أَلاdo you not تَرىsee ياO صاحِfriend ماwhat حَلَّbefell بيto me
أَلا تَرى يا صاحِ ما حَلَّ بي
مِنfrom ظالِمٍa tyrant فيin حُكمِهِhis rule مُعتَدِoverstepping bounds
مِن ظالِمٍ في حُكمِهِ مُعتَدِ
Do you not see, my friend, what has befallen me
Oh friend, see what has befallen me
at the hands of a tyrant who oversteps bounds in his rule?
From an unjust ruler, excessive in his rule
يَقولُhe says لِلقَلبِto the heart إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle خَلاis alone
يَقولُ لِلقَلبِ إِذا ما خَلا
ياO قَلبِheart قُمrise وَاِطلُبand seek وَلاand do not تَقعُدِsit idle
يا قَلبِ قُم وَاِطلُب وَلا تَقعُدِ
He says to the heart, when alone:
He says to the heart when alone
O heart, rise and seek, and do not sit idle.
Rise my heart, seek, and do not sit still
كَمhow much مِنof فُسوقٍwantonness فيin كَلامٍspeech لَهُof his
كَم مِن فُسوقٍ في كَلامٍ لَهُ
وَغَمزَةٍand a signal مَكتومَةٍconcealed بِاليَدِwith the hand
وَغَمزَةٍ مَكتومَةٍ بِاليَدِ
How much wantonness there is in his speech,
How much wickedness is in his talk
and many a secret signal made with the hand,
And a wink, concealed by his hand
وَلَحظَةٍand a glance أَسرَعَswifter مِنthan تُهمَةٍsuspicion
وَلَحظَةٍ أَسرَعَ مِن تُهمَةٍ
تُخيبُdisappoints مَنwhoever يَسأَلُasks أَوor يَبتَديmakes the first move
تُخيبُ مَن يَسأَلُ أَو يَبتَدي
and a glance swifter than suspicion,
And a glance, swifter than an accusation
that disappoints whoever asks or makes the first move.
That disappoints whoever asks or initiates
ياO مَوسِمَgathering-place العُشاقِof lovers قُلtell ليme مَتىwhen
يا مَوسِمَ العُشاقِ قُل لي مَتى
تَخلوyou are free مِنَof الغائِرِthe lowland traveler وَالمُنجِدِand the upland traveler
تَخلو مِنَ الغائِرِ وَالمُنجِدِ
O gathering-place of lovers, tell me when
Oh season of lovers, tell me when
you will be free of lowland and upland travelers?
Will you be free of the cunning and helper
ياO مُقمِراًmoon-bright one فيamid الشَعَرِthe hair الأَسوَدِblack
يا مُقمِراً في الشَعَرِ الأَسوَدِ
وَضاحِكاًand smiling فيamid أُقحُوانٍchrysanthemums نَديdewy
وَضاحِكاً في أُقحُوانٍ نَدي
O you, moon-bright amid black hair,
Oh you with the shining face in the black hair
and smiling amid dewy chrysanthemums,
And laughing with white brilliant teeth
لَيتَكَif only you قَدperfective particle أَحسَنتَyou showed kindness ليto me مَرَّةًonce
لَيتَكَ قَد أَحسَنتَ لي مَرَّةً
واحِدَةًsingle أَوor حُلتَyou turned away عَنfrom مَوعِديthe promise made to me
واحِدَةً أَو حُلتَ عَن مَوعِدي
If only you had shown me kindness once,
If only you had been good to me once
just once—or withdrawn your promise to me.
Or kept your promise to me
Sol 6.1