أماAh ولماand by the dusky hue ثناياهاher front teeth العذابsweet
أما ولما ثناياها العذاب
وماand by what فيin الثغرthe mouth منof شهدhoney مذابmelted
وما في الثغر من شهد مذاب
Ah, by the dusky hue around her sweet front teeth,
Her torment's folds, though honey drips
And by the melted honey within her mouth:
From lips where perfectsweetness sips,
لذكرىindeed, the memory of زينبZaynab اشهىmore delightful لقلبيto my heart
لذكرى زينب اشهى لقلبي
منthan التشبيبlove poetry يوماever بالربابabout al-Rabab
من التشبيب يوما بالرباب
The memory of Zaynab is indeed sweeter to my heart
For Zainab's memory dearer are
Than ever singing love verses about al-Rabab.
To me than any lute afar.
مهاةan oryx للخطاto Khata تعزىis attributed انتساباby descent
مهاة للخطا تعزى انتسابا
بهاthrough her تلفيmy ruin اراهI deem it منof الصوابwhat is right
بها تلفي اراه من الصواب
An oryx whose lineage is traced to Khata—
She wrongs, but lineage gives her right
I deem my ruin through her to be right.
To all respect from wisdom's light.
فتاةa maiden تنتميbelongs لبنيto the sons of هلالHilal
فتاة تنتمي لبني هلال
عصيتI defied بهاfor her sake العواذلthe reproaching women منof كلابKilab
عصيت بها العواذل من كلاب
A maiden descended from Banu Hilal;
A maid of Beni Hilal's line,
For her sake I defied the reproving women of Kilab.
No bitch to her shall e'er incline.
ولستand I am not لودهاof her affection يوماever بناسforgetful
ولست لودها يوما بناس
ولطفand the gentleness حديثهاher speech عندduring العتابreproach
ولطف حديثها عند العتاب
And I never forget her affection,
I never weary of her grace
Nor the gentleness of her words in reproach.
When she reproves with frowning face.
وقدand indeed اطرقتI bowed my head لاnot ابديI offer جواباa reply
وقد اطرقت لا ابدي جوابا
لماbecause of what القاهI encounter it منof المpain الجوابthe reply
لما القاه من الم الجواب
And I have bowed my head, offering no reply,
Abashed, to her reproofs I bow;
Because of the pain I find in the reply.
What answers can I make her now?
عسىmay سهرsleeplessness المحبthe lover علىin the face of جفاهاher coldness
عسى سهر المحب على جفاها
يسهلsoften منof خلائقهاher character traits الصعابthe harsh ones
يسهل من خلائقها الصعاب
May the lover's sleeplessness in the face of her coldness
Perchance her lover's sleepless pain
Soften the harsh traits of her character.
May gentleness in her regain.
فريقتهاfor her saliva وقهوتهاand her wine وورديand my roses
فريقتها وقهوتها ووردي
رضابsweet saliva فيwithin رضابsweet saliva فيwithin رضابsweet saliva
رضاب في رضاب في رضاب
For her saliva, her wine, and my roses
Parted from her, bereft of bliss,
Are nectar within nectar within nectar.
One woe on other woess I kiss.
Sol 6.1