ياO غريراًguileless one غَرّbeguiled الفؤادَthe heart المُدَلَّةthe love-bewildered
يا غريراً غَرّ الفؤادَ المُدَلَّة
ياO عزيزاًcherished one بهthrough him عَرَفتُI came to know المَذّلَّهْhumiliation
يا عزيزاً به عَرَفتُ المَذّلَّهْ
O guileless one who beguiled the love-bewildered heart,
O cherished one, through whom I learned humiliation.
بأَبيmay my father be the ransom ذلكthat المَلاكthe angel وإِنand even though أَصبحhe has become
بأَبي ذلك المَلاك وإِن أَصبح
منamong قَتلتيmy slayers علىfollowing غيرno مِلَهcreed
من قَتلتي على غير مِلَه
May my father ransom that angel, though he has become
one of my slayers, following no creed.
كلّماwhenever ناظَرَdebated العواذلُthe reproachers فيهabout him
كلّما ناظَرَ العواذلُ فيه
رُحْتُI came away منthrough دَلِّهhis coquetry قويَّstrong in الأَدِلَّهthe proofs
رُحْتُ من دَلِّه قويَّ الأَدِلَّه
Whenever the reproachers dispute about him,
I come away, through his coquetry, strong in my proofs.
أَيّهاO you الشادنُthe young gazelle المحرِّمُthe one forbidding وَصْليunion with me
أَيّها الشادنُ المحرِّمُ وَصْلي
كيفhow أَغفلتَyou left unchecked مُقْلَةًan eye مُسْتَحِلَّهdeeming the forbidden lawful
كيف أَغفلتَ مُقْلَةً مُسْتَحِلَّه
O young gazelle who forbids union with me,
how have you left your lawless eye unchecked?
وإِذاand if كانwas لحظهاits glance سببَthe cause of
وإِذا كان لحظها سببَ
السُّقْمsickness فلِمْthen why قيلit was said إِنهاthat it مُعْتَلَّهailing
السُّقْم فلِمْ قيل إِنها مُعْتَلَّه
And if its glance is the cause of
sickness, why is it said to be ailing?
ومنand from الوجدardent longing فيin العَلاقةattachment أَنيthat I
ومن الوجد في العَلاقة أَني
لاnot أَمَلّI tire of الصُّدودrejection حتىuntil تَمَلَّهyou tire of it
لا أَمَلّ الصُّدود حتى تَمَلَّه
And such is the ardor of my attachment that I
do not tire of your rejection until you tire of it.
حَدِّثوهtell him بعلَّتيof my ailment وسَقاميand my sickness
حَدِّثوه بعلَّتي وسَقامي
فعسىthen perhaps أَنthat يَرِقَّhe grows tender ليtoward me ولَعَلَّهand perhaps he will
فعسى أَن يَرِقَّ لي ولَعَلَّه
Tell him of my ailment and my sickness;
perhaps he will soften toward me—perhaps he will.
آهah مِمَّنْfor one who إِذاwhenever رفعتُI submitted إِليهto him
آه مِمَّنْ إِذا رفعتُ إِليه
منof غراميmy passion أَدقَّهits slightest part وأجَلَّهand its greatest part
من غرامي أَدقَّه وأجَلَّه
Ah, for one who, whenever I submit to him
the slightest and the greatest part of my passion,
ردَّreturned رُزْمامَجَthe register الشَّكاةِof complaint وقدand having already
ردَّ رُزْمامَجَ الشَّكاةِ وقد
وقَّعendorsed ليfor me فيهin it صحَّconfirmed والحمدُand praise للهto God
وقَّع لي فيه صحَّ والحمدُ لله
returns the register of complaint, having
endorsed it for me: 'Confirmed, and praise be to God'—
نظراًan appraisal عادلاًfair كأَنّas though عمادʿImād
نظراً عادلاً كأَنّ عماد
الدّينal-Dīn منfrom لفظهhis words عليهto him أَمَلَّهhe dictated it
الدّين من لفظه عليه أَمَلَّه
a fair appraisal, as though ʿImād
al-Dīn had dictated it to him in his own words.
أَلمعيّاًa keen-witted man هواهlove for him عنديwith me علىdespite
أَلمعيّاً هواه عندي على
البُعْدthe distance مُوَلّىًappointed ruler علىover فؤاديmy heart المُوَلَّهthe love-bewildered
البُعْد مُوَلّىً على فؤادي المُوَلَّه
A keen-witted man: my love for him, despite
the distance, is appointed ruler of my love-bewildered heart;
ذاpossessing يدٍa hand ذائِداًrepelling بهاwith it نُوَبَthe blows of الthe
ذا يدٍ ذائِداً بها نُوَبَ ال
دَّهْرtime فكمso how often ردّهاhe drove them back بأَبرحwith the fiercest غُلَّهburning thirst
دَّهْر فكم ردّها بأَبرح غُلَّه
a man whose hand wards off the blows of
time—how often he has driven them back burning with the fiercest thirst!
Sol 6.1