منwho لِعْينَّيfor my two eyes بالكَرىwith slumber
من لِعْينَّي بالكَرى
فأَرىso I may see الطيفَthe dream-phantom إِنif سرىit travels by night
فأَرى الطيفَ إِن سرى
Who will grant my eyes slumber,
so I may see the dream-phantom if it comes by night?
طالhas grown long عهديmy time since our last meeting فعادso became قلْبheart
طال عهدي فعاد قلْب
يmy لِطَرْفيto my gaze مُخَبِّراa bearer of tidings
ي لِطَرْفي مُخَبِّرا
Long has it been since I saw you; my heart has become
a bearer of tidings to my gaze.
كُلَّماwhenever اشْتَقْتُI longed أَنto أَراI see (continued)
كُلَّما اشْتَقْتُ أَن أَرا
كyou أَطلتُI prolonged التَّفكُّراcontemplation
ك أَطلتُ التَّفكُّرا
Whenever I long to see
you, I prolong my contemplation.
ياO هِلالاًa crescent moon وبانةًand a bān tree
يا هِلالاً وبانةً
وكَثِيباًand a sand dune وجُؤْذُراand a wild-ox calf
وكَثِيباً وجُؤْذُرا
O crescent moon and bān tree,
and sand dune and wild-ox calf!
لمdid not أَبُحْI speak openly بالهوىof love الخفـthe hidden (continued)
لم أَبُحْ بالهوى الخفـ
ـيّcompletion of 'hidden' اختياراًvoluntarily فأُهْجَراso I might be forsaken
ـيّ اختياراً فأُهْجَرا
I did not reveal my hidden love
of my own accord, lest I be forsaken.
إِنماonly السُّقْمsickness نمّbetrayed the secret عنهabout it
إِنما السُّقْم نمّ عنه
ودمعيand my tears بهbecause of it جرىflowed
ودمعي به جرى
Only sickness betrayed it,
and my tears flowed because of it.
أَنتyou أَبديتَyou revealed ليto me بوجهـwith the face (continued)
أَنت أَبديتَ لي بوجهـ
ـكyour عُذراًan excuse إلىbefore الورىhumankind
ـك عُذراً إلى الورى
You have revealed to me, in your face,
an excuse before the world.
أَنتyou فرّقتyou separated بينbetween أَجفـthe eyelids (continued)
أَنت فرّقت بين أَجفـ
ـانcompletion of 'eyelids' عَيْنَيَّmy two eyes والْكرىand slumber
ـان عَيْنَيَّ والْكرى
You have parted the lids
of my eyes from slumber.
دَعْlet نُوَدِّعْus bid farewell خَدَّيْكyour two cheeks لَثْمkissing
دَعْ نُوَدِّعْ خَدَّيْك لَثْم
اًaccusative ending of 'kissing' وإنْand if شئتَyou wish مَنْظراa gaze
اً وإنْ شئتَ مَنْظرا
Let us bid your cheeks farewell with kisses,
and, if you wish, with a gaze,
قبلbefore أَنthat يكْمُلbecomes complete العِذاthe side-whiskers (continued)
قبل أَن يكْمُل العِذا
رُcompletion of 'side-whiskers' عليهupon it فماso not يُرىit is seen
رُ عليه فما يُرى
before the side-whiskers grow full
over them, so they can no longer be seen.
Sol 6.1