ياO سِراجَlamp الجَمالِbeauty ياO ابْنَson سِراجِSiraj
يا سِراجَ الجَمالِ يا ابْنَ سِراجِ
ياO هِلالاًcrescent moon فيin أسْعَدِmost auspicious الأبْراجِthe zodiac signs
يا هِلالاً في أسْعَدِ الأبْراجِ
O lamp of beauty, O son of Siraj,
O lamp of beauty, O son of the lamp
O crescent in the most auspicious of zodiac signs!
O crescent in the most auspicious of mansions
كُلّماwhenever رُمْتُI sought فِيكَconcerning you بَعْضَsome سُلُوٍّforgetfulness
كُلّما رُمْتُ فِيكَ بَعْضَ سُلُوٍّ
رَجَعَturned back الشّوْقُlonging بيwith me علَىalong الأدْراجِthe steps
رَجَعَ الشّوْقُ بي علَى الأدْراجِ
Whenever I tried to forget you a little,
Whenever I throw towards you some passion
longing made me retrace my steps.
Yearning returns me to the threshold
أنْتَyou شَمْسيmy sun فكُلَّماso whenever غابَit vanished عنّيfrom me
أنْتَ شَمْسي فكُلَّما غابَ عنّي
فنَهاريthen my day مِثْلُlike الظّلامِthe darkness الدّاجِيdeep
فنَهاري مِثْلُ الظّلامِ الدّاجِي
You are my sun; whenever it vanishes from me,
You are my sun so whenever you are absent from me
then my day is like deep darkness.
My day is like the gloomy darkness
ياO مَريضَlanguid الجُفونِeyelids أمْرَضْتَyou sickened قَلْبيmy heart
يا مَريضَ الجُفونِ أمْرَضْتَ قَلْبي
فادّرِكْنيso rescue me فَفيfor in يَدَيْكَyour two hands عِلاجيmy cure
فادّرِكْني فَفي يَدَيْكَ عِلاجي
O languid-eyed one, you have sickened my heart;
O sick of eyelids, you have sickened my heart
so rescue me: in your hands lies my cure.
So save me for the remedy is in your hands
أجُفونٌare they eyelids تُجيلُهاyou turn them أمْor كُؤوسٌcups
أجُفونٌ تُجيلُها أمْ كُؤوسٌ
أُتْرِعَتْwere filled to the brim للهَوىfor love بغَيْرِwithout مِزاجِdilution
أُتْرِعَتْ للهَوى بغَيْرِ مِزاجِ
Are those eyelids you turn, or cups
Are they eyelids that give shade or cups
filled to the brim for love, undiluted?
Quenched with love without moderation
تَخْدَعُthey deceive النّاسَpeople بالفُتورِwith languor فَفيهاfor within them
تَخْدَعُ النّاسَ بالفُتورِ فَفيها
نُسْكُpiety بِشْرٍBishr وسَطْوةُand the might الحَجّاجِal-Hajjaj
نُسْكُ بِشْرٍ وسَطْوةُ الحَجّاجِ
They deceive people with languor, for in them dwell
You deceive people with composure, yet in them
the piety of Bishr and the might of al-Hajjaj.
Is the mark of good news and severity of the judge
ياO غَزالاًgazelle غَزاraided دِيارَthe lands of الأعاديthe enemies
يا غَزالاً غَزا دِيارَ الأعادي
وأجالَand he wheeled الجِيادَthe steeds تحْتَbeneath العَجاجِthe swirling dust
وأجالَ الجِيادَ تحْتَ العَجاجِ
O gazelle who raided the lands of foes
O gazelle that attacked the lands of enemies
and wheeled the steeds beneath the swirling dust,
And stirred the steeds beneath the howdahs
لكَto you ياO فارِسَrider الخُيولِof horses أُناديI call
لكَ يا فارِسَ الخُيولِ أُنادي
لكَto you ياO عَنْتَرَAntar الصُّفوفِof the ranks أُناجيI confide
لكَ يا عَنْتَرَ الصُّفوفِ أُناجي
to you, O rider of steeds, I call;
To you, O knight of horses, I call
to you, O Antar of the ranks, I confide.
To you, O Antar of ranks, I whisper secretly
هُزَّbrandish منْfrom مِعْطَفَيْكَyour two flanks ذابِلَa supple spear خَطٍّKhatt
هُزَّ منْ مِعْطَفَيْكَ ذابِلَ خَطٍّ
ذاhaving قَوامٍstature مُهَفْهَفٍslender وانْدِماجِand compactness
ذا قَوامٍ مُهَفْهَفٍ وانْدِماجِ
Brandish from your flanks a supple spear of Khatt,
Shake off from your coat traces of the withered line
with slender stature and a well-knit frame.
Of sturdy stature and cohesion
وشِمِand draw السّيْفَthe sword منْfrom لِحاظِكَyour glances تَفْريyou cleave
وشِمِ السّيْفَ منْ لِحاظِكَ تَفْري
كلَّevery دِرْعٍcoat of mail مُضاعَفٍdouble-layered فيin الهِياجِthe fray
كلَّ دِرْعٍ مُضاعَفٍ في الهِياجِ
And draw the sword from your glances: you will cleave
And unsheathe the sword from your scabbard to shred
every double-layered coat of mail in the fray.
Each coat of mail during turmoil
ياO عَذوليmy reproacher إليْكَaway with you عنّيfrom me فإنّيfor I
يا عَذولي إليْكَ عنّي فإنّي
لسْتُI am not بالنُّصْحِof counsel منْكَfrom you بالمُحْتاجِin need
لسْتُ بالنُّصْحِ منْكَ بالمُحْتاجِ
O my reproacher, leave me alone, for I
O intimate, towards you from me, for I
have no need of counsel from you.
Do not need advice from you
شَفّنيwore me thin حُبُّlove جَوْهَريّjewel-like الثَّناياfront teeth
شَفّني حُبُّ جَوْهَريّ الثَّنايا
كَوْثَريُّKawthar-like اللّماdusky lips لَطيفُdelicate المِزاجِtemperament
كَوْثَريُّ اللّما لَطيفُ المِزاجِ
Love for one with jewel-like teeth has worn me thin,
Heal me, love of my precious beloved
whose dusky lips are like Kawthar, whose temperament is delicate.
Of delicate physique and pleasant disposition
أضْرَمَhe kindled النّارَthe fire فيin فُؤاديmy heart وهَلْand can تُنْstart of 'be denied'
أضْرَمَ النّارَ في فُؤادي وهَلْ تُنْ
كَرُend of 'be denied' نارٌa fire تولّدَتْwas born عنْfrom سِراجِa lamp
كَرُ نارٌ تولّدَتْ عنْ سِراجِ
He kindled fire in my heart—and can one
He kindled fire in my heart, would one deny
deny a fire born of a lamp?
A fire sparked from a lamp
وحَمانيand he denied me عذْبَsweet الرُّضابِsaliva فجادَتْso poured forth
وحَماني عذْبَ الرُّضابِ فجادَتْ
مُقْلَتيmy eye فوْقَupon وَجْنَتِيmy cheek بالأُجاجِwith brine
مُقْلَتي فوْقَ وَجْنَتِي بالأُجاجِ
And he denied me sweet saliva, so
And he made me taste the sweetest pleasure so
my eye poured brine upon my cheek.
My eyelashes flowed over my cheeks with passion
غَفَرَmay forgive اللهGod ليme لقَدْindeed جِئْتُI came زُوراًfalsehood
غَفَرَ الله لي لقَدْ جِئْتُ زُوراً
بجِدالٍwith dispute مُلَفَّقٍfabricated وحِجاجِand argument
بجِدالٍ مُلَفَّقٍ وحِجاجِ
May God forgive me: I have indeed uttered falsehood,
May God forgive me, I have come falsely
with fabricated dispute and argument.
With fabricated dispute and controversy
كيْفَhow أشْكوI complain of بِعادdistance مَنْone who هوَhe دانٍnear
كيْفَ أشْكو بِعاد مَنْ هوَ دانٍ
قاتَلَmay smite اللهُGod شِرَّتيmy unruliness ولَجاجيand my obstinacy
قاتَلَ اللهُ شِرَّتي ولَجاجي
How can I complain of the distance of one who is near?
How can I complain of one who is submissive
May God smite my unruliness and obstinacy!
May God destroy my evil and obstinacy
ساعَدَتْنيfavored me بعْدَafter المِطالِdelay اللّياليthe nights
ساعَدَتْني بعْدَ المِطالِ اللّيالي
واسْتَقامَand became straight الزّمانُtime بعْدَafter اعْوِجاجِcrookedness
واسْتَقامَ الزّمانُ بعْدَ اعْوِجاجِ
The nights favored me after long delay,
The nights helped me after the prolonged trials
and time straightened after its crooked course.
And time straightened after crookedness
لوْif تَرانيyou see me واللّيلُand the night فيin عُنْفُوانٍits prime
لوْ تَراني واللّيلُ في عُنْفُوانٍ
قُلْتُI would say سِرَّيْنِtwo secrets فيin فؤادِthe heart of الدّياجيthe deep darkness
قُلْتُ سِرَّيْنِ في فؤادِ الدّياجي
If you saw me, with the night at its height,
If you could see me while the night is in full swing
I would say: 'Two secrets in the heart of the darkness.'
I would say my secret in the heart of darkness
نَقْطَعُwe pass اللّيلَthe night فيin التِئامٍcloseness وضَمٍّand embracing
نَقْطَعُ اللّيلَ في التِئامٍ وضَمٍّ
وسُرورٍand joy وغِبْطَةٍand bliss وابْتِهاجِand delight
وسُرورٍ وغِبْطَةٍ وابْتِهاجِ
We pass the night in closeness and embraces,
We while away the night in gathering and embrace
and joy and bliss and delight.
With happiness, joy, and celebration
هاكَهاhere, take her والحَبابُand the bubbles يعْلوrise عَلَيْهاover her
هاكَها والحَبابُ يعْلو عَلَيْها
غادَةٌa graceful maiden تُوِّجَتْwas crowned بأبْدَعِwith the most wondrous تاجِcrown
غادَةٌ تُوِّجَتْ بأبْدَعِ تاجِ
Here, take her, with bubbles rising over her—
Take it while rapture rises above it
a graceful maiden crowned with the most wondrous crown.
A bloom crowned with the finest crown
قارَبَتْshe nearly أنْto تَسيلَflow بالكأْسِwith the cup ممّاbecause of how
قارَبَتْ أنْ تَسيلَ بالكأْسِ ممّا
شَفّbecame transparent عنْrevealing جِسْمِهاher body أديمُskin الزُّجاجِthe glass
شَفّ عنْ جِسْمِها أديمُ الزُّجاجِ
She nearly flows, cup and all, so clearly
It almost spilled with the cup from what
does the skin of glass reveal her body.
Its outer garment of glass had contained
قَسَماًI swear بالدُّعاءِby prayer فيat عَرَفاتٍArafat
قَسَماً بالدُّعاءِ في عَرَفاتٍ
ومِنىًand Mina حيثُwhere مَجْمَعُthe gathering place of الحُجّاجِthe pilgrims
ومِنىً حيثُ مَجْمَعُ الحُجّاجِ
I swear by prayer at Arafat
I swear by the supplication in Arafat
and Mina, where the pilgrims gather:
And Mina where pilgrims gather
ماnot فؤاديmy heart بغَيْرِto anything but حُبِّكَyour love عانٍcaptive
ما فؤادي بغَيْرِ حُبِّكَ عانٍ
ولِغَيْرِand for anything other than اغْتِنامِseizing the chance of وَصْلِكَunion with you راجِيhoping
ولِغَيْرِ اغْتِنامِ وَصْلِكَ راجِي
my heart is captive only to your love,
My heart is not content save with your love
and hopes only to seize the chance of union with you.
Nor hopeful except for attaining your company
Sol 6.1