بغُنجِby the coy charm of تلكَthose الأعُينِthe eyes النُّجْلِwide
بغُنجِ تلكَ الأعُينِ النُّجْلِ
وماand what حَوَتْthey hold مِنْof فِتَنٍtemptations قُلْtell لِيto me
وما حَوَتْ مِنْ فِتَنٍ قُلْ لِي
By the coy allure of those wide eyes,
With the charm of those languid eyes
And the temptations they hold, tell me:
And the allure they contain, tell me
أشَعْرُكَis it your hair? الحالِكُpitch-black أمْor مُهجتيmy heart
أشَعْرُكَ الحالِكُ أمْ مُهجتي
وقَدُّكand your figure المائلُswaying أمْor عَقْلِيmy mind
وقَدُّك المائلُ أمْ عَقْلِي
Is it your hair that is pitch-black, or my heart?
Does your charm destroy me or my passion?
And is it your figure that sways, or my mind?
Is it your inclination or my reason?
أذْهَلَنيhas bewildered me الحبُّlove فَلاso there is no ذِهْنَmind ليfor me
أذْهَلَني الحبُّ فَلا ذِهْنَ لي
يَمتازُis distinguished شَكْلٌa form فيهِin it عَنfrom شَكْلِa form
يَمتازُ شَكْلٌ فيهِ عَن شَكْلِ
Love has bewildered me; I have no mind
Love has left me dazed, with no sense
To distinguish one form from another.
To distinguish one form from another
يارَشأًO young gazelle يَعْطِفُنيsways me عِطْفُهُhis flank
يارَشأً يَعْطِفُني عِطْفُهُ
هَلْis there? عَطفةٌa kindly turn ليfor me منهُfrom him بالوَصْلِthrough union
هَلْ عَطفةٌ لي منهُ بالوَصْلِ
O young gazelle whose flank sways me,
O slender beauty whose charm inclines me
Will he show me tenderness through union?
Will you ever join me in union?
أسرفْتَyou have gone too far فيin الهِجْرانِforsaking ياO ماطِلاًone who delays
أسرفْتَ في الهِجْرانِ يا ماطِلاً
يَكْفيكَenough for you باللهِfor God's sake مِنَof المَطْلِdelay
يَكْفيكَ باللهِ مِنَ المَطْلِ
You have gone too far in forsaking me, O you who delay;
You have been overly harsh in estrangement, O procrastinator
For God's sake, enough of delay!
It is enough, by Allah, this procrastination
إنْif كانَis يُرضيكَpleases you هَلاكيmy death فَلاthen do not
إنْ كانَ يُرضيكَ هَلاكي فَلا
تصْنَعْdo سواهُother than it اللهَfor God's sake منany شَغْلِwork
تصْنَعْ سواهُ اللهَ من شَغْلِ
If my death pleases you, then do not
If my demise satisfies you, then do nothing else
Do any other work, for God's sake.
God is occupied with other than me
اِسِفكْshed دمائيmy blood وانتهِبْand plunder مُهْجَتيmy heart
اِسِفكْ دمائي وانتهِبْ مُهْجَتي
وأنتَand you مِنْfrom أجْرِيَmy recompense فيin حِلِّrelease from obligation
وأنتَ مِنْ أجْرِيَ في حِلِّ
Shed my blood and plunder my heart,
Spill my blood and plunder my passion
And you owe me no recompense.
While you enjoy immunity
تاللهِby God ماnot غَيْرُكُمُanyone other than you بُغْيَتيmy desire
تاللهِ ما غَيْرُكُمُ بُغْيَتي
ولاnor سِوىother than سُؤلكُمُyour wish سُؤليmy wish
ولا سِوى سُؤلكُمُ سُؤلي
By God, none but you is my desire,
By Allah, none but you is my desire
And no wish but yours is mine.
And none but your affection is my request
Sol 6.1