دلفتyou stepped into قلبيmy heart ياO سحورbewitching one
دلفت قلبي يا سحور
وتركتand you left بيin me رأساًa head يدورspins
وتركت بي رأساً يدور
You stepped into my heart, O bewitching one,
My heart swooned, O dawn,
And left me with a head that spins.
And you left me with a spinning head.
فإذاso when اتبعتكI follow you كانwere خطوىmy steps خلفbehind
فإذا اتبعتك كان خطوى خلف
قلبيmy heart لاnot أحورI turn back
قلبي لا أحور
So when I follow you, my steps trail behind
If I follow you, my steps will be behind
My heart; I do not turn back.
My heart that cannot be controlled.
هلquestion marker قيلit was said إنthat الخلقhumankind عاشlived بلاwithout
هل قيل إن الخلق عاش بلا
قلوبhearts فيin الصدورthe breasts
قلوب في الصدور
Has it been said that humankind lived without
Has it been said that people lived without
Hearts within their breasts?
Hearts in their chests?
طيرتyou sent flying ليfor me عقليmy mind ليرجعso it may return
طيرت لي عقلي ليرجع
ليto me بقلبيwith my heart ياO غدورtreacherous one
لي بقلبي يا غدور
You sent my mind flying, so it might return
You made my mind fly away to get
To me with my heart, O treacherous one.
My heart back, O fleeting one.
فتحطso you set it down عندكbeside you خائلاimagining
فتحط عندك خائلا
عذبsweet المبردcool refreshment فيin الحرورscorching heat
عذب المبرد في الحرور
So you set it down beside you, as it imagines
So it landed next to you, weak,
Sweet, cool refreshment in the scorching heat.
Sweetly cooled in the heat.
فيرىthen it sees بمائكin your water صورةimage of القلبthe heart
فيرى بمائك صورة القلب
المكبلfettered كالجزورlike a camel for slaughter
المكبل كالجزور
Then it sees in your water the image of the heart,
It then saw in your water the image
Fettered like a camel for slaughter.
Of a heart shackled like prey.
فغداًso tomorrow كخاطفlike one snatching ظلهits shadow
فغداً كخاطف ظله
والماءand water مرآةa mirror الطيورthe birds
والماء مرآة الطيور
So tomorrow, like one snatching at its shadow—
So tomorrow, like a shadow's kidnapper,
And water is the mirror of birds—
And the water a mirror of birds,
سهوانabsent-minded منfrom سعةvastness of الهوىlove
سهوان من سعة الهوى
أسيانsorrowful منfrom إلفa beloved companion يجورacts unjustly
أسيان من إلف يجور
Absent-minded from the vastness of love,
Distracted by the vastness of passion,
Sorrowful over a beloved who acts unjustly,
Miserable from a roaming intimacy,
يحياit lives ولاand no صيداprey ينالit catches
يحيا ولا صيدا ينال
ولاand not يتوبit repents عنof البحورthe seas
ولا يتوب عن البحور
It will live, yet catch no prey,
It lives without catching any prey,
Nor repent of the seas.
Nor repenting of the seas.
Sol 6.1