وخُضرةُand the greenness الزّمُرَّدِof emerald المنتَقَىchosen
وخُضرةُ الزّمُرَّدِ المنتَقَى
زانَتْadorned بَياضَthe whiteness الدُرِّof pearls فيon السّلْكِthe string
زانَتْ بَياضَ الدُرِّ في السّلْكِ
And the green of the chosen emerald
The chosen emerald green
adorned the whiteness of pearls on the string.
Adorned the whiteness of pearls on a necklace
وطلْعةُand the emergence الفجْرِof dawn تَرىyou see نورَهاits light
وطلْعةُ الفجْرِ تَرى نورَها
ممْتَزِجاًmingled بالظُّلَمِwith darkness الحُلْكِpitch-black
ممْتَزِجاً بالظُّلَمِ الحُلْكِ
And the dawn’s emergence—you see its light
And the dawn gleams its light
mingled with pitch-black darkness.
Mixed with the darkness of dusk
والسّيفُand the sword لولاwere it not for أنْthat علاهُcovered it الصّداrust
والسّيفُ لولا أنْ علاهُ الصّدا
حيناًfor a time لماwould not have كفّceased عنِfrom الفتْكِkilling
حيناً لما كفّ عنِ الفتْكِ
And the sword, had rust not covered it
The sword, if not for its highness
for a time, would not have ceased its killing.
Would not cease from slaughter at times
والدّمُand blood إنif راقَis pure فمُحْمَرُّهُthen its red portion
والدّمُ إن راقَ فمُحْمَرُّهُ
تنْشأُarises عنهُfrom it دُهْمَةُthe blackness المسْكِof musk
تنْشأُ عنهُ دُهْمَةُ المسْكِ
And blood, if pure—its crimson part
And blood, if it spills its redness
gives rise to the blackness of musk.
From it arises the darkness of musk
والذّهبُand gold الإبريزُpure لاnot يُجْتَلَىis beheld
والذّهبُ الإبريزُ لا يُجْتَلَى
روْنَقُهُits lustre إلاexcept معَwith السّبْكِsmelting
روْنَقُهُ إلا معَ السّبْكِ
And pure gold—one cannot behold
And refined gold loses not
its lustre except through smelting.
Its brilliance except with alloy
فلتُقصِرواso desist لاdo not تطْلُبواseek سلْوَتيmy forgetting
فلتُقصِروا لا تطْلُبوا سلْوَتي
عنْهُfrom him ولاnor لحُبّهof love for him تَرْكِيmy abandonment
عنْهُ ولا لحُبّه تَرْكِي
So desist: do not ask me to forget
So leave me be, seek not my company
him, nor to forsake my love for him.
Nor forsake me for love of me
Sol 6.1