رَأواthey saw بِالجَزَعِat the valley bend بَرقاًa flash of lightning فَاِستَهامواso they became lovesick
رَأوا بِالجَزَعِ بَرقاً فَاِستَهاموا
وَنامَand slept العاذِلُونَthe reproachers وَلَمand did not يَنامواthey sleep
وَنامَ العاذِلُونَ وَلَم يَناموا
They saw lightning at the valley bend and fell lovesick.
They saw lightning in the pouring rain, so they were amazed,
The reproachers slept, but they did not sleep.
The slanderers slept while the sincere stayed awake.
وَعِنديand I have مِنfrom مَراشِفِهاher lips حَديثٌa report
وَعِندي مِن مَراشِفِها حَديثٌ
يخبّرtells أَنthat رِيقتهاher saliva مُدامُwine
يخبّر أَن رِيقتها مُدامُ
And I have a report from her lips
From her pillow I hear a tale,
That tells me her saliva is wine.
That her saliva is sweet wine.
وَفيand in أَلحاظِهاher glances السكرىdrunken دَليلٌproof
وَفي أَلحاظِها السكرى دَليلٌ
وَلاand not ذُقناwe tasted وَلاnor زَعمَclaimed الهُمامُthe noble man
وَلا ذُقنا وَلا زَعمَ الهُمامُ
And in her drunken glances there is proof,
In her intoxicating glances, a proof,
Yet we have not tasted it, nor has the noble man claimed as much.
Though we never tasted, as the virtuous claimed.
تَعالىexalted be اللَهGod ماhow أَجرىcaused to flow دُموعيmy tears
تَعالى اللَه ما أَجرى دُموعي
إِذاwhen عَنّتappeared لِمُقلَتيto my eye الخِيامُthe tents
إِذا عَنّت لِمُقلَتي الخِيامُ
God be exalted! How freely my tears flow
Exalted is God! How my tears flowed
When the tents appear before my eye;
Whenever tents were pitched for my beloved.
وَأَشجانيand saddened me إِذاwhen لاحَتflashed بُروقٌflashes of lightning
وَأَشجاني إِذا لاحَت بُروقٌ
وَأَطرَبَنيand enraptured me إِذاwhen غَنَّتsang حَمامُdoves
وَأَطرَبَني إِذا غَنَّت حَمامُ
And how I grieve when lightning flashes,
My longing is stirred when lightning flashes,
And how enraptured I am when doves sing.
And I am transported when doves coo.
Sol 6.1