سَرىdeparted by night جَلَديmy fortitude حينَwhen سارdeparted الحَبيبُthe beloved
سَرى جَلَدي حينَ سار الحَبيبُ
وَفيand in كَبِديmy liver مِنهُbecause of him حَربٌa war عَجيبُstrange
وَفي كَبِدي مِنهُ حَربٌ عَجيبُ
My fortitude fled by night when the beloved departed.
And in my liver, because of him, a strange war rages.
غَريبُwondrous الجَمالِbeauty غَريبُa stranger الدِيارِthe lands
غَريبُ الجَمالِ غَريبُ الدِيارِ
فَلِلَّهِso, by God! ذاكَthat الغَريبُstranger الغَريبُwondrous
فَلِلَّهِ ذاكَ الغَريبُ الغَريبُ
Of wondrous beauty, a stranger away from home—
So, by God, how wondrous that stranger is!
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle بَداappeared مُسفِراًradiant باسِماًsmiling
إِذا ما بَدا مُسفِراً باسِماً
وَقَدand already مَيَّلَتهُmade him sway الصِباthe east wind وَالجُنوبُand the south wind
وَقَد مَيَّلَتهُ الصِبا وَالجُنوبُ
When he appears, radiant and smiling,
And the east and south winds have set him swaying,
تَجَلّىshone forth الصَباحُdawn وَبانَand appeared الأَقاحُthe daisies
تَجَلّى الصَباحُ وَبانَ الأَقاحُ
وَماسَand swayed القَضيبُthe slender bough وَماجَand billowed الكَثيبُthe sand dune
وَماسَ القَضيبُ وَماجَ الكَثيبُ
Dawn shines forth and the daisies appear,
And the slender bough sways and the sand dune billows.
وَليand I have فيin السَماوَةِal-Samawah بَدرٌa full moon يَسيرُjourneys
وَلي في السَماوَةِ بَدرٌ يَسيرُ
كَبَدرِlike the full moon of السَماءِthe sky بَعيدٌdistant قَريبُnear
كَبَدرِ السَماءِ بَعيدٌ قَريبُ
And in al-Samawah I have a full moon that journeys,
Like the sky's full moon—distant, yet near.
فَذاso this قَمَرٌa moon أَطلَعَتهُmade it rise البُروجُthe zodiacal signs
فَذا قَمَرٌ أَطلَعَتهُ البُروجُ
وَذاand this قَمَرٌa moon أَطلَعَتهُmade it rise الجُيوبُthe necklines
وَذا قَمَرٌ أَطلَعَتهُ الجُيوبُ
For one is a moon made to rise by the zodiac,
And the other, a moon made to rise by necklines.
لَقَدindeed بَيَّنَrevealed البَينُseparation وَجديmy longing بِهِfor him
لَقَد بَيَّنَ البَينُ وَجدي بِهِ
وَماand did not راقَبَheed اللَهَGod فِيَّconcerning me الرَقيبُthe watcher
وَما راقَبَ اللَهَ فِيَّ الرَقيبُ
Indeed, separation has revealed my longing for him;
And the watcher had no regard for God in his dealings with me.
وَماand no ذاتُa female with طَوقٍa neck-ring عَلىupon أَيكَةٍa leafy tree
وَما ذاتُ طَوقٍ عَلى أَيكَةٍ
بِأَفرُخِهاwith her chicks وَأَتاهاand overtook her النَحيبُsobbing
بِأَفرُخِها وَأَتاها النَحيبُ
And no ring-necked dove upon a leafy tree,
With her chicks, when sobbing overtakes her,
بِأَشوَقَmore yearning مِنّيthan I وَلَكِنand yet إِذاwhen
بِأَشوَقَ مِنّي وَلَكِن إِذا
تَناءَتgrew distant جُسومٌbodies تَدانَتdrew near قُلوبُhearts
تَناءَت جُسومٌ تَدانَت قُلوبُ
Yearns more than I; yet when
Bodies grow distant, hearts draw near.
Sol 6.1