طَمَحتَyou lifted aloft بِأَجفانيwith my eyelids فَأَنسَيتَهاso you made them forget الغُمضاsleep
طَمَحتَ بِأَجفاني فَأَنسَيتَها الغُمضا
وَأَجنَيتَنيand you made me pluck مِنfrom وَجنَتَيكَyour two cheeks هَوىًlove غَضّاfresh and tender
وَأَجنَيتَني مِن وَجنَتَيكَ هَوىً غَضّا
You lifted my eyelids and made them forget sleep,
And made me pluck fresh love from your cheeks.
أَيَقبَلُcan ... accept? شَوقيmy longing سَلوَةًforgetfulness of love عَنaway from مُقَبَّلٍa kissable mouth
أَيَقبَلُ شَوقي سَلوَةً عَن مُقَبَّلٍ
يَسومُdemands خِتامَthe seal of الصَبرِpatience خاتَمُهُits signet فَضّاbreaking open
يَسومُ خِتامَ الصَبرِ خاتَمُهُ فَضّا
Can my longing consent to forget a mouth
Whose signet demands the breaking of patience’s seal?
أَموسىO Musa أَياO بَعضيpart of me وَكُلّيand all of me حَقيقَةًliterally
أَموسى أَيا بَعضي وَكُلّي حَقيقَةً
وَلَيسَand is not مُجازاًa metaphor قَولِيَmy saying الكُلَّthe whole وَالبَعضاand the part
وَلَيسَ مُجازاً قَولِيَ الكُلَّ وَالبَعضا
O Musa, O my part and my whole, in truth—
And my words “the whole and the part” are no metaphor.
خَفَضتَyou lowered مَكانيmy station إِذwhen جَزَمتَyou cut off وَسائِليmy means of approach
خَفَضتَ مَكاني إِذ جَزَمتَ وَسائِلي
فَكَيفَhow, then? جَمَعتَyou combined الجَزمَseverance (also jussive inflection) عِندِيَin me وَالخَفضاand abasement (also genitive inflection)
فَكَيفَ جَمَعتَ الجَزمَ عِندِيَ وَالخَفضا
You lowered my station when you cut off my means of approach;
How, then, did you combine severance and abasement in me?
شَدَدتُI bound بِحَبلِto the rope of الشَمسِthe sun مِنكَfrom you أَنامِليmy fingertips
شَدَدتُ بِحَبلِ الشَمسِ مِنكَ أَنامِلي
لِحَظّيfor my fortune وَإِنَّand indeed الحَظَّfortune يَقطَعُهاit cuts them off عَضّاby biting
لِحَظّي وَإِنَّ الحَظَّ يَقطَعُها عَضّا
I bound my fingertips to the rope of the sun that is you,
Seeking my fortune, though fortune bites them off.
Sol 6.1