أماindeed ومكانby the place خصركyour waist منin قوامٍa figure
أما ومكان خصرك من قوامٍ
ضعيفٍfrail عنfor معاقرةindulging in التثنيswaying
ضعيفٍ عن معاقرة التثني
Indeed, by your waist's place in a figure
With your waist so slender and weak, unable to bend,
too frail to indulge in swaying,
You have made your face too glorious to vie
لقدindeed أجللتI held too exalted وجهكyour face أنto يباريvie
لقد أجللت وجهك أن يباري
ببدرٍwith a full moon فيin الدجنةthe darkness مرجحنhanging heavy
ببدرٍ في الدجنة مرجحن
I have indeed held your face too exalted to vie
With the full moon rising in the darkness.
with a full moon hanging heavy in the darkness.
When you sway, my hearing is ravished;
وهبكand you may suppose أعرتI lent فيكabout you العذلreproach سمعيmy hearing
وهبك أعرت فيك العذل سمعي
أيدريdoes it know? العذلreproach أينwhere هواكlove for you منيwithin me
أيدري العذل أين هواك مني
And suppose I lent my ear to reproach about you—
Does my ravished hearing know where you are?
does reproach know where love for you resides within me?
Far, so far, yet I hope we'll be close;
أبعدis it after…? البعدseparation أطمعI hope فيfor التدانيdrawing near
أبعد البعد أطمع في التداني
وبعدand after الوصلunion أقنعI am content بالتمنيwith wishing
وبعد الوصل أقنع بالتمني
After separation, am I to hope for closeness,
After union, I'm now content with yearning.
and after union, be content with wishing,
The passionates have exposed my secret in you,
وقدand already هتكtore away العواذلthe reproaching women فيكbecause of you ستريmy veil
وقد هتك العواذل فيك ستري
واختلفتand differed المواعدthe promised meetings فيكconcerning you ظنيmy expectations
واختلفت المواعد فيك ظني
when the reproaching women have already torn away my veil because of you,
And trysts with you have confused my thoughts.
and the promised meetings with you have not been as I expected?
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1