علقbound الفؤادthe heart بثغرهto his mouth المعسولhoneyed
علق الفؤاد بثغره المعسول
رشأa young gazelle تقارنcoincided منعهhis refusal معwith سوليmy desire
رشأ تقارن منعه مع سولي
My heart clung to his honeyed mouth,
He bound my heart to his honeyed mouth—
a fawn whose refusal kept pace with my entreaty.
a young gazelle whose refusal accompanied my desire.
عقدtied الجفاestrangement وحلّand untied عقدthe knot of وفائهhis fidelity
عقد الجفا وحلّ عقد وفائه
فأبادso he destroyed بالمعقودwith what was tied والمحلولand what was untied
فأباد بالمعقود والمحلول
He knotted estrangement and undid the knot of his fidelity,
He tied the knot of estrangement and untied the knot of his fidelity,
and destroyed me with what was knotted and what was loosed.
and so destroyed me with the tied and the untied.
كالغصنlike a branch ليناًin suppleness والغزالand the gazelle تلفتاًin turning his gaze
كالغصن ليناً والغزال تلفتاً
والبدرand the full moon حُسناin beauty حازpossessed كلevery جميلbeautiful quality
والبدر حُسنا حاز كل جميل
Supple as the bough, turning as the gazelle,
Like a branch in suppleness, and a gazelle in his turning glances,
lovely as the full moon—he possessed every beauty.
and the full moon in beauty—he possessed every charm.
رفعremoved اصطباريmy endurance حالduring نصبthe torment of غرامهpassion for him
رفع اصطباري حال نصب غرامه
جزماًdecisively بكسرةwith the droop of جفنهhis eyelid المذبولlanguid
جزماً بكسرة جفنه المذبول
Love for him, once established, lifted my endurance away,
He swept away my patience amid the torment of loving him,
decisively, with the droop of his languishing eyelid.
decisively, with the droop of his languid eyelid.
ياO منyou whom أعللI soothe منهof him قلبيmy heart بالمُنىwith hopes
يا من أعلل منه قلبي بالمُنى
رفقاًbe gentle بقلبwith a heart فيin الهوىlove معلولailing
رفقاً بقلب في الهوى معلول
O you through whom my heart lies sick with secret love,
O you, with hopes of whom I soothe my heart,
have mercy on a heart afflicted by passion.
be gentle with a heart ailing in love.
ألمthe pain of الجفاestrangement أضنىwore down فهلso will أملthe hope of الوفاfidelity
ألم الجفا أضنى فهل أمل الوفا
يستنقذrescue المألومthe sufferer بالمأمولwith what is hoped for
يستنقذ المألوم بالمأمول
Estrangement’s pain has wasted me—has fulfillment now come
The pain of estrangement has worn me down; will hope of fidelity
to rescue the pain-stricken with what he hopes for?
rescue the sufferer with what is hoped for?
وأصلand I join كؤوساًcups منof شمولكyour wine بالهوىwith love
وأصل كؤوساً من شمولك بالهوى
فيin وقتa time of أنسcompanionship بالمنىwith hopes مشمولenveloped
في وقت أنس بالمنى مشمول
Root your cups of wine in love,
And I couple cups of your wine with love,
in a convivial hour enveloped in hopes.
in a time of companionship enveloped in hopes.
واغنمand seize منof اللذاتthe pleasures ماwhatever سمحتgranted بهwith it
واغنم من اللذات ما سمحت به
فرصthe opportunities of الزمانtime ودعand leave aside ملامthe blame of عذولa reproacher
فرص الزمان ودع ملام عذول
Seize of life’s pleasures whatever is granted by
And seize whatever pleasures are granted
the opportunities of time, and ignore a faultfinder’s blame.
by time's opportunities, and set a reproacher's blame aside.
Sol 6.1