لاdo not تُنْكِرونيreproach me إنْif ثَمِلْتُI became intoxicated فلِلْهَوىfor love has
لا تُنْكِروني إنْ ثَمِلْتُ فلِلْهَوى
فِعْلٌan effect كَفِعْلِlike the effect of الْخَمْرِwine حِينَwhen يُراقُit is poured
فِعْلٌ كَفِعْلِ الْخَمْرِ حِينَ يُراقُ
Do not reproach me if I grow drunk, for love has
An effect like wine's when it is poured.
وأَنَاand I الذيthe one who عَبَثَtoyed الْهَوَىlove بِفُؤادِهِwith his heart
وأَنَا الذي عَبَثَ الْهَوَى بِفُؤادِهِ
فَلِمِثْلِso for the like of ماwhat بيafflicts me تُشْفِقُfeel compassion الْعُشاقُthe lovers
فَلِمِثْلِ ما بي تُشْفِقُ الْعُشاقُ
And I am he whose heart love has toyed with;
So lovers feel compassion for a plight like mine.
وبِمُهْجَتيand with my lifeblood منْfrom ثِهْمِدٍThihmid أَحْوىa dark-lipped gazelle إذَاwhen
وبِمُهْجَتي منْ ثِهْمِدٍ أَحْوى إذَا
ذُكِّرْتُهُI am reminded of him فَلَهُthen for him الدُّموعُthe tears تُراقُare shed
ذُكِّرْتُهُ فَلَهُ الدُّموعُ تُراقُ
And my lifeblood for a dark-lipped gazelle from Thihmid! When
I am reminded of him, tears are shed for him.
لاnot أنْسَI forget لاno لاnot أَنْسَI forget إذْwhen وَدَّعْتُهI bade him farewell
لا أنْسَ لا لا أَنْسَ إذْ وَدَّعْتُه
مِنُهُfrom him التَّذَلّلَhumble submission حينwhen حَانَcame فِراقُparting
مِنُهُ التَّذَلّلَ حين حَانَ فِراقُ
I do not forget—no, I do not forget—when I bade him farewell,
His humble submission when the time for parting came,
ومَقَالَهُand his words لاmay it not كانَbe آخِرَthe last عَهْدِناour meeting
ومَقَالَهُ لا كانَ آخِرَ عَهْدِنا
وَهُناكَand there كانَthere was وحَبَّذاكَand how lovely that was عِنَاقُan embrace
وَهُناكَ كانَ وحَبَّذاكَ عِنَاقُ
And his words: “May this not be our last meeting!”
And there was an embrace—how sweet it was!
Sol 6.1