لاnay واسْتِراقِby the stealing of اللَّحظِthe glance مِنْfrom
لا واسْتِراقِ اللَّحظِ مِنْ
عينِthe eye of المُحبَّthe lover إلىtoward الحبيبْthe beloved
عينِ المُحبَّ إلى الحبيبْ
Nay, by the stolen glance from
Not even a stolen glance
the lover's eye toward the beloved,
From the eye of the lover to the beloved
يَشكوhe complains إليهِto him بطَرْفهِwith his gaze
يَشكو إليهِ بطَرْفهِ
شَكوىa plaint أرقَّmore tender منَthan النَّسيبْlove poetry
شَكوى أرقَّ منَ النَّسيبْ
he complains to him with his gaze—
Complaining with his eyelash
a plaint more tender than love poetry.
A plaint more tender than the lute
ماnot طابَwas sweet عيشٌa life لمnot يذُقْhas tasted
ما طابَ عيشٌ لم يذُقْ
طعمَthe taste of الوِصالِunion ولاnor يَطيبْwill be sweet
طعمَ الوِصالِ ولا يَطيبْ
No life has been sweet that has not tasted
No life tastes sweet to one who hasn’t savored
the flavor of union, nor will it be sweet.
The flavor of union, no life can be enjoyed
ولربَّand many a إلفٍbeloved قدindeed طَويْkept concealed (verb stem)
ولربَّ إلفٍ قد طَويْ
تُI (verb suffix) علىdespite مُراقبةِthe vigilance of الرقيبْthe watcher
تُ على مُراقبةِ الرقيبْ
And many a beloved have I kept concealed,
And many a friendship has withered
despite the watcher's vigilance.
Under the observer’s watching eye
ريحُthe wind of الشَّمالِthe north تَهيجُهُstirs him
ريحُ الشَّمالِ تَهيجُهُ
وتَهيجُنيand stirs me ريحُthe wind of الجَنوبْthe south
وتَهيجُني ريحُ الجَنوبْ
The north wind stirs him,
The north wind excites it
and the south wind stirs me.
And the south wind excites me
Sol 6.1