لأَسرفتِyou have surely gone too far ياO حُمَّاهhis fever فيin شدةthe intensity of الوَقدthe burning
لأَسرفتِ يا حُمَّاه في شدة الوَقد
فلوfor if شاءَwished منهof him الثغرُthe mouth أَطْفاكِit would quench you بالبَرْدِwith coolness
فلو شاءَ منه الثغرُ أَطْفاكِ بالبَرْدِ
You have gone too far, O fever of his, in your fierce burning.
For if his mouth so wished, it would quench you with coolness.
فأَلْصِقْso press بهاagainst her ذاكthat المقبَّلَthe kissable mouth ساعةًfor a while
فأَلْصِقْ بها ذاك المقبَّلَ ساعةً
فماfor ... is not الطبُّmedicine إِلاexcept دفعُكَyour repelling الضِدَّthe opposite بالضدِّwith the opposite
فما الطبُّ إِلا دفعُكَ الضِدَّ بالضدِّ
So press that kissable mouth against her for a while;
For medicine is only your countering one opposite with another.
ولمand did not يَكْفِهاsuffice her أَنْthat قَبَّلَتْكshe kissed you علىupon اللَّمىthe lips' dusky hue
ولم يَكْفِها أَنْ قَبَّلَتْك على اللَّمى
إِلىuntil أَنْthat أَراهاI see her قبَّلَتْكَshe kissed you علىupon الخَدِّthe cheek
إِلى أَنْ أَراها قبَّلَتْكَ على الخَدِّ
Nor was kissing you on your dusky lips enough for her;
She has gone on, I see, to kiss you on the cheek.
ولوand if كانwere ليwith me فيكin you المشارِكُthe one sharing غيرَهاother than her
ولو كان لي فيك المشارِكُ غيرَها
لأَبْصَرhe would surely see ماwhat لاno ظَنَّexpectation بيof me أَنَّهthat it عِنْدِيis in my possession
لأَبْصَر ما لا ظَنَّ بي أَنَّه عِنْدِي
Were anyone but her to share you with me,
He would see what no one thought I had in me.
وغيرُand not عجيبٍsurprising أَنَّthat لونَكَyour color حائلٌaltered
وغيرُ عجيبٍ أَنَّ لونَكَ حائلٌ
أَلستَdo you not تَرىsee ماwhat يفعلdoes الحرُّheat بالوَرْدِto roses
أَلستَ تَرى ما يفعل الحرُّ بالوَرْدِ
And no wonder that your complexion has changed:
Do you not see what heat does to roses?
متىwhen ينطفيdies out وهجُthe blaze of السَّقامِsickness ونارُهand its fire
متى ينطفي وهجُ السَّقامِ ونارُه
فأَجنيso I may gather ثمارَthe fruits of الوصلِunion منfrom جنةِthe garden of الخُلْدeternity
فأَجني ثمارَ الوصلِ من جنةِ الخُلْد
When will the blaze of sickness and its fire die out,
So I may gather the fruits of union from the Garden of Eternity,
بلثمٍwith kisses يُعِيدُrenders المرْشَفَينthe two lips بِلاwithout لَمىًdusky lip coloring
بلثمٍ يُعِيدُ المرْشَفَين بِلا لَمىً
وضَمٍّand an embrace يعودreturns الصَّدرُthe chest مِنْهfrom it بِلاwithout نَهْدِa swelling breast
وضَمٍّ يعود الصَّدرُ مِنْه بِلا نَهْدِ
With kisses that leave both lips without their dusky hue,
And an embrace that leaves the chest without a swelling breast?
Sol 6.1