إذاif نابَstood in فيin التّقبيلkissing عنfor شَفَتيmy lip طِرسيmy parchment
إذا نابَ في التّقبيل عن شَفَتي طِرسي
وَعَنْand for بَصَريmy sight فيin رؤيتيmy seeing لَكُمُof you (plural) نَفْسيmy soul
وَعَنْ بَصَري في رؤيتي لَكُمُ نَفْسي
If my parchment stands in for my lip in kissing,
If my lips fail to kiss you,
and my soul for my sight in seeing you,
And my soul misses seeing you,
وواصَلَنيand visited me مِنكُمْfrom you (plural) خَيالٌa phantom مُخَصّصٌreserved
وواصَلَني مِنكُمْ خَيالٌ مُخَصّصٌ
بِروحيَfor my soul فيin حلمٍa dream فَماthen what ليfor me وَلِلْحسْand with the senses
بِروحيَ في حلمٍ فَما لي وَلِلْحسْ
and a phantom from you visits me, reserved
And you visit me in a dream,
for my soul in a dream—then what need have I of the senses?
What good is that to me?
وَمَنْand who ليfor me بمرآكَwith the sight of you الجميلِthe beautiful الذيwhich بهِthrough it
وَمَنْ لي بمرآكَ الجميلِ الذي بهِ
لِعَيْنيfor my eye غنِىًfreedom from need عنْfrom طَلْعَةِthe appearance of البدرِthe full moon والشَمسand the sun
لِعَيْني غنِىً عنْ طَلْعَةِ البدرِ والشَمس
And who will grant me the beautiful sight of you, through which
Who can replace your beautiful face
my eye can dispense with the sight of the full moon and the sun?
That enriches my eyes beyond the moon and sun?
علىyet أنّنيthat I مستأنِسٌcomforted بعدَafter وَحْشتيmy loneliness
على أنّني مستأنِسٌ بعدَ وَحْشتي
بأنسِby the company of وَليِّWali (friend) الدَّولةِal-Dawla (the state) الأَزخرِthe most bountiful القَسِّthe priest
بأنسِ وَليِّ الدَّولةِ الأَزخرِ القَسِّ
Yet I am comforted after my loneliness
Yet I find solace after my loneliness
by the company of Wali al-Dawla, the most bountiful priest,
In the company of the magnificent ruler,
وأنَّand that أبنَهُhis son الشَيخَthe sheikh الخطيرَthe eminent لَمُسعِفيsurely my helper
وأنَّ أبنَهُ الشَيخَ الخطيرَ لَمُسعِفي
بِماwith whatever شِئتُI desire منْof رفدٍgifts جزيلٍabundant ومنand of أنُسcompanionship
بِما شِئتُ منْ رفدٍ جزيلٍ ومن أنُس
and his son, the eminent sheikh, surely aids me
And his esteemed son comforts me
with whatever I desire of abundant gifts and companionship.
With abundant gifts and companionship.
وأُقسِمُand I swear ماnot للإبنfor the son والأبِand the father عندَهُمْin their view
وأُقسِمُ ما للإبن والأبِ عندَهُمْ
حياةٌlife بلاwithout روحٍa spirit تَجيئcomes مِنَfrom القُمسِthe chief priest
حياةٌ بلا روحٍ تَجيئ مِنَ القُمسِ
And I swear: in their view, neither the son nor the father has
I swear by the life the son and father have,
life without a spirit that comes from the chief priest.
It is no life without a soul lit by the sun.
Sol 6.1