قلمpencil الحمرةthe rouge .. أختاهO sister! .. ففيfor on
قلم الحمرة .. أختاه .. ففي
شرفاتbalconies الظنconjecture، ميعاديmy rendezvous معهwith him
شرفات الظن، ميعادي معه
The lipstick, sister! For on
The red pen, my sister, as
the balconies of conjecture is my rendezvous with him.
In the balconies of imagination, my meeting with him
أينwhere أصباغيmy cosmetics.. ومشطيand my comb .. والحليand the jewelry؟
أين أصباغي.. ومشطي .. والحلي؟
إنindeed بيin me وجداardent longing كوجدlike the longing of الزوبعةthe whirlwind
إن بي وجدا كوجد الزوبعة
Where are my cosmetics, my comb, and the jewelry?
Where are my colors? My comb? My jewelry?
There is a longing in me like the whirlwind's longing.
I am filled with longing like the storm
ناولينيhand me الثوبthe dress منfrom مشجبهits hanger
ناوليني الثوب من مشجبه
ومنand from الديباجthe brocade هاتيbring أروعهits finest
ومن الديباج هاتي أروعه
Hand me the dress from its hanger.
Hand me the dress from its closet
And bring the finest of the brocade.
And bring me the finest brocade
سرحينيcomb my hair .. جملينيbeautify me .. لونيpaint
سرحيني .. جمليني .. لوني
ظفريmy nail الشاحبpale إنيindeed, I am مسرعةhurrying
ظفري الشاحب إني مسرعة
Comb my hair, beautify me, paint
Adorn me, beautify me, color me
my pale nail; I am in a hurry.
Paint my pale fingernails, for I hasten
جوربيmy stocking نارfire .. فهلso, have...? أنقذتهyou rescued it؟
جوربي نار .. فهل أنقذته؟
منfrom يدa hand موشكةpoised أنto تقطعهtear it
من يد موشكة أن تقطعه
My stocking is fire—have you rescued it
My fiery sock, did I save it?
from a hand poised to tear it?
From a hand about to sever it
ماnot كذبتI lied اللهGod .. فيماin what أدعيI claim
ما كذبت الله .. فيما أدعي
كادnearly أنto يهجرleave قلبيmy heart موضعةits place
كاد أن يهجر قلبي موضعة
I have not lied to God in what I claim;
I swear to God, in what I claim
my heart nearly left its place.
My heart almost abandoned its place
رحمةmercy .. ياO هندHind هلshall...? أمضىI go لهto him
رحمة .. يا هند هل أمضى له
وأناwhile I am مبهورةbreathless .. ممتقعةashen ..
وأنا مبهورة .. ممتقعة ..
Mercy, Hind! Shall I go to him
Mercy! O Hind, shall I go to him
while I am breathless, ashen?
Dazed, swollen
إنهindeed, he is الآنnow .. إلىtoward موعدنrendezvous
إنه الآن .. إلى موعدن
جبهةa brow .. باذخةmagnificent .. مرتفعةuplifted
جبهة .. باذخة .. مرتفعة
He is now on his way to the rendezvous—
Now, to our meeting place
a brow—magnificent, held high;
A lofty, splendid forehead
ورداءand a robe يحصدreaps الشمسthe sun .. جوىburning longing
ورداء يحصد الشمس .. جوى
وفمand a mouth لونthe color of الفصولthe seasons الأربعةthe four
وفم لون الفصول الأربعة
and a robe that reaps the sun in ardent longing,
A cloak that reaps the sun, an aura
and a mouth the color of the four seasons.
And lips the color of all four seasons
لاnot أسميهI name him .. وإنand even though كانis اسمهhis name
لا أسميه .. وإن كان اسمه
نقرةa plucked note العودthe oud .. وبوحand the confession of المزرعةthe farm
نقرة العود .. وبوح المزرعة
I do not name him, though his name is
I won't name him, though his name
a plucked note of the oud and the farm's confession.
Is the lute's strum, the farm's whisper
لوif سألتI asked for الريشthe feathers منfrom أجفانهhis eyelids
لو سألت الريش من أجفانه
أتقيI shield myself from البردthe cold بهwith it .. لاقتلعهhe would pluck it out
أتقي البرد به .. لاقتلعه
If I asked for the feathers from his eyelids
If I asked the feathers of his eyelids
to shield myself from the cold with them, he would pluck them out.
Do I shield myself from cold with them? I'd pluck them out
ركزيattend to ياO هندHind شغلىmy preparations .. فعلىfor on
ركزي يا هند شغلى .. فعلى
سحباتcloudlets الرصدwatchful waiting ميعاديmy rendezvous معهwith him
سحبات الرصد ميعادي معه
Attend to my preparations, Hind, for on
Focus, O Hind, on my task, for on
the cloudlets of watchful waiting is my rendezvous with him.
The clouds of watching, my meeting with him
Sol 6.1