أَلاAh! عُجturn aside علىto مثوىthe resting place الحَبيبِthe beloved وسلِّمِand greet
أَلا عُج على مثوى الحَبيبِ وسلِّمِ
وخَيِّمand pitch camp فإِنَّfor indeed الرَّكبَthe caravan غَيرُnot مُخيِّمِcamping
وخَيِّم فإِنَّ الرَّكبَ غَيرُ مُخيِّمِ
Ah, turn aside to the beloved's resting place and offer greetings.
Come now to the dwelling of the beloved and give greetings
And pitch camp, for the caravan is not camping.
And pitch your tent, for the caravan is not pitching
وقُلand say للَّتيto her who هامbecame love-mad الفؤادُthe heart بحبهاwith love for her
وقُل للَّتي هام الفؤادُ بحبها
ألاAh! فيin سبيلthe cause of اللضهGod (apparent misspelling) نفسُthe soul المتيمِthe lovesick one
ألا في سبيل اللضه نفسُ المتيمِ
And say to her, for love of whom the heart is crazed:
And say to she who my heart is enamoured with her love
Ah, in God's cause is the lovesick one's soul.
Indeed for yearning after union my soul is the slain
وماand nothing بعثَroused الوجدَlonging الدخيلdeep-seated كمنزلٍlike a dwelling
وما بعثَ الوجدَ الدخيل كمنزلٍ
بهِin it منof مَعانيthe meanings of الوَجدlonging كلُّevery مترجَمِexpressed
بهِ من مَعاني الوَجد كلُّ مترجَمِ
And nothing has stirred deep-seated longing like a dwelling
And the ecstasy of love did not inspire this abode
Where every meaning of longing is expressed.
With the meanings of ecstasy, every translator
وماand never أبصرَتsaw عينيmy eye محلاًa dwelling حللتِهِyou dwelt in it
وما أبصرَت عيني محلاً حللتِهِ
ولاnor مَعهَداًa familiar haunt إلاexcept that سفكتُI shed بهِin it دَميmy blood
ولا مَعهَداً إلا سفكتُ بهِ دَمي
And never has my eye beheld a place where you dwelt,
Nor did my eyes behold a lodging I entered,
Nor a familiar haunt, without my shedding my blood there.
Nor a sanctuary, but that I shed my blood therein
ولمand did not تُبقِleave ليfor me تِلكَthose المنازِلُthe dwellings عَبرَةًa tear
ولم تُبقِ لي تِلكَ المنازِلُ عَبرَةً
عَلَىdespite أَنَّthe fact that قلبيmy heart فيin المدامِعِthe tear ducts يَنهَميpours forth
عَلَى أَنَّ قلبي في المدامِعِ يَنهَمي
And those dwellings have left me not a tear,
Nor did those dwellings leave me a lesson
Though my heart pours through the tear ducts.
That my heart in tears pours itself out lamenting
وماand nothing جرَّdrew forth هذاthis النَّوحَlamentation إلاexcept ترنُّمٌa song
وما جرَّ هذا النَّوحَ إلا ترنُّمٌ
يُقِرُّacknowledges لهُto it بالفَضلexcellence كلُّevery تَرَنُّمِsong
يُقِرُّ لهُ بالفَضل كلُّ تَرَنُّمِ
And nothing drew forth this lament but a song,
And none drew this weeping save the chanting melody
Whose superiority every song acknowledges.
To which every chant gives precedence in merit
وَفَتّانَةُand an enchantress الأَلفاظِthe words فيin نَغَماتِهاher melodies
وَفَتّانَةُ الأَلفاظِ في نَغَماتِها
منof السُّكرِintoxication ماwhat فيthe Babylonian wine البابليِّthe forbidden oneׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅׅ المُحَرَّمِthough forbidden
من السُّكرِ ما في البابليِّ المُحَرَّمِ
And she whose words bewitch has in her melodies
The beguiling words in their tunes
The intoxication of forbidden Babylonian wine.
From sweet drunkenness, the forbidden wines
فَياso O أَيُّهاO you العِلقُthe precious treasure الذيthat قَدindeed سُلِبتُهُI was robbed of it
فَيا أَيُّها العِلقُ الذي قَد سُلِبتُهُ
مكانُكَyour place منin قَلبيmy heart مَكانُكَyour place فَاعلَمِso know
مكانُكَ من قَلبي مَكانُكَ فَاعلَمِ
So, O precious treasure I have been robbed of,
So O fleeting vision that I have been bereft of
Your place in my heart remains your place—know this.
Your place in my heart, know your place!
وَشَخصُكِand your form فيin عَينيmy eye ونَشرُكِand your fragrance فيin يَديmy hand
وَشَخصُكِ في عَيني ونَشرُكِ في يَدي
وَصَوتُكِand your voice فيin سَمعيmy hearing وَذِكراكِand remembrance of you فيin فَميmy mouth
وَصَوتُكِ في سَمعي وَذِكراكِ في فَمي
And your form is in my eye, and your fragrance in my hand;
Your person in my eye, your pleasure in my hand,
And your voice is in my hearing, and remembrance of you on my lips.
Your voice in my hearing, your memory on my lips
ليهنئكmay it gladden you أَنthat سرَّتكِpleased you حالٌa condition تسوؤُنيgrieves me
ليهنئك أَن سرَّتكِ حالٌ تسوؤُني
سُهاديmy sleeplessness وإطراقيand my downcast gaze وَفرطُand the excess of تأَلُّميmy suffering
سُهادي وإطراقي وَفرطُ تأَلُّمي
May it gladden you that a plight which grieves me has pleased you:
Gratifying you that a state has delighted you
My sleeplessness, my downcast gaze, and my extreme suffering.
My wakefulness, my misery, my excess of pain
وحَسبُand enough for الّتيher who تبكيmakes one weep بأَجفانِwith the eyelids of شادِنٍa young gazelle
وحَسبُ الّتي تبكي بأَجفانِ شادِنٍ
بأَنِّيthat I أُبَكِّيهاI weep for her بأَجفانِwith the eyelids of ضَيغَمِa lion
بأَنِّي أُبَكِّيها بأَجفانِ ضَيغَمِ
And enough for her who makes one weep with a young gazelle's eyelids
And enough for she who weeps with ardent eyelids
Is that I weep for her with a lion's eyelids.
That I make her weep with compressed eyelids
أُقاسيI endure سَوادَthe blackness of اللَّيلِthe night غيرnot مُوَسَّدٍpillowed
أُقاسي سَوادَ اللَّيلِ غير مُوَسَّدٍ
وأَلقَىand I meet بياضَthe whiteness of الصُّبحِthe dawn غَيرَnot مُهَوِّمِdozing
وأَلقَى بياضَ الصُّبحِ غَيرَ مُهَوِّمِ
I endure the night's blackness, my head unpillowed,
I endure the blackness of night sleepless
And meet dawn's whiteness without dozing.
And meet the whiteness of dawn cheerless
Sol 6.1