ياO قومُpeople ماhow أَغْيرَjealous قومthe people of الذيthe one
يا قومُ ما أَغْيرَ قوم الذي
دموعُthe tears of عَيْنيَmy eye فيهfor him مُرْفَضَّهْpouring forth
دموعُ عَيْنيَ فيه مُرْفَضَّهْ
O people, how jealous are the people of the one
O people, how strange are the people who
for whom the tears of my eye pour forth!
My tears before them are shed in vain
لماwhen رَأَوْاthey saw خاتَمَهُhis ring أَصفراًyellow
لما رَأَوْا خاتَمَهُ أَصفراً
والتِّبْرُand the gold فيهin it صفرةٌyellowness مَحْضَهْpure
والتِّبْرُ فيه صفرةٌ مَحْضَهْ
When they saw that his ring was yellow,
When they saw his ring was yellow
and the gold in it was pure yellow,
And pure yellow saffron it did contain
غارُواthey grew jealous وظنُّواand they thought أَنهthat it عاشِقٌa lover
غارُوا وظنُّوا أَنه عاشِقٌ
فصيِّرواso they made خاتَمَهُhis ring فِضَّهْsilver
فصيِّروا خاتَمَهُ فِضَّهْ
they grew jealous and thought it was a lover,
They were upset and thought he was a lover
so they made his ring silver.
So they tried to break his ring in twain
دَعْهُمْleave them وماand whatever شاءُواthey wish فكمfor how many ليfor me بِهِwith him
دَعْهُمْ وما شاءُوا فكم لي بِهِ
منof ليلةٍa night بالوَصْلِby union مُبْيَضَّهْmade white
من ليلةٍ بالوَصْلِ مُبْيَضَّهْ
Leave them to their wishes, for with him I have had many
Leave them be, whatever they desired
a night made white by union!
For I have with it many a night lain
أَجْنيI pluck بهاin it نَرْجسَةًa narcissus لمnot تَزَلْcease to be
أَجْني بها نَرْجسَةً لم تَزَلْ
ذابِلةًdrooping أَوor وردةًa rose غَضَّهْfresh
ذابِلةً أَو وردةً غَضَّهْ
In it I pluck a narcissus that has always been
That I plucked a narcissus in full bloom
drooping, or a fresh rose,
A rosebud red, not yet in wane
وعضةٌand a bite أَمْحُوI erase بهاwith it غُضَّةًa pang
وعضةٌ أَمْحُو بها غُضَّةً
وقبلةٌand a kiss أَمْحُوI erase بِهاwith it عَضَّهْa bite
وقبلةٌ أَمْحُو بِها عَضَّهْ
and a bite with which I wipe away a pang,
A bite I erased with it, and a kiss
and a kiss with which I wipe away a bite.
I erased its pain and bane
Sol 6.1