منwhoever لمhas not يعانقembraced غزالاًa gazelle فيin مغازلهhis dalliances
من لم يعانق غزالاً في مغازله
ماwhat بينbetween ممتنعresisting طوراat times ومنفعلand yielding
ما بين ممتنع طورا ومنفعل
Whoever has not embraced a gazelle in his dalliance,
He who has not embraced a gazelle in his flirtations
at times resisting, at others yielding,
Between refusing for a while and being infatuated
فماthen not قضىfulfilled منof لباناتdesires الصباyouth وطراa longing
فما قضى من لبانات الصبا وطرا
ولاnor تنزهstrolled for pleasure فيin روضa garden منof الجذلjoy
ولا تنزه في روض من الجذل
has satisfied none of youth's longings,
Has not fulfilled the sweetness of youth and delight
nor strolled through a garden of joy.
Nor strolled in a garden of beauty
وعاذلينand reprovers رأواthey judged أنيthat I was علىin خطأerror
وعاذلين رأوا أني على خطأ
كماjust as رأيتI judged بأنthat القومthe people فيin خطلfolly
كما رأيت بأن القوم في خطل
And many a reprover judged me to be in error,
And moralizers saw that I was in the wrong
just as I judged those people to be foolish.
Just as I saw that they were confused
هلdid...? أنكرواthey condemn غيرanything but تهياميmy infatuation بغانيةwith a beauty
هل أنكروا غير تهيامي بغانية
سكرىdrunk منfrom الدلcoquetry أوor ألحاظهاher glances النجلwide-eyed
سكرى من الدل أو ألحاظها النجل
Did they condemn anything but my passion for a beauty,
Did they reject anything but my love songs to the gazelle
drunk with coquetry, or for her wide-eyed glances?
Drunk on charm or her bewitching eyes
ماnot زالceased يحجبهاhe veils her الغيرانthe jealous one مذsince نشأتshe grew up
ما زال يحجبها الغيران مذ نشأت
لوif غيرهاsomeone other than her حجبveiled الغيرانthe jealous one لمnot أبلI care
لو غيرها حجب الغيران لم أبل
The jealous one has kept her veiled ever since she grew up;
She has been veiled by jealousy since she was young
had he veiled someone else, I would not have cared.
If it were another veiled by jealousy I would not care
فيin كلةa canopy سُيراءof striped silk تتقيshe avoids نظريmy gaze
في كلة سُيراء تتقي نظري
ياO أيهاyou الناسpeople حتىeven الظلمinjustice فيin الكللthe canopies
يا أيها الناس حتى الظلم في الكلل
Within a canopy of striped silk she avoids my gaze.
In an aloof beauty avoiding my gaze
O people, even canopies harbor injustice!
O people even darkness in the crescent moon
منwho ليfor me بهwith him حيثwhere لاnot تخشىis feared مراقبةsurveillance
من لي به حيث لا تخشى مراقبة
ولاand not نبيتwe spend the night منbecause of الواشيthe tale-bearer علىin وجلfear
ولا نبيت من الواشي على وجل
Who will bring him to me where no spying is feared,
If only I had her where no spying is feared
and we do not spend the night in dread of the tale-bearer,
Nor do I spend the night anxious and sleepless
فيon ليلةa night لاnot يليgoverns المريخMars مدتهاits span
في ليلة لا يلي المريخ مدتها
ولاnor يقيمhe dwells بهاin it الاexcept علىat زحلa distance (evoking Saturn)
ولا يقيم بها الا على زحل
on a night whose span Mars does not govern,
On a night not ruled by Mars in its span
nor does he dwell there except at a distance?
Where only Saturn remains
أماas for اللياليthe nights فقدthen indeed أمهرتهاI gave them a bridal dower قدحاa cup
أما الليالي فقد أمهرتها قدحا
منof المدامwine نكاحاa marriage ليسthere is no فيهin it وليguardian
من المدام نكاحا ليس فيه ولي
As for the nights, I have given them a cup as bridal dower,
As for nights, I have mastered them with a cup
of wine—a marriage in which there is no guardian.
Of wine, a marriage without a guardian
عقيقةa carnelian فيin يديmy hand سألتasked (likely intended: flowed) وأشربهاand I drink it
عقيقة في يدي سألت وأشربها
لوhad شعشعتit been diluted بسجاياwith the traits of الدهرTime لمnot تسلit flowed
لو شعشعت بسجايا الدهر لم تسل
A carnelian flowed in my hand, and I drink it;
Carnelian in my hand I asked for and drank
had it been diluted with Time's character, it would not have flowed.
Had I illuminated the darkness of time, it would not disappear
Sol 6.1