بكوريmy early rising عندat شباكيmy window
بكوري عند شباكي
لأَنشقَso that I may inhale طيبthe sweetness of ريّاكِyour fragrance
لأَنشقَ طيب ريّاكِ
My early rising is at my window,
In the early dawn at my window
To breathe in your sweet fragrance.
to breathe in your sweet scent
ولاand no سلوىsolace سوىexcept نجوىa secret whisper
ولا سلوى سوى نجوى
أُسرُّI confide بهاit لمغناكِto your dwelling
أُسرُّ بها لمغناكِ
And no solace but a secret whisper
and no consolation except the intimate whispers
That I confide to your dwelling.
that I confide as songs to you
أُسرِّحI let roam نحوهtoward it طرفاًa glance
أُسرِّح نحوه طرفاً
أُمنّيهI give it hope بمرآكِof seeing you
أُمنّيه بمرآكِ
I let a glance roam toward it,
I set my eyes dreamily towards it
Giving it hope of seeing you,
imagining your reflection
وطرفاًand a glance فيin قرارthe depths of الدّاthe house (first part)
وطرفاً في قرار الدّا
رِcompletion of 'house' موعداًpromised بلقياكِa meeting with you
رِ موعداً بلقياكِ
And another into the depths of the house,
and set aside times of stillness
Promised a meeting with you.
as meetings with you
تمرُّpass عليَّover me ساعاتٌhours
تمرُّ عليَّ ساعاتٌ
أُشيِّعهاI send them off بذكراكِwith remembrance of you
أُشيِّعها بذكراكِ
Hours pass over me;
Hours pass over me
I send them off with thoughts of you.
as I bid them adieu with memories of you
وأخشىand I fear أنthat يرفَّmay flutter الجفthe eyelid (first part)
وأخشى أن يرفَّ الجف
نُcompletion of 'eyelid' يحرمنيdeprives me of محيّاكyour face
نُ يحرمني محيّاك
And I fear that a flutter of my eyelid
And I fear that absence may deny me
Will rob me of your face.
the joy of seeing you
طلعتِyou appeared فماso what لقلبيwith my heart شاwished (first part)
طلعتِ فما لقلبي شا
ءَcompletion of 'wished' يفضحُنيto expose me فَسَمَّاكso it spoke your name
ءَ يفضحُني فَسَمَّاك
You appeared—what ailed my heart? It wished
You appeared and my heart has no desire
To expose me, so it spoke your name.
that would expose my yearning for you
صباحَa morning of النورِlight منfrom دنفٍone lovesick
صباحَ النورِ من دنفٍ
تنهَّدhe sighed ثمَّthen حيَّاكhe greeted you
تنهَّد ثمَّ حيَّاك
A morning of light, from one lovesick,
The morning light from afar
Who sighed, then greeted you.
sighed then bade greetings to you
سلامَa greeting of الرُّوحِthe soul والريحاand sweet basil (first part)
سلامَ الرُّوحِ والريحا
نِcompletion of 'basil' أنتِyou نعمُthe blessings of دنياكِyour world
نِ أنتِ نعمُ دنياكِ
A greeting of the soul and sweet basil—
The peace of the soul and the breeze
You are the blessings of your world.
you are the blessing of my world
مررتِyou passed وقيلَand it was said مرَّpassed الناthe people (first part)
مررتِ وقيلَ مرَّ النا
سُcompletion of 'people' هلdid أبصرتُI see إلاَّكexcept you
سُ هل أبصرتُ إلاَّك
You passed, and they said, 'People passed';
You passed by and it was said people passed
Did I see anyone but you?
Did I see anyone but you?
وداعاًfarewell ياO معذّبتيmy tormentor
وداعاً يا معذّبتي
وعينand the eye of اللهGod ترعاكِwatches over you
وعين الله ترعاكِ
Farewell, O my tormentor,
Farewell my tormentor
And may God's eye watch over you.
and may God watch over you
وداعa farewell for سويعةٍa brief hour تمضيthat passes
وداع سويعةٍ تمضي
علىupon جمرٍembers وألقاكِand I meet you
على جمرٍ وألقاكِ
A farewell for a brief hour that passes
A farewell like smoldering embers
Upon embers—then I meet you.
and my encounters with you
وأنسىand I forget ليلةًa night سلفتْgone by
وأنسى ليلةً سلفتْ
وطرفيand my eye ساهرwakeful باكِweeping
وطرفي ساهر باكِ
And I forget a night gone by,
And I forget a night that passed
When my eye was wakeful, weeping,
while my eyes awakened for you
ومضجعَand the bed of أضلعٍribs مُنِيَتْafflicted
ومضجعَ أضلعٍ مُنِيَتْ
بنيرانٍwith fires وأشواكِand thorns
بنيرانٍ وأشواكِ
And the bed of ribs afflicted
And a bed of ribs that sighed
With fires and thorns.
with fires and thorns
شكرتُI thanked اللهَGod أنَّthat الدّاthe house (first part)
شكرتُ اللهَ أنَّ الدّا
رَcompletion of 'house' تجمعنيbrings me together وإيَّاكِand you
رَ تجمعني وإيَّاكِ
I thanked God that the house
I thanked God that this house
Brings me together with you,
brings me and you together
وتُلقْينَand you put السُّؤالَthe question عليto me (first part)
وتُلقْينَ السُّؤالَ علي
يَcompletion of 'to me' فيabout أْمرٍa matter تَعدَّاكbeyond your concern
يَ في أْمرٍ تَعدَّاك
And you put the question to me
And asks me about things
About a matter beyond your concern.
that happened beyond you
وحينand when أُجيبُI answer تمنحنيgrant me
وحين أُجيبُ تمنحني
ابتسامَa smile of الشكرِthanks عيناكِyour two eyes
ابتسامَ الشكرِ عيناكِ
And when I answer, I am given
And when I answer you grant me
A smile of thanks by your eyes.
the smile of gratitude in your eyes
هجرتُI would have left الدَّارَthe house أضربُI roam فيthrough
هجرتُ الدَّارَ أضربُ في
فضاءِthe open expanse of اللهِGod لولاكِwere it not for you
فضاءِ اللهِ لولاكِ
I would have left the house to roam through
I left the house, wandering
God's open expanse, were it not for you,
in God’s space, were it not for you
ولولاand were it not for رحمةthe mercy of العينيْنthe two eyes
ولولا رحمة العينيْن
قلباًa heart باتspent the night يهواكِloving you
قلباً بات يهواكِ
And were it not for your two eyes' mercy
And were it not for the mercy of the two eyes
On a heart that spent the night loving you,
and a heart that adores you
وعطفٌand tenderness منfrom لدنكِyour presence علىtoward
وعطفٌ من لدنكِ على
أسىgrief فيin النفسِthe soul فتَّاكِdeadly
أسى في النفسِ فتَّاكِ
And tenderness from you toward
And affection from you upon
A deadly grief within the soul,
anguish in the soul that destroys me
إذنْthen لَرَأْيتنيyou would surely have seen me يوماًone day
إذنْ لَرَأْيتني يوماً
صريعاًstruck down تحتbeneath شباكيmy window
صريعاً تحت شباكي
Then you would surely have seen me one day
Otherwise, you would have seen me one day
Struck down beneath my window.
fallen lifeless beneath my window
Sol 6.1