مسوّمةemblazoned تحكيresembles سبائكهاits metal castings الصفاsmooth stone
مسوّمة تحكي سبائكها الصفا
وتنقضand swoop down منهاfrom it بالضراغمwith lions عقبانُeagles
وتنقض منها بالضراغم عقبانُ
Emblazoned, its metal castings resemble smooth stone,
The adorned woman recounts her pure metals
and eagles swoop from it with lions.
And eagles emerge from her with thunderbolts
نمتهاtraced its descent إلىto حرّnoble النجارstock صفاتهاits qualities
نمتها إلى حرّ النجار صفاتها
فللنبعso, for the bow-wood tree أضلاعribs وللآسand for the myrtle آذانears
فللنبع أضلاع وللآس آذان
Its qualities traced its descent to noble stock:
Her structure conveyed to the skilled carpenter
so the bow-wood tree has ribs, and the myrtle has ears.
So the spring has ribs and the cup has ears
دخلتI entered عليهاinto her presence خيمةa tent شرفاتهاits battlements
دخلت عليها خيمة شرفاتها
وأعهدهاand I remember them بيضwhite swords رقاقslender وخرصانand spears
وأعهدها بيض رقاق وخرصان
I entered her presence in a tent whose battlements—
I entered the tent of her balconies
as I recall—were slender white swords and spears.
And entrusted her with thin parchment and pouches
فقالتthen she said ألصa thief? قلتI said بلno, rather ذوone possessed of ضرامةburning ardor
فقالت ألص قلت بل ذو ضرامة
تشبblaze علىupon أحشائهhis entrails منكfrom you نيرانfires
تشب على أحشائه منك نيران
She said, 'A thief?' I said, 'No, a man aflame,
She said “Is it a thief?” I said “Nay, a valiant one”
within whose entrails fires kindled by you blaze.
Fires from you kindle in his innards
إليكto you شققتI cleft الليلthe night كالسيلlike a torrent يرتميhurtles
إليك شققت الليل كالسيل يرتمي
وفيكand for your sake اسغتI swallowed الهولterror والخطبand the ordeal خُطبانgrievous
وفيك اسغت الهول والخطب خُطبان
To reach you I cleft the night like a hurtling torrent,
Towards you I split the night like torrents
and for your sake I swallowed terror, though the ordeal was dire.'
And in you I quelled the terror and forebodings
فقالتthen she said أقمstay عنديwith me لكfor you الوصلunion كاملاcomplete
فقالت أقم عندي لك الوصل كاملا
علىon condition انthat حظّshare العينthe eye منيof me حرمانdeprivation
على ان حظّ العين مني حرمان
She said, 'Stay with me; yours is union in full,
She said “Stay with me, yours is complete union”
provided your eyes are denied the sight of me.'
On condition that the eye’s share from me is deprivation
Sol 6.1