يلومنيblame me قوميmy people علىfor حبهاlove for her
يلومني قومي على حبها
واللومand blame لاdoes not يجدىavail ولاand does not ينفعhelp
واللوم لا يجدى ولا ينفع
My people blame me for loving her,
My people blame me for loving her,
And blame is of no avail and does no good.
But blame does not help or avail.
يرموننيthey accuse me بالضعفof weakness لكنهمbut they
يرمونني بالضعف لكنهم
لمdid not يجرعواthey drink الكاسthe cup التيthat أجرعI drink
لم يجرعوا الكاس التي أجرع
They accuse me of weakness, but they
They accuse me of weakness, but they
Have not drunk the cup that I drink.
Have not tasted the cup I have tasted.
وماand not درواthey knew أنthat الهوىlove قاهرa conqueror
وما دروا أن الهوى قاهر
قضاؤهits decree فيamong الناسpeople لاnot يدفعis resisted
قضاؤه في الناس لا يدفع
Nor have they realized that love is a conqueror,
They know not that passion is mighty,
Whose decree over people cannot be resisted.
Its decree in people cannot be stopped.
ولاnor رأواthey saw أسطرlines هجرانهاher abandonment
ولا رأوا أسطر هجرانها
تخطهاinscribe them فيupon خدىmy cheek الأدمعthe tears
تخطها في خدى الأدمع
Nor have they seen the lines of her abandonment
They saw not the lines of her abandonment
That tears inscribe upon my cheek.
That grief etched on my cheek.
ولاnor رأونيthey saw me فيin ظلامdarkness الدجىthe dark night
ولا رأوني في ظلام الدجى
وقدand already نباrecoiled عنfrom جسميmy body المضجعthe bed
وقد نبا عن جسمي المضجع
Nor have they seen me in the darkness of night,
They saw me not in the darkness of night
With the bed recoiling from my body.
When insomnia drove away my sleep.
أبثI pour out لليلto the night هوىa love خالداًundying
أبث لليل هوى خالداً
والليلand the night لاdoes not يحنوshow compassion ولاand does not يسمعlisten
والليل لا يحنو ولا يسمع
I pour out an undying love to the night,
I confide to the night an undying love,
And the night neither shows compassion nor listens.
But the night does not sympathize or hear.
أرددI repeat الأشعارthe verses فيin جوفهits depths
أردد الأشعار في جوفه
كطائرlike a bird فيin سجنهits prison يسجعwarbles
كطائر في سجنه يسجع
I repeat verses in its depths,
I recite poems in its expanse
Like a bird that warbles in its prison.
Like a bird singing dolefully in its cage.
أعللI soothe النفسthe soul بنيلby attaining المناwishes
أعلل النفس بنيل المنا
والصبand the lovesick lover بالآمالwith hopes لاis not يقنعcontent
والصب بالآمال لا يقنع
I soothe my soul with hopes of attaining my wishes,
I console my soul with hopes of union,
Yet the lovesick lover is not content with hopes.
But youth is not satisfied with hopes.
إنيindeed I am فتىa youth لمhas not يدرknown طعمthe taste of الكرىsleep
إني فتى لم يدر طعم الكرى
إنif يهجعhe sleeps الموتورthe unavenged mourner لاdoes not يهجعhe sleeps
إن يهجع الموتور لا يهجع
I am a youth who has not known the taste of sleep;
I am a lad who has not known deception,
Even if the bereaved sleep, he does not.
If the lovelorn sleeps, he does not sleep.
وإنand if شداsings البلبلthe nightingale فيin دوحهits grove
وإن شدا البلبل في دوحه
يذوبmelts وجداًwith longing قلبهhis heart الموجعaching
يذوب وجداً قلبه الموجع
And if the nightingale sings in its grove,
And if the nightingale wails in its branches,
His aching heart melts with longing.
It melts with passion - its aching heart.
Sol 6.1