ورَوضَةِand a garden وَردٍroses حُفَّwas surrounded بالسَّوسَنِwith irises الغَضِّfresh
ورَوضَةِ وَردٍ حُفَّ بالسَّوسَنِ الغَضِّ
تَحلَّتْadorned itself بلونِwith the hue of السَّامِsilver وَالذَّهَبِand gold المَحْضِpure
تَحلَّتْ بلونِ السَّامِ وَالذَّهَبِ المَحْضِ
And a garden of roses, ringed with fresh irises,
In a garden of roses, surrounded by lilies
Was adorned in the hues of silver and pure gold.
Adorned in yellow and red gold
رَأَيْتُI saw بِهَاin it بَدْراًa full moon علىon الأَرضِthe earth مَاشياًwalking
رَأَيْتُ بِهَا بَدْراً على الأَرضِ مَاشياً
وَلَمْand did not أَرَI see بَدراًa full moon قَطُّever يمشيwalking علىon الأرضِthe earth
وَلَمْ أَرَ بَدراً قَطُّ يمشي على الأرضِ
In it I saw a full moon walking on the earth,
I saw the full moon walking on earth
And never had I seen a full moon walking on the earth.
Never have I seen the moon walk on earth
إلىtoward مِثْلِهِone like him فَلْتَصبُthen let yourself yearn إِنْif كُنتَyou are صَابِياًone who yearns
إلى مِثْلِهِ فَلْتَصبُ إِنْ كُنتَ صَابِياً
فَقدْfor indeed كانَwas مِنْهُof him البَعْضُone part يَصْبُوyearning إِلىtoward الْبَعْضِanother part
فَقدْ كانَ مِنْهُ البَعْضُ يَصْبُو إِلى الْبَعْضِ
To one like him, then, let your longing turn, if you are one who longs;
Pour yourself to the like of it, if you are pouring
For indeed, one part of him was yearning toward another.
For some of it used to pour into some
وَكُلْand eat وَرْدَthe roses of خَدَّيْهِhis two cheeks ورُمَّانَand the pomegranates of صَدْرِهِhis chest
وَكُلْ وَرْدَ خَدَّيْهِ ورُمَّانَ صَدْرِهِ
بِمَصٍّwith sucking علىupon مَصٍّsucking وعَضٍّand biting عَلىupon عَضّbiting
بِمَصٍّ على مَصٍّ وعَضٍّ عَلى عَضّ
And eat the roses of his cheeks and the pomegranates of his chest,
And every pink cheek and pomegranate chest
With suck upon suck and bite upon bite.
With a suckle over a suckle and a bite over a bite
وَقُلْand say لِلَّذِيto the one who أَفْنَىconsumed الفُؤادَthe heart بحُبِّهِthrough love for him
وَقُلْ لِلَّذِي أَفْنَى الفُؤادَ بحُبِّهِ
عَلىdespite أَنَّهُthe fact that he يَجْزيrepays المَحَبَّةَlove بالبُغضِwith hatred
عَلى أَنَّهُ يَجْزي المَحَبَّةَ بالبُغضِ
And say to the one whose love has consumed the heart,
And say to the one who wasted my heart with his love
Though he repays love with hatred:
That he rewards love with hatred
أَباO father of مُنْذِرٍMundhir أَفْنَيْتَyou have consumed فَاسْتَبقِso spare بَعْضَناsome of us
أَبا مُنْذِرٍ أَفْنَيْتَ فَاسْتَبقِ بَعْضَنا
حَنَانَيْكَI beg your mercy بَعْضُsome الشَّرِّevil أَهوَنُeasier to bear مِنْthan بَعْضِother evil
حَنَانَيْكَ بَعْضُ الشَّرِّ أَهوَنُ مِنْ بَعْضِ
Abu Mundhir, you have consumed us—so spare some of us.
Abu Mundhir you have wasted so compete with each other
I beg your mercy! Some evils are easier to bear than others.
Your tenderness, some harm is lighter than some
Sol 6.1