حُكْمُjudgment الْجُفُونِthe eyelids عَلَىupon فُؤَادِيmy heart مَاضِيbinding
حُكْمُ الْجُفُونِ عَلَى فُؤَادِي مَاضِي
كَيْفَhow التَّخَلُّصُescape وَالْخَصيمُwhile the adversary الْقَاضِيthe judge
كَيْفَ التَّخَلُّصُ وَالْخَصيمُ الْقَاضِي
The eyelids' judgment upon my heart is binding.
The judgment of my eyelids against my heart has passed
How can I escape when the adversary is the judge?
How can I escape when my opponent is the judge?
وَمنَand among الْعَجَائِبِthe wonders أَنَّthat أَحْكَامَjudgments الْهَوَىlove
وَمنَ الْعَجَائِبِ أَنَّ أَحْكَامَ الْهَوَى
جَوْرٌinjustice وَلَكِنِّيyet I بِذَلِكَwith that رَاضِيcontent
جَوْرٌ وَلَكِنِّي بِذَلِكَ رَاضِي
And among the wonders is that love's judgments
Among the wonders is that the rulings of passion
are unjust, yet I am content with that.
Are unjust, yet I am pleased with them
يَاO بَانةًa bān tree تَلْوِيbends مَعَاطِفَهَاits boughs الصَّبَاthe east wind
يَا بَانةً تَلْوِي مَعَاطِفَهَا الصَّبَا
لِلْحُسْنِfor beauty بَيْنَamong حَدَائِقٍgardens وَريَاضِand meadows
لِلْحُسْنِ بَيْنَ حَدَائِقٍ وَريَاضِ
O bān tree whose boughs the east wind bends
O she who wraps her cloaks in the morning breeze
for beauty's sake, amid gardens and meadows.
For beauty, between gardens and meadows
غَمَرَاتُonslaughts طَرْفِكَyour gaze فِيwithin القُلُوبِthe hearts تَخَالُهَاyou deem them
غَمَرَاتُ طَرْفِكَ فِي القُلُوبِ تَخَالُهَا
مِثْلُlike السِّهَامِthe arrows مَضَتْsped إِلَىtoward الأَغْرَاضِthe targets
مِثْلُ السِّهَامِ مَضَتْ إِلَى الأَغْرَاضِ
The onslaughts of your gaze within hearts—you would deem them
Your glances overflowing in hearts imagine them
like arrows that have sped toward their targets.
Like arrows released to their targets
وَلَّدْتَyou brought forth أَشْكَالَforms الْجَمَالِbeauty بِوَجْنَةٍin a cheek
وَلَّدْتَ أَشْكَالَ الْجَمَالِ بِوَجْنَةٍ
أَلَفْتَyou mingled فِيهَاin it حُمْرَةًredness بِبَيَاضِwith whiteness
أَلَفْتَ فِيهَا حُمْرَةً بِبَيَاضِ
You brought forth beauty's forms in a cheek
You created the forms of beauty with a cheek
where you mingled redness with whiteness.
Where you combined redness with whiteness
وَأَصَبْتَand you struck لِيof mine قَلْباًa heart صَحِيحاًhealthy سَالِماًunharmed
وَأَصَبْتَ لِي قَلْباً صَحِيحاً سَالِماً
عَمْداًdeliberately بأَجْفَانٍwith eyelids لَدَيْكَin your possession مِرَاضِailing
عَمْداً بأَجْفَانٍ لَدَيْكَ مِرَاضِ
And you struck my heart, healthy and unharmed,
And you have stricken my heart, healthy and safe
deliberately, with your languid eyelids.
Intentionally, with your ailing eyelids
عَذّبْtorment بِمَاwith whatever تَرْضَىpleases you وَمَاand whatever تَخْتَارُهyou choose it
عَذّبْ بِمَا تَرْضَى وَمَا تَخْتَارُه
قَلْبِيmy heart بِغَيْرِother than الصَّدrejection وَالإِعْرَاضِand turning away
قَلْبِي بِغَيْرِ الصَّد وَالإِعْرَاضِ
Torment with whatever pleases you and whatever you choose
Torment my heart as you wish and as you choose
my heart, but not with rejection and turning away.
Without disdain and refusal
وَاعْطِفْand show kindness عَلَيَّto me بِزْورةٍwith a visit يَابُغْيَتِيO my desire
وَاعْطِفْ عَلَيَّ بِزْورةٍ يَابُغْيَتِي
فَلَقَدfor indeed غَرِقْتُI have drowned بِدَمْعِيَin my tears الْفَيَّاضِoverflowing
فَلَقَد غَرِقْتُ بِدَمْعِيَ الْفَيَّاضِ
And show me kindness with a visit, O my desire,
And show me kindness, my doe
for I have drowned in my overflowing tears.
For I have drowned in my streaming tears
وَتَعَالَand come نَأَخُذْlet us take بِاَلْهَوَىin love عَهْداًa pledge كَمَاjust as
وَتَعَالَ نَأَخُذْ بِاَلْهَوَى عَهْداً كَمَا
كُنَّاwe were عَلَيْهِbound to it فِيin الزَّمَانِthe time الْمَاضِيpast
كُنَّا عَلَيْهِ فِي الزَّمَانِ الْمَاضِي
And come, let us pledge ourselves to love, as
Come, let us take a vow of passion
we were in times gone by.
As we once did in days gone by
Sol 6.1