حثاthe two hastened شرابهماtheir drink فيin ظلthe shade of حسانHassan
حثا شرابهما في ظل حسان
رياهhis fragrance ريحانناour sweet basil فيin مجلسthe gathering of الحانthe tavern
رياه ريحاننا في مجلس الحان
They hastened their drinking in Hassan's shade.
They urged their drinks in the shade of passion,
His fragrance was our sweet basil in the tavern gathering:
We watered our basil plant in the seat of melodies.
رياthe fragrance of الحبيبthe beloved ولاand no شيءthing كفنحتهlike his fragrance (unclear form)
ريا الحبيب ولا شيء كفنحته
وهناًin the still of night يهيجit stirs أطرابيmy raptures وأشجانيand my sorrows
وهناً يهيج أطرابي وأشجاني
the beloved's fragrance—nothing compares with his wafted scent;
I saw my beloved and nothing like seeing him,
in the still of night, it stirs my raptures and sorrows.
And here he stirs my longings and passions.
حثاًthe two hastened (apparent typo) شرابهماtheir drink حتىuntil رأيتهماI saw them both
حثاً شرابهما حتى رأيتهما
لاnot يسمعانthey both hear وإنand although كاناthey both were يقولانthey both speak
لا يسمعان وإن كانا يقولان
They hastened their drinking until I saw them
They urged their drinks until I saw them,
hearing nothing, though they were speaking.
Not listening even if they were speaking.
هماthe two of them أثيرانtwo dear friends علّاتيmy afflictions علىin ظمأthirst
هما أثيران علّاتي على ظمأ
وبالشرابand through wine علىinto سرىmy secret يغوصانthey both dive
وبالشراب على سرى يغوصان
They are two dear friends, thirsty for my troubles,
They are preoccupied with my thirst,
and through wine they dive into my secret.
And with the drink plunging into my chest.
ويضحكانand they both laugh إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle الخمرthe wine رنحنيmade me reel
ويضحكان إذا ما الخمر رنحني
دوارهاits dizziness واستوىand became equal سرىmy secret وإعلانيand my disclosure
دوارها واستوى سرى وإعلاني
And they laugh when wine makes me reel
They laugh when the wine makes me dizzy,
with its dizziness, and my secret and my avowal become one.
Its dizziness equalizes my chest and my mind.
وبعجبانand they marvel (apparent typo) لنسجيat my weaving الزورfalsehood أجعلهI make it
وبعجبان لنسجي الزور أجعله
ذريعةa pretext لطريرfor one radiant in الحسنbeauty غيانيmy beguiler (uncertain reading)
ذريعة لطرير الحسن غياني
And they marvel at the falsehood I weave, making it
And they wonder why I pretend folly,
a pretext for my beguiler, radiant in beauty.
To be a means for the melody of beauty enticing me.
وبحسبانيand they deem me (apparent typo) مجاناa libertine كأنهماas though the two of them
وبحسباني مجانا كأنهما
لمnot (past negation) يعرفhe knows سخرthe tyranny of أشجانyearnings وأحزانand sorrows
لم يعرف سخر أشجان وأحزان
And they deem me a libertine, as though neither
And they reckon me generous as if they
had ever known the tyranny of yearning and sorrow.
Had not known the mockery of passions and sorrows.
يكادhe almost يأكلهdevours him باللحظwith the gaze مبصرهwhoever sees him
يكاد يأكله باللحظ مبصره
لوif only يستطيعhe could رنواgazing steadily لحظthe gaze of ولهانa lovesick one
لو يستطيع رنوا لحظ ولهان
Whoever sees him almost devours him with his eyes,
Their looks almost devour him,
if only he could, staring with a lovesick gaze.
If only a passionate or tender look could.
ولفظهand his speech السحرmagic إلاexcept أنهthat it is كلمwords
ولفظه السحر إلا أنه كلم
ولحظهand his gaze الخلدimmortality إلّاexcept أنهthat it is جانيone who harms
ولحظه الخلد إلّا أنه جاني
And his speech is magic, except that it is words;
His magic words, though he spoke,
and his gaze is immortality, except that it wounds.
And his immortal glances, though he winked at me.
وجهٌa face مضيءٌradiant منfrom الفردوسParadise مخرجهits origin
وجهٌ مضيءٌ من الفردوس مخرجه
ملءfilling النواظرthe gazing eyes منwith حسنbeauty وإحسانand goodness
ملء النواظر من حسن وإحسان
A radiant face whose origin is Paradise,
A bright face whose origin is Paradise
filling every gaze with beauty and goodness.
Filling the sights with beauty and kindness.
وقالand he said صفdescribe ليلتيmy night هذيthis مجملهاthe one adorning it
وقال صف ليلتي هذي مجملها
نفسيmy soul فداؤكyour ransom منas راجٍa hopeful one ومنانand a giver of favors
نفسي فداؤك من راجٍ ومنان
And he who adorned it said: Describe this night of mine.
And he said, describe for me this night altogether,
My soul be your ransom, hopeful one and giver of favors!
My soul is yours, from a viewer and a grantor.
أهبتI summoned بالشعرupon poetry فاستفتحتso I opened مغلقهits locked door
أهبت بالشعر فاستفتحت مغلقه
كنجمةlike the star of الصبحdawn تحدوurges onward نورهits light الوانيfaltering
كنجمة الصبح تحدو نوره الواني
I summoned poetry and unlocked its closed door,
I inspired poetry, opened its locked,
like the morning star urging on dawn's faltering light.
Like the morning star racing its colors.
ولوand if وكلتI were left إلىto نفسيmyself عييتI would be at a loss بهاover it
ولو وكلت إلى نفسي عييت بها
لكنbut دعوتyou called فماso not أعياI am at a loss بتبيانto explain
لكن دعوت فما أعيا بتبيان
Had I been left to myself, I would have faltered over it;
If I entrusted myself, I would be helpless,
but you called, so I am not at a loss to describe it.
But I prayed and my explanation did not tire.
سقياmay it be watered ورعياand cherished لهاfor it منas ليلةa night سلفتthat passed
سقيا ورعيا لها من ليلة سلفت
عادتbecame again رطاباًfresh and supple بهاthrough it أعوادthe stems of أغصانيmy branches
عادت رطاباً بها أعواد أغصاني
May that bygone night be watered and cherished,
I watered and shepherded it from a past night,
when the wood of my branches grew fresh again.
Its twigs returned moist with it.
إذwhen ملعبيmy playground الناسpeople ألهوI play غيرnot محتشمrestrained
إذ ملعبي الناس ألهو غير محتشم
بأرجلٍwith legs منهمof them طراall وأذقانand chins
بأرجلٍ منهم طرا وأذقان
When people were my playground, I played without restraint
Since my playground is reckless people,
with the legs and chins of them all.
With legs and hands touching.
سقيتنيyou gave me to drink الحبlove إذas نحسوwe sip علىat مهلleisure
سقيتني الحب إذ نحسو على مهل
ألذthe sweetest ماwhat يتحساهsips it حبيبانtwo lovers
ألذ ما يتحساه حبيبان
You gave me love to drink as we slowly sipped
Love made me drink slowly,
the sweetest thing two lovers ever sip.
The sweetest one can taste, O two lovers!
وظلتand you kept ترشقنيpelting me باللحظwith glances عنfrom عرضthe side
وظلت ترشقني باللحظ عن عرض
فأتقيكso I shield myself from you بأغضاءاتwith lowered glances غفلانone unaware
فأتقيك بأغضاءات غفلان
And you kept pelting me with sidelong glances,
And she glanced at me from the side,
so I shielded myself with the lowered eyes of one unaware.
So I avoid you with inadvertent aversions.
وأصرفand I divert الفكرthought عنكمaway from you all بالمزاحwith joking عسىin hopes that
وأصرف الفكر عنكم بالمزاح عسى
أفيءI return يوماًone day إلىto رشديmy good sense ورجحاتيand my sound judgments
أفيء يوماً إلى رشدي ورجحاتي
And I turn my thoughts from you with jests, hoping
And distract my thoughts with jokes, hoping
one day to return to my reason and sound judgment,
To one day return to my sanity and wisdom.
وأدعيand I claim أنthat ضنئيmy wasting sickness سالبيrobbing me of رشديmy reason
وأدعي أن ضنئي سالبي رشدي
كيماso that ألهيI distract الحشاthe heart عنfrom حسنbeauty مفتانbewitching
كيما ألهي الحشا عن حسن مفتان
and claim that my wasting sickness has robbed me of reason,
And claim my stinginess deprived me of my sanity,
so I may distract my heart from bewitching beauty.
Just to distract the madmen from the charming seducer.
وياسمينٍand jasmine شممناهwe smelled it مناقلةًpassing it between us
وياسمينٍ شممناه مناقلةً
نشقتهI inhaled it ونشقتand I inhaled الحسنbeauty فيat آنone moment
نشقته ونشقت الحسن في آن
And jasmine we smelled, passing it between us—
A jasmine we smelled while exchanging,
I inhaled it, and inhaled beauty at the same time.
I plucked it and plucked beauty at once.
كناwe were وكنتand you were كسحبlike clouds بينهاamong them قمرa moon
كنا وكنت كسحب بينها قمر
فمزقتso tore apart شملناour gathering أرواحwinds غيرانa jealous one
فمزقت شملنا أرواح غيران
We were clouds, and you the moon among them,
We were, and I was, like clouds with a moon between,
then a jealous one's winds tore our gathering apart.
Then souls of hatred tore our gathering apart.
أوor كالضياءlike light رمىcast نجمٌa star وشائعهits strands
أو كالضياء رمى نجمٌ وشائعه
منfrom بينbetween أوراقthe leaves of أغصانbranches وأفنانand boughs
من بين أوراق أغصان وأفنان
Or like light, whose threads a star cast
Or like light thrown, and a star scattering it
from among the leaves of branches and boughs.
From between leaves, branches and lawns.
راختslackened لياليthe nights of النوىseparation أوتارthe strings of عيدانيmy lutes
راخت ليالي النوى أوتار عيداني
ياO لهفthe grief of نفسيmy soul علىfor جنكيmy harp وعيدانيand my lutes
يا لهف نفسي على جنكي وعيداني
The nights of parting slackened my lutes' strings;
The nights of estrangement slacked the strings of my lutes,
oh, my soul's grief for my harp and lutes!
Oh how my soul longs for my lute and strings!
ياO ليلةa night ليmine منهfrom him لستI am not ذاكرهاremembering it
يا ليلة لي منه لست ذاكرها
ألاexcept that (apparent typo) استهلتpoured forth بصوبwith a downpour of الدمعtears أجفانيmy eyelids
ألا استهلت بصوب الدمع أجفاني
O night he gave me, I never recall you
Oh night that I do not remember from it,
without my eyelids raining a torrent of tears.
Unless it started with my eyes overflowing with tears.
بعدafter السلوforgetting love تعودreturns to القلبthe heart صبوتهits yearning
بعد السلو تعود القلب صبوته
ياO ليتif only ماwhat عادreturned منهاof it كانhad أخطانيmissed me
يا ليت ما عاد منها كان أخطاني
After solace, the heart's yearning returns;
After comfort, the heart returns to its morning thirst,
if only that returning yearning had passed me by!
If only what returned from it had not saddened me!
كمhow many ليلةًa night بعدهاafter it كابدتهاI endured it سهراsleeplessly
كم ليلةً بعدها كابدتها سهرا
وكلand every همsorrow بهاin it ليfor me منهof it زوجانa pair
وكل هم بها لي منه زوجان
How many nights afterward I endured sleepless,
How many nights after it I stayed up in sorrow,
and every sorrow in them came to me in pairs!
Each worry in it doubles upon me.
كالبحرlike the sea حينwhen تهبblows الريحthe wind عاصفةًstormily
كالبحر حين تهب الريح عاصفةً
صدريmy breast ويخبطand it dashes بطناتاhollows (unclear form) بظهرانagainst ridges
صدري ويخبط بطناتا بظهران
Like the sea when the wind blows in a storm
Like the sea when the wind blows stormy,
is my breast, dashing its hollows against its ridges.
My chest, colliding waves with the shore.
ياO موقدkindler of النارfire فيin قلبيmy heart وتاركهاand leaving it
يا موقد النار في قلبي وتاركها
تكويscorches حشايmy entrails وتوهيand weakens صرحthe edifice of بنيانيmy structure
تكوي حشاي وتوهي صرح بنياني
O you who kindle fire in my heart and leave it
O igniter of fire in my heart, leaving it
to scorch my entrails and weaken the edifice of my being,
To burn my entrails and ruin the structure of my being!
حتىuntil غدوتI became وألفاظيand my words لهاin them وقدٌa blaze
حتى غدوت وألفاظي لها وقدٌ
كأنماas though هيthey منfrom أحشاءthe entrails of بركانa volcano
كأنما هي من أحشاء بركان
until I came to speak words that blaze,
Until I became, and my words for it are furnace,
as though they came from a volcano's entrails.
As if it comes from the wombs of a volcano.
بردcool بقربكwith your nearness نيرانيmy fires فإنfor indeed لهاthey have
برد بقربك نيراني فإن لها
شباًa sharp edge كأنas though لهit has تخبيطthe flailing of شيطانa devil
شباً كأن له تخبيط شيطان
Cool my fires with your nearness, for they have
Your closeness cools my fires, for they have
an edge that flails like a devil.
A demon's agitation, it seems.
عجلتyou hastened بالهجرto desertion ياO موفيone who looms علىover أمليmy hope
عجلت بالهجر يا موفي على أملي
وياand O سقاميmy sickness ووسواسيand my obsession وشغلانيand my preoccupation
ويا سقامي ووسواسي وشغلاني
You hastened to desert me, O you who loom over my hope,
You hurried with estrangement, fulfilling my hopes,
and O my sickness, my obsession, and my preoccupation!
And my illness, obsessions and preoccupations.
وليلتناand our two nights (dual apparently intended) هماthe two of them ليmine منكfrom you واحدةٌone
وليلتنا هما لي منك واحدةٌ
عفواًfreely given وأخرىand another علىthrough وعدa promise ونشدانand entreaty
عفواً وأخرى على وعد ونشدان
And our two nights are mine from you: one
Our night together you and I is one,
freely given, the other through promise and entreaty.
Forgiveness, and another is based on a promise and longing.
أليلتانtwo nights? جزائيmy reward منكfrom you أجلهماtheir end
أليلتان جزائي منك أجلهما
بعدٌestrangement علىamid حسراتregrets إثرafter إحسانkindness
بعدٌ على حسرات إثر إحسان
Are two nights my reward from you, their end
The two nights are my reward for which
estrangement and heartbreak after kindness?
There is separation, after kindness.
مسافةthe distance to البيتthe house لاnot شهرa month ولاand not سنةa year
مسافة البيت لا شهر ولا سنة
لكنbut دقائقminutes تعدوthey race ذاتwith أمعانheadlong speed
لكن دقائق تعدو ذات أمعان
The house is not a month or a year away,
Not the distance of a month or year,
but minutes that rush on at full speed.
But minutes passing with haste.
أإنif...? دعوتكI call you للرعياto care فلاthen no عجلhaste
أإن دعوتك للرعيا فلا عجل
وإنand if دعوتI call إلىto مطلdelay فلاthen not وانيone who lags
وإن دعوت إلى مطل فلا واني
If I call you to show care, do you make no haste,
If you call me to shepherd, then do not rush,
yet if I call you to delay, do you never lag?
And if you call me to long, then do not blame me.
تحدثspoke الناسpeople عماabout what فيكin you منof حسنbeauty
تحدث الناس عما فيك من حسن
هيهاتhow far ذاكthat لقلبfor the heart of الوالهthe lovelorn one المانيthe dreamer
هيهات ذاك لقلب الواله الماني
People have spoken of the beauty in you—
People discussing your beauty is nonsense,
how remote that is to a lovelorn, dreaming heart!
Alas, that is for the doting heart of a lover.
ياO جنةthe paradise of العينthe eye ماwhy للأرضfor the earth ملبسةclothed
يا جنة العين ما للأرض ملبسة
سوابغاًample robes منfrom سدىthe warp of همcare وأحزانand sorrows
سوابغاً من سدى هم وأحزان
O paradise of the eye, why is the earth clad
O paradise of the eye, the land is not dressed
in ample robes whose warp is care and sorrow?
In repeated, futile worries and sorrows.
ياO روضةa garden منamong رياضthe gardens of الحسنbeauty فاتنةbeguiling
يا روضة من رياض الحسن فاتنة
تموجbillows باليانعwith flourishing growth النائيthe distant وبالدانيand with the near
تموج باليانع النائي وبالداني
O beguiling garden among the gardens of beauty,
O a garden from the gardens of charm, alluring,
swaying with flourishing growth, far and near,
Billowing with the remote and near.
فيكin you الشقائقthe anemones للجانيfor the gatherer تميلbend علىover
فيك الشقائق للجاني تميل على
طرائفchoice blooms منof أقاحٍdaisies وسطamid ريحانsweet basil
طرائف من أقاحٍ وسط ريحان
your anemones bend to the gatherer, above
In you the anemones lean to the side for the picker,
choice daisies amid sweet basil;
On subtleties of pear and amidst basil.
ونرجسand narcissus فوقهاabove them يسطوattacks بلحظتهwith its gaze
ونرجس فوقها يسطو بلحظته
علىagainst فؤادa heart طويلlong in البثgrief قرحانwounded
على فؤاد طويل البث قرحان
and narcissus above them strikes with its gaze
And narcissus above it controlling with its glance,
at a wounded heart long steeped in grief.
The heart longing in constant pain and sores.
قدindeed كانwas ظنيmy belief أنيthat I قدalready ملأتhad filled يديmy hand
قد كان ظني أني قد ملأت يدي
هيهاتfar from it ذاكthat حرمناwe were deprived أيwhat utter حرمانdeprivation
هيهات ذاك حرمنا أي حرمان
I had thought that I had filled my hand;
I thought I had filled my hands,
far from it! How utterly we were deprived!
Alas - we are deprived, what deprivation!
أتمmore perfect طيباًin sweetness وحسناًand beauty منكthan you ماnot نظرتhas seen
أتم طيباً وحسناً منك ما نظرت
عينيmy eye ولاnor سمعتhave heard فيin الدهرall time آدانيmy ears (apparent typo)
عيني ولا سمعت في الدهر آداني
Never has one more perfect in sweetness and beauty than you
I did not complete enjoyment and beauty from you however much
been seen by my eye or heard of by my ears in all my life.
My eyes saw, nor did I hear unmatched melodies.
ولاnor أتمmore complete أسىin sorrow منىthan me ولاnor كمداin anguish
ولا أتم أسى منى ولا كمدا
ياO ساعقيyou who strike me down (unclear form) بجمالwith beauty ماnot لهit has ثانan equal
يا ساعقي بجمال ما له ثان
Nor is anyone more complete in sorrow and anguish than I,
Nor did I complete more sorrow from me,
O you who strike me down with beauty that has no equal!
O captivator with unmatched beauty!
ياO حسنBeauty كمhow many منof أخيone endowed with حسنbeauty كلفتI was enamored بهwith him
يا حسن كم من أخي حسن كلفت به
قدindeed سارfollowed سيركyour path فيin صدrejection وهجرانand abandonment
قد سار سيرك في صد وهجران
O Beauty, how many a lovely one have I adored
O beauty! How many a brother in beauty I burdened with,
who followed your path of rejection and desertion!
Who walked your path in repulsion and estrangement!
لماwhen برمتI grew weary بهof him فارقتهI left him جذلاgladly
لما برمت به فارقته جذلا
وكفand ceased دمعيmy tears عنfrom سحpouring وتهتانand streaming
وكف دمعي عن سح وتهتان
When I wearied of him, I left him gladly,
When I became aloof from him resentfully,
and my tears ceased their pouring and streaming.
And restrained my tears from streaming and melting,
لكنbut أبتrefused ذاكthat أياتٌsigns لحسنكof your beauty لمdid not
لكن أبت ذاك أياتٌ لحسنك لم
تتركleave سوىexcept سبلpaths of إقرارacknowledgment وإذعانand surrender
تترك سوى سبل إقرار وإذعان
But the signs of your beauty denied me that, and did not
But that refused, verses about your beauty did not
leave any way but acknowledgment and surrender.
Leave but paths of admitting and submitting.
أهونhow insignificant عليكto you بمفتونa love-stricken man وشقوتهand his misery
أهون عليك بمفتون وشقوته
إذاwhen لهوتyou toy بأكبادwith livers وأذهانand minds
إذا لهوت بأكباد وأذهان
How little a love-stricken man and his misery matter to you
Is it easier for you to leave a passionate one and his agony
when you toy with livers and minds!
When minds and innermost thoughts become confused?
Sol 6.1