القَمَرthe moon فيin العقربScorpio
القَمَر في العقرب
وجهُface خلّيmy beloved البَدريfull-moon-like
وجهُ خلّي البَدري
The moon in Scorpio—
The moon in Scorpio
my beloved's full-moon face
The face of my charming moon
فيin العذارthe cheek-down الآسيmyrtle-like
في العذار الآسي
مَنthe one who محلُّهhis dwelling أَقربnearer
مَن محلُّه أَقرب
amid the myrtle-like cheek-down.
In tender youth
He whose dwelling is nearer,
Whose place is closest
فيin حَناياfolds صَدريmy breast
في حَنايا صَدري
مِنthan فؤاديmy heart الآسِgrieving
مِن فؤادي الآسِ
within the folds of my breast,
To the folds of my chest
than my grieving heart.
Than my tender heart
شأwish it أَهيمI pine وأَطربand rejoice
شأ أَهيم وأَطرب
فيin هَوىlove for ذاthis العذريthe ʿUdhri (chaste) one
في هَوى ذا العذري
Wish it, and I shall pine and rejoice
It started, I yearned and rejoiced
in love with this ʿUdhri one,
In the love of this young one
واِغتَنِمand seize إيناسيmy companionship
واِغتَنِم إيناسي
واِصطَبحand take a morning draught ليfor me واِشربand drink
واِصطَبح لي واِشرب
and make the most of my company.
And cherished his fellowship
And take a morning draught for me, and drink
And woke up for me and drank
مِنfrom رَحيقnectar الثَغرِthe mouth
مِن رَحيق الثَغرِ
لاnot رَحيقnectar الكاسِthe cup
لا رَحيق الكاسِ
from the nectar of the lips,
From the nectar of the lips
not the nectar of the cup.
Not the nectar of the cup
إنif خَطرhe walks gracefully فيin أزرقblue
إن خَطر في أزرق
قُلتُI said بَدرٌa full moon أَشرفhas risen
قُلتُ بَدرٌ أَشرف
If he walks gracefully in blue,
If an idea crossed the blue
I say: a full moon has risen
I said, a crescent more noble
فيin سَماءthe sky الحُسنbeauty
في سَماء الحُسن
أَوor بَداhe appears فيin اِستبرَقsilk brocade
أَو بَدا في اِستبرَق
in the sky of beauty.
In the sky of beauty
Or if he appears in silk brocade,
Or it appeared in brocade
قلتI said غصنٌa branch أَورقhas put forth leaves
قلت غصنٌ أَورق
فيin حدائقgardens عَدنEden
في حدائق عَدن
I say: a branch has put forth leaves
I said, a leafy branch
in the gardens of Eden.
In the gardens of Eden
للمعنّىfor the tormented lover أَغرقdeeply immersed
للمعنّى أَغرق
فيin الهَوىlove واِستغرقand became absorbed
في الهَوى واِستغرق
For the tormented lover, sunk deep
To the meaning I sank
in love and absorbed
In love and drowned
بالطربby rapture والحُزنand sorrow
بالطرب والحُزن
ماnot لَهُfor him منany مهربescape
ما لَهُ من مهرب
by rapture and sorrow,
In rapture and sorrow
there is no escape for him
It has no escape
عنfrom قبولaccepting الأَمرِthe decree
عن قبول الأَمرِ
فيin الرجاhope والياسِand despair
في الرجا والياسِ
from accepting the decree
From accepting the matter
in hope and despair.
In hope and despair
Sol 6.1