ياO غزالَgazelle of أَمحرَهAmhara
يا غزالَ أَمحرَه
اِكفُفhold back فديتُكmay I be your ransom سهامَكyour arrows
اِكفُف فديتُك سهامَك
O gazelle of Amhara,
O reddish gazelle
Hold back your arrows—may I be your ransom.
Spare me, I implore you, your arrows
لاdo not تزدنيincrease in me شرَهcraving
لا تزدني شرَه
إلىto اِلتِثامkissing لثامكyour veil
إلى اِلتِثام لثامك
Do not increase my craving
Do not increase my misery
To kiss your veil.
By veiling your veil
فالهَوىfor love أَيسَرَهits mildest form
فالهَوى أَيسَرَه
أَضنىhas worn down معنّىone tormented غرامَكpassion for you
أَضنى معنّى غرامَك
For love—even its mildest form—
For love has made it easy
Has worn down the one tormented by passion for you.
To understand the meaning of your passion
فيin مِقاكَyour eye-corners عنترهAntarah
في مِقاكَ عنتره
وَسمهريُّهand his lance قوامَكyour stature
وَسمهريُّه قوامَك
In your eyes dwells Antarah,
In your dwelling is Antara
And his lance is your stature.
And your stature is Samhar
سعدَhappy is منthe one whom أَسكَرهhas intoxicated him
سعدَ من أَسكَره
ريقكyour saliva وسلسلand the smooth sweetness of مُدامكyour wine
ريقك وسلسل مُدامك
Happy is the one intoxicated
Happy is he who you have intoxicated
By your saliva and your smooth, sweet wine.
With your saliva and the chains of your wine
صلunite with محبَّكyour lover ترَهyou will see him
صل محبَّك ترَه
حافظkeeping وحقَّكand, by your worth ذمامَكyour covenant
حافظ وحقَّك ذمامَك
Unite with your lover; you will see him
Connect your lover and have mercy
Keeping your covenant—I swear by your worth.
Preserve your right as he preserves you
شوقُهُhis longing اِسهرَهhas kept him awake
شوقُهُ اِسهرَه
وأَنتَwhile you تهنىenjoy منامَكyour sleep
وأَنتَ تهنى منامَك
His longing has kept him awake,
His longing keeps him awake
While you enjoy your sleep.
While you enjoy your sleep
Sol 6.1