أنتِyou (feminine) ياO مُقلتيmy eye أسقمْتِyou made ill حالِيmy condition
أنتِ يا مُقلتي أسقمْتِ حالِي
بطموحٍby eager gazing إلىtoward ذواتwomen possessing الحِجَالِthe curtained chambers
بطموحٍ إلى ذوات الحِجَالِ
You, O my eye, have made me ill,
You, my desire, have made me ill
By gazing eagerly toward women of curtained chambers:
With yearning for the shapely ones
ناعماتٍtender منَعَّماتٍpampered حسانٍbeautiful
ناعماتٍ منَعَّماتٍ حسانٍ
وُضَّحِfair اللونِthe complexion رُجَّحheavy الأكفالِthe buttocks
وُضَّحِ اللونِ رُجَّح الأكفالِ
Tender, pampered, beautiful,
Soft, delicate, beautiful,
Fair of complexion, heavy of buttocks;
Bright complexioned, languid eyelids
وإلىand toward كلِّevery ذاتِa woman possessing حسنٍbeauty بهيجٍdelightful
وإلى كلِّ ذاتِ حسنٍ بهيجٍ
رائقٍexquisite فائقٍsurpassing غريبِrare المِثالِthe likeness
رائقٍ فائقٍ غريبِ المِثالِ
And toward every woman of delightful beauty,
And for every beauty charming, pleasing
Exquisite, surpassing, rare in likeness;
Exquisite, unique in form
وإلىand toward كلevery مشمِخرٍّtowering رفيعٍlofty
وإلى كل مشمِخرٍّ رفيعٍ
مِنْamong بناءbuilding مُشَيّدٍfirmly built مُتعالِيsoaring
مِنْ بناء مُشَيّدٍ مُتعالِي
And toward everything towering and lofty,
And for every slender, elegant one
Among firmly built, soaring buildings;
Of splendid, towering stature
وإلىand toward بهجةِsplendor البساتينِthe gardens مَنْof (read as مِن) نَخْpalm trees (word begins)
وإلى بهجةِ البساتينِ مَنْ نَخْ
لٍcompletion of 'palm trees' وأشجارهاand their trees وبَرْدِand the coolness الظلالِthe shade
لٍ وأشجارها وبَرْدِ الظلالِ
And toward the splendor of gardens, with palms,
And for the joy of gardens where palms
And their trees, and the coolness of shade.
And its trees and the cool shade
قالتit said العينُthe eye ليسَis not ذلكthat مِنِّيfrom me
قالت العينُ ليسَ ذلك مِنِّي
إنماonly القلبُthe heart جَدّwas intent فيon إرْسالِيsending me
إنما القلبُ جَدّ في إرْسالِي
The eye said: That is not my doing;
My eye said this is not from me
The heart alone was intent on sending me.
Rather, the heart is intent on sending me
قلتُI said ياO قلبُheart أنتَyou سلطتَyou unleashed عينيmy eye
قلتُ يا قلبُ أنتَ سلطتَ عيني
تَرْتِعيit grazes فيin رياضِmeadows ذاتِa woman possessing الحِجَالِthe curtained chambers
تَرْتِعي في رياضِ ذاتِ الحِجَالِ
I said: O heart, you unleashed my eye
I said: O heart you have unleashed my eye
To graze in the meadows of a woman of curtained chambers.
To graze in the meadows of the shapely ones
قالَsaid قلْبيmy heart الآذانُthe ears قدalready أعلمْتنِيthey informed me
قالَ قلْبي الآذانُ قد أعلمْتنِي
بسماعٍthrough hearing منهاfrom them إلىto إيصالِconveyance
بسماعٍ منها إلى إيصالِ
My heart said: The ears have informed me
My heart said: the ear has informed me
Through what they hear and pass on.
By hearing from it to convey
قلتُI said للأذْنto the ear كيفhow تستمعينَyou listen الجرthe sound (word begins)
قلتُ للأذْن كيف تستمعينَ الجر
سَcompletion of 'the sound' منfrom صورةٍa figure بسوقٍwith calves خِدَالِplump
سَ من صورةٍ بسوقٍ خِدَالِ
I said to the ear: How do you listen to the sound
I said to the ear: how can you listen
From a figure with plump calves?
To gossip of an image in the market of flirts
ثمthen يهدينهَthey convey it إلىto القلبِthe heart حتىuntil
ثم يهدينهَ إلى القلبِ حتى
صارَit became فيin غصةٍchoking anguish وفيand in أَشْغَالِcares
صارَ في غصةٍ وفي أَشْغَالِ
Then they convey it to the heart, until
Then whisper it to the heart until
It falls into choking anguish and cares.
It became distressed and preoccupied
قالتit said القلبُthe heart مالكُmaster of كلِّevery عضوٍorgan
قالت القلبُ مالكُ كلِّ عضوٍ
فهوso it is سلطانُناour sovereign بغيرwithout جِدَالِdispute
فهو سلطانُنا بغير جِدَالِ
It said: The heart is master of every organ;
The heart said: the master of every limb
So it is our sovereign, beyond dispute.
Is its sultan without contention
فإذاso when ماemphatic particle أرادَit wishes تدبيرَmanaging أمرٍa matter
فإذا ما أرادَ تدبيرَ أمرٍ
كلُّevery عضوٍorgan يطيعُهobeys it فيin الفِعَالِactions
كلُّ عضوٍ يطيعُه في الفِعَالِ
Whenever it wishes to manage a matter,
So when he wants to manage an affair
Every organ obeys it in action.
Each limb obeys him in action
فالتفتْنَاso we turned للقلبِto the heart حيناًfor a moment وقلناand we said
فالتفتْنَا للقلبِ حيناً وقلنا
أنتَyou أنتَyou المدارُthe pivot فيin كلِّevery حالِcircumstance
أنتَ أنتَ المدارُ في كلِّ حالِ
Then we turned to the heart for a moment and said:
So we turned to the heart at times and said
You, you are the pivot in every circumstance.
You, you are the pivot in every state
قالit said إنيindeed I سُتِرْتُI was screened عنfrom كلِّevery شىءٍthing
قال إني سُتِرْتُ عن كلِّ شىءٍ
لَستُI do not أدْرِيknow فِعلاa deed منamong الأفْعَالِthe deeds
لَستُ أدْرِي فِعلا من الأفْعَالِ
It said: I have been screened from everything;
It said: I am hidden from everything
I know not a single deed,
I do not know any deed from the deeds
قطُّever ألاdo ... not? تسمعُhears أذنٌan ear وعينٌand an eye
قطُّ ألا تسمعُ أذنٌ وعينٌ
يخبرانِيthey both tell me عَنْabout نسوةٍwomen ورجالِand men
يخبرانِي عَنْ نسوةٍ ورجالِ
Ever. Do an ear and an eye not hear
Never does an ear or eye hear
And both tell me of women and men?
And inform me of women and men
كلُّevery عضوٍorgan يأتيcomes إلىَّto me بأمرٍwith a matter
كلُّ عضوٍ يأتي إلىَّ بأمرٍ
فتحيرتُso I became bewildered فيin عظيمِgreat اشْتغالِpreoccupation
فتحيرتُ في عظيمِ اشْتغالِ
Every organ comes to me with some matter,
Every limb comes to me with a matter
So I grew bewildered, greatly preoccupied.
So I was confused in great preoccupation
وقعَarose اللومُthe blame والتنازعُand contention مِنْfrom هthis one (word begins)
وقعَ اللومُ والتنازعُ مِنْ ه
ذاcompletion of 'this one' وهذاand this one واشتدَّand grew fierce أَمْرُthe matter of الجِدالِthe dispute
ذا وهذا واشتدَّ أَمْرُ الجِدالِ
Blame and contention arose from this one
Blame and contention arose from
And that one, and the dispute grew fierce.
This one and that and talk grew heated
قيلَit was said لاno بدَّescape قطُّwhatsoever مِنfrom حاكمٍa judge يحْjudges (word begins)
قيلَ لا بدَّ قطُّ مِن حاكمٍ يحْ
كمcompletion of 'judges' بينbetween الخصومthe disputants بالأفوالِby statements (likely بالأقوال)
كم بين الخصوم بالأفوالِ
It was said: There must surely be a judge to rule
It was said: there must be an arbiter to judge
Between the disputants by their statements.
Between the disputants with words
قيلit was said فالجسمُso the body حاكمٌa judge وهْوand it is عدلٌjust
قيل فالجسمُ حاكمٌ وهْو عدلٌ
فهوso it is العدلُthe just one صادقاًtruthful فيin المَقَالِspeech
فهو العدلُ صادقاً في المَقَالِ
It was said: Then the body is the judge, and it is just;
It was said: the body is the judge and it is just
So it is the just one, truthful in speech.
It is truthfulness in speech
قالَsaid جسْميmy body إنْif كانَwas يقبلُis accepted قَولِيmy words
قالَ جسْمي إنْ كانَ يقبلُ قَولِي
قُلْتُI said بالحقِّtruthfully بينكُمbetween you لاَnot أُبالِيI care
قُلْتُ بالحقِّ بينكُم لاَ أُبالِي
My body said: If my words are to be accepted,
My body said: If my words are acceptable
I would speak the truth between you, without concern.
I have said the truth between you, I do not care
قالَit said كلٌّeach منكمof you تعاونتمyou cooperated طُرَّاall together
قالَ كلٌّ منكم تعاونتم طُرَّا
علَىin كلِّevery باطلٍfalsehood وضَلالٍand error
علَى كلِّ باطلٍ وضَلالٍ
It said: Every one of you has joined forces, all together,
Each of you have cooperated to commit
In every falsehood and error.
Every falsehood and misguidance
فغدوتُso I became السقيمthe sick one منfrom زينكمyour embellishment طوthroughout (word begins)
فغدوتُ السقيم من زينكم طو
لَcompletion of 'throughout' زمانيmy lifetime مُغَللاshackled فيin خَبَالِderangement
لَ زماني مُغَللا في خَبَالِ
So I grew sick through your embellishments, throughout
So I became ill from your beauty prolonging
My life, shackled in derangement.
My time fettered in depravities
فاتقواso fear اللهGod ياO أحبَّايَmy beloved ones أنتُمْyou (plural)
فاتقوا الله يا أحبَّايَ أنتُمْ
إنif صلحْتُمyou reform يوماًone day فيصلحُthen will improve حالِيmy condition
إن صلحْتُم يوماً فيصلحُ حالِي
So fear God, O you, my beloved ones;
So fear Allah, O my loved ones, you
If you reform one day, my condition will improve.
If you reform one day my state will reform
فاستقيمُواso remain upright فيthroughout دهْركُمyour lifetime لاdo not تميلواstray
فاستقيمُوا في دهْركُم لا تميلوا
إنْif عَدَلْتمyou act justly فإننيthen indeed I am فيin اعتدالِbalance
إنْ عَدَلْتم فإنني في اعتدالِ
So stay upright throughout your days; do not stray.
So be upright in your life, do not tilt
If you act justly, then I am in balance.
If you are just, I will be balanced
Sol 6.1