نمّrevealed a secret علىabout المسكmusk طيبsweetness رياهhis fragrance
نمّ على المسك طيب رياه
غزالa gazelle سربof a herd تباركblessed be اللهGod
غزال سرب تبارك الله
His sweet fragrance betrayed musk's presence.
A gazelle of the herd—blessed be God!
قوامهhis figure ذوthe Possessor of الجلالmajesty عدلهHe made it well-proportioned
قوامه ذو الجلال عدله
وصاغهand He fashioned him فتنةa temptation وسوّاهand He perfected him
وصاغه فتنة وسوّاه
The Lord of Majesty made his figure well-proportioned,
And fashioned him as a temptation and perfected him.
والخدand the cheek منهof him الحياmodesty كلهall of it
والخد منه الحيا كله
وبالنباتand with vegetation العذارthe side of the cheek حلاهHe adorned it
وبالنبات العذار حلاه
And his cheek is modesty itself,
And with verdure He adorned his cheek.
فاهspoke بهof him معشرa group فليتso would that عمواthey had been blind
فاه به معشر فليت عموا
ولاand not رأواthey saw حسنهhis beauty ولاand not فاهواthey spoke
ولا رأوا حسنه ولا فاهوا
Some people spoke of him—would that they had been blind,
And had neither seen his beauty nor spoken!
غزالa gazelle سربof a herd منfrom العيونthe eyes ومنand from
غزال سرب من العيون ومن
حشاشتيmy life's essence ماؤهhis water ومرعاهand his pasture
حشاشتي ماؤه ومرعاه
A gazelle of the herd—from eyes and from
My life's essence come his water and pasture.
متىwhen أراهshall I see him والطيفand the dream-phantom مالturned بهwith him
متى أراه والطيف مال به
يوماone day إلىto مضجعيmy bed والقاهand meet him
يوما إلى مضجعي والقاه
When shall I see him, the dream-phantom bringing him
One day to my bed, and meet him?
وكنتand I would have خديmy cheek لهfor him فرشتspread out ولوand if
وكنت خدي له فرشت ولو
بالهدبwith eyelashes يرضىhe is content كنتI would be ممشاهhis pathway
بالهدب يرضى كنت ممشاه
And I would have spread my cheek for him; and if
He were content with eyelashes, I would be his path.
ياah قاتلmay ... confound اللهGod عاذليmy reproacher فلقدfor indeed
يا قاتل الله عاذلي فلقد
حذرنيhe warned me فيconcerning الهوىlove واغراهand spurred it on
حذرني في الهوى واغراه
Ah, may God confound my reproacher! For he has
Warned me about love and spurred it on.
Sol 6.1