جَاءَتْshe came فَأَكْبَرَهَاso esteemed her طَرْفِيmy gaze فَقُمْتُso I rose لَهَاfor her
جَاءَتْ فَأَكْبَرَهَا طَرْفِي فَقُمْتُ لَهَا
وَقَدْand may يَقُومُrise لأَتْبَاعِيfor my followers مَوَالِيْهَاher masters
وَقَدْ يَقُومُ لأَتْبَاعِي مَوَالِيْهَا
She came; my gaze was awed by her, so I rose for her,
She came and my eyes were captivated, so I stood for her
Though her masters might rise for my followers.
Though my followers may stand for her followers
ثُمَّthen اسْتَهَلَّتْshe raised her voice فَغَنَّتْthen she sang وَهْيَwhile she مُحْسِنَةٌperforming skillfully
ثُمَّ اسْتَهَلَّتْ فَغَنَّتْ وَهْيَ مُحْسِنَةٌ
فِيin بَعْضِsome أَبْيَاتِverses شِعْرٍpoetry قُلْتُهُI composed it فِيْهَاabout her
فِي بَعْضِ أَبْيَاتِ شِعْرٍ قُلْتُهُ فِيْهَا
Then she raised her voice and skillfully sang
Then she started singing, excellently performing
Some verses of poetry I had composed about her.
Some verses of poetry I had composed for her
فَأَحْسَنَتْso she excelled وَأَصَابَتْand was accurate فِيin صِنَاعَتِهَاher art
فَأَحْسَنَتْ وَأَصَابَتْ فِي صِنَاعَتِهَا
وَمَاand did not أَخَلَّتْshe neglect بِشَيءٍanything مِنْof مَعَانِيْهَاtheir meanings
وَمَا أَخَلَّتْ بِشَيءٍ مِنْ مَعَانِيْهَا
She excelled and was unerring in her art,
She sang well and aptly showcased her artistry
And omitted none of their meanings.
Missing nothing of their meanings
وَلَمْand did not أَزَلْI cease دُونَto the exclusion of نَدْمَانِيَّmy drinking companions مُقْتَرِحَاًrequesting
وَلَمْ أَزَلْ دُونَ نَدْمَانِيَّ مُقْتَرِحَاً
شِعْرِيmy poetry عَلَيْهَاof her تُغَنِّيْنِيshe sings to me وَأَسْقِيْهَاand I give her drink
شِعْرِي عَلَيْهَا تُغَنِّيْنِي وَأَسْقِيْهَا
And I alone among my drinking companions kept requesting
I kept suggesting to her, in my remorse,
That she sing my verses; she sang to me, and I gave her drink.
That she sing my poems and I quench her thirst
حَتَّىuntil رَأَيْتُI saw عُيُونَthe eyes الشَّرْبِof the drinkers تَلْحَظُنِيwatching me
حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ عُيُونَ الشَّرْبِ تَلْحَظُنِي
لَحْظَwith the gaze الحَسُودِof the envious فَلَمْso did not أَحْفِلْI care بِهِمْabout them تِيْهَاout of pride
لَحْظَ الحَسُودِ فَلَمْ أَحْفِلْ بِهِمْ تِيْهَا
Until I saw the drinkers' eyes watching me
Until I saw eyes of jealousy gazing at me
With an envious gaze; in my pride, I paid them no heed.
With the envy of the envious, but I paid them no heed
هِيَit is الشَّبِيْبَةُyouth تُطْرِيْنِيَextols me وَتَشْفَعُand intercedes لِيfor me
هِيَ الشَّبِيْبَةُ تُطْرِيْنِيَ وَتَشْفَعُ لِي
عِنْدَwith الفَتَاةِthe young woman فَتُرْضِيْنِيso she pleases me وَأُرْضِيْهَاand I please her
عِنْدَ الفَتَاةِ فَتُرْضِيْنِي وَأُرْضِيْهَا
It is youth that extols me and intercedes for me
It is youth that charms me and intercedes for me
With the young woman, so she pleases me and I please her.
With the maiden, satisfying me and her
تَهْوَىloves مُنَاجَاتُهَاintimate talk with her نَفْسِيmy soul وَيُقْنِعُهَاand satisfies it
تَهْوَى مُنَاجَاتُهَا نَفْسِي وَيُقْنِعُهَا
بَعْضُa little العِنَاقِembracing وَبَعْضُand a little اللَّثْمِkissing يَكْفِيْهَاsuffices it
بَعْضُ العِنَاقِ وَبَعْضُ اللَّثْمِ يَكْفِيْهَا
My soul loves intimate talk with her, and is content with
Her intimate conversation captivates my soul, and appeases her
A little embracing, and a little kissing is enough for it.
Some embracing and some kissing suffices her
وَلاَand not أَهْمُّI contemplate بِشَيءٍanything غَيْرَother than ذَاكَthat بَلَىrather, yes
وَلاَ أَهْمُّ بِشَيءٍ غَيْرَ ذَاكَ بَلَى
أَسْتَغْفِرُI seek forgiveness from اللَّهَGod مَصُّsucking الرِّيْقِthe saliva مِنْfrom فِيْهَاher mouth
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مَصُّ الرِّيْقِ مِنْ فِيْهَا
And I think of nothing beyond that—oh, yes:
I care for nothing else, but I seek God's forgiveness
I ask God's forgiveness—sucking the saliva from her mouth.
For tasting the saliva from her mouth
غُصْنِيmy branch نَضِيْرٌverdant وَأَخْلاَقِيand my manners مُحَبَّبَةٌbeloved
غُصْنِي نَضِيْرٌ وَأَخْلاَقِي مُحَبَّبَةٌ
إِلَىto القِيَانِthe slave singers رَقِيْقَاتٌgentle حَوَاشِيْهَاtheir edges
إِلَى القِيَانِ رَقِيْقَاتٌ حَوَاشِيْهَا
My branch is verdant, and my manners are dear
My branch is verdant, and my manners are beloved
To the slave singers, gentle at their edges.
By the slender bendable ones, and their edges
كَمْhow many مِنْof حَدِيْثٍremark قَصِيْرٍbrief لِيof mine أَصِيْدُI ensnare بِهِwith it
كَمْ مِنْ حَدِيْثٍ قَصِيْرٍ لِي أَصِيْدُ بِهِ
قَلْبَthe heart الفَتَاةِof the young woman وَأَشْعَارٍand poems أُسَدِّيْهَاI weave them
قَلْبَ الفَتَاةِ وَأَشْعَارٍ أُسَدِّيْهَا
How many a brief remark of mine I use to ensnare
How many short tales I have to catch with them
A young woman's heart—and how many poems I weave!
The heart of the maiden, and poems I recite to her
تَوَدُّwishes كُلُّevery فَتَاةٍyoung woman حِيْنَwhen تَسْمَعُهَاshe hears them
تَوَدُّ كُلُّ فَتَاةٍ حِيْنَ تَسْمَعُهَا
أَنِّيthat I بِهَاin them دُوْنَto the exclusion of خَلْقِcreatures اللَّهِof God أَعْنِيْهَاI mean her
أَنِّي بِهَا دُوْنَ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ أَعْنِيْهَا
Every young woman wishes, when she hears them,
Every maiden desires, when she hears them,
That in them I mean her alone among all God's creatures.
That I mean her alone, apart from God's creation
فَكَيْفَso how أَخْشَىI fear صُدُودَrejection الغَانِيَاتِof the beauties وَقَدْwhen already
فَكَيْفَ أَخْشَى صُدُودَ الغَانِيَاتِ وَقَدْ
أَخَذْتُI have obtained عَهْدَa pledge أَمَانٍof safety مِنْagainst تَجَنِّيْهَاtheir unfair reproaches
أَخَذْتُ عَهْدَ أَمَانٍ مِنْ تَجَنِّيْهَا
How then should I fear the beauties' rejection, when
So how can I fear the rejection of singers, when
I have secured a pledge of safety against their unfair reproaches?
I have taken a promise of safety from seducing her
Sol 6.1