قَمَرٌa moon فَوقَabove قَضيبٍa bough
قَمَرٌ فَوقَ قَضيبٍ
لاdoes not يَرىsee العُشّاقُthe lovers تيهاout of pride
لا يَرى العُشّاقُ تيها
A moon above a bough,
A moon over a minaret
who ignores lovers out of pride.
Lovers see no end to straying
ماnot رَأَيناwe have seen لِشُرَيرٍfor Shurayr
ما رَأَينا لِشُرَيرٍ
قَطُّever فيamong الناسِpeople شَبيهاan equal
قَطُّ في الناسِ شَبيها
For Shurayr we have seen no
Never did we see
equal, ever, among people.
One so wicked amongst people
دَمعَتيmy tear تَعلَمُknows وَجديmy passion
دَمعَتي تَعلَمُ وَجدي
وَاِشتِياقيand my longing فَسَليهاso ask it
وَاِشتِياقي فَسَليها
My tear knows my passion
My tears know my passion
and my longing—so ask it.
Ask them of my yearning
لِيَI have مِنfrom ذِكرِكَremembering you مِرآmirror (first part)
لِيَ مِن ذِكرِكَ مِرآ
ةٌcompletion of 'mirror' أَرىI see وَجهَكِyour face فيهاin it
ةٌ أَرى وَجهَكِ فيها
From remembering you, I have a mir-
In thoughts of you I find
ror in which I see your face.
A mirror to see your face
Sol 6.1