إذاwhenever ماemphatic particle بكيتُI weep فنحْthen lament ياO حمامْdoves
إذا ما بكيتُ فنحْ يا حمامْ
وطارحْand share with أخاكَyour brother شجونَsorrows الغرامْpassionate love
وطارحْ أخاكَ شجونَ الغرامْ
Whenever I weep, lament, O doves.
When I cry, O dove extend
And share with your brother the sorrows of love.
Your brotherly sorrow and lament
وياand O نفحاتُbreezes الصباحِmorning احمليcarry
ويا نفحاتُ الصباحِ احملي
بجيبِin the bosom of الصباthe east wind نفحاتِwafts السلامْpeace
بجيبِ الصبا نفحاتِ السلامْ
And, O morning breezes, carry
And morning breeze gently bear
In the east wind's bosom wafts of peace.
To the heart of my beloved youth my wish of peace
ومرِّيand pass بتلكَby those الديارِdwellings التيwhich
ومرِّي بتلكَ الديارِ التي
بكيتُI wept عليهاover them بكاءَthe weeping of الغمامْclouds
بكيتُ عليها بكاءَ الغمامْ
And pass by those dwellings over which
Pass by the abode where
I wept as the clouds weep.
I wept like clouds weep rain
فكمfor many a زمنٍtime هامَwas enraptured فيهاin them الفؤادُthe heart
فكم زمنٍ هامَ فيها الفؤادُ
بينَbetween الفتاةِthe maiden وبينَand between الغلامْthe young man
بينَ الفتاةِ وبينَ الغلامْ
For many a time the heart was enraptured there,
How long my heart languished there
Between the maiden and the young man.
Between the lass and the lad
بكيتَyou wept لصحبيfor my companions فابكيتهمْso you made them weep
بكيتَ لصحبي فابكيتهمْ
وكمand many a مستهامٍlovesick soul بكىwept for مستهامْa lovesick soul
وكم مستهامٍ بكى مستهامْ
You wept for my companions and so made them weep;
I wept for my friends and made them weep
And many a lovesick soul has been wept for by another.
Many a lovesick lad cried for his lovesick chums
وذوand one possessed of الشوقِlonging يرثيfeels pity لأخوانهِfor his brothers
وذو الشوقِ يرثي لأخوانهِ
كذيlike one suffering from السقمِillness يرحمُhas pity on أهلَthose with السقامْsickness
كذي السقمِ يرحمُ أهلَ السقامْ
And one who longs pities his brothers,
He who yearns laments his brethren
As one who is ill has pity on the sick.
Like the sick pity the diseased
الاah! فرعىso may He protect اللهُGod ذاكَthat الأنيسَdear companion
الا فرعى اللهُ ذاكَ الأنيسَ
وإنand even though كانَhad روَّعناfrightened us بالخصامْwith quarrels
وإن كانَ روَّعنا بالخصامْ
Ah, may God protect that dear companion,
God watch over that charming friend
Even though he had frightened us with quarrels.
Though he distressed us with his quarrel
هوhe البدرُthe full moon لكنهُbut he ظالمٌunjust
هو البدرُ لكنهُ ظالمٌ
وذلكَand that one يكشفُdispels عناfrom us الظلامْdarkness
وذلكَ يكشفُ عنا الظلامْ
He is the full moon, yet he is unjust,
He is the moon but eclipsed
While that moon dispels the darkness from us.
Which soon shall reveal the dark
وقالَand said صحابيmy companions خذbegin فيin المنىwishes
وقالَ صحابي خذ في المنى
فقلتُso I said أراهُI see him ولوeven if فيin المنامْa dream
فقلتُ أراهُ ولو في المنامْ
And my companions said, 'Give yourself to wishing.'
A friend said head for her abode
So I said, 'I would see him, even if only in a dream.'
I said I see it though in a dream
ومنand who ليfor me بذاكَwith that الرضابِsweet saliva الذيwhich
ومن لي بذاكَ الرضابِ الذي
أرىI deem كلَّevery خمرٍwine سواهُother than it حرامْforbidden
أرى كلَّ خمرٍ سواهُ حرامْ
And who will bring me that sweet saliva,
Where is that tavern where
Apart from which I deem every wine forbidden?
All other wine tastes bland but its own
لقدindeed هجرَhas forsaken الحبُّlove جلَّmost of القلوبhearts
لقد هجرَ الحبُّ جلَّ القلوب
ولكنهُbut it فيwithin ضلوعيmy ribs أقامْhas settled
ولكنهُ في ضلوعي أقامْ
Love has indeed forsaken most hearts,
Though love deserted most hearts
Yet it has settled within my ribs.
In my ribs it chose to dwell
Sol 6.1