بعثَتْshe sent ليto me علىupon فَمِthe mouth of الطيفِthe phantom قُبْلَهa kiss
بعثَتْ لي على فَمِ الطيفِ قُبْلَه
فأَتتنيso it came to me بعضُa portion of المسرَّةjoy جُمْلهْin full
فأَتتني بعضُ المسرَّة جُمْلهْ
She sent me a kiss upon the phantom's lips.
So a portion of joy came to me whole.
قبلةٌa kiss شاعspread مسْكُهاits musk بيthrough me فقالواso they said
قبلةٌ شاع مسْكُها بي فقالوا
إِنهindeed he is مُحْرِمٌin pilgrim consecration فَمْنso who ذَاis it that أَحلَّهreleased him from consecration
إِنه مُحْرِمٌ فَمْن ذَا أَحلَّه
A kiss whose musk spread through me, so they said:
"He is in pilgrim consecration—who, then, released him?"
قدindeed شكرناwe have thanked ذاكthat النوالَgift الذيwhich جلَّwas great
قد شكرنا ذاك النوالَ الذي جلَّ
وقالتand said بلابليmy heart's troubles ماhow أَجلَّهgreat it is
وقالت بلابلي ما أَجلَّه
We have thanked that gift, so great,
and my heart's troubles said, "How magnificent it is!"
وقنعناand we were content منfrom رؤْيةseeing الطَّيفِthe phantom بالطَّيْـwith the phantom (first part)
وقنعنا من رؤْية الطَّيفِ بالطَّيْـ
ـفِ(end of 'phantom') وقدand may تَخْلُفُreplace الشموسُthe suns الأَهلَّهthe crescent moons
ـفِ وقد تَخْلُفُ الشموسُ الأَهلَّه
And we were content to behold the phantom merely as a phantom;
and suns may take the place of crescent moons.
بأَبيmy father be ransom منher who بهاfor her غراميَmy passion طَبْعٌinstinct
بأَبي من بها غراميَ طَبْعٌ
وعكوفيand my constant devotion علىto هواهاloving her جِبِلَّهinnate nature
وعكوفي على هواها جِبِلَّه
My father be her ransom: my passion for her is instinct,
and my devotion to loving her is innate.
وكفانيand suffices me نَسِيبُthe love verses of شِعريَmy poetry فيهاabout her
وكفاني نَسِيبُ شِعريَ فيها
نسبةًas kinship أَوor نحولُthe wasting of جسميmy body نِحْلهas a creed
نسبةً أَو نحولُ جسمي نِحْله
And my poetry's love verses about her suffice me
as kinship—or my body's wasting as a creed.
شعرهاher hair كثرةًin abundance لهاfor her بيتُa tent of شَعْرhair
شعرها كثرةً لها بيتُ شَعْر
فهيso she is فيin القصرِthe palace وهيwhile she is فيin البيتthe tent حَلَّهan encampment
فهي في القصرِ وهي في البيت حَلَّه
Her hair, in its profusion, is a tent of hair for her;
so she is in the palace, yet in that tent is her encampment.
مَنْwhoever رآهَاsees her تَسطُوshe assails عَلَيَّme وتعطُوand reaches out
مَنْ رآهَا تَسطُو عَلَيَّ وتعطُو
قدhas indeed رَأَىseen عنتراًAntar وأَبصرَand beheld عَبْلَهAbla
قد رَأَى عنتراً وأَبصرَ عَبْلَه
Whoever sees her assail me and reach out
has seen Antar and beheld Abla.
لاlet not يحاولْseek غيريanyone but me هواكِyour love فلمfor ... did not يُبْـleave (first part)
لا يحاولْ غيري هواكِ فلم يُبْـ
ـقِ(end of 'leave') فؤادِيmy heart فيin كأْسِthe cup of عشقِكloving you فَضْلَهa remainder
ـقِ فؤادِي في كأْسِ عشقِك فَضْلَه
Let no other seek your love, for my heart has not
left a drop in the cup of loving you.
ثوبُthe garment of خدَّيكyour two cheeks ياسمينٌjasmine ولكنbut
ثوبُ خدَّيك ياسمينٌ ولكن
جَيَّبواthey cut a neckline فوقَهover it منof الوردِroses حلَّهa robe
جَيَّبوا فوقَه من الوردِ حلَّه
The garment of your cheeks is jasmine, but
over it they have cut a neckline in a robe of roses.
وبعينيكand in your eyes علةٌan ailment قدhas دعتsummoned شَوْlonging (first part)
وبعينيك علةٌ قد دعت شَوْ
قِي(end of 'my longing') فإِنيso indeed I إِنif جئتُI come جِئْتُI come بعلَّهwith an excuse
قِي فإِني إِن جئتُ جِئْتُ بعلَّه
And an ailment in your eyes has summoned
my longing; so if I come, I come with an excuse.
إِننيindeed I لاdo not أَغشdeceive نفسيmyself ولاnor أَزI claim (first part)
إِنني لا أَغش نفسي ولا أَز
عُمُ(end of 'I claim') أَنَّthat الحبيبَthe beloved لمnot أَرَI have seen مثلهhis like
عُمُ أَنَّ الحبيبَ لم أَرَ مثله
Indeed, I do not deceive myself, nor do I
claim that I have never seen the beloved's like.
فيin الورىhumankind مِثلُهُthose like him كثيرٌmany ولكنbut
في الورى مِثلُهُ كثيرٌ ولكن
كَلَفِيmy infatuation أَكْمَهٌblind from birth وعشقيَand my passion أَبْلَهfoolish
كَلَفِي أَكْمَهٌ وعشقيَ أَبْلَه
There are many like him in the world, but
my infatuation is blind from birth, and my passion foolish.
قدindeed بلونَاwe have tested قُربَthe nearness of الهوىlove ونَوَاهُand its distance
قد بلونَا قُربَ الهوى ونَوَاهُ
وخبرناand we have experienced جدَّthe earnestness of الغرامpassion وهَزْلهand its play
وخبرنا جدَّ الغرام وهَزْله
We have tried love's nearness and its distance,
and experienced passion's earnestness and its play.
وَرَأَيْناand we have seen نَقْصَthe diminution of الهَوىlove بِالتَصابيthrough youthful dalliance
وَرَأَيْنا نَقْصَ الهَوى بِالتَصابي
وَكَمالَand the perfection of العَزيزِal-Aziz (the mighty) باللهِthrough God باللهِby God
وَكَمالَ العَزيزِ باللهِ باللهِ
We have seen love diminished through youthful dalliance,
and, by God, the perfection of al-Aziz bi-llah.
مَلِكٌa king قبلbefore خَلْقِهhis creation وَرثinherited المُلْـthe kingship (first part)
مَلِكٌ قبل خَلْقِه وَرث المُلْـ
ـكَ(end of 'kingship') كماjust as حازَhe attained وحْدَهhe alone الفضلَexcellence كُلَّهall of it
ـكَ كما حازَ وحْدَه الفضلَ كُلَّه
A king who, before his creation, inherited
kingship, just as he alone attained every excellence.
أَبلجٌbright-browed تُبصرُyou see الملوكَthe kings لديهِin his presence
أَبلجٌ تُبصرُ الملوكَ لديهِ
وعَليْهَاand upon them وهْوَwhile he is العزيزُal-Aziz (the mighty) مَذَلَّهabasement
وعَليْهَا وهْوَ العزيزُ مَذَلَّه
Bright-browed: you see the kings in his presence,
with abasement upon them, while he is al-Aziz, the mighty.
لمnot يزالواthey ceased لهto him سُجوداًprostrate كأَنas though لمhad not
لم يزالوا له سُجوداً كأَن لم
يُبصِرواthey beheld قبلَbefore وجهِهhis face قطُّever قِبْلَهa direction of prayer
يُبصِروا قبلَ وجهِه قطُّ قِبْلَه
They have remained prostrate before him, as though they had never
beheld a direction of prayer before his face.
مَزجَhe blended البأْسَmartial might بالنَّدىwith generosity ولَعمْرِيand by my life
مَزجَ البأْسَ بالنَّدى ولَعمْرِي
إِنهاindeed it is للملوكِfor kings أَحْزَمُthe most prudent خَصْلَهtrait
إِنها للملوكِ أَحْزَمُ خَصْلَه
He blended martial might with generosity; and by my life,
it is indeed the most prudent trait for kings.
فهوso he is فيin الحَرْبَwar بأْسُهhis might مستطيلٌfar-reaching
فهو في الحَرْبَ بأْسُه مستطيلٌ
وهوand he is فيin السَّلمpeace كفُّهhis hand مُستهَلّهpouring like rain
وهو في السَّلم كفُّه مُستهَلّه
In war his might reaches far,
and in peace his hand pours like rain.
يهبhe gives القصرَthe palace شَامِخاًtowering تحتهbeneath it الخيـthe horses (first part)
يهب القصرَ شَامِخاً تحته الخيـ
ـلُ(end of 'horses') صفوفاًin ranks فيfor الخريدةُthe maiden طِفْلِهtender
ـلُ صفوفاً في الخريدةُ طِفْلِه
He gives a towering palace, with horses beneath it
arrayed in ranks, for a tender maiden.
ليسdoes not تدريknow أَموالُهhis wealth حينwhen يُجبىit is collected
ليس تدري أَموالُه حين يُجبى
قاصديهhis petitioners بأَنهthat it is هيit أَمor لهhis
قاصديه بأَنه هي أَم له
His wealth, when gathered, does not know
whether it belongs to his petitioners or to him.
سوفwill يحويhe possess ممالكَthe kingdoms of الشرقthe east والغرْand the west (first part)
سوف يحوي ممالكَ الشرق والغرْ
بِ(end of 'west') وعنديand I have علىfor مقالِيmy statement أَدلَّهproofs
بِ وعندي على مقالِي أَدلَّه
He shall possess the kingdoms of the east and
west; and I have proofs for what I say.
وسيُجْبىَand shall be collected لهfor him خَراجُthe tribute of خُراساKhurasan (first part)
وسيُجْبىَ له خَراجُ خُراسا
ن(end of 'Khurasan') وتُسْبىَand shall be taken captive لهfor him بناتُthe daughters of هِرقْلَهHeraclea
ن وتُسْبىَ له بناتُ هِرقْلَه
And the tribute of Khurasan shall be brought to him,
and Heraclea's daughters shall be taken captive for him.
وسَيرويand he shall water الجيَادَthe steeds منfrom نَهْرthe river جَيْحوJayhun (first part)
وسَيروي الجيَادَ من نَهْر جَيْحو
نَ(end of 'Jayhun') فلاso do not تذْكُرِmention الفُراتَthe Euphrates ودِجْلَهand the Tigris
نَ فلا تذْكُرِ الفُراتَ ودِجْلَه
And he shall water the steeds from the river Jayhun;
so do not mention the Euphrates and the Tigris.
Sol 6.1