ياO منyou whose تَجنِّيهhis unjust accusations جِناياتُcrimes
يا من تَجنِّيه جِناياتُ
حياةُlife عُشَّاقِكَyour lovers لوif ماتُواthey died
حياةُ عُشَّاقِكَ لو ماتُوا
O you whose unjust accusations are crimes,
Your lovers would find life if they died.
راحُواthey departed كماjust as جاءُواthey came بلاwithout طائلٍany gain
راحُوا كما جاءُوا بلا طائلٍ
وأَصبحواand they reached morning فيكin their love for you كماjust as باتُواthey spent the night
وأَصبحوا فيك كما باتُوا
They departed as they came, to no avail,
And in loving you, they met dawn as they had spent the night.
قدindeed عكَفواthey persisted فيكَconcerning you علىin جَهْلهمtheir ignorance
قد عكَفوا فيكَ على جَهْلهم
كأَنكَas though you were العُزَّىal-ʿUzzā أَوor اللاَّتُal-Lāt
كأَنكَ العُزَّى أَو اللاَّتُ
They have persisted in their ignorance concerning you,
As though you were al-ʿUzzā or al-Lāt.
لبُّواthey answered the call أَنيناًwith moans حينَwhen هاجَرْتَهمْyou forsook them
لبُّوا أَنيناً حينَ هاجَرْتَهمْ
كأَنَّماas though هَجْرُكyour estrangement ميقَاتُan appointed pilgrimage time or place
كأَنَّما هَجْرُك ميقَاتُ
They answered with moans when you forsook them,
As though your estrangement were a pilgrimage station.
ماwhat يصنعُdoes العُذَّالُthe reproachers فيwith; among مَعْشَرٍa company of people
ما يصنعُ العُذَّالُ في مَعْشَرٍ
فاتواthey passed beyond reach وللعُشَّاقِand lovers have آفاتُafflictions
فاتوا وللعُشَّاقِ آفاتُ
What can the reproachers do with a company
Who have passed beyond reach? Lovers have their afflictions.
منwho يمنعُprevents العذَّالَthe reproachers أَنfrom يَذْهَبُواthey go
من يمنعُ العذَّالَ أَن يَذْهَبُوا
ويمنعُand prevents العُشَّاقَthe lovers أَنfrom ياتُواthey come
ويمنعُ العُشَّاقَ أَن ياتُوا
Who can stop the reproachers from going,
And stop the lovers from coming?
ياO منyou whose هواهُlove for him غايةُthe goal العاقِلthe wise
يا من هواهُ غايةُ العاقِل
النَّدبِthe keen-witted man وللأَشْياءِand things have غاياتُgoals; ends
النَّدبِ وللأَشْياءِ غاياتُ
O you, love for whom is the goal of the wise,
Keen-witted man—and all things have their goals.
تَزْهُوboasts بِكbecause of you الدُّنْياthis world علىover أَخْتِهاits sister
تَزْهُو بِك الدُّنْيا على أَخْتِها
وتحسدُand envy الأَرضَthe earth السمواتُthe heavens
وتحسدُ الأَرضَ السمواتُ
This world boasts over its sister because of you,
And the heavens envy the earth.
سكنْتَyou settled فيin شِعْريmy poetry فلمand did not تَنْتَقِلyou move away
سكنْتَ في شِعْري فلم تَنْتَقِل
مِنْهُfrom it ولاnor عَنْكَfrom you اللُّباناتُlongings
مِنْهُ ولا عَنْكَ اللُّباناتُ
You settled in my poetry and have not moved
From it, nor have longings moved away from you.
شِعْرِيmy poetry قُصورٌpalaces أَنتyou حوريُّهاtheir houri الthe
شِعْرِي قُصورٌ أَنت حوريُّها ال
إِنسيُّhuman ماnot شِعْرِيَmy poetry أَبياتُverses; houses
إِنسيُّ ما شِعْرِيَ أَبياتُ
My poetry is palaces; you are their houri, the
Human one—my poetry is not mere verses.
لمdid not أَنْسَI forget إِذwhen خدِّيmy cheek علىagainst خدِّهhis cheek
لم أَنْسَ إِذ خدِّي على خدِّه
فجاءَthen came منof; from دمْعِيَmy tears فَوْجَاتُwaves
فجاءَ من دمْعِيَ فَوْجَاتُ
I have not forgotten when my cheek was against his cheek,
Then my tears came in waves.
فقالthen he said كُفَّhold back الدمعَthe tears عنfrom وجْنةٍa cheek
فقال كُفَّ الدمعَ عن وجْنةٍ
فيهاon it منof الزُّخْرُفgolden adornment آياتُsigns; verses
فيها من الزُّخْرُف آياتُ
He said, 'Keep tears away from a cheek
On which are verses of golden adornment.'
قلتُI said ولِمْand why? ياO قاتِليmy slayer قالَhe said لِيto me
قلتُ ولِمْ يا قاتِلي قالَ لِي
لاnot يَدْخلُenters الجَنَّةَParadise قتَّاتُa talebearer
لا يَدْخلُ الجَنَّةَ قتَّاتُ
I said, 'And why, my slayer?' He said to me:
'No talebearer enters Paradise.'
Sol 6.1