أمِنْis it because of عرفانrecognizing أطلالٍruins بواليtimeworn
أمِنْ عرفان أطلالٍ بوالي
لرايةَof Raya بالمَذانبِat al-Madhanib فالقفالِthen at al-Qifal
لرايةَ بالمَذانبِ فالقفالِ
Is it from recognizing timeworn ruins
Of Raya at al-Madhanib, then al-Qifal,
بكَيْتَyou wept صبَابةًwith ardent love وحننتَand you yearned شوقاًwith longing
بكَيْتَ صبَابةً وحننتَ شوقاً
وآذَنَand signaled عِقدُthe knot of حِلمكَyour composure بانحلالِits unraveling
وآذَنَ عِقدُ حِلمكَ بانحلالِ
That you wept with love and yearned with longing,
And the knot of your composure showed signs of loosening?
نعمyes هاجتْstirred ِليَin me الأطلالُthe ruins وجداًpassion
نعم هاجتْ ِليَ الأطلالُ وجداً
أبادَdestroyed جَميلَgracious صَبريmy patience واحتماليand my endurance
أبادَ جَميلَ صَبري واحتمالي
Yes, the ruins stirred in me a passion
That destroyed my gracious patience and endurance.
وأبدَلنيand gave me in exchange الهَوىpassion حَبلاًa tether بحبَليin place of my tether
وأبدَلني الهَوى حَبلاً بحبَلي
ولاand none كالُحبِّlike love منamong داءٍillnesses عُضالِincurable
ولا كالُحبِّ من داءٍ عُضالِ
And passion exchanged my tether for another;
And no incurable illness compares with love.
أقامَhas settled هَواكِlove for you رايةُO Raya فيin فؤاديmy heart
أقامَ هَواكِ رايةُ في فؤادي
فهاand behold هوit لاdoes not يَؤولُturn إلىtoward ارتحالِdeparture
فها هو لا يَؤولُ إلى ارتحالِ
Love for you, Raya, has settled in my heart,
And there it stays, never turning toward departure.
فصِرتُso I became نظيرthe likeness of جفنكِyour eyelid منin سَقامِsickness
فصِرتُ نظير جفنكِ من سَقامِ
نعمyes وشيبهand like خَصركِyour waist فيin انتحالِwasting thinness
نعم وشيبه خَصركِ في انتحالِ
So I have become as languid as your eyelid,
Yes, and like your waist in thinness.
أسائِلُI ask عنكِabout you رايةُO Raya كلevery رَكبٍcaravan
أسائِلُ عنكِ رايةُ كل رَكبٍ
فهلاthen why do you not تسألينask بسوءِabout the wretchedness of حاليmy condition
فهلا تسألين بسوءِ حالي
Raya, I question every caravan about you;
Why, then, do you not ask about my wretched state?
حَلاليmy lawful share مِنكِfrom you تعذيبيtormenting me وهتْكيand dishonoring me
حَلالي مِنكِ تعذيبي وهتْكي
فقوليso tell me هلْis حلالكِyour lawful share ماwhat حلاليmy lawful share is
فقولي هلْ حلالكِ ما حلالي
My lawful share from you is torment and dishonor;
So tell me: is your lawful share the same as mine?
حرامٌforbidden ياO مَليحةُlovely one قتلُthe killing of مثليsomeone like me
حرامٌ يا مَليحةُ قتلُ مثلي
فكيفَhow then تُحلّلينdo you deem lawful سِوىother than الحلالِthe lawful
فكيفَ تُحلّلين سِوى الحلالِ
It is forbidden, lovely one, to kill someone like me;
How, then, can you permit what is not lawful?
أناI الصَّبُّthe lovesick lover المتَّيمُthe love-enslaved والمعنَّىand the tormented
أنا الصَّبُّ المتَّيمُ والمعنَّى
وإنeven though كنتI am المعظمthe highly esteemed فيamong الرجالmen
وإن كنت المعظم في الرجال
I am the lovesick lover, love-enslaved and tormented,
Even though I am revered among men.
تغلغلَhas penetrated حُبُّlove for رايةَRaya فيinto ضَميريmy innermost heart
تغلغلَ حُبُّ رايةَ في ضَميري
ولولاهand were it not for it لكنتُI would be نَعيمَat ease in بالِmind
ولولاه لكنتُ نَعيمَ بالِ
Love for Raya has penetrated my innermost heart;
But for it, my mind would be at ease.
أناهٌa languid woman فَعَمَةُfull in الأردافِthe buttocks خَوْدٌa tender young maiden
أناهٌ فَعَمَةُ الأردافِ خَوْدٌ
قَطُوفُslow-stepping المشيin gait باهرةُdazzling in الجمالِbeauty
قَطُوفُ المشي باهرةُ الجمالِ
Languid, full-hipped, a tender young maiden,
Slow of gait and dazzling in beauty.
تردُّturns شُعاعthe rays of قَرنِthe rim of الشمسthe sun ليْلاًinto night
تردُّ شُعاع قَرنِ الشمس ليْلاً
وتفضحُand puts to shame طلعةthe countenance of البَدرthe full moon الكمالin its fullness
وتفضحُ طلعة البَدر الكمال
She turns the rays of the sun's rim into night,
And puts the full moon's perfect face to shame.
وتَبْسِمand she smiles عنِto reveal عذابٍsweet teeth ناصعاتٍgleaming white
وتَبْسِم عنِ عذابٍ ناصعاتٍ
يهجِّنُputs to shame نظمُهاtheir array نَظْمَthe stringing of اللآليpearls
يهجِّنُ نظمُها نَظْمَ اللآلي
She smiles, revealing sweet, gleaming-white teeth,
Whose array puts strings of pearls to shame.
كأنَّas though رضُابَهاher saliva خَمرٌwine سُلافٌpure first-flow wine
كأنَّ رضُابَها خَمرٌ سُلافٌ
يُشابُis blended بسائغٍwith a smooth-drinking liquid عذبٍsweet زلالِclear
يُشابُ بسائغٍ عذبٍ زلالِ
As though her saliva were pure, choice wine,
Blended with sweet, clear, easy-drinking water.
أقَرُّI rejoice بوَصْلهاin union with her وتَقرُّand she rejoices عيناًin her eyes
أقَرُّ بوَصْلها وتَقرُّ عيناً
بوَصليin union with me والمُكاشِحُwhile the ill-wisher فيin وبالmisery
بوَصلي والمُكاشِحُ في وبال
I rejoice in union with her, and her eyes rejoice
In union with me, while the ill-wisher suffers misery.
سعَدْتُI was happy بهthrough it زماناًfor a time كنتI was فيهduring it
سعَدْتُ به زماناً كنت فيه
رخيَّat ease in البالِmind ممنوحgranted الوصالunion
رخيَّ البالِ ممنوح الوصال
Through it I was happy for a time when I was
Easy of mind, blessed with union.
سقىmay water ذاكَthat الزمانَtime وليلتيهand its two nights
سقى ذاكَ الزمانَ وليلتيه
مُلِثُّunceasing in القطْرِrain منحلُّwith loosened العَزاليwaterskin spouts
مُلِثُّ القطْرِ منحلُّ العَزالي
May that time and its two nights be watered
By a cloud of ceaseless rain, its waterskin spouts unbound.
Sol 6.1