أماas for المحبthe lover فمثلماso, just as علمتyou knew
أما المحب فمثلما علمت
حرقٌburning pangs تزيدincrease وأضلعٌand ribs تغليseethe
حرقٌ تزيد وأضلعٌ تغلي
As for the lover, he is just as you know:
As for the lover, as you know
Burning pangs grow, and ribs seethe.
A burning that grows, ribs that boil
ذهبhas gone الربيعspring وليسand not يعقبهfollows it
ذهب الربيع وليس يعقبه
إلاexcept لوافعscorching blasts نارهاtheir fire تصليscorches
إلا لوافع نارها تصلي
Spring has gone, and nothing follows it
Spring has gone with no return
Except scorching blasts whose fire scorches.
Except for the prayers of its fire
تصفرُّturns yellow منهاbecause of them كلُّevery نابتةٍa sprout
تصفرُّ منها كلُّ نابتةٍ
فيin الأرضthe earth أوor فيin القلبthe heart والعقلand the mind
في الأرض أو في القلب والعقل
Every sprout turns yellow because of them
Every plant withers from it
In the earth, or in the heart and mind.
On earth, in heart, mind and body
والجسمand the body يبليهwears it away الهوىpassionate love وإذاand if
والجسم يبليه الهوى وإذا
زادincreases الهوىpassionate love فالروحthen the soul ماwhat يبليwears away
زاد الهوى فالروح ما يبلي
And passion wears the body away; and if
Passion wears out the body, and if
Passion grows, the soul is what it wears away.
Passion grows, the soul knows no wear
قولواtell لهاto her عيناكyour two eyes فاضحتاboth laying bare
قولوا لها عيناك فاضحتا
قلبيmy heart بسحرwith the magic of الحبlove والكحلand kohl
قلبي بسحر الحب والكحل
Tell her: your eyes lay bare
Say to her, your eyes have exposed
My heart with the magic of love and kohl.
My heart to love’s sorcery and kohl
كأسانtwo cups كانwas الموتُdeath خمرهماtheir wine
كأسان كان الموتُ خمرهما
القلبthe heart يشربهاdrinks it ويتسحليand finds it sweet (probable reading)
القلب يشربها ويتسحلي
Two cups, whose wine was death;
Like two cups whose drink was death
The heart drinks it and finds it sweet.
My heart drinks, melts and dissolves
والعمرand life طولٌlong duration فيin العذابtorment ولنand will not
والعمر طولٌ في العذاب ولن
أرضىI consent بأَنwith the fact that أَفنىI perish علىat مهلa slow pace
أرضى بأَن أَفنى على مهل
And life is long in torment; I will not
Life is long in agony, and I'll
Consent to perish slowly.
Not be content to die slowly
زيديincrease جوىًheartache أَزدَدI grow more عليكِover you أسىsorrow
زيدي جوىً أَزدَد عليكِ أسى
كيماso that أعجلI hasten فيin الهوىpassionate love قتليmy slaying
كيما أعجل في الهوى قتلي
Increase my heartache; I shall grieve over you still more,
Give me more love, I'll give you more grief
So that I may hasten my death in love.
So I may hasten love's murder
كمhow many باذلٍa giver منof نفسهhis own self فُقدتwas lost
كم باذلٍ من نفسه فُقدت
منهfrom him بلاwithout شكرٍthanks علىfor البذلthe giving
منه بلا شكرٍ على البذل
How many have given of themselves, their souls lost
Many wasted themselves, and from them
To them, without thanks for their giving!
No thanks for the waste was gained
ومحبةٍand a love تشقيcauses suffering وتتعسand causes misery إذsince
ومحبةٍ تشقي وتتعس إذ
فيin العمرlife لمdid not تنزلalight علىupon أهلsomeone worthy
في العمر لم تنزل على أهل
And how many a love brings suffering and misery, since
A love that suffers and agonizes when
In life it never alighted on one worthy of it!
In life, it fell not on kin
ماnot كانwas إلّاexcept النبلُnobility باعثهاits motive
ما كان إلّا النبلُ باعثها
ياO هندHind لاno حبٌّlove بلاwithout نبلnobility
يا هند لا حبٌّ بلا نبل
Nobility alone was its motive.
Naught but nobility drove it
O Hind, there is no love without nobility.
O Hind, no love's without nobility
أسمىthe loftiest العواطفfeelings ليسnot يفهمهماunderstands them both
أسمى العواطف ليس يفهمهما
بينamong الورىhumankind إلاexcept أولواthose endowed with الفضلvirtue
بين الورى إلا أولوا الفضل
The loftiest feelings—none understands them both
The finest passions, none understand
Among humankind except those endowed with virtue.
Among mankind, save the noble
فعلىso on مwhat? تقطعنيshe cuts me off وماand not وصلتshe joined
فعلى م تقطعني وما وصلت
هندٌHind ولاand no قطعٌseverance بلاwithout وصلunion
هندٌ ولا قطعٌ بلا وصل
Then why does she cut me off, when no bond was ever formed
Why do you cut me off, when you haven't connected
By Hind? There is no severance without union.
No bond or break, O Hind, without a bond
سلask عنabout معانيthe meanings of الكبرياءpride ولاand do not
سل عن معاني الكبرياء ولا
تعتبreproach فلنfor you will not تسلوyou find solace ولنand will not تُسليyou console
تعتب فلن تسلو ولن تُسلي
Ask about the meanings of pride, and do not
Ask about the meaning of pride, and don't
Reproach, for you will neither find solace nor give it.
Reproach, you'll get no answer or peace
وأقذفand cast بهذاwith this القربcloseness فيinto لججٍdepths
وأقذف بهذا القرب في لججٍ
للصدرof the breast طاميةٍsurging منfrom الجهلignorance
للصدر طاميةٍ من الجهل
And cast this closeness into depths
And I toss this closeness into turbulent
Of the breast, surging with ignorance.
Seas, ignorant and blind of heart
وأظلمand darken شبابَكَyour youth فهوfor it is عاريةa loan
وأظلم شبابَكَ فهو عارية
ستردهاyou will return it يوماًone day بلاwithout مطلdelay in repayment
ستردها يوماً بلا مطل
And darken your youth, for it is a loan
And darken your youth, which is but
That you will return one day without delay.
A loan you'll reclaim one day, no delay
Sol 6.1