تبلَّجَshone forth هذاthis الصبحdawn أوor كادalmost يفعلdid so
تبلَّجَ هذا الصبح أو كاد يفعل
فأقصَرَso he desisted واستحيىand grew ashamed مُعنَّىًa tormented man مُضلَّلُdeluded
فأقصَرَ واستحيى مُعنَّىً مُضلَّلُ
This dawn shone forth, or almost did;
So a tormented, deluded man desisted and grew ashamed.
أتاهcame to him نذيرa herald الشيبgray hair قبلbefore أوانهits proper time
أتاه نذير الشيب قبل أوانه
فاقلعso he desisted عنfrom لذّاتهhis pleasures وهوwhile he مُعجَلٌwas forced to hurry
فاقلع عن لذّاته وهو مُعجَلٌ
The herald of gray hair came to him before its time,
So he forsook his pleasures, forced to hurry.
فأهلاthen welcome بضيفto a guest قالsaid هزليmy levity لجدهto his solemnity
فأهلا بضيف قال هزلي لجده
ترفقbe gentle فإنيfor I حينwhen تنزلyou alight أرحلI depart
ترفق فإني حين تنزل أرحل
Welcome, then, to a guest! My levity said to his solemnity:
"Be gentle, for when you alight, I depart."
سقىmay water ورعةand tend (apparently ورعى) اللهGod الشبابَyouth فإنهfor it
سقى ورعة الله الشبابَ فإنه
علىdespite ماwhat جنىit wrought سترٌa veil منof اللهوmerriment مُسبَلlet fall
على ما جنى سترٌ من اللهو مُسبَل
May God water and tend youth, for it
Is, despite what it wrought, a veil of merriment let fall.
بنَفسِيwith my life منthe one whom شطَّتwent far away بهwith him غربةexile النوىseparation
بنَفسِي من شطَّت به غربة النوى
ومنand the one who هوhe فيin لحظيmy gaze وفكريand my thoughts مُمَثَّلpictured
ومن هو في لحظي وفكري مُمَثَّل
My life for him whom separation's exile has carried far away,
And for him who is pictured in my gaze and my thoughts,
ومنand the one who لجّpersisted قلبيmy heart فيin هواهlove for him وغرّنيand beguiled me
ومن لجّ قلبي في هواه وغرّني
رضاهhis favor فلاso not يسلوforgets its love ولاand not يتبدلchanges
رضاه فلا يسلو ولا يتبدل
And for him in whose love my heart persisted; I was beguiled
By his favor, so my heart neither forgets nor changes.
صحوتI sobered وعنديand I have منof هواهlove for him بقيةa remnant
صحوت وعندي من هواه بقية
تعمُّencompasses جميعall العاشقينlovers وتَفضُلand leaves some to spare
تعمُّ جميع العاشقين وتَفضُل
I sobered, yet a remnant of love for him remains with me,
Encompassing all lovers, with some to spare.
عجبتI marveled لطرفat an eye قدalready تَضَرَّجbecame stained red منwith دميmy blood
عجبت لطرف قد تَضَرَّج من دمي
فماyet nothing أحمرturned red إلاّexcept خدهhis cheek وهوwhile he أكحلdark-eyed
فما أحمر إلاّ خده وهو أكحل
I marveled at an eye that had been stained red with my blood:
Yet only his cheek turned red, while his eyes were kohl-dark.
وماand not كنتI was أدريI know قبلbefore لقياthe meeting لحاظناour glances
وما كنت أدري قبل لقيا لحاظنا
بأنّthat الإلحاظglancing سهمan arrow ومقتلand a means of death
بأنّ الإلحاظ سهم ومقتل
And I had not known, before our glances met,
That a glance is an arrow and a means of death.
Sol 6.1