ياO مَنْwho بِأوْصافِهِthrough his qualities الحَواليlovely
يا مَنْ بِأوْصافِهِ الحَوالي
رِقِّيَmy bondage فيin الحُبِّlove قَدْindeed حَوىhas secured لِيfor me
رِقِّيَ في الحُبِّ قَدْ حَوى لِي
O you who, through your lovely qualities,
O you whose attributes have lifted me
Have bound me in love’s servitude.
To the heights of love that has encompassed me
أنْوارُlights وَجْناتِكَyour cheeks الجَواليradiant
أنْوارُ وَجْناتِكَ الجَوالي
جَلَبْنَthey brought ذاthis الوَجْدَpassionate longing والجَوىand heartache ليto me
جَلَبْنَ ذا الوَجْدَ والجَوى لي
The lights of your radiant cheeks
The lights of your eternal gardens
Have brought me this longing and heartache.
Have brought me this passion and yearning
وفيand in لَمَىdusky lip-color ثغْرِكَyour mouth الدَّواthe cure ليfor me
وفي لَمَى ثغْرِكَ الدَّوا لي
لَوْif عَلَّنيgave me another drink بِابنَةِwith the daughter of الدَّواليthe grapevines
لَوْ عَلَّني بِابنَةِ الدَّوالي
And in your lips’ dusky tint lies my cure,
And in the moisture of your lips is cure for me
If it would give me another draught of the vines’ daughter.
Had you afflicted me with the daughters of high status
هَلّاwhy not جَعَلْتَyou made الرِّضىfavor نَواليmy gift
هَلّا جَعَلْتَ الرِّضى نَوالي
بَدِيْلَinstead of إيلائكَyour bestowing النَّوىseparation ليupon me
بَدِيْلَ إيلائكَ النَّوى لي
Why not make your favor my gift,
Why did you not make contentment my lot
Instead of bestowing separation upon me?
In place of your turning away from me
فَغايةُfor the utmost السؤلwhat is sought والمُنىand wishes لِيfor me
فَغايةُ السؤل والمُنى لِي
لَوْif كانَwere مِنْكَfrom you الرِّضىfavor مَنالِيmy attainment
لَوْ كانَ مِنْكَ الرِّضى مَنالِي
For the utmost of all I seek and wish would be mine,
So the ultimate wish and object of my desire
If I gained your favor.
Is if your pleasure could be attained by me
Sol 6.1