لوif ترواyou could see حبa beloved ماhow اجملbeautiful
لو تروا حب ما اجمل
السبدورthe full moons (unclear text) منone who يخجلputs to shame
السبدور من يخجل
If you could see a beloved—how beautiful!
One who puts the full moons to shame!
قدhas فشيspread حسنbeauty واشتهرand become renowned
قد فشي حسن واشتهر
كلevery قلبheart بهwith him انعمرhas been filled
كل قلب به انعمر
His beauty has spread and become renowned;
every heart is filled with him.
ويميّلand he sways إذيwhen خطرhe passes by
ويميّل إذي خطر
قصائدpoems وازحالand zajals (vernacular poems) لابنby Ibn زمركZamrak
قصائد وازحال لابن زمرك
And he sways as he passes by.
Poems and zajals by Ibn Zamrak.
غصنa bough قدواhis figure ماhow أعدلwell-proportioned
غصن قدوا ما أعدل
تسقواwaters him الريحthe wind وتحملand carries
تسقوا الريح وتحمل
His figure is a bough—how well-proportioned!
The wind waters him and bears him aloft.
صورa figure (unclear form) منamong أملحthe loveliest الصورthe figures
صور من أملح الصور
روضa garden هوit is خدa cheek منof زهرflowers
روض هو خد من زهر
A figure among the loveliest of figures;
his cheek is a garden of flowers,
وجفونand eyelids تسبيcaptivate منwhoever نظرlooks
وجفون تسبي من نظر
ماnot يزولواhe ceases يتغزّلhe sings of love
ما يزولوا يتغزّل
and eyelids that captivate whoever looks.
He never ceases to sing of love,
يفتنواhe enchants الناسthe people ويخذلand forsakes
يفتنوا الناس ويخذل
وشفيفيتand little lips منof عقيقcarnelian
وشفيفيت من عقيق
enchanting people and forsaking them.
And little lips of carnelian,
وشويربand a little moustache أخضرgreen رقيقfine
وشويرب أخضر رقيق
وورهand a face (conjectural) ربطfresh (conjectural) منof شقيقanemones
ووره ربط من شقيق
and a little moustache, green and fine,
and a [fresh face] of anemones.
العلوloftiness فيهin him والملand [unclear]
العلو فيه والمل
كلeveryone منfrom ريّهthe sight of him توهلis awestruck
كل من ريّه توهل
In him are loftiness and [unclear].
Everyone is awestruck at the sight of him.
ياO حبيبيmy beloved بهاlook (unclear) إليtoward me
يا حبيبي بها إلي
غصنa bough أنتyou are فملso bend عليtoward me
غصن أنت فمل علي
O my beloved, [look] toward me;
you are a bough, so bend toward me.
كنتI was ندريكknowing you رشيقgraceful حليsweet
كنت ندريك رشيق حلي
سكرsugar لوif only كنyou would تميّلsway
سكر لو كن تميّل
I knew you to be graceful and sweet—
sugar-sweet, if only you would sway!
وعليهاand upon her or it نقبّلI kiss
وعليها نقبّل
منصورMansur آمشبهO you who resemble القمرthe moon
منصور آمشبه القمر
And I would press kisses upon it.
Mansur, O you who resemble the moon,
خذtake بيديّby my two hands اشwhat تنتظرare you waiting for
خذ بيديّ اش تنتظر
نقطعlet us pass الليلthe night بالسهرin wakefulness
نقطع الليل بالسهر
take me by both hands—what are you waiting for?
Let us pass the night awake.
روحa soul نعطيكI give you لوif تقبلyou accept
روح نعطيك لو تقبل
كنI would نهدّيهoffer it as a gift ونرسلand send
كن نهدّيه ونرسل
I would give you my soul, if you would accept it;
I would offer it as a gift and send it.
ماnot تريyou see جسميmy body بالنحولwith wasting
ما تري جسمي بالنحول
بحلlike الصبغdye حينwhen يحولit fades
بحل الصبغ حين يحول
Do you not see my body's wasting,
like dye when it fades?
ماnothing بقىremains منof غيرother than طلولruins
ما بقى من غير طلول
وذبلand has withered قلبa heart كاشعلas though aflame (unclear)
وذبل قلب كاشعل
Nothing remains but ruins,
and a heart withered, [as though aflame].
نارa fire تجنيكafflicts you (unclear) وأشغلand preoccupies (unclear)
نار تجنيك وأشغل
ماnot تخافyou fear شيat all أنthat نشتكيكI complain of you
ما تخاف شي أن نشتكيك
A fire that [afflicts] you and [preoccupies you].
Do you not fear that I may complain of you
فرفيّعin a petition (unclear) إلىto المليكthe king
فرفيّع إلى المليك
ونخليكand I leave you تفتلwringing اديكyour hands
ونخليك تفتل اديك
in a [petition] to the king,
and leave you wringing your hands?
إنّindeed عدواhis justice (conjectural) لسyou are not تجهلignorant of
إنّ عدوا لس تجهل
سلّمواmay He preserve him اللّهGod وفضّلand favor him
سلّموا اللّه وفضّل
Surely you are not ignorant of his [justice].
May God preserve him and favor him!
يامhow many (unclear form) يفتحhe conquers منof البليدthe lands (dialectal)
يام يفتح من البليد
فالقريبthen the near ones منهاamong them والبعيدand the far ones
فالقريب منها والبعيد
How many lands he conquers,
the near among them and the far!
والملوكand kings يرجعواbecome عبيدslaves
والملوك يرجعوا عبيد
ولعزّواand his might (unclear) يذلّلis humbled
ولعزّوا يذلّل
And kings become slaves;
their might is brought low,
ويهدّواand offers him gifts (unclear) ويرسلand sends
ويهدّوا ويرسل
ماnot لهhe has فيin الوجودexistence مثالan equal
ما له في الوجود مثال
and gifts are offered to him and sent.
He has no equal in existence:
التواضعhumility معwith الجلالmajesty
التواضع مع الجلال
والكمالand perfection حازhe attained معwith الجمالbeauty
والكمال حاز مع الجمال
humility together with majesty,
and perfection he has attained along with beauty.
كلeveryone منwho قدhas تأمّلcontemplated
كل من قد تأمّل
رجhopes for خيرواhis bounty وأمّلand cherishes hope
رج خيروا وأمّل
Everyone who has contemplated him
hopes for his bounty and cherishes hope.
Sol 6.1