ياO طلعةَcountenance البدرِthe full moon التمامِperfect
يا طلعةَ البدرِ التمامِ
وقامةَand stature الغصنِthe bough الرطيبِfresh and tender
وقامةَ الغصنِ الرطيبِ
O countenance of the perfect full moon,
O the full moon's rising glow
and stature of the tender bough!
And the moist branch's graceful flow
ماwhatever شئتَyou wish أنيthat I am فيin الهوىlove
ما شئتَ أني في الهوى
لاnot بالملولِeasily wearied (emphatic) ولاnor الغضوبِquick to anger
لا بالملولِ ولا الغضوبِ
Whatever you may wish, in love I am
Whatever you wished, my love for you
neither easily wearied nor quick to anger.
Is not out of distress or wrath
ليتَwould that الذيwhat بكَin you حينَwhen تنأyou withdraw (word continues)
ليتَ الذي بكَ حينَ تنأ
ىcompletes 'you withdraw' معرضاًturning away مثلlike الذيwhat بيin me
ى معرضاً مثل الذي بي
Would that what is in you, when you withdraw,
If only the one who wept over you when you turned away
turning away, were like what is in me.
Was like the one who weeps over me
كمhow many بتُّI spent the night بعدكَafter you ليلةًa night
كم بتُّ بعدكَ ليلةً
أدعوI call بهاduring it للمستجيبِto the one who answers
أدعو بها للمستجيبِ
How many a night I have spent since you left,
How many nights after you
calling during it to the one who answers.
Did I call unto the Responder
وشكوتُand I complained هجركَyour abandonment للصباto the east wind
وشكوتُ هجركَ للصبا
شكوىthe complaint of الغريبِthe stranger إلىto الغريبِthe stranger
شكوى الغريبِ إلى الغريبِ
And I complained of your abandonment to the east wind,
And complained of your abandonment
a stranger's complaint to a stranger.
A stranger's plaint to a stranger
أمستْhave become لياليnights of ذاthis الجفاestrangement
أمستْ ليالي ذا الجفا
مثلَlike الهمومِsorrows علىupon القلوبِhearts
مثلَ الهمومِ على القلوبِ
The nights of this estrangement have become
The nights of estrangement
like sorrows upon hearts:
Became burdensome sorrows in my heart
سوداءُblack فيin لونِthe color of الشباyouth (word continues)
سوداءُ في لونِ الشبا
بِcompletes 'youth' وهمُّand the sorrow of أيامdays of المشيبِgray hair
بِ وهمُّ أيام المشيبِ
black in the color of youth,
Darkened in the hue of youth
and the sorrow of the days of gray hair.
And worries of aging's days
Sol 6.1