لاnot أَجازىI punish حبيبَthe beloved of قلبيmy heart بجرمِهْfor his offense
لا أَجازى حبيبَ قلبي بجرمِهْ
أَناI أَحْنىmore tender عليهtoward him منthan قَلْبِthe heart of أُمّهْhis mother
أَنا أَحْنى عليه من قَلْبِ أُمّهْ
I do not punish my heart's beloved for his offense.
I do not reproach the darling of my heart for his crime,
I am more tender toward him than his mother's heart.
I have more compassion for him than a mother's heart.
جورُهhis injustice مثلُlike عَدْلهhis justice عِنْدَin the eyes of منone who يهـloves him (first part)
جورُه مثلُ عَدْله عِنْدَ من يهـ
ـوَاهُloves him (completion) مِثليlike me وظُلمُهand his oppression مثلlike ظَلْمِهhis saliva
ـوَاهُ مِثلي وظُلمُه مثل ظَلْمِه
His injustice is like his justice in the eyes of one who loves
His injustice is like his justice to one who loves him like me,
him as I do, and his oppression is like his saliva.
And his wrongdoing is like his forgiveness.
ضنَّwas stingy عنيtoward me بريقهwith his saliva فتحيَّلـso I schemed (first part)
ضنَّ عني بريقه فتحيَّلـ
ـتُI (verb ending) إِلىuntil أَنْthat سَرقْتُهI stole it عِنْدwhile لَثْمِهْkissing him
ـتُ إِلى أَنْ سَرقْتُه عِنْد لَثْمِهْ
He withheld his saliva from me, so I schemed
He was miserly with his smile, so I contrived
until I stole it while kissing him.
Until I stole it when he gave me a kiss.
وإِلىand until اليومtoday منsince ثلاثينthirty يوماًdays
وإِلى اليوم من ثلاثين يوماً
لمhas not تزلceased فيin فميmy mouth حَلاَوةُthe sweetness of طعمِهits taste
لم تزل في فمي حَلاَوةُ طعمِه
And to this day, thirty days later,
And until today, for thirty days
the sweetness of its taste has not left my mouth.
The sweetness of his taste still remains in my mouth.
إِنَّindeed قلبيْmy heart لصدْرهfor his breast ورقادِيand my sleep
إِنَّ قلبيْ لصدْره ورقادِي
ملكُthe possession of أَجفانِهhis eyelids ورُوحِيand my soul لِجِسْمِهfor his body
ملكُ أَجفانِه ورُوحِي لِجِسْمِه
Indeed, my heart belongs to his breast, and my sleep
Indeed my heart is to his chest, and my sleep
is his eyelids' possession, and my soul belongs to his body.
Is under his eyelids, and my soul to his body.
قلsay لأَهلto the family of الحبيبِthe beloved عنيon my behalf قدalready جاcame (first part)
قل لأَهل الحبيبِ عني قد جا
ءَcame (completion) إِليناto us برغْمِكمagainst your will لاnot بِرغْمِهagainst his will
ءَ إِلينا برغْمِكم لا بِرغْمِه
Tell the beloved's family for me: 'He has come
Tell the beloved's family about me, he came
to us against your will, not his.'
To us despite you, not in spite of him.
يكسرhe lowers الجفنَthe eyelid بالفُتُورwith languor ومالِيand I have no
يكسر الجفنَ بالفُتُور ومالِي
عملٌtask عندwhen كَسْرهhe lowers it غيرُother than ضمهembracing him
عملٌ عند كَسْره غيرُ ضمه
He lowers his eyelid languidly, and I have
He cracks the eyelid with coolness, and I have
nothing to do when he lowers it but embrace him.
No work but to join him when he breaks.
واعتنقناand we embraced للوجدout of longing ثمthen افترقناwe parted
واعتنقنا للوجد ثم افترقنا
وكتابand the book of الأثامsins عناconcerning us بِخَتْمهwith its seal
وكتاب الأثام عنا بِخَتْمه
And we embraced out of longing, then parted,
And we embraced passionately, then parted,
with the book of sins still sealed in our case.
And the record of sins from us with its seal.
كَمْhow often يَلُومُونthey blame فيfor هَوَاهُlove for him ومَاand not ذَاthey tasted (first part)
كَمْ يَلُومُون في هَوَاهُ ومَا ذَا
قُواthey tasted (completion) هَوَاهُlove for him وَلاَnor أَحَاطُواthey fully grasped بِعِلْمِهknowledge of it
قُوا هَوَاهُ وَلاَ أَحَاطُوا بِعِلْمِه
How often they blame me for loving him, though they have not tasted
How they blame him for his love, but what
love for him, nor fully understood it.
Can they say about his love or grasp its knowledge?
Sol 6.1