فيin الصدرthe breast منfrom عهدpledge الحبيبthe beloved علائقattachments
في الصدر من عهد الحبيب علائق
ومثيرهاand what stirs them نظرa glance وطيفand a phantom طارقvisiting by night
ومثيرها نظر وطيف طارق
Within my breast linger bonds from the beloved’s pledge;
In my chest are bonds from the days of my beloved
A glance and a night-visiting phantom stir them.
And what stirs them is a glance and a visiting apparition
فالطيفso the phantom إنif أغفيتI doze يوماًever هائجarousing
فالطيف إن أغفيت يوماً هائج
والطرفand the gaze إنif أصغيتI give heed يوماًever شائقawakening desire
والطرف إن أصغيت يوماً شائق
So the phantom, if ever I doze, stirs my longing;
So the apparition, if I sleep one day, excites
And the gaze, if ever I give heed, awakens desire.
And the glance, if I listen one day, allures
ياO منكرdenier of الأشواقlongings لستyou are not بعاشقa lover
يا منكر الأشواق لست بعاشق
ماnot يعرفknows الأشواقlongings إلاexcept العاشقthe lover
ما يعرف الأشواق إلا العاشق
O denier of longing, you are no lover;
O you who deny passions, you are no lover
Only a lover knows longing—
Only a lover knows passions
ممنamong those who لهhe has نَفَسٌa breath كمثليlike me خافتfaint
ممن له نَفَسٌ كمثلي خافت
أوor منone who لهhe has قلبa heart كمثليlike me خافقthrobbing
أو من له قلب كمثلي خافق
One of those whose breath, like mine, is faint,
One who has a soul like mine, faint
Or whose heart, like mine, is throbbing.
Or one who has a heart like mine, fluttering
ماwhat lies بينbetween أضلعهhis ribs حبيبa beloved قاطنdwelling
ما بين أضلعه حبيب قاطن
يثنيpraises بموضعهof his abode وحبُّand love ناطقspeaking
يثني بموضعه وحبُّ ناطق
Within his ribs dwell a beloved,
Between his ribs resides a beloved
Who praises his abode, and a love that speaks.
Who makes him incline to his place, and a love speaking
إنif يذكرis mentioned السلوانforgetting قالsays خطيبهits spokesman
إن يذكر السلوان قال خطيبه
عندin the eyes of المحبّةlove يومthe day يسلوhe forgets آبقa runaway slave
عند المحبّة يوم يسلو آبق
If forgetting is mentioned, its spokesman says:
If he recalls the night visitors, his lover said
“In Love’s eyes, he is a runaway slave the day he forgets.”
In love, on the day he inclines, a fugitive
كيفhow السلوforgetting عنof الذيthe one whom أهوىI love وwhile
كيف السلو عن الذي أهوى و
فيaround عنقيmy neck عهودpledges للهوىto love ومواثقand covenants
في عنقي عهود للهوى ومواثق
How can I forget the one I love, while
How can there be inclination from the one I love when
Around my neck are pledges to love and covenants?
Around my neck are pacts to love and covenants
زعمclaimed الحبيبthe beloved بأنthat دمعيmy tears كاذبfalse
زعم الحبيب بأن دمعي كاذب
واللهand God يعلمknows أنthat دمعيmy tears صادقtrue
والله يعلم أن دمعي صادق
The beloved claimed my tears were false,
My beloved claimed that my tear is a liar
And God knows my tears are true.
And Allah knows that my tear is truthful
منwho ذاis it that يسابقraces against لوعتيmy anguish أوor زفرتيmy sigh
من ذا يسابق لوعتي أو زفرتي
وكلاهماand both of them عندat التذكرremembrance سابقforemost
وكلاهما عند التذكر سابق
Who can outpace my anguish or my sigh,
Who can compete with my anguish or my sighs
When both take the lead at remembrance?
Both, when remembered, are early starters
Sol 6.1