لوif كانwere سُقْمُthe sickness حَبيبِof the beloved القلبِof the heart فيin بدنيmy body
لو كان سُقْمُ حَبيبِ القلبِ في بدني
لكانthen it would be أَوْفَقَbetter suited ليto me أَوْor كَانwould be أَرفقَkinder بيto me
لكان أَوْفَقَ لي أَوْ كَان أَرفقَ بي
If the sickness of my heart’s beloved were in my body,
If my beloved's sickness was in my body,
It would suit me better, or be kinder to me.
It would be more suitable for me, or more merciful to me.
قدindeed زادَهhas increased him السُّقْمُthe sickness حُسْنَاًin beauty زادنيhas increased me كلفاًin infatuation
قد زادَه السُّقْمُ حُسْنَاً زادني كلفاً
فَصِرْتso I became فيin طَرَبٍrapture منهbecause of him وفيand in حَرَبanguish
فَصِرْت في طَرَبٍ منه وفي حَرَب
Sickness has indeed made him more beautiful, and me more infatuated.
The sickness increased his beauty, it increased my torment,
So, because of him, I am in rapture and in anguish.
So I became distressed by him, and at war.
حُمَّاهhis fever نارٌfire وذاكand that اللَّوْنُthe complexion منof ذَهبٍgold
حُمَّاه نارٌ وذاك اللَّوْنُ من ذَهبٍ
والنَّارُand fire تُعرَفُis known بالتحسينِfor beautification للذَّهبof gold
والنَّارُ تُعرَفُ بالتحسينِ للذَّهب
His fever is fire, and that complexion is of gold,
A fire inflamed him, and that color was from gold,
And fire is known to beautify gold.
And fire is known to enhance gold.
أَنَّىfrom where لهfor him البردُcoolness والحمَّىwhile fever مُغافِصةٌstriking unawares
أَنَّى له البردُ والحمَّى مُغافِصةٌ
هذاthis منfrom الخدِّthe cheek أَوor هذاthis منfrom الشَّنبthe teeth’s cool sweetness
هذا من الخدِّ أَو هذا من الشَّنب
Whence comes his coolness, when fever strikes him unawares?
How can he have cold and fever together?
Is this from his cheek, or this from his teeth’s cool sweetness?
This is from his cheek, or this is from his mouth.
لقدindeed تزايدَhas increased ذاكَthat الثَّغْرُthe mouth منin خصَرٍcoolness
لقد تزايدَ ذاكَ الثَّغْرُ من خصَرٍ
كماjust as توقَّدَhas blazed ذاكَthat الخدُّthe cheek منwith لَهبflame
كما توقَّدَ ذاكَ الخدُّ من لَهب
That mouth has indeed grown cooler still,
Indeed, that gap from his waist has increased,
Just as that cheek has blazed with flame.
As that cheek blazed from flame.
ياO منyou who يَعزُّis difficult عليهfor him أَنthat تقبِّلهit should kiss him
يا من يَعزُّ عليه أَن تقبِّله
حُمَّاهhis fever خَوْفاًout of fear علىfor قَلْبيmy heart منfrom الغَضَبanger
حُمَّاه خَوْفاً على قَلْبي من الغَضَب
O you who cannot bear to be kissed
O you, who finds it difficult to kiss him,
By your fever, for fear my heart should grow angry,
Inflamed out of fear for my heart from anger.
أَدْعُوكI call you بالشَّمسby the name ‘sun’ لاَnot بالبدْرِby the name ‘full moon’ مُنْكَسِفاًeclipsed
أَدْعُوك بالشَّمس لاَ بالبدْرِ مُنْكَسِفاً
فالشَّمسُfor the sun محمومَةٌfeverish فاسْعدso rejoice بِذَاin this اللَّقبepithet
فالشَّمسُ محمومَةٌ فاسْعد بِذَا اللَّقب
I call you the sun, not the eclipsed full moon;
I call you by the eclipsed sun, not the moon,
For the sun is feverish, so rejoice in this epithet.
For the sun is feverish, so be content with this title.
أَكنيI use a byname ولستand I do not أُسَمِّيname منthe one whom كَلِفْتُI became enamored بهof him
أَكني ولست أُسَمِّي من كَلِفْتُ به
وإِنand though كنيتُI use a byname فمَحْبُوبيstill, my beloved منof العَربthe Arabs
وإِن كنيتُ فمَحْبُوبي من العَرب
I use a byname, and do not name the one I am enamored of;
I hint but do not name whom I was burdened with,
And though I use a byname, my beloved is of the Arabs—
And if I hinted, then my beloved is from the Arabs.
ممَّنamong those who يَعافُshuns كئوسَcups الخمرِof wine صافِيةًpure
ممَّن يَعافُ كئوسَ الخمرِ صافِيةً
ويَشْتهيand craves حَلَبfreshly drawn milk الأَلْبانِmilk فيin الْعُلبَwooden bowls
ويَشْتهي حَلَب الأَلْبانِ في الْعُلبَ
One of those who shun cups of pure wine
One who disdains cups of pure wine,
And crave freshly drawn milk in wooden bowls.
And craves the milking of milk in jugs.
تكسُّرlanguid drooping الجفنِof the eyelid منهin him غيرُnot مفْتَعلfeigned
تكسُّر الجفنِ منه غيرُ مفْتَعل
فطابَعُfor the imprint الحسنِof beauty منهin him غيرُnot مُكْتَسبِacquired
فطابَعُ الحسنِ منه غيرُ مُكْتَسبِ
His eyelid’s languid droop is not feigned,
My eyelid involuntarily twitches because of him,
For beauty’s stamp upon him is not acquired.
So the stamp of beauty on him is not fabricated.
Sol 6.1