أرخصتI lavished يومthe day of فراقكparting from you الدمعاtears
أرخصت يوم فراقك الدمعا
وأصمand deafened وقعthe sound of أنينكyour moaning السمعاhearing
وأصم وقع أنينك السمعا
I lavished tears on the day of parting from you,
The day we parted, I released my tears
and the sound of your moaning deafened my ears.
And turned a deaf ear to your sorrowful moans
يومthe day اعتنقناwe embraced للوداعfor farewell وقدand indeed
يوم اعتنقنا للوداع وقد
كدناwe almost نخرfall down منfrom الأسىgrief صرعىstruck down
كدنا نخر من الأسى صرعى
The day we embraced in farewell, and
The day we embraced to bid farewell
nearly fell, struck down by grief.
We almost collapsed from intense grief
وتعالتand rose الاصواتthe voices منfrom جزعanguish
وتعالت الاصوات من جزع
حتىuntil كأنas though فراقناour parting منعىa proclamation of death
حتى كأن فراقنا منعى
And voices rose in anguish,
Voices rose in mourning
until our parting seemed a proclamation of death.
As if our separation was inevitable
أواهalas منfor قلبيmy heart ومنand for زمنa time
أواه من قلبي ومن زمن
أودىdestroyed بحبلwith the cord of وصالناour union قطعاby severing
أودى بحبل وصالنا قطعا
Alas for my heart, and for a time
Oh, my heart and time itself
that severed the cord of our union!
Which severed the rope of our union
إنيindeed I ساذكرI shall remember ماas long as حييتI live حجىwisdom
إني ساذكر ما حييت حجى
وسجيةand a disposition طبتيyou were lovely بهاthrough it فرعاas a bough
وسجية طبتي بها فرعا
I shall remember, as long as I live, your wisdom,
I will remember, as long as I live,
and a nature that made you a goodly bough,
Our intimate talks and branches they put forth
ولطائفاًand tender graces تشفيheal مآثرهاtheir virtues
ولطائفاً تشفي مآثرها
منone who قدmay تعالجstruggles with نفسهhis soul النزعاdeath's pangs
من قد تعالج نفسه النزعا
and tender graces whose virtues heal
And the subtle graces their traces heal
one whose soul may be battling death's pangs.
Those stricken with heartache and woe
أقسمتI swore بالرحمنby the Merciful خالقناour Creator
أقسمت بالرحمن خالقنا
قدindeed زادincreased حبكyour love عالميmy world وسعاin breadth
قد زاد حبك عالمي وسعا
I swore by the Merciful, our Creator:
I swear by God, our Creator
your love has widened my world.
That your love has expanded my world
فيزيدso increases وجهكyour face حينwhen أبصرهI see it
فيزيد وجهك حين أبصره
نورthe light of الشموسthe suns بمقلتيin my eye سطعاin radiance
نور الشموس بمقلتي سطعا
So your face, whenever I behold it,
When I see your face, it increases
makes the suns' light shine brighter in my eye.
The light of suns within my eyelids
وأقولand I utter فيكabout you الشعرverse مرتجلاimprovising
وأقول فيك الشعر مرتجلا
فتخفso lessen آلامthe pains of النوىseparation نوعاsomewhat
فتخف آلام النوى نوعا
And I improvise verses about you,
And I recite poetry about you spontaneously
so the pains of separation ease a little.
Lessening the sorrows of my soul
روحيmy soul وروحكand your soul منذsince أنthat خلقاthey were created
روحي وروحك منذ أن خلقا
هذيthis one لتلكto that one حبيبةa beloved تسعىstrives
هذي لتلك حبيبة تسعى
My soul and yours, since they were created—
Since our souls were created
this one, beloved of the other, strives toward it.
Yours has yearned for mine
ياalas للنوىfor separation وأحدand the sharpest of أسهمهits arrows
يا للنوى وأحد أسهمه
وأشدهاand the strongest of them فيin مهجتيmy heart وقعاin impact
وأشدها في مهجتي وقعا
Alas for separation and its sharpest arrow,
Oh, for the sorrows and their arrows
and the one that strikes my heart most fiercely!
Most intensely lodged in my core
واهاًah علىfor زمنa time نعمتI found bliss بهاwith her
واهاً على زمن نعمت بها
كانwas العفافchastity لهاfor her وليand for me درعاa shield
كان العفاف لها ولي درعا
Ah, for the time when I found bliss with her,
Alas, for the time I enjoyed with you
when chastity was a shield for her and me.
When virtue was our shield
كالغصنlike a bough لاnot تنفكshe ceases جاعلةmaking
كالغصن لا تنفك جاعلة
أعطافهاher curves لإرادتيto my will طوعاobedient
أعطافها لإرادتي طوعا
Like a bough, she never ceased to make
You clung to me like a branch
her curves obedient to my will.
Yielding its branches to my will
ولقدand indeed عبثتI toyed بنهدهاwith her breast حذراcautiously
ولقد عبثت بنهدها حذرا
فوجدتهand I found it لحنانهاfor her tenderness ضرعاan udder
فوجدته لحنانها ضرعا
And I did toy with her breast cautiously,
And I toyed cautiously with your breasts
and found it an udder for her tenderness.
Finding them to be fonts of tenderness
ولثمتand I kissed منهاof her الثغرthe mouth مكترثاًwith anxious care
ولثمت منها الثغر مكترثاً
فوجدتهand I found it لمسرتيfor my joy نبعاa spring
فوجدته لمسرتي نبعا
And I kissed her lips with anxious care,
And stole kisses from your lips
and found them a spring of joy for me.
Discovering them a spring of joy
لاnot طامعاًseeking فيin ثلمbreaching عفتهاher chastity
لا طامعاً في ثلم عفتها
بلbut كيso that أهدىءI might soothe منsome of الروعاthe dread
بل كي أهدىء من الروعا
Not seeking to breach her chastity,
Not seeking to breach your chastity
but to quiet some of the dread—
But to calm my disquieted thoughts
روعthe dread of ادكارrecalling البعدseparation ينشرهspreads it
روع ادكار البعد ينشره
حبa love أثارstirred up بمهجتيin my heart نقعاdust
حب أثار بمهجتي نقعا
dread at the thought of separation, spread
Thoughts churned by the pain of distance
by a love that stirred up dust within my heart.
And a love that ignited embers in my mind
وأناand I كمنlike one who لاnot يبتغيseeks أبداًever
وأنا كمن لا يبتغي أبداً
منfrom بعدafter لذةthe pleasure of روحهhis soul نفعاany benefit
من بعد لذة روحه نفعا
And I am like one who never seeks
I am like one who forever seeks
any gain beyond his soul's delight.
No benefit after spiritual bliss
والنفسand the self إنif قامتrises قيامتهاits tumult
والنفس إن قامت قيامتها
أوسعتهاI overwhelm it بفظاظةwith harshness ردعاrestraint
أوسعتها بفظاظة ردعا
And if the self rises in tumult,
And if the self attains its resurrection
I overwhelm it with harsh restraint.
Vastness will humble it
أحنوI bend tenderly عليهاtoward her وهيwhile she تنظرlooks ليat me
أحنو عليها وهي تنظر لي
فتزيدand she increases عرفthe fragrance of ودادهاher affection ضوعاin fragrant diffusion
فتزيد عرف ودادها ضوعا
I bend tenderly toward her as she looks at me,
I gaze upon you as you look at me
and she makes the scent of her affection waft more strongly—
Increasing the familiarity of our affection
نظراًa gaze يشفreveals عنabout الوفاءfidelity ويدand impels… (split verb)
نظراً يشف عن الوفاء ويد
فعني…me (completes the split verb) إلىtoward إجلالهاrevering her دفعاforcefully
فعني إلى إجلالها دفعا
a gaze that reveals fidelity and impels
A look that reveals loyalty and hands
me forcefully toward reverence for her.
That draw me towards revering you
ظلمwronged الهوىlove قومsome people وماand not علمواthey knew
ظلم الهوى قوم وما علموا
أنthat الغرامpassion يهذبrefines الطبعاcharacter
أن الغرام يهذب الطبعا
Some people wronged love, not knowing
The blind blamed love, not knowing
that passion refines one's nature.
It refines one's nature
ولقدand indeed يرققsoftens نفسthe soul of صاحبهits bearer
ولقد يرقق نفس صاحبه
وإلىand toward الكمالperfection يزيدهاincreases it رفعاin elevation
وإلى الكمال يزيدها رفعا
Indeed, it softens the soul of the one who feels it,
And truly softens its captor
and lifts it higher toward perfection.
Elevating him to perfection
ولئنand though نعمتI found bliss بقربهاin her nearness زمناًfor a time
ولئن نعمت بقربها زمناً
فالآنso now ضقتI am straitened ببعدهاby her distance ذرعاin endurance
فالآن ضقت ببعدها ذرعا
And though I found bliss in her nearness for a time,
If I enjoyed her nearness for a time
now I can no longer bear her distance.
Now her distance confines me
ياO منYou who قضيتYou decreed بماconcerning what نكابدهwe endure it
يا من قضيت بما نكابده
هلاwould You not أردتYou willed لشملناfor our union جمعاa reunion
هلا أردت لشملنا جمعا
O You who decreed what we endure,
O He who decreed this suffering we bear
would You not will our reunion?
Why not reunite us?
أقسمتI swore أنيthat I إنif حظيتI am blessed بهاwith her
أقسمت أني إن حظيت بها
يوماًone day أقبلI shall kiss ثغرهاher lips سبعاseven times
يوماً أقبل ثغرها سبعا
I swore that, if I am blessed with her
I swear if I gained her one day
one day, I shall kiss her lips seven times,
I would kiss her lips sevenfold
إنif كانthere is فيin الأعمارthe lifespans باقيةanything remaining
إن كان في الأعمار باقية
أولاor if not فإنthen indeed لربكto your Lord الرجعىthe return
أولا فإن لربك الرجعى
if any life remains;
If life remains for us
or, if not, to your Lord is the return.
Return to your Lord
Sol 6.1