ياO قطرةdrop قدindeed أسكنتyou stilled
يا قطرة قد أسكنت
فيin القلبthe heart عاصفةtempest الهيامpassionate love
في القلب عاصفة الهيام
O drop, you have stilled
O drop, you have inhabited
Within the heart the tempest of passion.
In my heart the storm of passion
ذاقتtasted عيونيmy eyes بعدafter أنthat
ذاقت عيوني بعد أن
أرسلتyou sent لذاتpleasures المنامsleep
أرسلت لذات المنام
My eyes tasted, after
My eyes have tasted, after
You sent the delights of sleep
You sent the same dream
وطردتand you banished منfrom فكرthe thoughts of الفتىthe young man
وطردت من فكر الفتى
المهجورthe forsaken أشباحspecters الحمامdeath
المهجور أشباح الحمام
And banished from the young man's thoughts—
And expelled from the mind of the young man
The forsaken one's—the specters of death.
The neglected ghosts of doves
منfrom أيwhich نبعspring قدindeed بعثتyou were sent
من أي نبع قد بعثت
لعينto the eye of صبa lovesick lover لاnot تنامsleeps
لعين صب لا تنام
From what spring were you sent
From which spring did you send
To a lovesick lover's sleepless eye?
To the eye that does not sleep
حملتكcarried you منfrom دارthe abode of الهناbliss (word continues)
حملتك من دار الهنا
ءcompletion of 'bliss' أكفhands أحلامdreams الغرامpassionate love
ء أكف أحلام الغرام
You were borne from the abode of bliss
You carried it from the house of bliss
By the hands of love's dreams.
The palms of the dreams of love
ياO وردةrose منfrom جنةa paradise
يا وردة من جنة
فيهاin it الطهارةpurity والوئامand harmony
فيها الطهارة والوئام
O rose from a paradise
O rose from paradise
Where purity and harmony dwell,
In it purity and harmony
كيفhow ارتضيتdid you consent لقاءencountering ظلdarkness (word continues)
كيف ارتضيت لقاء ظل
مةcompletion of 'darkness' دارan abode of ذلhumiliation وانقسامand division
مة دار ذل وانقسام
How did you consent to face the darkness
How did you accept meeting a shadow
Of an abode of humiliation and division?
From the house of humiliation and division
أحملتdid you carry فيin أوراقكyour petals البيwhite (word continues)
أحملت في أوراقك البي
ضاءcompletion of 'white' أنوارlights السلامpeace
ضاء أنوار السلام
Did you carry in your white petals
You carried in your petals the whiteness
The lights of peace?
The lights of peace
ماnot دمتyou lasted الاexcept برهةa moment
ما دمت الا برهة
ماnot الهجرabandonment منof طبعthe nature of الكرامthe noble
ما الهجر من طبع الكرام
You lasted but a moment;
As long as you are just a moment
Abandonment is not the way of the noble.
Parting is not the nature of generosity
لكof you; yours فيupon الخدودthe cheeks بقيةa remaining trace
لك في الخدود بقية
عنوانa sign of صبa lovesick lover مستهامmadly in love
عنوان صب مستهام
A trace of you remains upon the cheeks,
For you in the cheeks the rest
The mark of a lover mad with passion.
The title of love-struck
وبنيتand you built قبركyour grave فيin قلوhearts (word continues)
وبنيت قبرك في قلو
بcompletion of 'hearts' العاشقينthe lovers أولىpossessors of السقامsickness
ب العاشقين أولى السقام
And you built your grave in the hearts
And I built your grave in the hearts
Of lovers afflicted with sickness.
Of lovers, the first of the sick
ياO منyou who قصيرbrief عمرهاher lifespan
يا من قصير عمرها
لمdid not يأتcome طيفكyour apparition فيin المنامdreams
لم يأت طيفك في المنام
O you whose life is brief,
O you whose life is short
Your apparition did not appear in dreams.
Your specter did not come in a dream
Sol 6.1