تَجَلّيshine forth صَباحاًin the morning وَميطيand draw aside الخِماراthe veil
تَجَلّي صَباحاً وَميطي الخِمارا
فماfor ... does not تطلعُrises الشَمسُthe sun إلّاexcept نَهاراby day
فما تطلعُ الشَمسُ إلّا نَهارا
Shine forth in the morning, and draw aside the veil;
for the sun rises only by day.
وَحاشاand far be it from مُحيّاكِyour face أَنّيthat I أَقيسُcompare
وَحاشا مُحيّاكِ أَنّي أَقيسُ
بهwith it البدرَthe full moon وَالبَدرُand the full moon يَخفىis hidden سراراin its dark phase
به البدرَ وَالبَدرُ يَخفى سرارا
And I would never compare your face
with the full moon, for the moon hides at month's end.
مَرَيتِyou milked (drew tears from) الجفونَthe eyelids وَهجتِand you stirred up الشجونsorrows
مَرَيتِ الجفونَ وَهجتِ الشجون
فَحَسبُكِso enough for you أَلَّفتِyou united ماءًwater وَناراand fire
فَحَسبُكِ أَلَّفتِ ماءً وَنارا
You have milked the eyelids and stirred up sorrows;
enough—you have joined water and fire.
أَفيis it in الحقِّjustice أصفيكِI sincerely offer you محضpure الودادaffection
أَفي الحقِّ أصفيكِ محض الوداد
وأَنتِwhile you تَصُدِّينyou turn away عَنّيfrom me اِزوِراراin aversion
وأَنتِ تَصُدِّين عَنّي اِزوِرارا
Is it right that I offer you pure love,
while you turn away from me in aversion?
تَبيتينَyou spend the night وَسنىdrowsy وَجَفنيand my eyelid القَريthe wounded (word continues)
تَبيتينَ وَسنى وَجَفني القَري
حُcompletion of 'wounded' لاnot يَطعمُtastes النَومَsleep إلّاexcept غِراراbrief snatches
حُ لا يَطعمُ النَومَ إلّا غِرارا
You spend the night drowsy, while my wounded eyelid
tastes sleep only in brief snatches.
أماindeed والمُحلِّينَby those outside pilgrim consecration والمحرمينَand those in pilgrim consecration
أما والمُحلِّينَ والمحرمينَ
ومنand by whoever طافَcircled بالبيتaround the House (Kaaba) سَبعاًseven times وزاراand paid a visit
ومن طافَ بالبيت سَبعاً وزارا
Indeed, by those outside pilgrim consecration and those within it,
and whoever circled the House seven times and paid a visit:
لأَنتِindeed you are الَّتيthe one who باتَspent the night قَلبيmy heart لهاfor her
لأَنتِ الَّتي باتَ قَلبي لها
مَشوقاًyearning وَعَقليand my mind بهاby her مُستَطاراswept away
مَشوقاً وَعَقلي بها مُستَطارا
you are indeed the one for whom my heart spent the night
yearning, and my mind was swept away by you.
وَلَوand if أَنَّthat ماwhat بيis within me بيذبلَin Yadhbul ذابit would melt
وَلَو أَنَّ ما بي بيذبلَ ذاب
وَبالبَدرِand in the full moon غابَit would vanish وَبالبَحرِand in the sea غاراit would drain away
وَبالبَدرِ غابَ وَبالبَحرِ غارا
And if Yadhbul bore what I bear, it would melt;
if the full moon bore it, it would vanish; if the sea, it would drain away.
وَلَولاكِand were it not for you ماnot همتُI wandered love-mad وجداًwith longing وَلاnor
وَلَولاكِ ما همتُ وجداً وَلا
خلعتI cast off لحبِّfor love of العَذارىthe maidens العِذاراthe bridle
خلعت لحبِّ العَذارى العِذارا
But for you, I would not have wandered mad with longing, nor
cast off the bridle for love of maidens.
وَلَمand did not أَنسَI forget أَيّامناour days فيin مِنىًMina
وَلَم أَنسَ أَيّامنا في مِنىً
وَموقفَناand our standing-place حَيثُwhere نَرميwe cast الجِماراthe ritual pebbles
وَموقفَنا حَيثُ نَرمي الجِمارا
And I have not forgotten our days in Mina,
and where we stood to cast the ritual pebbles,
عشيَّةَon the evening قالَتshe said لأَترابهاto her companions of the same age
عشيَّةَ قالَت لأَترابها
أَهَذاis this الَّذيthe one who جُنَّwent mad فيناover us وَحاراand grew bewildered
أَهَذا الَّذي جُنَّ فينا وَحارا
that evening she said to her companions:
“Is this the one who went mad for us and lost his way?”
نعمyes أَناI ذاكthat one فماso what تأمرينdo you command
نعم أَنا ذاك فما تأمرين
أَقَتلاًis it killing يُراحُone is relieved بِهِby it أَمor إِساراcaptivity
أَقَتلاً يُراحُ بِهِ أَم إِسارا
Yes, I am he—what, then, do you command:
a death that brings relief, or captivity?
Sol 6.1