هَينَمَتmurmured تعربُexpressing أَنفاسُthe breaths of الصَباthe east wind
هَينَمَت تعربُ أَنفاسُ الصَبا
عَنof شذاthe fragrance of آرامthe gazelles of رامَهRamah
عَن شذا آرام رامَه
The east wind's breaths murmured, telling
of the fragrance of Ramah's gazelles.
جدَّدتit renewed عهدَthe days of التصابيyouthful dalliance والصِباand youth
جدَّدت عهدَ التصابي والصِبا
للمُعَنّىfor the tormented lover وغرامَهand his passion
للمُعَنّى وغرامَه
It renewed the days of youthful dalliance and youth
for the tormented lover, and rekindled his passion.
وروَتand it recounted عَنabout ساكنيthe dwellers of ذاكthat الخِباthe tent
وروَت عَن ساكني ذاك الخِبا
خبراًnews روّىthat quenched أَوامَهhis intense thirst
خبراً روّى أَوامَه
And it told of the dwellers of that tent
news that quenched his burning thirst.
لاmay not عَدمناهاwe lose it فَكَمfor how often أَهدَتit brought نباtidings
لا عَدمناها فَكَم أَهدَت نبا
فعلتit did فعلَthe work of المُدامَهwine
فعلت فعلَ المُدامَه
May we never lose it! How often it brought tidings!
It did what wine does.
أَسكرتناit intoxicated us بشذاهاwith its fragrance
أَسكرتنا بشذاها
حيثwhen هبَّتit blew منfrom رُباهاits hills
حيث هبَّت من رُباها
It intoxicated us with its fragrance
when it blew from its hills.
وَفهمناand we understood بذكاهاthrough its potent fragrance
وَفهمنا بذكاها
ماwhat أَسَرَّتit confided secretly منof نَباهاits tidings
ما أَسَرَّت من نَباها
And through its potent fragrance we understood
what it secretly confided of its tidings.
وَسَرَتand it traveled by night ترفلُwalking with trailing skirts فيin ذيلthe train of الدُجىdarkness
وَسَرَت ترفلُ في ذيل الدُجى
ساحِبَهdragging ذيلَthe train of الجَلالَهmajesty
ساحِبَه ذيلَ الجَلالَه
And it journeyed by night, strutting in darkness's train,
dragging the train of majesty.
سلبتit stole أَلبابَthe minds of أَربابthe possessors of الحِجاreason
سلبت أَلبابَ أَرباب الحِجا
مذwhen رَوتit recounted تلكthat الرِسالهmessage
مذ رَوت تلك الرِساله
It stole the minds of the wise
when it recounted that message.
وأَنالَتand it granted كلّevery صبٍّpassionate lover منsome رَجاhope
وأَنالَت كلّ صبٍّ من رَجا
وأَحالَتand it changed منهof him حالَهhis condition
وأَحالَت منه حالَه
And it granted every lover some hope,
and changed the state he was in.
وأَغاثَتand it relieved بشذاwith the fragrance of تلكthose الرُبىhills
وأَغاثَت بشذا تلك الرُبى
نفسَthe soul of صبٍّa passionate lover مستهامَهdistraught with love
نفسَ صبٍّ مستهامَه
And with the fragrance of those hills it relieved
a lover's love-distraught soul.
فنماso grew شَوقيmy longing ووجديand my passion
فنما شَوقي ووجدي
لِلقاfor meeting ساكنthe dweller of نجدِNajd
لِلقا ساكن نجدِ
So my longing and passion grew
for meeting the dweller of Najd.
آهah ليتif only الصبرpatience يُجديwould help
آه ليت الصبر يُجدي
ماwhat عَسىmight يبلغُachieve جَهديmy effort
ما عَسى يبلغُ جَهدي
Ah, if only patience could help!
What can my effort achieve
فيin هَوىlove for ظَبيthe gazelle of النَقاthe sandhill مُزريone who shames الدُمىthe statues
في هَوى ظَبي النَقا مُزري الدُمى
المحجَّبthe secluded one فيin قِبابَهhis pavilions
المحجَّب في قِبابَه
in love for the dune's gazelle, who puts statues to shame,
secluded in his pavilions?
لؤلؤيُّpearl-like الثغرthe teeth معسولُhoney-sweet اللَمىthe lips' dark tint
لؤلؤيُّ الثغر معسولُ اللَمى
خمرتيmy wine صافيclear رضابَهhis saliva
خمرتي صافي رضابَه
His teeth are pearly; his dusky lips are honey-sweet.
The clear nectar of his mouth is my wine.
ماwhat is ضياءُthe radiance of الشمسthe sun ماwhat is بدرُthe full moon of السَماthe sky
ما ضياءُ الشمس ما بدرُ السَما
إِنif تَجلّىhe reveals himself منfrom حجابهhis veil
إِن تَجلّى من حجابه
What is the sun's radiance, what is the sky's full moon,
if he emerges from behind his veil?
أَخجلhe put to shame الآرامَthe gazelles جيداًin neck والظُبىand sword blades
أَخجل الآرامَ جيداً والظُبى
وَالقَناand spears قدّاًin figure وقامَهand stature
وَالقَنا قدّاً وقامَه
He put gazelles to shame with his neck, and sword blades
and spears with his figure and stature.
كَمhow many لهhe has فيin الحسنbeauty معنىan aspect
كَم له في الحسن معنى
مُشرِقٌradiant فيin كُلِّevery مغنىdwelling
مُشرِقٌ في كُلِّ مغنى
How many an aspect of beauty is his,
radiant in every dwelling!
وَبهand because of him العانيthe captive المعنّىthe tormented one
وَبه العاني المعنّى
لَمnot يَزَلcease to be ولهانlove-distraught مُضنىwasted
لَم يَزَل ولهان مُضنى
And because of him the captive, tormented lover
has remained love-distraught and wasted,
ساهرُsleepless الأجفانof eyelids مَقروحُwounded الحشاof heart
ساهرُ الأجفان مَقروحُ الحشا
هائمwandering lovesick فيin كُلِّevery واديvalley
هائم في كُلِّ وادي
sleepless of eye, wounded at heart,
wandering lovesick through every valley.
شربَhe drank الحبَّlove كؤوساًin cups فاِنتشىand so grew intoxicated
شربَ الحبَّ كؤوساً فاِنتشى
منfrom هوىlove for قُمريthe turtledove of البَواديthe wilds
من هوى قُمري البَوادي
He drank cups of love and grew intoxicated
from love for the turtledove of the wilds.
وَغَداand became منfrom عشقpassion for ذيّاكthat الرشاthe young gazelle
وَغَدا من عشق ذيّاك الرشا
وجدُهhis passion خافٍhidden وَباديand manifest
وجدُه خافٍ وَبادي
And love for that young gazelle made
his passion both hidden and manifest.
كلَّماwhenever هبَّتblew صَباthe east wind of نَجدٍNajd صَباhe yearned
كلَّما هبَّت صَبا نَجدٍ صَبا
وشداand he sang شدوthe song of الحمامَهthe dove
وشدا شدو الحمامَه
Whenever Najd's east wind blew, he yearned,
and sang the song of a dove.
Sol 6.1