لاdo not تَطلُبواseek ثَأريvengeance for me فَلاfor there is no حَقَّclaim ليfor me
لا تَطلُبوا ثَأري فَلا حَقَّ لي
عَلىagainst لِحاظِglances الرِئمِthe gazelle مِنon account of مَقتَلِa slaying
عَلى لِحاظِ الرِئمِ مِن مَقتَلِ
Do not seek vengeance for me, for I have no claim
Seek not my revenge, for I have no right
Against the gazelle's glances for my slaying.
Upon the pillow of sleep to end a life.
سَمَحتُI consented فيto سَفكِshedding دَميmy blood راضِياًwillingly
سَمَحتُ في سَفكِ دَمي راضِياً
بِرَشفَةٍfor a sip مِنof ريقِكَyour saliva السَلسَلِsweet-flowing
بِرَشفَةٍ مِن ريقِكَ السَلسَلِ
I willingly consented to the shedding of my blood
I pardoned shedding my blood willingly
For a sip of your sweet-flowing saliva.
With a sip of your saliva's trickling.
وِصالُunion موسىMusa لَحظَةٌa moment صَفوُهاits purity
وِصالُ موسى لَحظَةٌ صَفوُها
يُشابُis sullied بِالواشينَby tale-bearers وَالعُذَّلِand reproachers
يُشابُ بِالواشينَ وَالعُذَّلِ
Union with Musa is a moment whose purity
Moses' union was a moment so pure
Is sullied by tale-bearers and reproachers.
Defiled by spies and slanderers vile.
قَصيرَةٌbrief تُضرِمُkindles نارَthe fire الهَوىlove
قَصيرَةٌ تُضرِمُ نارَ الهَوى
كَأَنَّهاas though it were قَبسَةُa firebrand مُستَعجِلِone in haste
كَأَنَّها قَبسَةُ مُستَعجِلِ
Brief, it kindles the fire of love,
Brief flaming love's fires rapidly
As though it were a hurried person's firebrand.
Like an impatient spark, ardently.
لَحظٌa glance يَرىregards القَتلَkilling مُنىdesires نَفسِهِits own soul
لَحظٌ يَرى القَتلَ مُنى نَفسِهِ
وَالعارَand disgrace أَنto يَترُكَspare قَلبَthe heart الخَليthe carefree one
وَالعارَ أَن يَترُكَ قَلبَ الخَلي
A glance that sees killing as its soul's desire,
A glance sees death as its soul's desire
And disgrace in sparing a carefree person's heart.
And shame to leave a heart left lonely.
غَضُّfresh الصِباyouth يُسفِرُunveils عَنfrom مَنظَرٍa sight
غَضُّ الصِبا يُسفِرُ عَن مَنظَرٍ
أَحسَنَmore beautiful مِنthan عَصرِthe season الصِباyouth المُقبِلِapproaching
أَحسَنَ مِن عَصرِ الصِبا المُقبِلِ
Fresh with youth, he unveils a sight
Youth's waning reveals a fairer sight
Lovelier than the approaching season of youth.
Than youth's blossoming days newly.
صُوِّرَhe was fashioned مِنfrom نورٍlight وَمِنand from فِتنَةٍenchantment
صُوِّرَ مِن نورٍ وَمِن فِتنَةٍ
وَالناسُand people مِنfrom ماءٍwater وَمِنand from صَلصَلِdry clay
وَالناسُ مِن ماءٍ وَمِن صَلصَلِ
He was fashioned from light and enchantment,
Formed of light and temptation amain
While people are made of water and dry clay.
While people of water and clay remain.
شاكيfully armed سِلاحِweapons القَدِّstature وَاللَحظِand the glance فيin
شاكي سِلاحِ القَدِّ وَاللَحظِ في
حَربِbattle شَجٍa lovesick man عَنof صَبرِهِhis patience أَعزَلِunarmed
حَربِ شَجٍ عَن صَبرِهِ أَعزَلِ
He is armed with the weapons of stature and glance, in
Lament the weapon of time and gaze in
Battle against a lovesick man with no patience to arm him,
A battle rendered witless, dazed in
مُنسَلِبِstripped of الحيلَةِresourcefulness وَالصَبرِand patience لاnot
مُنسَلِبِ الحيلَةِ وَالصَبرِ لا
يَأويtakes refuge إِلىin عَقلٍreason وَلاnor مَعقِلِa stronghold
يَأوي إِلى عَقلٍ وَلا مَعقِلِ
Stripped of resourcefulness and patience, who does not
Bereft of cunning and patience, no
Take refuge in reason, nor in any stronghold.
Shelter in reason or keep to go.
ذوpossessed of ضِنَّةٍstinginess يَمنَعُwithholds بَذلَgranting المُنىwishes
ذو ضِنَّةٍ يَمنَعُ بَذلَ المُنى
قَولاًin words وَمَهماand whatever قالَhe said لَمdid not يَفعَلِact
قَولاً وَمَهما قالَ لَم يَفعَلِ
Miserly, he withholds the granting of wishes
Miserly, denying the wish its way
Even in words; and whatever he says, he does not do.
In word; though he promise, he won't convey
يَنفيhe negates لِيَfor me الحالَthe present وَلَكِنَّهُbut he
يَنفي لِيَ الحالَ وَلَكِنَّهُ
يُدخِلُinserts لا'no' فيinto كُلِّevery مُستَقبَلِfuture
يُدخِلُ لا في كُلِّ مُستَقبَلِ
He negates the present for me, yet he
Denying me present, yet he'll allow
Inserts 'no' into every future.
No entry to any tomorrow.
أَحَلتُI turned over أَشواقيmy longings عَلىto ذِكرِهِremembrance of him
أَحَلتُ أَشواقي عَلى ذِكرِهِ
أُسَلِّطُI unleash النارَthe fire عَلىupon المَندَلِaloeswood
أُسَلِّطُ النارَ عَلى المَندَلِ
I turned my longings over to remembrance of him;
I set my passions afire with his name,
I unleash fire upon aloeswood.
Stoke the blaze higher in the brazier's flame.
ياO شَرَكَsnare الأَلبابِminds كُنbe مُجمِلاًgracious
يا شَرَكَ الأَلبابِ كُن مُجمِلاً
وَاِستَحيِand feel shame مِنbefore مَنظَرِكَyour appearance الأَجمَلِmost beautiful
وَاِستَحيِ مِن مَنظَرِكَ الأَجمَلِ
O snare of minds, be gracious,
Oh beauty's companion, be gentle, pray,
And let your surpassing beauty shame you.
Ashamed of your gaze, so gracefully.
أَخشىI fear عَلَيكَfor you العارَdisgrace مِنfrom قَولِهِمtheir saying
أَخشى عَلَيكَ العارَ مِن قَولِهِم
مُعتَدِلُwell-proportioned القامَةِstature لَمdid not يَعدِلِact justly
مُعتَدِلُ القامَةِ لَم يَعدِلِ
I fear disgrace for you when they say:
I fear for you censure from their dictum:
'Upright in stature, yet he has not been just.'
"Straight of form, but crooked his wisdom."
أَبيتُI spend the night فَرداًalone مِنكَapart from you لَكِنَّنيbut I
أَبيتُ فَرداً مِنكَ لَكِنَّني
مِنَof المُنىwishes وَالذِكرِand remembrance فيin مَحفِلِa gathering
مِنَ المُنى وَالذِكرِ في مَحفِلِ
I spend the night alone, apart from you, yet I
I refused all alone from you, but I
Am in a gathering of wishes and remembrance.
In wish and name thronged the assembly.
وَقَدand indeed رَثىfelt pity مِنbecause of سَهَريmy sleeplessness فيin الدُجىthe darkness
وَقَد رَثى مِن سَهَري في الدُجى
شَقيقُكَyour brother البَدرُthe full moon وَلَمand did not تَرثِyou feel pity ليfor me
شَقيقُكَ البَدرُ وَلَم تَرثِ لي
And my sleeplessness in the dark has drawn pity from
Your brother the moon in night's dim keep
Your brother, the full moon; yet you have not pitied me.
Kept vigil, while you slumbered, asleep.
Sol 6.1