بالشعبin the ravine منon شرقيthe eastern side of نجدNajd غزالa gazelle
بالشعب من شرقي نجد غزال
حلوsweet الجناياتmisdeeds مليحlovely السلالstealthy theft (uncertain here)
حلو الجنايات مليح السلال
In the ravine on Najd’s eastern side is a gazelle,
With the people of eastern Najd a gazelle
sweet in his misdeeds, lovely in his stealthy thefts.
Sweet are the places, of good lineage
لاnot الأهلfamily أهلfamily حينwhen يبدوappears لناto us
لا الأهل أهل حين يبدو لنا
حسنthe beauty of محياهhis face ولاnor المالwealth مالwealth
حسن محياه ولا المال مال
Family is no family when there appears to us
Not family when they appear to us
the beauty of his face; nor is wealth wealth.
Goodness of life, nor is wealth, wealth
هوّنmade slight شكوايmy complaint الهوىعندهlove, in his eyes
هوّن شكواي الهوىعنده
ذلّthe abasement of المحبينlovers وعزand the might of الجمالbeauty
ذلّ المحبين وعز الجمال
My complaint of love was made slight in his eyes by
Make my love's complaints easier for him
the lovers’ abasement and beauty’s might.
The lovers are lowly, and beauty is dear
أهلاًwelcome وسهلاand welcome بوصالto union with الضنىwasting sickness
أهلاً وسهلا بوصال الضنى
فيin حبّهlove for him إذsince لمdid not يجدbestow generously بالوصالwith union
في حبّه إذ لم يجد بالوصال
Welcome, welcome to union with wasting sickness
Hello and welcome to the intimacy of longing
in loving him, since he would not grant union.
In his love when he did not find intimacy
لعلّنىperhaps I ألقاهmeet him وقتاًsometime إذاwhen
لعلّنى ألقاه وقتاً إذا
ماemphasis after 'when' كانhe is وسنانdrowsy وجسميand my body خيالa phantom
ما كان وسنان وجسمي خيال
Perhaps I shall meet him sometime when
Perhaps I will meet him sometime when
he is drowsy and my body is a phantom.
He was passionate and my body fantasy
إنif مالbends عنيaway from me أوor إلىtoward وصلتيunion with me
إن مال عني أو إلى وصلتي
غصنa bough النقامal-Naqām (unclear as written)
غصن النقام
If it bends away from me or toward union with me—
If he turns away from me or comes to my union
a bough of al-Naqām [unclear as written].
A branch of starsweet
Sol 6.1