ماwhat بالهاher state قدindeed هيَّمتshe drove mad with love والهاa lovesick man
ما بالها قد هيَّمت والها
فيin الحيthe tribe ماwhat عنّoccurred علىto بالهاher mind
في الحي ما عنّ على بالها
What ails her, that she has maddened a lovesick man
What ails her that she is restless, preoccupied
among the tribe? What has crossed her mind?
In the district, not caring what's on her mind
تسومهshe subjects him to الصَّدَّrejection فياso, O وصلهاunion with her
تسومه الصَّدَّ فيا وصلها
منwho لأخfor a brother of البعدseparation بايصالهاby bringing her near
من لأخ البعد بايصالها
She makes him endure rejection—oh, for union with her!
Sorrow saddens her, oh if only her lover would reunite
Who will bring her to separation's brother?
Who will deliver her from the misery of separation?
محميةguarded الخدرthe bower ببيضby gleaming الظبيsword-blades
محمية الخدر ببيض الظبي
منfrom لحظهاher glance لاnot البيضthe gleaming swords منof آلهاher kin
من لحظها لا البيض من آلها
Guarded in her bower by gleaming blades
Protected by soft cheeks like the white gazelle
from her glance—not the swords of her kin.
None can match her beauty, pure as pearl
مسكيةmusk-scented الخالthe beauty mark غزالa gazelle النقاthe sand-dune
مسكية الخال غزال النقا
قدindeed سرقstole المسكةthe musk منfrom خالهاher beauty mark
قد سرق المسكة من خالها
Musky is her beauty mark; the gazelle of the dune
Her mole exudes musk, a fawn marked with beauty
has stolen its musk from her beauty mark.
The musky mole stole its scent from her cheek
قيَّدتshe fettered القلبthe heart وياand oh شدّhow intense ماthe fact that
قيَّدت القلب ويا شدّ ما
قدindeed رسفtrudged in fetters القلبthe heart باغلالهاin her shackles
قد رسف القلب باغلالها
She fettered the heart—oh, how painfully
She has bound my heart, oh how
the heart has trudged in her shackles!
My heart is shackled by her chains
واحربيalas, my ruin! منfrom رمحa spear خطارةa swaying beauty
واحربي من رمح خطارة
تعسلshe sways فيin المشيwalking بعسَّالهاwith her supple lance
تعسل في المشي بعسَّالها
Alas, my ruin from a swaying beauty's spear!
Battle the spear's swift blows
She sways as she walks with her supple lance.
Honeyed in her gait, sword-belt jingling
خودa tender maiden بردعwith traces of الطيبperfume معطارةrichly perfumed
خود بردع الطيب معطارة
قدindeed فوّحتdiffused fragrance فارةthe musky scent سربالهاher gown
قد فوّحت فارة سربالها
A tender maiden, perfume-stained and richly scented;
Cloaked in sweet incense, aromatic
her gown's musky fragrance has spread abroad.
Her trailing robe has scented the earth
عابقةfragrant الربطthe garment ties اذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) مشتshe walks
عابقة الربط اذا ما مشت
عطَّرتshe perfumed الارضthe earth باذيالهاwith her trailing hems
عطَّرت الارض باذيالها
Her garment ties are fragrant; whenever she walks,
Binding sash, when she walks
she perfumes the earth with her trailing hems.
Her train perfumes the ground
صامتةsilent الخلخالthe anklet منwho ليfor me بمنwith someone who
صامتة الخلخال من لي بمن
يفصحwill make speak ليfor me اخرسmute خلخالهاher anklet
يفصح لي اخرس خلخالها
Her anklet is silent—who will find me someone
Silent anklets - if only someone could
to make her mute anklet speak for me?
Speak for me to her mute anklets
ياO عذبةsweet الريقsaliva بجنبbeside الحمىthe protected grounds
يا عذبة الريق بجنب الحمى
تمزجshe mixes ليfor me الريقsaliva بجريالهاwith her red wine
تمزج لي الريق بجريالها
O sweet-lipped one beside the protected grounds,
Sweet of saliva, fevered of breath
who blends her saliva with her red wine for me.
Mingling saliva with her draft
قدindeed ذقتI tasted منهاfrom her قرقفاًwine لمnot (past negation) اذقI taste
قد ذقت منها قرقفاً لم اذق
استغفرI seek forgiveness from اللهGod كأمثالهاlike its equals
استغفر الله كأمثالها
I have tasted wine from her; never have I tasted—
I have tasted from her a sip like no other
I ask God's forgiveness—anything like it.
I seek God's forgiveness for the likes of her
ابريقهاher ewer غنّىsang وقدand indeed صفَّقتshe clapped
ابريقها غنّى وقد صفَّقت
ترقصshe makes dance الشربthe drinkers بسلسالهاwith her limpid wine
ترقص الشرب بسلسالها
Her ewer sang, and she clapped,
Her cup was melody and she clinked
setting the drinkers dancing with her limpid wine.
Dancing the drinking with her chains
حالa state لهاof hers تُطربbrings rapture لوif only لمnot تحلit changes
حال لها تُطرب لو لم تحل
ياah هل(question marker) ترىdo you think تبقىshe remains علىin حالهاher state
يا هل ترى تبقى على حالها
Her state brings rapture—if only it would not change!
She has a state that brings joy, even if she doesn't
Ah, do you think she will remain as she is?
Do you see, can she stay as she is?
وياand O نسيماًa breeze هبَّblew منfrom طيبةTaybah
ويا نسيماً هبَّ من طيبة
يحملcarrying نشرthe fragrance of الطيبperfume منfrom ضالهاits wild lote trees
يحمل نشر الطيب من ضالها
And O breeze that blew from Taybah,
O breeze, blow from Tibah
bearing the scent of perfume from its wild lote trees,
Bearing the scent of her traces
هل(question marker) كسلthe languor of النرجسthe narcissus الهاكdistracted you عنfrom
هل كسل النرجس الهاك عن
فاترةlanguid الالحاظthe glances مكسالهاlanguorous in them
فاترة الالحاظ مكسالها
has the languor of the narcissus distracted you from
Has the narcissus tired of
the beauty with languid, drowsy glances?
Her languid glances, lethargic?
عجturn aside بربوعto dwellings غيرnot مطلولةmoistened with dew
عج بربوع غير مطلولة
فربعfor the dwelling of لبنىLubna بينamong اطلالهاtheir ruins
فربع لبنى بين اطلالها
Turn aside to dwellings untouched by dew,
Roam the meadows, unconcealed
for Lubna's abode lies among their ruins.
A pasture for the girls among the ruins
لاmay not غبَّهاfail them باكرthe morning rain of غيداقةٍa rain-laden cloud
لا غبَّها باكر غيداقةٍ
مبراقةflashing with lightning تهفوsweeping along بهطالهاwith its downpour
مبراقة تهفو بهطالها
May the morning rain of a rain-laden cloud never fail them,
No blame if she came out early, sleepy
flashing with lightning, sweeping along with its downpour.
Yawning, eyes heavy with drowsiness
Sol 6.1