وقدand indeed كانused to يسبيtake captive القلبthe heart فيin كلevery ليلةٍnight
وقد كان يسبي القلب في كل ليلةٍ
ثامنونeighty (apparently intended) بلrather تسعونninety نفساًsouls وارجحand more
ثامنون بل تسعون نفساً وارجح
And each night the heart used to be taken captive
Every night he would captivate hearts,
By eighty—rather, ninety souls, and more.
Eighty, nay ninety souls and more.
يهيمis infatuated بهذاwith this one ثمthen يعشقloves passionately غيرهsomeone other than him
يهيم بهذا ثم يعشق غيره
ويسلاهمand forgets them منfrom فورهits first moment حينwhen يصبحreaches morning
ويسلاهم من فوره حين يصبح
It would pine for this one, then fall in love with another,
Smitten with one, then loving another,
And forget them at once when morning came.
Forsaking them as soon as dawn breaks.
وكانand was فؤاديmy heart صاحياًsober قبلbefore حبكمlove for you (plural)
وكان فؤادي صاحياً قبل حبكم
وكانand used to بحبwith love for الخلقpeople يلهوamuse itself ويمزحand jest
وكان بحب الخلق يلهو ويمزح
And my heart was sober before loving you,
My heart was wakeful before your love,
And it would play and jest in its love for people.
Playing and jesting with loving people.
فلماso when دعاcalled قلبيmy heart هواكlove for you أجابهanswered it
فلما دعا قلبي هواك أجابه
فلستso I am not أراهI see it عنfrom ودادكlove for you يبرحdeparting
فلست أراه عن ودادك يبرح
So when love for you called my heart, it answered,
When your love called to my heart, it responded.
And I do not see it departing from love for you.
Since then, I do not see it leaving your affection.
رميتmay I be struck بهجرٍwith abandonment منكfrom you إنif كنتI am كاذباًlying
رميت بهجرٍ منك إن كنت كاذباً
وإنand if كنتI am فيin الدنياthis world بغيركin anyone other than you أفرحI rejoice
وإن كنت في الدنيا بغيرك أفرح
May I be struck by your abandonment if I am lying,
I cast away any estrangement from you, if you are untrue.
Or if, in this world, I rejoice in anyone but you,
And if I find joy in the world with other than you,
وإنand if كانthere is شيءanything فيin البلادthe lands بأسرهاin their entirety
وإن كان شيء في البلاد بأسرها
إذاwhen غبتyou are absent عنfrom عينيَّmy two eyes عنديto me يصلحis suitable
إذا غبت عن عينيَّ عندي يصلح
Or if there is anything in all the lands
Or if there is anything in all the lands,
That suits me when you are absent from my eyes.
That if absent from my eyes, seems good to me.
فإنso if شئتyou wish واصلنيbe united with me وإنand if شئتyou wish لمnot تصلyou unite
فإن شئت واصلني وإن شئت لم تصل
فلستfor I am not أرىI see قلبيmy heart لغيركfor anyone other than you يصلحis suitable
فلست أرى قلبي لغيرك يصلح
So, if you wish, be united with me; and if you wish, do not;
If you wish, keep me close, and if you wish, do not.
For I do not see my heart as suited to anyone but you.
For I do not see my heart suited for any but you.
Sol 6.1