ميلاturn, you two إلىtoward مسرحِgrazing-ground of الآرامthe white gazelles والعفرِand the tawny gazelles
ميلا إلى مسرحِ الآرام والعفرِ
ولاand do not تلوماblame, you two فوجداًfor, through longing عيلَwas exhausted مصطبريmy patience
ولا تلوما فوجداً عيلَ مصطبري
Turn, both of you, toward the grazing-ground of white and tawny gazelles.
Inclined to the theater of tranquility and chastity
And do not blame me, for longing has exhausted my patience.
Do not blame me, for I have found a resolute beloved
إنْif لمnot تكوناyou two are حليفيtwo allies of صبوةٍpassion وَهوىand love
إنْ لم تكونا حليفي صبوةٍ وَهوى
كوناbe, you two منof الصخرِrock أوor منof يابسِdry الحجرstone
كونا من الصخرِ أو من يابسِ الحجر
If you two are not allies of passion and love,
If you are not the ally of my youthful love and passion
Be made of rock, or of dry stone.
Be as cold as rock or as dry as stone
بيwithin me منfrom هوىlove for الغيدِthe graceful women ربَّاتmistresses of التدلُّلِcoquetry ماthat which
بي من هوى الغيدِ ربَّات التدلُّلِ ما
لوif كانit were بالفَلَكِin the celestial sphere الدوّارِrevolving لمnot يدرit would turn
لو كان بالفَلَكِ الدوّارِ لم يدر
Within me is such love for graceful women, mistresses of coquetry,
The affection of the tender beauties has left me
That, were it in the revolving firmament, it would not turn.
As if I were on a constantly revolving sphere
لكنَّbut بعضَpart of الذيwhat بيwithin me منfrom محبَّتِهاlove for her
لكنَّ بعضَ الذي بي من محبَّتِها
العينُthe eye فيin جَنَّةٍParadise والقلبُand the heart فيin سَقَرSaqar (Hell)
العينُ في جَنَّةٍ والقلبُ في سَقَر
Yet part of what my love for her brings me is this:
But some of the love she has for me
My eye is in Paradise, and my heart in Saqar.
My eyes are in paradise while my heart is in hell
أقولI say والوجدُand longing قدalready أخنىlaid waste عَلىto كبديmy liver
أقول والوجدُ قد أخنى عَلى كبدي
والشوقُand yearning يقذِفُhurls بيwith me فيinto مَهْمَةٍa wilderness خَطرperilous
والشوقُ يقذِفُ بي في مَهْمَةٍ خَطر
I say, while longing has already laid waste to my liver,
I say while passion has weakened my liver
And yearning hurls me into a perilous wilderness,
And longing tosses me into dangerous seas
والقلبُand the heart يخفِقthrobs والعينانِand both eyes ساهرةٌsleepless
والقلبُ يخفِق والعينانِ ساهرةٌ
كأنَّماas though خُلقتْwere created عينايmy two eyes منfrom سهرsleeplessness
كأنَّما خُلقتْ عيناي من سهر
And my heart throbs, and both my eyes stay sleepless,
My heart pounds as my eyes stay awake
As though my eyes were created from sleeplessness,
As if they were created for sleeplessness
فيin ليلةٍa night ضلَّlost its way فيهاin it النجمُthe star منbecause of حلكٍpitch darkness
في ليلةٍ ضلَّ فيها النجمُ من حلكٍ
وازوَرَّand turned away عنهاfrom it أخوكyour brother البدرthe full moon منfrom ذعرterror
وازوَرَّ عنها أخوك البدر من ذعر
On a night when the star lost its way in pitch darkness,
On a night when stars strayed from their orbits
And your brother, the full moon, turned away from it in terror:
And your frightened brother the moon hid in fear
ياO منyou who أسرتِyou took captive فؤاديmy heart فيin هواكlove for you وَمنand you who
يا من أسرتِ فؤادي في هواك وَمن
أطلقتِyou set free دمعيmy tears بحسنthrough the beauty of الدلِّcoquetry والخفرand modesty
أطلقتِ دمعي بحسن الدلِّ والخفر
O you who have held my heart captive in love for you, and who
O you who captured my heart with your love
Have set my tears free through the beauty of your coquetry and modesty:
And freed my tears with your charm and coyness
بماby what بجيدكِin your neck منof حسنٍbeauty وَمنand of جيدgraceful length of the neck
بما بجيدكِ من حسنٍ وَمن جيد
وَماand what بعينيكin your two eyes منof سحرِenchantment وَمنand of حَوَرِdark pupils against bright whites
وَما بعينيك من سحرِ وَمن حَوَرِ
By the beauty and graceful length of your neck,
With the beauty of your cheeks and your neck
And by the enchantment in your eyes, their dark pupils against bright whites,
And the magic of your eyes and your complexion
جوديgive generously بوصلكwith union with you أوor ردّيreturn فؤاديmy heart ليto me
جودي بوصلك أو ردّي فؤادي لي
فقدfor indeed ملكتِyou have gained قيادَthe reins of النفعِbenefit والضررand harm
فقد ملكتِ قيادَ النفعِ والضرر
Grant me union with you, or return my heart to me,
Grant me union or return my heart to me
For you hold the reins of benefit and harm.
For you possess the reins of benefit and harm
Sol 6.1