يدكyour hand التيwhich حطتalighted علىon كتفيmy shoulder
يدك التي حطت على كتفي
كحمامةlike a dove . . نزلتcame down لكيin order to تشربdrink
كحمامة . . نزلت لكي تشرب
Your hand, which alighted upon my shoulder,
Your hand, which alighted on my shoulder,
like a dove, descended to drink,
Like a dove that came down to drink,
عنديto me تســاويis worth ألفa thousand مملكةkingdoms
عندي تســاوي ألف مملكة
ياoh ليتهـــــــاif only it تبقىwould stay ولاand not تذهبdepart
يا ليتهـــــــا تبقى ولا تذهب
is worth a thousand kingdoms to me.
Is worth a thousand kingdoms to me.
Oh, if only it would stay and never leave.
Oh, if only it would stay and not depart.
تلكthat السبيكةthe ingot . . كيفhow أرفضهاI refuse it
تلك السبيكة . . كيف أرفضها
منwho يرفضrefuses السكنىdwelling علىon كوكبa planet
من يرفض السكنى على كوكب
That precious ingot—how could I refuse it?
That ingot—how could I refuse it?
Who would refuse to dwell upon a planet?
Who would refuse to dwell on a planet?
لهثpanted الخيالimagination علىover ملاستهاits smoothness
لهث الخيال على ملاستها
وأنهارand collapsed عندbeside سوارهاits bracelet المذهبgilded
وأنهار عند سوارها المذهب
Imagination panted over its smoothness
Imagination panted over its smoothness,
and collapsed beside its gilded bracelet.
And collapsed beside its gilded bracelet.
الشمسthe sun نائمةasleep علىon كتفيmy shoulder
الشمس نائمة على كتفي
قبلتهــــاI kissed it ألفــاa thousand times ولمand did not أتعبtire
قبلتهــــا ألفــا ولم أتعب
The sun lies sleeping on my shoulder;
The sun is asleep on my shoulder;
I kissed it a thousand times and did not tire.
I kissed it a thousand times and did not tire.
نهرa river حريريsilken . . ومروحةand a fan
نهر حريري . . ومروحة
صينيةChinese . . وقصيدةand a poem تكتبbeing written
صينية . . وقصيدة تكتب
A silken river—and a fan,
A silken river, and a fan,
Chinese—and a poem being written.
Chinese, and a poem being written.
يدكyour hand المليسةsmooth . . كيفhow أقنعهاI convince it
يدك المليسة . . كيف أقنعها
أنيthat I am بهاby it .. أنيthat I am بهاby it معجبimpressed
أني بها .. أني بها معجب
Your smooth hand—how can I persuade it
Your smooth hand—how can I convince it
that I... that I am enamored of it?
That I admire it—that I admire it?
قوليtell لهاto it تمضيgo on برحلتهاon its journey
قولي لها تمضي برحلتها
فلهاfor it has جميعall . . جميعall ماwhat ترغبit desires
فلها جميع . . جميع ما ترغب
Tell it to continue on its journey;
Tell it to continue its journey,
for it may have all—all that it desires.
For it has all—all that it desires.
يدكyour hand الصغيرةlittle . . نجمةa star هربتfled
يدك الصغيرة . . نجمة هربت
مــاذاwhat أقــولI say لنجمةto a star تلعبplays
مــاذا أقــول لنجمة تلعب
Your little hand—a star that fled.
Your little hand is a star that fled.
What can I say to a star at play?
What shall I say to a star at play?
أناI ساهرawake .. ومعيand with me يدa hand امرأةa woman
أنا ساهر .. ومعي يد امرأة
بيضاءwhite .. هلis anything اشهىmore delectable وهلand is anything أطيبmore delightful؟
بيضاء .. هل اشهى وهل أطيب؟
I lie awake—and with me, a woman’s hand,
I am awake, and with me is a woman's hand,
white... What could be more delectable, what could be sweeter?
White—is anything more delectable, or more delightful?
Sol 6.1