essence
Whoever cannot comprehend the soul
cannot fathom the origin of existence.
Will be confounded by the origin of existence.
فاتبعواso follow آدماAdam وإلاand if not استردواreclaim
فاتبعوا آدما وإلا استردوا
منfrom يدthe hand الدهرof Time ماwhat لكمbelongs to you منof جلودskins
من يد الدهر ما لكم من جلود
So follow Adam; otherwise reclaim
So follow Adam, or take back
from Time's hand the skins that belong to you.
The skins the ages have given you.
Sol 6.1