لَهفيmy longing علىfor بغدادَBaghdad دارِabode of الهوىlove
لَهفي على بغدادَ دارِ الهوى
فإنّنيfor indeed I منfrom حبِّهاmy love for her ماnot أُفيقI sober up
فإنّني من حبِّها ما أُفيق
How I long for Baghdad, the abode of love!
My longing for Baghdad, abode of passion
For I never sober up from my love for her.
For I do not awaken from love of it
وكلّand every وجهٍface مثلlike شمسِsun of الضحىmidmorning
وكلّ وجهٍ مثل شمسِ الضحى
فوقَabove قَوامfigure مثلlike غصنbough رشيقslender
فوقَ قَوام مثل غصن رشيق
And every face is like the midmorning sun,
And every face like the morning sun
Above a figure like a slender bough.
Above slender forms like a supple branch
وكلّand every رِدفٍrump وافِرٍample وارِمٍswelling
وكلّ رِدفٍ وافِرٍ وارِمٍ
يحملهbears it بالظلمunjustly خَصرٌwaist دقيقslender
يحمله بالظلم خَصرٌ دقيق
And every ample, swelling rump
And every ample, fertile, lush plot
Is borne unjustly by a slender waist.
Borne by a slender waist in injustice
وكلّand every لفظword طّيبٍsweet ممتِعٍdelightful
وكلّ لفظ طّيبٍ ممتِعٍ
يُسكِرُintoxicates مِنfrom قبلِbefore كؤوسgoblets of الرحيقpure wine
يُسكِرُ مِن قبلِ كؤوس الرحيق
And every sweet, delightful word
And every sweet, delightful utterance
Intoxicates before the goblets of pure wine.
Intoxicates more than cups of pure wine
ماwhatever شئتَyou wish منof دلٍّcoy charm ومنand of منظرٍa sight
ما شئتَ من دلٍّ ومن منظرٍ
زاهٍradiant ومنand of حُسنٍbeauty وطِيبٍand fragrance وضيِقand tightness
زاهٍ ومن حُسنٍ وطِيبٍ وضيِق
All you could wish for: coy charm and a sight
Whatever you wish of a guide, or view
Radiant, and beauty, fragrance, and tightness.
Radiant, of beauty, grace, and slenderness
Sol 6.1