تعشقتI fell in love with أحوىa dusky one أسمرbrown اللونthe complexion عينهhis eye
تعشقت أحوى أسمر اللون عينه
كأنas though بهاin it هارونHarun ينفثhe breathes out بالسحرwith magic
كأن بها هارون ينفث بالسحر
I fell in love with a dusky, brown-skinned one, whose eye
I fell for the one with dark complexion, his eyes
seemed to hold Harun, breathing magic.
As if Harun breathes magic into them
وماand not كانwas فىin ظنىmy expectation انقيادىmy submission لامرهto his command
وما كان فى ظنى انقيادى لامره
ولاnor أنهthat he يسطيعis able يخرجhe departs عنfrom أمرىmy command
ولا أنه يسطيع يخرج عن أمرى
And I never imagined yielding to his command,
And I did not expect to obey his order
Nor that he could defy my command.
Nor that he can go against my will
ولكنbut أمرthe course الحبlove فىin كلevery حالةcircumstance
ولكن أمر الحب فى كل حالة
علىaccording to غيرother than ماwhat يقضىdictates القياسlogical reasoning بهby it يجرىproceeds
على غير ما يقضى القياس به يجرى
But love's course, in every circumstance,
But the order of love in every case
Runs contrary to what reason dictates.
Flows against what logic rules
أراقبI watch for منهfrom him خلوةa private moment كلevery لحظةmoment
أراقب منه خلوة كل لحظة
فيبعدso he withdraws عنىfrom me غيرnot مستظهرhaving mastered هجرةestrangement
فيبعد عنى غير مستظهر هجرة
Every moment I watch for a chance to be alone with him,
I watch his privacy every moment
And he draws away from me, unpracticed in estrangement.
Yet he distances himself, not overtly showing separation
وانand if أنسI forget لاnot أنسىI forget قبيلةa little kiss خدهhis cheek
وان أنس لا أنسى قبيلة خده
لدىby شجرtrees البستانthe garden فىat مجمعthe confluence النهرthe river
لدى شجر البستان فى مجمع النهر
And if I forget, I shall not forget the little kiss on his cheek,
If I forget, I won't forget his cheek
By the garden's trees, at the river's confluence.
By the garden's trees, by the river bend
فياso, oh حبذاhow lovely ذاكthat التوردthe rosy blush خجلةfrom shyness
فيا حبذا ذاك التورد خجلة
وأحلىand how sweet بذياكwith that little one المقبلthe kissed one منof ثغرa mouth
وأحلى بذياك المقبل من ثغر
Oh, how lovely that rosy blush of shyness,
So wonderful is that shyness
And how sweet that little mouth I kissed!
And sweeter are those lips coming from his mouth
Sol 6.1