قالsaid الفتىthe young man للفتىto the young man: ماas long as دمتyou continue تهواهاyou love her
قال الفتى للفتى: ما دمت تهواها
فأنسthen take comfort بهاin her زوجةa wife تؤويكshe shelters you حانيةtender
فأنس بها زوجة تؤويك حانية
One young man said to another: As long as you love her,
The youth said to the youth: As long as you love her
then find comfort in her as a tender wife who shelters you,
Make her your devoted, caring wife
فقالso he said: كلاno فماfor ... not كانwas الزواجmarriage سوىexcept
فقال: كلا فما كان الزواج سوى
علامwhy أحبسI imprison قلبيmy heart فيin هوىlove for امرأةa woman
علام أحبس قلبي في هوى امرأة
he said: No—for marriage is nothing but
He said: No, for marriage is nothing but
why should I imprison my heart in love for a woman,
A shackle that imprisons my heart's passion for a woman
وربand many a ذريةoffspring أخرجتُI brought forth فانبعثتand they came to life
ورب ذرية أخرجتُ فانبعثت
إنيindeed I لأمرحI surely revel فيin دنياthe world الجمالbeauty وفيand among
إني لأمرح في دنيا الجمال وفي
and many offspring I brought forth came to life,
How many offspring have I sired who were then born
I surely revel in the world of beauty, and among
I still play joyfully in the world of beauty and in
فيin كلevery يومday فتاةa young woman فجرتshe poured forth غدقاًabundant water
في كل يوم فتاة فجرت غدقاً
وليand I have منfrom الغيدgraceful women ليلa night باسمsmiling ألقradiant
ولي من الغيد ليل باسم ألق
each day, a young woman pours forth a torrent
A different girl each day who flows with generosity
and with graceful women I have a smiling, radiant night,
And I have, from pleasure, a night named after me
قلناwe said: أأنتare you تباهيyou boast بالزنىof adultery فرحاًjoyfully؟!
قلنا: أأنت تباهي بالزنى فرحاً؟!
فقالso he said: بلrather ذاكthat شرعa law صارbecame متبعاًfollowed
فقال: بل ذاك شرع صار متبعاً
we said: Do you boast of adultery with delight?!
We said: Do you boast of adultery happily?!
he said: Rather, that is a law now followed,
He said: No, that became a followed law
قلناwe said: ألستare you not تخافyou fear اللهGod منتقماًtaking vengeance؟
قلنا: ألست تخاف الله منتقماً؟
ويحalas for الشبابthe young إذاwhen الشيطانSatan نازعهمcontended with them
ويح الشباب إذا الشيطان نازعهم
we said: Do you not fear God as He takes vengeance?
We said: Do you not fear God taking vengeance?
alas for the young when Satan contends with them
Alas for youth when the devil tempts them
ولاand not ترىyou see النورthe light إلاexcept فيin محياهاher face
ولا ترى النور إلا في محياها
وكنand be بحبكthrough your love مهواهاher heart's desire ومأماهاand her refuge
وكن بحبك مهواها ومأماها
and you see light nowhere but in her face.
And you see no light but in her cheek
And be, through your love, her heart's desire and her refuge.
And be, in your love for her, her supporter and protector
مغارمfinancial burdens وقيودand fetters لستI am not أرضاهاI accept them
مغارم وقيود لست أرضاها
يظلremains محيايmy life مرهوناًbound بمحياهاto her life
يظل محياي مرهوناً بمحياها
financial burdens and fetters I do not accept.
Passions and shackles I do not approve of
so that my life remains bound to hers?
My cheek will remain mortgaged to her cheek
البؤسmisery يصحبهاaccompanies them والنحسand misfortune يغشاهاenvelops them
البؤس يصحبها والنحس يغشاها
أزواجwives منthose who عاشlived بكاءever-weeping وأواهاand ever-sighing
أزواج من عاش بكاء وأواها
with misery accompanying them and misfortune shrouding them.
Misery accompanies it and misfortune overwhelms it
the wives of those who live weeping and sighing.
Wives who lived weeping and moaning
منof الوصالlovemaking فروانيso it quenched my thirst ورواهاand quenched hers
من الوصال فرواني ورواها
فيin صحبةthe company of الكأسthe cup أسقيهاI give her drink وأُسقاهاand I am given it to drink
في صحبة الكأس أسقيها وأُسقاها
of lovemaking, quenching my thirst and hers.
Of union abundant, she narrated and told
With the cup for company, I give her drink and am given it to drink.
In the company of a cup I give her drink and am given drink
أأنتare you تعبثyou toy بالأعراضwith people's honor تياهاarrogantly؟
أأنت تعبث بالأعراض تياها؟
كمhow many تاهtook pride غيريothers besides me بهin it قبليbefore me وكمand how many باهىboasted
كم تاه غيري به قبلي وكم باهى
Do you toy with people's honor so arrogantly?
Do you toy with honors pointlessly?
How many others before me have taken pride in it, and how many have boasted!
How many before me have gone astray by it and how many vaunt
فقالso he said فيwith قحةinsolence: لاnot أعرفI know اللهGod
فقال في قحة: لا أعرف الله
علىover العقولthe minds فأوهاهاthen weakened them وألغاهاand nullified them
على العقول فأوهاها وألغاها
He said with insolence: I do not know God.
He said bluntly: I do not know God
over their minds, then weakens them and renders them useless!
Upon reason so he confused it and nullified it
Sol 6.1