رديgive back الجوابthe answer فماfor there is no فيin الصمتsilence منany هربٍescape
ردي الجواب فما في الصمت من هربٍ
منfrom العتابreproach عرفناwe learned صحةthe truth of الخبرِthe report
من العتاب عرفنا صحة الخبرِ
Give an answer; silence offers no escape
Respond to my answer, for there is no escape in silence
from reproach; we have learned the report is true.
From blame, we knew the validity of the news
جيشthe army الغرامof passion علىover الألبابthe minds منتصرtriumphant
جيش الغرام على الألباب منتصر
فهوfor it is الغريمthe adversary فلاso do not تلقيهmeet it بالشررِwith sparks
فهو الغريم فلا تلقيه بالشررِ
The army of passion triumphs over minds.
The army of love is victorious over hearts
For it is the adversary, so do not meet it with sparks.
So it is the enemy, do not meet it with harm
رفقاًgently بهِwith it ماnot دنىdrew near ألاexcept (apparent reading) وقدand already فتحتwere opened
رفقاً بهِ ما دنى ألا وقد فتحت
لهto it القلوبthe hearts فوافيso it arrived غيرnot مبتكرِa newcomer
له القلوب فوافي غير مبتكرِ
Be gentle with it: it never drew near without hearts opening
Be gentle with it, whenever it came close
to it; it arrived, no newcomer.
Hearts opened for it, sincere without pretense
لوميblame أذنthen (apparent reading) نظراتٍglances منكfrom you سابقةًearlier
لومي أذن نظراتٍ منك سابقةً
رأىhe saw فحبَّand so he loved وباقيand the rest قولهof his words إذthen (unclear here) ذكريrecall
رأى فحبَّ وباقي قوله إذ ذكري
Blame, then, your earlier glances.
Blame my ear, your previous glances
He saw and loved; recall, then, the rest of his words.
Saw so it loved, and the rest of its words when it mentioned me
أينwhere اليمينthe oath التيwhich أقسمتyou swore خاشعةhumbly reverent
أين اليمين التي أقسمت خاشعة
بالعنقby the neck بالروحby the soul بالألحاظby the glances بالعمرِby life
بالعنق بالروح بالألحاظ بالعمرِ
Where is the oath you swore in humble reverence,
Where is the oath you swore humbly
by the neck, by the soul, by the glances, by life?
By the neck, by the soul, by the glances, by the life
أينwhere العهودthe pledges التيwhich ماlocative linking particle بينناbetween us كتبتwere written
أين العهود التي ما بيننا كتبت
مدادهاtheir ink منfrom سوادthe blackness العينof the eye والنظرِand the gaze
مدادها من سواد العين والنظرِ
Where are the pledges written between us,
Where are the covenants that were written between us
their ink drawn from the blackness of the eye and the gaze?
Their ink was from the blackness of the eye and the sight
تبَّاهاa curse on it نظرةa glance فيهاin it عرفتكI knew you ياO
تبَّاها نظرة فيها عرفتك يا
صيادةhuntress القلبof the heart بلrather صيادةhuntress البصرِof sight
صيادة القلب بل صيادة البصرِ
A curse on that glance in which I came to know you, O
Woe to a glance in which I knew you, O
huntress of the heart—rather, huntress of sight!
Hunter of the heart, rather hunter of the sight
بشراكِglad tidings to you بشراكِglad tidings to you قدalready أضحيتِyou have become طالقهًdivorced
بشراكِ بشراكِ قد أضحيتِ طالقهً
سيريgo أصحبيkeep company with غيرناsomeone other than us باللّهby God واختبريand put to the test
سيري أصحبي غيرنا باللّه واختبري
Glad tidings to you, glad tidings to you—you are now divorced!
With your traps, with your traps, you have become unrestrained
Go, keep company with someone other than us—by God—and put him to the test.
Go, roam, try others, by Allah and test
لماwhen رأيتكِI saw you لاnot تبقينyou remain ثابتةًsteadfast
لما رأيتكِ لا تبقين ثابتةً
علىto العهودthe pledges ولاnor تغفينyou doze منfrom نظرِgazing
على العهود ولا تغفين من نظرِ
When I saw that you did not remain steadfast
When I saw you do not remain loyal
to the pledges, nor let your eyes rest from gazing,
To the covenants or sleep from watching
ماnot عدتI am any longer أحسدI envy منwhoever توليهyou grant him مكرمةa favor
ما عدت أحسد من توليه مكرمة
ولاnor أغارI grow jealous فأبقىand so I remain غيرnot مصطبرِable to endure
ولا أغار فأبقى غير مصطبرِ
I no longer envied anyone you granted a favor,
I no longer envy the one you honor
nor grew jealous and remained unable to endure.
Nor am I jealous so I remain composed
قدindeed كنتI was أحسدI envied نسماتٍbreezes سرتdrifted سجراpossibly at dawn
قد كنت أحسد نسماتٍ سرت سجرا
كماas تنالthey obtain شذاfragrance منfrom ثغركyour mouth العطرُfragrant
كما تنال شذا من ثغرك العطرُ
I once envied breezes that drifted at dawn [uncertain reading],
I used to envy breezes that blew by a tree
as they drew scent from your fragrant mouth.
As it obtained fragrance from your scented mouth
والآنand now قدalready صارhas become قلبيmy heart بارداًcold شبهاًlike
والآن قد صار قلبي بارداً شبهاً
حيa living being (unclear here) عزwas hard to attain الضمthe embrace فيat عنقa neck لدىbeside الصدرِthe breast
حي عز الضم في عنق لدى الصدرِ
And now my heart has grown cold, like
And now my heart has become cold, resembling
a living being whose embrace at the neck beside the breast was hard to attain [wording unclear].
A live coal when embraced at the breast
لهفيmy regret وهلand is نافعٌof use لهفيmy regret علىover زمنa time
لهفي وهل نافعٌ لهفي على زمن
مضىpassed وقدand indeed كنتI was فيهِin it لاnot علىon حذرِguard
مضى وقد كنت فيهِ لا على حذرِ
Alas! Is my regret of any use for a time
My passion, but is my passion beneficial for a
gone by, when I lived in it unguarded?
Past time, when I was not on guard
خفرتyou violated عهديmy pledge وماand not أبقيتyou left منany خفرmodesty
خفرت عهدي وما أبقيت من خفر
كفىenough كفىenough فاحفظيso preserve ماwhat ظلremains منof خفرِmodesty
كفى كفى فاحفظي ما ظل من خفرِ
You broke my pledge and left nothing of modesty.
I neglected my covenant and did not keep enough guards
Enough, enough! Preserve what modesty remains.
Enough, enough, so keep what guards remain
قوميrise أنظريlook at سيداتthe ladies العصرof the age واتعظيand take heed
قومي أنظري سيدات العصر واتعظي
عسىperhaps تصونينyou safeguard سراًa secret باتhas come to be فيin خطرِdanger
عسى تصونين سراً بات في خطرِ
Rise, look at the ladies of the age, and take heed.
Arise, look, ladies of the time, and take heed
Perhaps you will safeguard a secret now in danger.
Perhaps you may keep a secret that is in danger
إليكaway with you عنيfrom me خطاءٌa fault غيرnot مغتفرforgivable
إليك عني خطاءٌ غير مغتفر
ولوand even if جرىflowed دمعكyour tears الهطالstreaming كالمطرِlike rain
ولو جرى دمعك الهطال كالمطرِ
Away from me! This is an unforgivable fault,
Towards you my eye has unforgivable mistakes
even if your streaming tears flow like rain.
Even if your tears poured like rain
ماnot كنتI was منby ظاهراتoutward displays الحسنof beauty منخدعاًdeceived
ما كنت من ظاهرات الحسن منخدعاً
أضعتI lost عيناًthe substance itself فلاso I shall not أبقىremain علىover أثرِa trace
أضعت عيناً فلا أبقى على أثرِ
I was not deceived by outward displays of beauty.
I was not deceived by the beauty of appearance
I lost the substance, so I will not linger over a trace.
I squandered an eye so I do not remain a trace
كفىenough شمالكyour left hand فكيwithdraw منfrom مداعبتيcaressing me
كفى شمالك فكي من مداعبتي
شلَّتmay be paralyzed يمينيmy right hand إذاif مدتit reaches out لكto you اقتصريrestrain yourself
شلَّت يميني إذا مدت لك اقتصري
Enough with your left hand; leave off caressing me.
Enough, your left hand, so stop caressing me
May my right hand be paralyzed if it reaches out to you. Restrain yourself.
It paralyzed my right hand when it extended to you, refrain
اللَّهGod أكبرgreatest ماnot ذنبيmy sin بمغتفرat all forgivable
اللَّه أكبر ما ذنبي بمغتفر
أنif (apparent reading) لمnot أنلI attain مقصديmy aim كونيbe علىon حذرِguard
أن لم أنل مقصدي كوني على حذرِ
God is greatest! My sin is not forgivable
God is Great, what is my unforgivable sin
if I do not attain my aim. Be on your guard.
That I did not attain my goal, though I was on guard
Sol 6.1