حُبٌّlove لأَحْمَدَfor Ahmad قَدْalready فَشَاhas spread
حُبٌّ لأَحْمَدَ قَدْ فَشَا
بَيْنَbetween الْجَوانِحِthe ribs والْحَشَاand the inward parts
بَيْنَ الْجَوانِحِ والْحَشَا
Love for Ahmad has already spread
Love for Ahmad has spread
between the ribs and the inward parts.
Among the passions and wilderness
يَهْتَزُّhe sways فِيin حَرَكَاتِهِhis movements
يَهْتَزُّ فِي حَرَكَاتِهِ
مِثْلَlike الْقَضِيبِthe slender branch إِذَاwhen مَشَاhe walks
مِثْلَ الْقَضِيبِ إِذَا مَشَا
He sways in his movements
It trembles in his movements
like a slender branch when he walks.
Like a rod when it walks
خَدَّاهُhis two cheeks مِنْfrom بردِcoolness الدُّجَىnight's darkness
خَدَّاهُ مِنْ بردِ الدُّجَى
وَالْمُقْلَتَانِand the two eyes مِنَfrom الرَّشَاthe young gazelle
وَالْمُقْلَتَانِ مِنَ الرَّشَا
His cheeks are of the coolness of night,
His cheeks were made pale by the cold of early morning dew
and his two eyes are a young gazelle's.
And his eyelids by staying up late
لَمَّاwhen ظَفِرْتُI won بِوَصْلِهِwith union with him
لَمَّا ظَفِرْتُ بِوَصْلِهِ
وَمَلَكْتُand I possessed مِنْهُfrom him مَاwhatever أشَاI wish
وَمَلَكْتُ مِنْهُ مَا أشَا
When I won union with him
When I gained union with him
and obtained from him whatever I wished—
And possessed what I desired
أَحْلَىthe sweetest الْبَرِّيةِall creation أَوْor عَلَىover
أَحْلَى الْبَرِّيةِ أَوْ عَلَى
عَيْنِthe eye الَّذيthe one who يَهْوَىloves غِشَاa veil
عَيْنِ الَّذي يَهْوَى غِشَا
the sweetest of all creation—or is there
It was sweeter than rain in the desert or upon
a veil over the eye of one who loves?
The eye of one who desires a glimpse
وتَنَاوَمَتْand feigned sleep عَيْنُthe eye الرَّقِيthe watcher (continued)
وتَنَاوَمَتْ عَيْنُ الرَّقِي
بِcompletes الرقيب: the watcher لَحَثِّto urge on أَقْدَاحِcups الْوِشَاtale-bearing
بِ لَحَثِّ أَقْدَاحِ الْوِشَا
And the watcher's eye feigned sleep
And the eye of the watcher took turns
to spur on the cups of tale-bearing.
With the bubbles of cups of wine
وفَشَاand spread الحَدِيثُthe talk بِحُبِّناabout our love
وفَشَا الحَدِيثُ بِحُبِّنا
والحُبُّand love يَحْسُنُgrows lovelier إِنْif فَشَاit spreads
والحُبُّ يَحْسُنُ إِنْ فَشَا
And talk of our love spread,
The news of our love spread
and love grows lovelier if it spreads.
And love is beautiful when it spreads
عَبَثَmeddled الْوُشاةُthe tale-bearers بوَصْلِنَاwith our union
عَبَثَ الْوُشاةُ بوَصْلِنَا
حَسَداًout of envy فقُبِّحَso may he be disgraced مَنْwhoever وَشَاtold tales
حَسَداً فقُبِّحَ مَنْ وَشَا
The tale-bearers meddled with our union
The slanderers toyed with our union
out of envy—so shame on whoever told tales!
Out of envy, may he who gossiped be damned
Sol 6.1