سبانيcaptivated me منfrom among بنيthe sons of الاتراكthe Turks ريمa gazelle
سباني من بني الاتراك ريم
واسبلand set flowing عبرتيmy tears رشأa gazelle fawn رخيمsoft-voiced
واسبل عبرتي رشأ رخيم
A gazelle from among the Turks has taken me captive.
A slender maiden of Turkish descent enchanted me,
And a soft-voiced fawn has set my tears flowing.
And poured out her tears like gentle rain.
كحيلkohl-dark الطرفthe eye داجيnight-dark الشعرthe hair الميdusky-lipped
كحيل الطرف داجي الشعر المي
رشيقgraceful القدthe stature مجدولwell-knit هضيمslim-waisted
رشيق القد مجدول هضيم
Kohl-dark of eye, night-dark of hair, dusky-lipped,
Her eyes were kohl-dark, her hair jet black,
Graceful of stature, well-knit and slim-waisted.
Slender of form, shapely of body.
ترنحهmakes him sway الصباthe east wind فيميسso he sways تيهاًproudly
ترنحه الصبا فيميس تيهاً
كخوطlike a slender bough البانthe bān tree رنَّحهswayed it النسيمthe breeze
كخوط البان رنَّحه النسيم
The east wind rocks him, and he sways in pride,
The morning breeze swayed her to and fro,
Like a bough of the bān tree swayed by the breeze.
Like strands of yarn gently stirred by the wind.
شداhe sang فحمائمand the doves الاغصانof the branches ظلَّتkept
شدا فحمائم الاغصان ظلَّت
علىaround اعطافهhis sides طرباًin rapture تحومhovering
على اعطافه طرباً تحوم
He sang, and the doves in the branches kept
So the doves in the branches stayed still,
Hovering around his sides in rapture.
Charmed by her graceful movements.
كانas though خدودهhis cheeks ذكيٌّfragrant
كان خدوده ذكيٌّ
ونقطةand the dot خالهof his mole مسكٌmusk شميمsweet-scented
ونقطة خاله مسكٌ شميم
His cheeks seem fragrant,
Her cheeks were radiant,
And the dot of his mole is sweet-scented musk.
And the mole on her cheek was sweet musk.
ارومI seek وصالهunion with him ويرومand he seeks هجريforsaking me
اروم وصاله ويروم هجري
واينand how far مرامهhis aim مماfrom what ارومI seek
واين مرامه مما اروم
I seek union with him, while he seeks to shun me.
I desire union with her, and she desires to abandon me.
And how far his aim is from what I seek!
Where are her true feelings amidst what I desire?
اقولI say ومهجتيand my heart نهبprey to التصابيyouthful infatuation
اقول ومهجتي نهب التصابي
ودمعand tears العينof the eye هطَّالٌpouring copiously سجومstreaming
ودمع العين هطَّالٌ سجوم
I say, while my heart is prey to youthful infatuation,
I speak while my love is plundered by rivals,
And tears from my eyes pour down in streams:
And tears from my eyes pour down in streams.
معاذI seek refuge in الحبlove انthat اصغيI listen للومٍto reproach
معاذ الحب ان اصغي للومٍ
اجلُّI hold in esteem مسامعيmy ears واسىًand sorrow مقيمabiding
اجلُّ مسامعي واسىً مقيم
Love forbid that I should heed reproach!
Woe to love, if I listen to blame -
I hold my ears above it, while sorrow abides.
I turn a deaf ear and establish a firm resolve.
وليand I have قلبa heart غداةon the morning of البينparting عانٍcaptive
ولي قلب غداة البين عانٍ
بسفحat the foot of الجزعthe valley bend اشجتهsaddened it الرسومthe ruins
بسفح الجزع اشجته الرسوم
And I have a captive heart on the morning of parting,
My heart since we parted has been in agony,
At the foot of the valley bend, the ruins have saddened it.
Wounded by the feed of sadness.
وعينٌand an eye لمhas not تزلceased تنهلُّpouring forth دمعاًtears
وعينٌ لم تزل تنهلُّ دمعاً
كأنas though دموعهاits tears درٌّpearls نظيمstrung together
كأن دموعها درٌّ نظيم
And an eye that has never ceased pouring tears,
My eyes have not ceased shedding copious tears,
As though its tears were strung pearls.
As if my weeping is a steady, flowing stream.
أبيتI pass the night الليلthe night ذاpossessed of ارقsleeplessness ووجدٍand passionate longing
أبيت الليل ذا ارق ووجدٍ
تطارحنيconverse with me بغيهبهin its deep darkness النجومthe stars
تطارحني بغيهبه النجوم
I pass the night in sleeplessness and longing,
I spent the night sleepless and anguished,
The stars converse with me in its deep darkness.
With the stars keeping me company in my vigil.
Sol 6.1