ماno ليfor me علىon السُّلْوانِsolace through forgetting عَنْكaway from you مُعَوَّلُreliance
ما لي على السُّلْوانِ عَنْك مُعَوَّلُ
فإِلامَso how long يَتْعَبُgrows weary فيover هواكlove for you العُذَّلُthe reproachers
فإِلامَ يَتْعَبُ في هواك العُذَّلُ
I have no hope of solace through forgetting you;
So how long will the reproachers weary themselves over my love for you?
يزدادُincreases حُبُّكَlove for you كلَّevery يَوْمٍday جِدَّةًfreshness
يزدادُ حُبُّكَ كلَّ يَوْمٍ جِدَّةً
وكأَنّand as though آخِرَهits latest part بقلبيin my heart أَوَّلa beginning
وكأَنّ آخِرَه بقلبي أَوَّل
My love for you grows fresher every day,
And in my heart, its latest moment seems like its first.
أَصبحتَyou have become ناراًfire للمُحِبِّfor the lover وَجَنَّةًand paradise
أَصبحتَ ناراً للمُحِبِّ وَجَنَّةً
خَدَّاكyour cheeks جَمْرُembers of غَضاًghada wood وريقُكand your saliva سَلْسَلsweet, clear water
خَدَّاك جَمْرُ غَضاً وريقُك سَلْسَل
You have become both fire and paradise for the lover:
Your cheeks are embers of ghada wood, and your saliva is sweet, clear water.
لكyou have لِينُthe suppleness of أَغصانbranches of النَّقاthe sand dune لوif only لِنْتَyou were gentle ليwith me
لك لِينُ أَغصان النَّقا لو لِنْتَ لي
ولكand you have اعتدالُthe uprightness of قَوامِهاtheir stature لوif only تَعْدِلyou would be just
ولك اعتدالُ قَوامِها لو تَعْدِل
Yours is the suppleness of branches on the dune—if only you were gentle with me;
And yours is their upright stature—if only you would be just.
ياO راشقاًyou who shoot هَدَفَthe target of القلوبِhearts بأَسهمٍwith arrows
يا راشقاً هَدَفَ القلوبِ بأَسهمٍ
خَلِّlay aside السِّهامَthe arrows فِسْحُرfor the magic of طَرْفِكyour gaze أَقْتَلُdeadlier
خَلِّ السِّهامَ فِسْحُر طَرْفِك أَقْتَلُ
O you who shoot arrows at hearts as targets,
Lay aside the arrows, for the magic of your gaze is deadlier.
ماwhat لِلْوُشاةِwith the slanderers سَعَواthey schemed بناagainst us ياoh لَيْتَهْمif only they
ما لِلْوُشاةِ سَعَوا بنا يا لَيْتَهْم
ثَكِلواwere bereaved of أَحِبَّتَهمtheir loved ones كماjust as قدalready أَثْكَلواthey caused bereavement
ثَكِلوا أَحِبَّتَهم كما قد أَثْكَلوا
Why have the slanderers schemed against us? Oh, if only they
Were bereaved of their loved ones, as they have bereaved others.
جَحَدواthey denied الذيwhat سمعواthey heard وقالواand they said غيرَهsomething other than it
جَحَدوا الذي سمعوا وقالوا غيرَه
ولوand even if انَّهمْthat they لاnot يسمعونhear تَقَوَّلُواthey would fabricate lies
ولو انَّهمْ لا يسمعون تَقَوَّلُوا
They denied what they heard and said something else;
And even if they heard nothing, they would invent lies.
هَبْsuppose أَنَّthat أَهلكyour family أَوْعدوthey issued threats وتهدَّدواand they menaced
هَبْ أَنَّ أَهلك أَوْعدو وتهدَّدوا
مَنْwho يَرْعَويwould desist مِنْbecause of ذاكthat أَوْor مَنْwho يَقْبَلwould comply
مَنْ يَرْعَوي مِنْ ذاك أَوْ مَنْ يَقْبَل
Suppose your family have issued threats and menaces:
Who would desist because of that, or who would comply?
وَيْلاهُalas for me منهمbecause of them يُشْفِقونthey fear عليكfor you مِنْbecause of
وَيْلاهُ منهم يُشْفِقون عليك مِنْ
أَجْليmy sake وإِشفاقيand my concern أَشَدُّstronger وأَكملand more complete
أَجْلي وإِشفاقي أَشَدُّ وأَكمل
Alas for me because of them! They fear for you on
My account, yet my concern is stronger and more complete.
ماwhy ليfor me أُعاينُI behold وجهَthe face of ودِّكَyour affection مُعْرِضاًturned away
ما لي أُعاينُ وجهَ ودِّكَ مُعْرِضاً
حَذَرَfor fear of الرَّقيبthe watcher وَوَجْهُand the face of ودّيmy affection مُقْبِلturned toward
حَذَرَ الرَّقيب وَوَجْهُ ودّي مُقْبِل
Why do I see the face of your affection turned away,
For fear of the watcher, while the face of my affection turns toward you?
Sol 6.1