عانقينيembrace me بالراحتينwith both palms حنواtenderly
عانقيني بالراحتين حنوا
واسندينيand support me فقدfor indeed قصدتI have sought الهدواrepose
واسنديني فقد قصدت الهدوا
Embrace me with both palms, tenderly,
Embrace me gently, lovingly
and support me, for I have sought repose.
And support me, for I seek solace
أختكyour sister الشمسthe sun واصلتhas reached out بشعاعwith a ray
أختك الشمس واصلت بشعاع
أرضناour earth فابعثيso send خيالكyour phantom بواa stuffed-calf decoy
أرضنا فابعثي خيالك بوا
Your sister, the sun, has reached out with a ray
Your sister the sun has reached with her rays
to our earth; so send your phantom as a stuffed-calf decoy.
Our land, so send forth your imagination
اضربيturn الصفحaside عنfrom سلويmy forgetting فانيfor I
اضربي الصفح عن سلوي فاني
لستI do not أسلوكforget you لاmay ... not ابتغيتI seek السلواforgetfulness
لست أسلوك لا ابتغيت السلوا
Dismiss the thought of my forgetting you, for I
Turn away from blaming me, for I
do not forget you—may I never seek forgetfulness.
Do not act with blame, nor have I sought censure
إنindeed قلباa heart تمكنhas taken hold الحبlove فيهin it
إن قلبا تمكن الحب فيه
ليسis not بالسهلeasy أنto يطيقendure الجفواestrangement
ليس بالسهل أن يطيق الجفوا
Indeed, a heart in which love has taken hold
If a heart is possessed by love
cannot easily endure estrangement.
It is not easy to endure aloofness
أيهاO الللاحيreproacher قصرcut short النصحcounsel إناindeed we
أيها الللاحي قصر النصح إنا
نحنwe قومa people نرىwe regard العذولthe faultfinder عدواan enemy
نحن قوم نرى العذول عدوا
O reproacher, cut your counsel short; indeed, we—
O critic, be sparing with advice, we
we are a people who regard the faultfinder as an enemy.
Are a people who see aloofness as an enemy
جانبshun اللومreproach إننيindeed I مستبدheadstrong
جانب اللوم إنني مستبد
كبرياءpride فيin صبوتيmy passion وعتواand defiance
كبرياء في صبوتي وعتوا
Shun reproach: indeed, I am headstrong,
Avoid blame, for I am obstinate
proud in my passion, and defiant.
With pride in my youth and defiance
أنتyou مهماhowever much استزدتyou seek more فيin النصحcounsel شوطاa stretch
أنت مهما استزدت في النصح شوطا
لابتعاديfor my withdrawal إلاonly وزدتand you increase دنواnearness
لابتعادي إلا وزدت دنوا
However far you press on with your counsel
No matter how much advice you give
to make me draw away, you only bring me nearer.
I only grow more distant
أطلقset free القلبthe heart مرةonce منfrom فؤاديmy heart
أطلق القلب مرة من فؤادي
ترهyou will see it الساريthe night-traveler نحوtoward ليلاهits Layla تواat once
تره الساري نحو ليلاه توا
Set the heart free, just once, from my breast;
Once, let my heart break free
you will see it journey by night toward its Layla at once.
From my breast, towards its beloved let it flee
ليسis not عاراa disgrace مسيرthe journey قلبيmy heart إليهاtoward her
ليس عارا مسير قلبي إليها
افماdid not, then سارjourneyed آدمAdam نحوtoward حواEve
افما سار آدم نحو حوا
There is no shame in my heart's journey to her;
It is no disgrace that my heart moves toward her
did not Adam, then, journey toward Eve?
Did not Adam go towards Eve?
Sol 6.1