ياO بهجةsplendor of الحسنbeauty هلshall? أراكI see you
يا بهجة الحسن هل أراك
وهلand is there? سبيلa way إلىto لقاكmeeting you
وهل سبيل إلى لقاك
O splendor of beauty, shall I see you?
O beauty of charm, will I see you
And is there a way to meet you?
And is there a way to meet you
قطعتyou tore بالبعدthrough distance والتجافيand estrangement
قطعت بالبعد والتجافي
قلبيmy heart فماso there is no بيin me منany حراكmovement
قلبي فما بي من حراك
Through distance and estrangement, you have torn
You severed with distance and aloofness
My heart; there is no movement left in me.
My heart, so I have no movement
أصبحتI have become بينamong الأنامhumankind صابyearning
أصبحت بين الأنام صاب
إليكtoward you ليسthere is not ليfor me إلاexcept سواكother than you
إليك ليس لي إلا سواك
Among humankind, I have become one yearning
I became among people enamored with you
For you; I have only what is other than you.
I have no one but you
وربماand at times رامتsought الأعاديthe enemies
وربما رامت الأعادي
صدىrepelling me (reading ṣaddī) وصرفيand turning me عنfrom هواكyour love
صدى وصرفي عن هواك
And at times the enemies sought
And perhaps the enemies intended
To repel me and turn me from your love.
To turn me away from your love
فماbut not استطاعواthey were able وأينand where منيfrom me
فما استطاعوا وأين مني
الميلturning away عنكfrom you وعنand from حماكyour sanctuary
الميل عنك وعن حماك
But they could not—how could I ever
But they could not, and how could I
Turn from you and from your sanctuary?
Incline away from you and your protection
ألاAh لحاmay curse اللَهGod كلevery لاحreproacher
ألا لحا اللَه كل لاح
فيكover you لحاتيmy reproachers وماand did not دراكknow you
فيك لحاتي وما دراك
Ah, may God curse every reproacher—
Behold, may God embarrass every embarrassment
My reproachers over you, who have not known you.
In you are my embarrassments, and what do you know
ولوand if رأىhe saw وجهكyour face المفدىcherished
ولو رأى وجهك المفدى
وماand what تغشاهenvelops it منof سناكyour radiance
وما تغشاه من سناك
And had he seen your cherished face,
And if he saw your emancipated face
And the radiance of yours that envelops it,
And what covers it of your brilliance
وذاقand tasted منfrom سلسبيلsweet-flowing water ثغرa mouth
وذاق من سلسبيل ثغر
واستنشقand inhaled الطيبthe perfume منfrom شذاكyour fragrance
واستنشق الطيب من شذاك
And tasted from a mouth’s sweet-flowing spring,
And tasted from the cascade of your mouth
And inhaled the perfume of your fragrance,
And smelled the fragrance from your bouquet
لصارhe would become مثليlike me حليفa companion of وجدlonging
لصار مثلي حليف وجد
كريحlike a wind حبlove عليupon فناكyour courtyard
كريح حب علي فناك
He would become, like me, bound to longing,
He would become like me, a passionate lover
Like a wind of love over your courtyard.
Like a wind of love that makes me cease to exist
وكانand he would be منيone of mine وفيand on طريقيmy path
وكان مني وفي طريقي
وصارعونيand they wrestled with me علىover هواكyour love
وصارعوني على هواك
And he would be one of mine, upon my path,
And would be with me and in my way
And they would wrestle with me for your love.
And vie with me over your love
والآنand now ياO غايةgoal of الأمانيwishes
والآن يا غاية الأماني
هذاthis البكاweeping ليسis not بالتباكيfeigned weeping
هذا البكا ليس بالتباكي
And now, O goal of all desires,
And now, O ultimate of wishes
This weeping is no feigned weeping.
This weeping is not pretentious
يجريflows بهwith it ماءwater كلevery عينeye
يجري به ماء كل عين
كأنهas though it were السيلthe torrent منfrom جفاكyour coldness
كأنه السيل من جفاك
With it, the water of every eye flows,
It flows with the water of every eye
As though a torrent from your coldness,
As if it is the torrent from being deprived of you
ومنand from وقوفيmy standing علىover طلولruins
ومن وقوفي على طلول
دوارسfaded الرسمthe outlines فيin حماكyour sanctuary
دوارس الرسم في حماك
And from my standing over ruins
And from my standing atop the heights
Whose outlines have faded within your sanctuary.
Of portraits circling around your protection
علىover انقطاعيmy isolation علىover انفراديmy solitude
على انقطاعي على انفرادي
عنapart from معشرa company خصwas singled out باصطفاكby your choice
عن معشر خص باصطفاك
Over my isolation, over my solitude,
Over my seclusion, my isolation
Apart from a company singled out by your choice;
From the company specially chosen by you
علىover اغترابيmy exile علىover اكترابيmy anguish
على اغترابي على اكترابي
علىover اجتنابيmy being shunned فيin ذاthis الشراكsnare
على اجتنابي في ذا الشراك
Over my exile, over my anguish,
Over my alienation, my gloom
Over my being shunned within this snare.
Over my avoidance in this trap
مستأسرa captive مالهhe has no فداهransom for him
مستأسر ماله فداه
ولاand no سبيلway إلىto الفكاكrelease
ولا سبيل إلى الفكاك
A captive with no ransom,
Taken prisoner without ransom
And no way to release.
And no way to escape
ياO قرةdelight of العينthe eye داركيهrescue him
يا قرة العين داركيه
قبلbefore التورطbecoming entangled فيin الهلاكdestruction
قبل التورط في الهلاك
O delight of the eye, come to his rescue
O comfort of the eye, let me visit you
Before he becomes entangled in destruction.
Before getting embroiled in ruin
وأنعشيand revive ميتاًone dead رميماًdecayed
وأنعشي ميتاً رميماً
بنسمةwith a breeze الإنسcompanionship منfrom سراكyour night journey
بنسمة الإنس من سراك
And revive one dead and decayed,
And revive a frail corpse
With a breeze of companionship from your night journey.
With the human breath from your nape
Sol 6.1