هاجتsurged عليَّupon me بلابلtumults الاشواقof longing
هاجت عليَّ بلابل الاشواق
فجرىso flowed دماًas blood دمعيmy tears منfrom الآماقthe inner eye-corners
فجرى دماً دمعي من الآماق
The tumults of longing surged upon me,
The doves of longing stormed me,
so my tears flowed as blood from my eyes' inner corners.
So my tears flowed from the depths.
غنَّىsang الحمامthe doves علىupon الاراكthe arak trees مهيجاًstirring
غنَّى الحمام على الاراك مهيجاً
صبواتpassions قلبthe heart الوالدof the father المشتاقِthe yearning
صبوات قلب الوالد المشتاقِ
The doves sang upon the arak trees, stirring
The pigeons cooed on the shrubs, arousing
the passions of the yearning father's heart.
The yearnings of the loving father's heart.
هلdid? شاقكstirred your longing ابنson الطوقof the neck-ring يومon the day تحملوthey departed الthe
هل شاقك ابن الطوق يوم تحملو ال
حيtribe الحلالthose dwelling بهin it ابنةdaughter الاطواقِof the neck-rings
حي الحلال به ابنة الاطواقِ
Did the son of the neck-ring stir your longing when they departed—the
Did the collar chafe you, my son, the day they put it on,
tribe dwelling there, O daughter of the neck-rings?
That ring of pearls around your neck?
حيَّتgreeted غواديmorning arrivals السحبthe clouds حيّاa camp منهمof theirs
حيَّت غوادي السحب حيّا منهم
بأجشwith a hoarse-voiced cloud منهمرpouring الحياthe rain دفَّاقِgushing
بأجش منهمر الحيا دفَّاقِ
The morning clouds greeted a camp of theirs
I greeted the passing clouds - greetings to them -
with a hoarse-voiced cloud, its rain pouring in torrents.
With the pouring rain's rushing flow.
اخلصتهمI loved them sincerely محضunalloyed الودادaffection وأنand even if يكنit be
اخلصتهم محض الوداد وأن يكن
نقضواthey broke غداةon the morning وداعهمof their farewell ميثاقيmy covenant
نقضوا غداة وداعهم ميثاقي
I gave them unalloyed affection, even though
I gave them my true affection though
they broke my covenant on the morning of their farewell.
They broke their pact of friendship when they left.
قدindeed عرّضواthey hinted يومon the day النوىof separation بفراقهمat their parting
قد عرّضوا يوم النوى بفراقهم
ياah ليتهمif only they لاnot عرّضواhinted بفراقيat parting from me
يا ليتهم لا عرّضوا بفراقي
They indeed hinted at their parting on the day of separation;
When they decided to part they exposed me
ah, if only they had not hinted at parting from me!
If only they hadn't exposed me by leaving!
منwho ليfor me بأهيفwith a slender-waisted one بارزٍdistinguished بشمائلby manners
من لي بأهيف بارزٍ بشمائل
نجديةof Najd والطرزand the style طرزعراقthe style of Iraq
نجدية والطرز طرزعراق
Who will bring me a slender-waisted one, distinguished by manners
Who will I find with a noble gaze,
of Najd, and a style that is the style of Iraq?
Najdi in appearance and bearing Iraqi elegance,
ومخصرand a slim-waisted one نطقspoke الوشاحthe sash بخصرهat his waist
ومخصر نطق الوشاح بخصره
واخرسَّand fell silent خلخالٌan anklet لهof his فيon الساقthe lower leg
واخرسَّ خلخالٌ له في الساق
And a slim-waisted one: the sash spoke at his waist,
Whose cheek is graced by his headscarf's knot
and an anklet on his leg fell silent.
And a silent anklet adorns his leg?
فاذاso when نفىremoved عنهfrom himself النطاقthe girdle حسبتهI thought him
فاذا نفى عنه النطاق حسبته
منbecause of ضمرهhis slenderness متمنطقاًgirded بنطاقwith a girdle
من ضمره متمنطقاً بنطاق
So when he cast off the girdle, I thought him,
When his cloak denies him I imagine
because of his slenderness, girded with a girdle.
Him self-cloaked within by his cloak.
يقوىhe overpowers عليَّme بقادرٍwith a potent one منfrom لحظهhis gaze
يقوى عليَّ بقادرٍ من لحظه
ياoh منwho يحلُّloosens منfrom القديرthe mighty one وثاقيmy bonds
يا من يحلُّ من القدير وثاقي
He overpowers me with a potent glance of his;
With his compelling glance he overcomes me -
oh, who will loose my bonds and free me from the mighty one?
O He who unties what the Almighty has tied!
باهتvied in pride بهthrough him القمرthe moon البهيthe radiant رفاقُهُhis companions
باهت به القمر البهي رفاقُهُ
لاno غروwonder لوif باهيتI boasted فيهof him رفاقيmy companions
لا غرو لو باهيت فيه رفاقي
His companions vied with the radiant moon through him;
The bright moon pales next to his companions -
no wonder if I boast of him before my companions.
No wonder, if amidst them my companions paled.
اقطعتهI granted him القلبthe heart العلوقthe devoted توّصلاseeking closeness
اقطعته القلب العلوق توّصلا
وهوand it is التطوعvoluntary giving بوصلةwith a gift الاعلاقof precious things
وهو التطوع بوصلة الاعلاق
I granted him my devoted heart, seeking closeness,
My clingy heart has severed him in yearning
and that is a freely offered gift of precious things.
Though he volunteered the bond of clinging.
هيshe دُميةُa statue المحرابof the sanctuary فيin تمثالهاher likeness
هي دُميةُ المحراب في تمثالها
التمثيلthe portrayal بهthrough him هيshe قبلةdirection of prayer العشَّاقof lovers
التمثيل به هي قبلة العشَّاق
In her form, she is the sanctuary's statue;
She is the sanctuary's idol in her image -
the portrayal is through him; she is the lovers' qibla.
Figuration through her is lovers' pilgrimage site.
يرنوhe gazes علىwith شوَسٍa haughty squint اليَّat me بمقلةwith an eye
يرنو على شوَسٍ اليَّ بمقلة
صنعتdid صنيعthe work السيفof the sword فيupon الاعناقnecks
صنعت صنيع السيف في الاعناق
He gazes at me haughtily, with an eye
He aims his glances at a fawn whose eyelash
that did the sword's work upon necks.
Did the sword's work in slaughtering necks.
تنبوglance off الصوارمُthe keen swords فيin الوغىbattle لكنَّماbut
تنبو الصوارمُ في الوغى لكنَّما
هيهاتnever ينبوglances off صارمthe keen blade الاحداقof the pupils
هيهات ينبو صارم الاحداق
Keen blades may glance off in battle, but
Swords sing in battle, but never would
never will the keen blade of the eyes glance off.
The sword of glances sing.
لِلّهGod be praised احورa dark-eyed beauty منfrom سقامlanguor جفونهof his eyelids
لِلّه احور من سقام جفونه
سقميmy sickness وريقand the saliva شفاههof his lips درياقيmy antidote
سقمي وريق شفاهه درياقي
God be praised for a dark-eyed beauty—from his eyelids' languor
God, his languid eyelids are more sickly
comes my sickness, and his lips' saliva is my antidote.
Than my sickness, and his lip's pallor my remedy.
ظمأيmy thirst الىfor ذاكthat الغديرpool معسَّلاhoneyed
ظمأي الى ذاك الغدير معسَّلا
يجريit flows خلالamong اللؤلؤthe pearls البرّاقthe gleaming
يجري خلال اللؤلؤ البرّاق
My thirst is for that honeyed pool,
I thirst for that sweet stream
flowing among the gleaming pearls.
Flowing amidst glistening pearls.
ياah حبذاhow lovely بالسفحat the mountain's foot سالفbygone ليلةa night
يا حبذا بالسفح سالف ليلة
قضَّيتهاI spent it بترّشفin sipping وعناقand embracing
قضَّيتها بترّشف وعناق
Ah, how lovely that bygone night at the mountain's foot,
Oh, blessed was that eve I spent
which I spent sipping and embracing!
Sipping and embracing on the hillside!
Sol 6.1