ياO ظبيةgazelle البانthe moringa trees ماnot رددتI recalled ذكراكthe memory of you
يا ظبية البان ما رددت ذكراك
الاexcept that تنسمتI breathed in برقاًa flash of lightning منfrom ثناياكِyour incisors
الا تنسمت برقاً من ثناياكِ
O gazelle of the moringa trees, never have I recalled you
O doe-eyed beauty, whenever I mention you
without breathing in a flash of lightning from your teeth.
I breathe in a flash of lightning from your folds
أرعىI watch النجومthe stars وقلبيand my heart طائرa bird غردsinging
أرعى النجوم وقلبي طائر غرد
يشدوit sings أغانيsongs هواهits love حولaround مغناكyour dwelling
يشدو أغاني هواه حول مغناك
I watch the stars, and my heart is a singing bird,
I graze the stars and my heart is a singing bird
singing the songs of its love around your dwelling.
Chirping songs of passion around your melody
ارتلI intone الشعرpoetry فيin جوفthe depths of الدجىdarkness صوراًimages
ارتل الشعر في جوف الدجى صوراً
منfrom الخيالimagination عليهاupon them لوعةanguish الشاكيthe lamenter
من الخيال عليها لوعة الشاكي
I intone poetry in the depths of darkness—images
I recite poetry in the belly of the night visions
from imagination, bearing the lamenter's anguish.
Of the imagination - on them the agony of the complainer
واملأand I fill الجوّthe air قبلاتkisses مغردةsinging
واملأ الجوّ قبلات مغردة
ذوّبتI melted فيin سحرهاtheir enchantment ياO منيتيmy heart's desire افاكyour mouth (apparently intended)
ذوّبت في سحرها يا منيتي افاك
And I fill the air with singing kisses;
And I fill the air with singing kisses
in their enchantment I melted [your mouth], O my heart's desire.
Which melted in their magic, O my wish, your clear sight
أرىI see خيالكyour image والاحلامand dreams ساجيةtranquil
أرى خيالك والاحلام ساجية
والعينand the eye ساهرةwakeful تهفوyearns لمرآكfor the sight of you
والعين ساهرة تهفو لمرآك
I see your image while dreams lie still,
I see your image and dreams lowering their eyelids
and my wakeful eye yearns for the sight of you.
While the eye stays awake, yearning for your vision
والقلبand the heart ملتهبablaze حباwith love وماand not برحتhave ceased
والقلب ملتهب حبا وما برحت
تهيجstir فيهwithin it لهيبthe flame الحبlove عيناكِyour eyes
تهيج فيه لهيب الحب عيناكِ
And my heart burns with love, and still
And the heart is inflamed with love and has not ceased
your eyes stir love's flame within it.
To stir in it the flames of love, your eyes
ياO غادتيmy maiden وشعاعand a ray السحرmagic ينفثهhe breathes it forth
يا غادتي وشعاع السحر ينفثه
هاروتHarut فيكinto you فيبدوso it appears ومحياكand your countenance
هاروت فيك فيبدو ومحياك
O my maiden, a ray of magic is breathed forth
O you who left, and the rays of magic breathed
by Harut into you, so it appears together with your countenance.
By Harut in you, so your appearance shines
المhas ... not? يهجكstirred you حنينlonging ليfor me فواعجبيso, how I marvel!
الم يهجك حنين لي فواعجبي
ياO ليتwould that انيthat I حنينa yearning فيin حناياكyour heart's folds
يا ليت اني حنين في حناياك
Has longing for me not stirred you? How I marvel!
Has no yearning for me surprised you? How strange!
O, would that I were a yearning in your heart's folds!
If only I were yearning in your folds
جمالbeauty وجهكyour face هاجstirred الحبlove فيin كبديmy liver
جمال وجهك هاج الحب في كبدي
اللَهfor God's sake فيconcerning كبديmy liver الحرّىburning ومضناكand your languishing lover
اللَه في كبدي الحرّى ومضناك
The beauty of your face stirred love in my liver.
The beauty of your face stirred up love in my liver
For God's sake, pity my burning liver and your languishing lover!
By God, the burning in my liver and your blinking
أقسمتI swore بالحبby love والافلاكand the celestial spheres شاهدةbearing witness
أقسمت بالحب والافلاك شاهدة
لمdid not يعرفknow القلبthe heart ياO ليلايmy Layla إلاكexcept you
لم يعرف القلب يا ليلاي إلاك
I swore by love, with the celestial spheres bearing witness:
I swore by love and the heavens bear witness
My heart has known none but you, O my Layla.
My heart has known no other, O my nights, but you
Sol 6.1