أصميتyou struck mortally أصيدa proud man فيin سهوٍheedlessness وتجريدand bareness
أصميت أصيد في سهوٍ وتجريد
داويهheal him للغيدfor the graceful maidens أوor فتيهcrush him للصيدfor the hunt
داويه للغيد أو فتيه للصيد
You mortally wounded a proud man, heedlessly and without adornment.
Deafened, I hunt aimlessly, abstractedly,
Heal him for the graceful maidens, or crush him for the hunt.
Curing the love-sick or a young hunter.
رميتyou shot لمnot أدرI know ماwhat تعنينyou intend فاعتذريso apologize
رميت لم أدر ما تعنين فاعتذري
ياO غادةgraceful maiden قدindeed رمتshe shot منfrom غيرlack of تسديدaiming
يا غادة قد رمت من غير تسديد
You shot—I knew not what you meant; so apologize,
I shot without knowing your meaning, so forgive me.
O graceful maiden who has shot without taking aim.
O beauty, I shot without taking aim.
فيin غمضةa blink الطرفthe eye فيهاin it ماthat which يكونcomes about بهthrough it
في غمضة الطرف فيها ما يكون به
صيدcapture القلوبthe hearts فخلىso leave alone الصيدthe quarry أوor صيديhunt
صيد القلوب فخلى الصيد أو صيدي
In a blink of the eye lies what can bring about
In the blink of an eye what takes place
the capture of hearts; so leave the quarry alone, or hunt.
Is the hunting of hearts, so leave the prey or hunt me.
منfrom قبلbefore أنthat يبلغreaches التشبيبlove poetry غايتهits goal
من قبل أن يبلغ التشبيب غايته
فيهلكand so perishes الصبthe ardent lover بينbetween الجدearnestness والجيدand the neck
فيهلك الصب بين الجد والجيد
Before love poetry reaches its climax
Before youth reaches its peak
and the ardent lover perishes between earnestness and the neck.
The young man perishes between vigor and grace.
جيدa neck منof المرمرmarble المسنونpolished زينهadorned it
جيد من المرمر المسنون زينه
سحرthe magic العقودthe necklaces بهupon it منfrom غيرlack of تعقيدknotting
سحر العقود به من غير تعقيد
A neck of polished marble, adorned
Grace made of carved marble, adorned
by the magic of necklaces upon it, without knotting.
By the magic of pearls without complication.
ماhow أتلعlong and lofty الجيدthe neck منof بيضاءa fair-skinned woman عاطلةunadorned
ما أتلع الجيد من بيضاء عاطلة
جادتgrew lovely صحيفتهits page منfrom غيرlack of تجويدembellishment
جادت صحيفته من غير تجويد
How long and lofty the neck of a fair, unadorned woman!
How graceful the neck of an unemployed beauty,
Its page was lovely without embellishment.
Whose page is generous without affectation.
ماذاwhat يفيدكbenefits you ماso long as لمnot تقصديyou intend تلفاruin
ماذا يفيدك ما لم تقصدي تلفا
لخائبfor one disappointed الحبin love منfrom شغلpreoccupation وتسهيدand keeping sleepless
لخائب الحب من شغل وتسهيد
What does it profit you—unless you intend ruin—
What good is it to waste away,
to keep a disappointed lover preoccupied and sleepless?
Frustrated in love through toil and sleeplessness?
خليهlet him ينعمenjoy بعيشwith a life بالسلوthrough forgetting حلاgrew sweet
خليه ينعم بعيش بالسلو حلا
فيin غفلةunawareness منof جمالbeauty الخردthe shy maidens الغيدthe graceful ones
في غفلة من جمال الخرد الغيد
Let him enjoy a life grown sweet through forgetting,
Let him enjoy a carefree life
unaware of the beauty of shy, graceful maidens.
Oblivious to the beauty of fine garments.
أوor قربيهdraw him near ينلhe may attain أجرthe reward الغرامpassionate love جنىfruit
أو قربيه ينل أجر الغرام جنى
مماfrom what لديكyou possess بلاwithout قيدa fetter وتقييدand restraint
مما لديك بلا قيد وتقييد
Or draw him near to gain love's reward: fruit
Or bring him close to reap the fruit of passion
from what you possess, without fetters or restraint.
From what you have without reserve or limits.
إنif كانis صدكyour rejection دلاcoquetry فابعثيthen send أملاhope
إن كان صدك دلا فابعثي أملا
منfrom بعدهafter it اقتصديbe sparing منin الدلcoquetry أوor زيديincrease it
من بعده اقتصدي من الدل أو زيدي
If your rejection is coquetry, then send hope;
If your rejection implies consent, arouse hope
after that, be sparing with coquetry, or increase it.
After it, be sparing of consent or augment it.
لوif صادفchanced الحظfortune لاقيتyou met امرءاًa man دنفاlovesick
لو صادف الحظ لاقيت امرءاً دنفا
يعيشhe lives معكwith you المدىforever فيin فرحةthe joy العيدthe feast-day
يعيش معك المدى في فرحة العيد
Had fortune favored you, you would have met a lovesick man
If fortune smiled, you’d find a gentle man
who would live with you forever in the joy of a feast-day.
To live out his days with you in wedded bliss,
وأيand any شيءthing لديهhe possesses رهنpledged ذمتهhis honor
وأي شيء لديه رهن ذمته
وكلand every شيءthing لهof his يمضيgoes لتبديدfor squandering
وكل شيء له يمضي لتبديد
And whatever he possesses stands pledged on his honor,
Everything he owns pledged to you,
and everything he owns goes to waste.
And everything sacrificed for you to annihilate.
هلhave...? علمتكtaught you عذارىthe maidens الجنthe jinn ماthat which بطلتbecame ineffectual
هل علمتك عذارى الجن ما بطلت
فيهin it الرقيthe healing incantations منamong ضحاياكyour victims الأباديدscattered far and wide
فيه الرقي من ضحاياك الأباديد
Have the maidens of the jinn taught you what has defeated
Have the virgins of Jinn taught you what they mastered
healing incantations among your scattered victims?
Of the charms you destroyed, O my longlasting obsessions?
إليكto you أسلمتI surrendered قلبيmy heart ناسياforgetting حيليmy stratagems
إليك أسلمت قلبي ناسيا حيلي
مقدماoffering بيعتيmy pledge of allegiance عنon behalf of كلevery عربيدrowdy drunkard
مقدما بيعتي عن كل عربيد
To you I surrendered my heart, forgetting my stratagems,
To you I surrendered my heart, forgetting my wiles,
offering my allegiance on behalf of every drunken reveler.
Offering my allegiance above all understanding.
فارقيso ascend إلىto عرشكyour throne المفدىdearly cherished واستمعيand listen
فارقي إلى عرشك المفدى واستمعي
ضراعةsupplication القلبthe heart فيin أشجىthe most plaintive أناشيديmy songs
ضراعة القلب في أشجى أناشيدي
So ascend to your cherished throne, and listen
Return to your heavenly throne and listen
to the heart's supplication in the most plaintive of my songs.
To the heart's plea in my most painful lyric.
Sol 6.1