تضحكsmile عنrevealing طلهاher dew غلائلهاher gossamer robes
تضحك عن طلها غلائلها
ودمعهاand her tears فيon الخدودthe cheeks مزدحمcrowded
ودمعها في الخدود مزدحم
Her gossamer robes smile, revealing her dew,
She laughs, unveiling her braided tresses,
And her tears crowd upon her cheeks.
While tears adorn her cheeks.
تهزهاsways her نشوةintoxication المالwealth وللحسنand beauty has
تهزها نشوة المال وللحسن
حمياًintoxicating ardor كالخمرlike wine تحتكمholds sway
حمياً كالخمر تحتكم
The intoxication of wealth sways her, and beauty has
She is thrilled by wealth’s delight, and for beauty,
A wine-like ardor that holds sway.
She has a zeal like wine’s inebriation.
تحسبهاyou think she لاfor (apparent split word) فترارهاher smiling (apparent split word) أبداًalways
تحسبها لا فترارها أبداً
قدhas سرهاdelighted her فيin منامهاher sleep حلمa dream
قد سرها في منامها حلم
You think, because she is always smiling,
You'd think she’ll never lose her charm,
That a dream has delighted her in her sleep.
As in her dreams, a fantasy gave her joy.
أهديتهاI gave her as a gift شبههاher likeness وقلتand I said لهاto her
أهديتها شبهها وقلت لها
قوليsay! لهto him لوif تساعفwould assist الكلمwords
قولي له لو تساعف الكلم
I gave her to one like her, and said to her:
I gifted her, her youth, and told her:
Speak to him, if words would come to your aid:
“Say to him, if only words could double.”
أماdo ... not? ترىyou see رونقيmy luster وزهرتهand its bloom
أما ترى رونقي وزهرته
كأننيas though I بالنجومwith stars ألتثمveil my face
كأنني بالنجوم ألتثم
Do you not see my luster and its bloom,
“Don’t you see my glow and bloom?
As though I veiled my face with stars?
Like stars, I don.
فكيفthen how تجفونyou turn away إنif شبهوكthey liken you بناto us
فكيف تجفون إن شبهوك بنا
وثوبand the robe حسنيmy beauty علىupon me (apparent reading) منسجمflowing smoothly
وثوب حسني على منسجم
Then how can you turn away if they liken you to us,
So why spurn me, if they compare you to us?
While the robe of my beauty drapes smoothly over me?
My dress of beauty perfectly matched.”
ياO مانعone who forbids اللحظthe gaze أنto يجولwander بهover him
يا مانع اللحظ أن يجول به
كأنماas though حسنthe beauty وجههhis face حرمsacred ground
كأنما حسن وجهه حرم
O you who forbid the gaze to wander over you,
“O denier of glances that would roam,
As though the beauty of your face were sacred ground!
As if his handsome face is sacrosanct!”
يعجبنيpleases me المرءthe man ذوpossessing الحزامةprudence والفهمand understanding
يعجبني المرء ذو الحزامة والفهم
ومنand one whom لاnot يغرهdeceives him الوهمillusion
ومن لا يغره الوهم
I admire a man of prudence and understanding,
A man of dignity and wisdom pleases me,
And one whom illusion does not deceive.
Not one led astray by illusion.
ولاnor أحبI love الجمالbeauty متهماsuspect
ولا أحب الجمال متهما
فيin رأيهhis judgment تستخفهmake him frivolous النعمblessings
في رأيه تستخفه النعم
Nor do I love beauty that is suspect
Nor do I love suspect beauty,
In its judgment, made frivolous by blessings.
Or one who takes blessings lightly.
هينيsuppose me (apparent reading) ببعضin some القفارwildernesses نابتةًgrowing
هيني ببعض القفار نابتةً
فيin حيثa place where لاnot تهتديfinds its way ليto me القدمthe foot
في حيث لا تهتدي لي القدم
Suppose me growing in some wilderness,
Direct me to some barren land,
Where no foot finds its way to me.
Where no feet would find their way.
إذاًthen لماwould not حسsensed رونقيmy luster أحدanyone
إذاً لما حس رونقي أحد
ولاnor بكىwept إنif دهانيbefell me العدمnothingness
ولا بكى إن دهاني العدم
Then no one would have sensed my luster,
Then none would sense my charm,
Nor wept if nothingness befell me.
Or weep, if death erased me.
ياO ظالماًone who wrongs حسنهhis beauty رويدكtake it easy ماhow!
يا ظالماً حسنه رويدك ما
أرخصcheap حسناًa beauty تجنهhide it الظلمdarkness
أرخص حسناً تجنه الظلم
O you who wrong your beauty—easy now! How
O unjust one, go gently with his beauty,
Cheap is a beauty that darkness hides!
Do not cheapen beauty so cruelly wronged.
فاسمحso allow بأنthat تشتهيbe desired (apparent reading) ويطمعand hopes فيfor
فاسمح بأن تشتهي ويطمع في
ودكyour affection قلبٌa heart عليكfor you مضطرمaflame
ودك قلبٌ عليك مضطرم
So consent to be desired, and let there be hope for
Allow a heart inflamed by you,
Your affection in a heart aflame for you.
To yearn for your affection.
ثمthen إذbeginning of 'wither!' (apparent split) بلىend of 'wither!' (apparent split) كيso that تريهyou show him مصرعهhis demise
ثم إذ بلى كي تريه مصرعه
فكلfor all حسنbeauty بالتربagainst the dust يلتطمcollides
فكل حسن بالترب يلتطم
Then wither, to show him his demise,
Then, as you bring about his demise,
For all beauty is dashed against the dust.
Know all beauty meets the dust.
Sol 6.1