شغلتdistracted عينيكyour eyes عنfrom لبنىLubna الدموعthe tears
شغلت عينيك عن لبنى الدموع
ومنand among الدمعthe tears عصيٌّdefiant ومطيعand obedient
ومن الدمع عصيٌّ ومطيع
Tears have distracted your eyes from Lubna;
Your eyes were busy with tears
and some tears rebel, while others obey.
Tears can be obedient or disobedient
منكbecause of you للانفاسfor the breaths تصعيدupward sighing وللدّand for the tears (first part)
منك للانفاس تصعيد وللدّ
معcompletes 'tears' تصويبٌdownward flow وللقلبand for the heart ولوعpassionate longing
مع تصويبٌ وللقلب ولوع
Because of you, breaths rise in sighs, and tears
From you, breaths ascend and descend
fall downward, while the heart yearns.
With directing, and heartache
هلwhether فراخfledglings الهامthe skulls قدalready طارتflew بهwith it
هل فراخ الهام قد طارت به
لاnot يقرُّrests القلبthe heart اوuntil يفرخsubsides روعfear
لا يقرُّ القلب او يفرخ روع
Have the fledglings of the skulls flown off with it?
Did the thoughts take flight with it
The heart will not rest until fear subsides.
The heart settles not, nor hatches fear
كلماwhenever اطوىI fold up الجوthe open sky يزدادincreases نشراًin spreading
كلما اطوى الجو يزداد نشراً
كيفhow لوif انشرI unfold ماwhat تطويenfold الضلوعthe ribs
كيف لو انشر ما تطوي الضلوع
Whenever I fold up the sky, it spreads still wider;
The more I fold the atmosphere, the more it spreads
what if I unfolded what my ribs enfold?
How so if I spread what ribs enfold
ياO بنفسيwith my life بالرياضin the gardens الحوِّdark-green ذاone possessing
يا بنفسي بالرياض الحوِّ ذا
غيدٍsupple grace يستنfrisks والروضand the meadow مريعlush
غيدٍ يستن والروض مريع
O, my life for one in the dark-green gardens,
O my soul, roam the loved meadows
supple and frisking while the meadow is lush!
Where gazelles graze, and the garden flourishes
وبذاكand in that الربربherd of antelopes العينwide-eyed طلىًa fawn
وبذاك الربرب العين طلىً
طامحgazing intently العينthe eye الىtoward الركبthe caravan مروعfrightened
طامح العين الى الركب مروع
And for a fawn among that wide-eyed herd,
And that pheasant, roving of eye
gazing toward the caravan, alarmed!
An eye coveting the caravan, alarmed
ياO اخاbrother of الظبيةthe doe ختلاin guile ونفاراًand in flight
يا اخا الظبية ختلا ونفاراً
لاmay ... not عداpass by مربعكyour spring abode الغيثthe rain الهموعpouring
لا عدا مربعك الغيث الهموع
O brother of the doe in guile and flight,
O brother of the doe, secluded and aloof
may the pouring rain never pass your spring abode by!
No harm to your square from pouring rains
ياO غزالاًa gazelle بثناياin the mountain passes of توضحTudih
يا غزالاً بثنايا توضح
انif يشطُّis far off الوردthe watering place والمرعىand the pasture شسوعdistant
ان يشطُّ الورد والمرعى شسوع
O gazelle in the mountain passes of Tudih,
O gazelle in thickets appearing
if the watering place is distant and the pasture far away,
When the roses bloom and pasture turns lush
لكfor you منfrom مهجتيmy heart الحرىburning ومنand from
لك من مهجتي الحرى ومن
عينيmy eye العبرىtearful مصيفa summer retreat وربيعand a spring pasture
عيني العبرى مصيف وربيع
you have, from my burning heart and from
You have from my essence the heat, and from
my tearful eye, a summer retreat and a spring pasture.
My eyes the tears, a summer and spring
لكfor you منfrom احناءthe curves of اضلاعيmy ribs ندوبٌscars
لك من احناء اضلاعي ندوبٌ
رشحٌoozing قيحاpus وفيand in قلبيmy heart صدوعfissures
رشحٌ قيحا وفي قلبي صدوع
For you, within the curves of my ribs, are scars
For you are from my ribcage wounds
oozing pus, and in my heart, fissures.
An oozing abscess, and in my heart there are cracks
تحملcarries الشمألthe north wind طيباًa perfume لكof yours منهfrom it
تحمل الشمأل طيباً لك منه
فيin حواشيthe edges of ريطةthe mantle of الليلthe night ردوعperfume stains
في حواشي ريطة الليل ردوع
The north wind bears a perfume of yours, whose
The north wind brings you a sweet scent
stains lie along the edges of night's mantle.
In the margins of the night guard's cloak
ضلةin folly تحملyou charge بالسيفwith the sword صنيعاwell-wrought
ضلة تحمل بالسيف صنيعا
لحظكyour glance السيفthe sword فماso what is السيفthe sword الصنيعwell-wrought
لحظك السيف فما السيف الصنيع
In folly you charge with a well-wrought sword;
A stray that carries with the sword a making
your glance is the sword—what is a well-wrought blade?
Your glance marked the sword, so what can the sword make?
اينwhere منcompared with معناكyour essence معنىthe essence of بدرناour full moon
اين من معناك معنى بدرنا
هكذاthus يختلفdiffers الحسنbeauty البديعwondrous
هكذا يختلف الحسن البديع
How can our full moon's beauty compare with yours?
Where is our meaning from your perfect meaning?
Thus does wondrous beauty differ.
Thus differs beauty, however ingenious.
ليَfor me منfrom معقوصكyour coiled hair الجعدcurly سفوعdarkness
ليَ من معقوصك الجعد سفوع
حينwhen تبدوyou appear ومنand from الخدthe cheek نصوعbright whiteness
حين تبدو ومن الخد نصوع
From your coiled curls I have darkness
For me are your curly tresses tumbling
when you appear, and from your cheek, brightness.
When you appear, and your cheekbone carved
كمhow many لياليٍnights قصرتfell short فيكconcerning you منىwishes
كم لياليٍ قصرت فيك منى
ولفودand at the temple of الليلnight قدindeed طالتgrew long فروعُtresses
ولفود الليل قد طالت فروعُ
How many nights my hopes of you fell short,
How many nights I wished in you were short
while the tresses at night's temple grew long!
Yet the night's tents stretched far
قدindeed شربناwe drank الخمرwine منfrom فيكyour mouth وعفناand we shunned
قد شربنا الخمر من فيك وعفنا
فعمةthe full draught of الكاسthe cup وللكاسand for the cup شروعُapproaching drinkers
فعمة الكاس وللكاس شروعُ
We have drunk wine from your mouth and shunned
We drank wine from you and wavered
the cup's full draught, though drinkers sought it.
Lost in the cup, though the cup overflows
كمhow many خليعa libertine جرعmade swallow الحبlove أذىًanguish
كم خليع جرع الحب أذىً
ماthat which لقيsuffered فيin حبكloving you النضوthe emaciated one الخليعthe libertine
ما لقي في حبك النضو الخليع
How many a libertine has love made swallow the anguish
How many disgraceful tasted love's harm
that the wasted libertine suffered in loving you!
Not finding in your love the gentle, noble way
Sol 6.1