ذاتُpossessing ملكٍdominion طغتْgrew tyrannical بهاwith her عزةُthe pride of الملthe kingship (word continues)
ذاتُ ملكٍ طغتْ بها عزةُ المل
كِcompletion of ‘kingship’ فلمand so did not ترعَcare for فيin هواهاher love العبيداthe slaves
كِ فلم ترعَ في هواها العبيدا
A lady of dominion, driven to tyranny by the pride of kingship,
The arrogance of kingship possessed her,
who cared nothing for her slaves in her love.
Yet she did not care for her slaves.
ظلمتهمshe oppressed them وجاهدواand they struggled علمَknew اللGod (word continues)
ظلمتهم وجاهدوا علمَ الل
هُcompletion of ‘God’ فمنso whoever ماتَdied راَunclear as written فيهاin her شريداan outcast
هُ فمن ماتَ راَ فيها شريدا
She oppressed them, and they struggled—God knows;
She oppressed them, though they strove to be just.
so whoever died [unclear word] in her love, an outcast.
So he who died under her rule died wretched.
هيshe غصنُthe bough of الرياضِthe gardens والزهرِand the flowers والورand the roses (word continues)
هي غصنُ الرياضِ والزهرِ والور
دِcompletion of ‘roses’ قواماًin stature ونفحةًand in fragrance وخدوداand in cheeks
دِ قواماً ونفحةً وخدودا
She is the gardens’ bough, their flowers, and their roses,
She is a branch of gardens, of flowers and roses,
in stature, fragrance, and cheeks.
Upright, fragrant, with blushing cheeks.
وهيand she شمسُthe sun of السماءِthe sky والظبيةُand the gazelle الغيthe graceful (word continues)
وهي شمسُ السماءِ والظبيةُ الغي
داءُcompletion of ‘graceful’ وجهاًin face ومقلتينِand in two eyes وجيداand in neck
داءُ وجهاً ومقلتينِ وجيدا
And she is the sun of heaven and the graceful gazelle,
She is the sun of the sky, the gazelle of the valley,
in face, in her two eyes, and in neck.
With a face, eyelashes, and smooth neck.
ولهاand hers is النهيُprohibition فيin الهوىlove ولهاand hers is الأمthe command (word continues)
ولها النهيُ في الهوى ولها الأم
رcompletion of ‘command’ وماand whatever كانwas موعداًa promise ووعيداand a threat
ر وما كان موعداً ووعيدا
Hers is prohibition in love, and hers is command,
She has authority in love, she holds command
and all that is promise and threat.
In what was promised and threatened alike.
ليسit is not فيin الحبِّlove أنto تشاءَyou wish ولاnor فيin
ليس في الحبِّ أن تشاءَ ولا في
قدرِthe destiny of الحبِّlove والقضاand decree أنto تريداyou will
قدرِ الحبِّ والقضا أن تريدا
In love it is not yours to choose, nor in
In love there is no choice, nor in the fate of love;
love’s destiny and decree is it yours to will.
Destiny allows no desire.
إنهُindeed, it فيupon الرقابِthe necks مسكنةُthe abasement of الدهtime (word continues)
إنهُ في الرقابِ مسكنةُ الده
رِcompletion of ‘time’ كماjust as طوقَcollared الهوانُhumiliation اليهوداthe Jews
رِ كما طوقَ الهوانُ اليهودا
It is time’s abasement upon necks,
For in necks is the abode of humiliation,
just as humiliation has collared the Jews.
As shackles once graced the Jews.
Sol 6.1