بَدرُ الدياجي اِحتجَب

بَدرُ الدياجي اِحتجَب

لَمّا تجلى بَدري

لَمّا تجلى بَدري

The full moon of the dark nights hid,

The full moon of my longing was veiled

when my full moon shone forth

When my full moon appeared

من تحت حجب اللِثام

من تحت حجب اللِثام

ما لاحَ بَرقُ الشَنب

ما لاحَ بَرقُ الشَنب

from beneath the face-veil's coverings.

From beneath the veil's folds

Never did the lightning of bright teeth flash

No lightning flashed from the lips

من نحو ذاكَ الثَغرِ

من نحو ذاكَ الثَغرِ

إلّا وَدَمعي غمام

إلّا وَدَمعي غمام

from that mouth,

Toward that mouth

without my tears becoming a raincloud.

Except that my tears were clouds

لَمّا بدا من كثَب

لَمّا بدا من كثَب

في عَصفر والخمري

في عَصفر والخمري

When he appeared close by,

When it appeared from the cheeks

in safflower-dyed and wine-colored garments,

In yellow and red

يهزُّ رمحَ القوام

يهزُّ رمحَ القوام

ناديتُ وا من عتب

ناديتُ وا من عتب

swaying the spear of his stature,

It shook the spear of the column

I cried, “O you who reproached me!

I called out in complaint

ها قد وضح لَك عذري

ها قد وضح لَك عذري

فخلِّ عنك الملام

فخلِّ عنك الملام

Behold, my excuse is now clear to you;

Oh look, my excuse is clear to you

so put reproach aside.”

So cease your blame

هَل لِهَذا البَدر ثاني

هَل لِهَذا البَدر ثاني

في بَديعات المَعاني

في بَديعات المَعاني

Does this full moon have an equal

Does this moon have a second

in wondrous subtleties of meaning,

In the beautiful meanings

إِن شدا بين المغاني

إِن شدا بين المغاني

بالمثالِث وَالمثاني

بالمثالِث وَالمثاني

if he sings among the dwellings

If it contends in songs

to the third and second lute strings?

With triplets and octaves

حسنُه فديتُه غلب

حسنُه فديتُه غلب

كلَّ الحسان الغرِّ

كلَّ الحسان الغرِّ

His beauty—may I be his ransom—surpassed

Its beauty, I ransom it, surpassed

all the radiant beauties

All the beautiful singing

وَالغانيات الوسام

وَالغانيات الوسام

وَراح يبدي العجب

وَراح يبدي العجب

and the naturally fair, comely women.

And the ornamented songs

And he began displaying wonders,

And it began showing wonder

لما تَبدّى يُزري

لما تَبدّى يُزري

بالبدر جُنح الظلام

بالبدر جُنح الظلام

when he appeared, putting to shame

When the darkness' wings

the full moon under cover of darkness.

Appeared with the moon

كَم قد حوى من جمال

كَم قد حوى من جمال

هَذا الرَبيب الغاني

هَذا الرَبيب الغاني

How much beauty he has gathered,

How much beauty

this handsome, cherished youth!

This singing bud contained

وَكَم جمَع من فُنون

وَكَم جمَع من فُنون

له في المحاسن مجال

له في المحاسن مجال

And how many kinds of beauty he has gathered!

And how many arts

Beauty is his domain;

It gathered in the charms

ينيلك الأَماني

ينيلك الأَماني

إِذا بدا للعيون

إِذا بدا للعيون

he grants you your wishes

To reach the wishes

when he appears before the eyes.

When it appears to the eyes

لكنَّه لا يُنال

لكنَّه لا يُنال

إلّا بِقَلبٍ عاني

إلّا بِقَلبٍ عاني

But he cannot be attained

But it cannot be attained

except with a captive heart

Except by a suffering heart

وسفح دمعٍ هَتون

وسفح دمعٍ هَتون

حبُّه لِقَلبي سلَب

حبُّه لِقَلبي سلَب

and the shedding of streaming tears.

And a downpour of tears

Love for him has stolen my heart,

Its love robbed my heart

وأَفنى صدودُه صَبري

وأَفنى صدودُه صَبري

وَزادَ قَلبي هُيام

وَزادَ قَلبي هُيام

and his turning away has exhausted my patience,

And its rejection destroyed my patience

and deepened my heart's lovesick frenzy.

And increased my infatuation

آه من دانٍ ونازح

آه من دانٍ ونازح

بالأَماني والمنائح

بالأَماني والمنائح

Ah, for one both near and distant,

Oh, the one who dwelled and migrated

in hopes and favors!

With wishes and laments

كَم أماسي وأصابح

كَم أماسي وأصابح

من هَواه كلَّ فادح

من هَواه كلَّ فادح

How often, evening and morning, I face

How many evenings and mornings

every crushing burden from love for him!

Have I been crying desperately for its love

إِن تمَّ منه الأَرب

إِن تمَّ منه الأَرب

بعد الجفا والهجرِ

بعد الجفا والهجرِ

If my desire is fulfilled through him,

If I attained felicity from it

after coldness and abandonment,

After estrangement and separation

وَطولِ هَذا الغَرام

وَطولِ هَذا الغَرام

حزتُ الهنا وَالطرب

حزتُ الهنا وَالطرب

and this long passion,

And this lasting passion

I shall gain happiness and rapture,

I would seize joy and rapture

وَنلتُ أَعلى القَدرِ

وَنلتُ أَعلى القَدرِ

بعشقه والسَلام

بعشقه والسَلام

and attain the highest rank

And attain the highest degree

through loving him—and peace!

Through its love and well-being